Arjun
Directed by	Gunasekhar
Produced by	G. Ramesh Babu
Written by	Gunasekhar
Starring	Mahesh Babu Shriya Saran Keerthi Reddy Prakash Raj Raja
Music by	Mani Sharma
Cinematography	Sekhar V. Joseph
Editing by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Release date(s)	18 August 2004
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	Rs. 18crores

This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2009)

Arjun (Telugu: అర్జున్) ( Dubbed into Tamil as Varenda Madhuraiku and Dubbed into Malayalam as Arjun and Dubbed into Hindi as Maidaan-E-Jung ) is a Tollywood film released on 18 August 2004, and was directed by Gunasekhar. This is the second time Mahesh Babu and Gunasekhar have teamed up after delivering the blockbuster Okkadu. Shriya Saran, Keerthi Reddy, Raja and Prakash Raj play other roles.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Soundtrack 3 Cast 4 Crew 5 Box-office performance 6 Trivia 7 External links

[edit] Plot

Arjun(Mahesh Babu) and his twin sister Meenakshi(Keerthi Reddy) finish college.During college days Meenakshi falls in love with her classmate, which she expresses later to her family when she is shown proposals from others.Arjun sets out to Madurai in Tamil Nadu where Uday is about to get married who also awaits for Meenakshi, to elope with.Arjun makes a dramatic appearance, with no apparent disapproval from the parents Meenakshi gets married to Uday.Meanwhile Arjun meets a girl, Shriya Saran who happens to be from Madurai too.After the marriage Uday's parents (Prakashraj, Saritha) secretly plan to kill Meenakshi as they had lost a chance to grab a millionaire's property by the arranged marriage.How Arjun meets the plans to kill his sister and saves each time is the crust of the story.Fight sequences are very well drafted.

[edit] Soundtrack

This film consists of 6 songs, all composed by Mani Sharma:

1. Okka Matta..(Picturized on Mahesh)
2. Oh Cheli..(Picturized on Sriya and Mahesh)..this song was shot in Moscow.
3. Mudhura Madhura..(picturized on keerthi reddy and mahesh in the temple setting)
4. Raa Raa...(Sriya and Mahesh:shot outside the temple setting)
5. Hey Pilla(picturized on Mahesh and sriya)
6. Dum Dumare(picturized on Mahesh, Sriya, and Keerthi Reddy)

The songs were well composed, they received great appreciation

[edit] Cast

• Mahesh Babu ... Arjun
• Shriya Saran ... Roopa
• Keerthi Reddy ... Meenakshi
• Raja ... Uday
• Prakash Raj ... Bala Nayagar
• Saritha ... Andal

[edit] Crew

• Director: Gunasekhar
• Screenplay: Gunasekhar
• Story: Gunasekhar
• Dialogue: Paruchuri Brothers
• Producer: G. Ramesh Babu
• Music: Mani Sharma
• Choreography: Raju Sundaram & Raghava Lawrence
• Editor: A. Sreekar Prasad
• Director of Photography: Sekhar V. Joseph
• Lyrics: Veturi
• Art Director: Thotta Tharani
• Stunts: Vijayan

[edit] Box-office performance

• The dubbed version of the movie released later in Tamil Nadu and it was an average grosser there. The film had released in 40 prints and it had a 50-day run in 35 centres and a 100-day run in 14 centres.

[edit] Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (April 2009)

• In this film, the name of the character played by Mahesh Babu is not revealed till the end. The other roles call him with the name of the relation, but none call him Arjun, and this is revealed only at the end.
• The film is to be dubbed in Tamil as Varenda Maduraiku.
• This was Mahesh's last film released before he tied the knot with Namratha Shirodhkar, on the other hand this was the first movie(and the last as on July 2008) for Keerthi Reddy after marriage.
• The film was produced by Mahesh's brother Ramesh.
• The Madurai Meenakshi temple shown in this film is a colossal setting of the real one. It was created by art director Padma Sri Thotta Tharani.

[edit] External links

• Arjun at the Internet Movie Database

This article about a film in the Telugu language is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e