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Theatrical release poster Directed by Mani Ratnam Produced by C. Praveen Kumar
Reddy P. R. Prasad C. L. Narasa Reddy Written by Rajashri (dialogues)
Screenplay by Mani Ratnam Story by Mani Ratnam Starring Akkineni
Nagarjuna Girija Shettar Music by Ilaiyaraaja Cinematography P. C. Sreeram
Edited by B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan Distributed by Bhagya Lakshmi Pictures
Release date 10 May 1989 Running time 150 minutes[1] Country India Language
Telugu Geethanjali is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language romance film written and
directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna and Girija Shettar in lead
roles, the film's soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Upon release, the film
met with both commercial success and critical acclaim. It won the National Film
Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and seven Nandi
Awards.[2] A Tamil-dubbed version titled Idhayathai Thirudathe was released in
1989. The film was later dubbed into Malayalam and remade in Hindi as Yaad Rakhegi
Duniya, starring Aditya Pancholi, Rukhsar and Vikram Gokhale. Contents 1 Plot 2
Cast and crew 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 4.1 Songs in the Telugu
version 4.2 Songs in the Tamil version 5 Awards 6 Legacy 7 References 8
Sources 9 External links Plot Prakash (Akkineni Nagarjuna), a carefree,
mischievous student graduates from College. During his celebration with his
friends, he gets into a road accident. Although the accident is only minor, during
medical tests, he is diagnosed with terminal cancer and has a few months to live.
Unable to hear his mother's constant wailing, he packs his bags and leaves to his
family's vacation home in Ooty. There, he meets Geetanjali (Girija Shettar), who
enjoys playing pranks on people around her. In one incident, Geetanjali asks a guy
to meet her near a church after sundown to elope with her. When he comes to meet
her, she along with her sisters and friends play an elaborate prank by dressing up
as ghosts to scare him away. When she tries to pull the same prank on Prakash, who
is already aware of this, it backfires as he pulls a bigger prank on her by
dressing himself as a vampire and along with aerial wire stunts, scares her. After
being unsuccessful in scaring Prakash away, Geetanjali forms another plan in which
she complains to her grandmother that Prakash had asked her (Geetanjali) to elope
with him. Furious at this knowledge, Geetanjali's grandmother confronts Prakash
about it. Though Prakash tries his best to explain the truth, Geetanjali's
grandmother chides him and humiliates him in public. Prakash becomes angry and
retaliates by driving Geetanjali to a hillside area and leaving her there. Later
that night, Geetanjali's youngest sister comes to Prakash and tells him that
Geetanjali has still not returned home and they are getting worried about her.
Prakash goes out to look for her and upon finding her shivering in the cold, brings
her back to her family. Geetanjali's grandmother scolds Prakash for pulling such a
stunt on Geetanjali as such things could have worsened her health condition.
Curious at this, Prakash inquires about her health. To his dismay, he finds out
that she has a terminal illness. This intrigues him as she is always happy and
energetic. Geetanjali tells him that she's not worried about her impending death as
everyone who lives in this world will be gone someday. She also tells him that
she's not bothered about what happens in the future and she only lives for today.
This teaches Prakash to take his own impending death in stride and live life to the
fullest. Prakash begins to fall in love with Geetanjali and pursues her. Thinking
that this is also a part of his mischief, Geetanjali keeps putting him off. But one
thing leads to another and soon, she too reciprocates his love. One day, Prakash's
mother comes to visit him and finds out about her son's love. Not knowing that
Prakash has been keeping his illness a secret from Geetanjali, his mother blurts
out the truth to Geetanjali. She becomes heart-broken knowing that Prakash's
condition is worse than her own. She confronts Prakash and tells him to leave her.
Prakash reminds Geetanjali that everyone dies one day and so will he. He tells her
that his death is no exception. But a devastated Geetanjali admits that his own
life is more important to her than her own and she would not be able to see his
death. She begs him to leave her and tells him that she doesn't want to see him
again. That night, Geetanjali's health worsens and she is admitted in the hospital.
After getting the news, Prakash rushes to the hospital to meet her, but
Geetanjali's father, who happens to be a doctor, requests him to leave since
Geetanjali wishes the same. Prakash becomes sad and decides to leave the town. At
the same time, Geetanjali undergoes an operation for her heart. Hours after her
operation, Geetanjali slowly opens her eyes. Her whole family rejoices at her
recovery. Geetanjali looks at her father and tells him that she wants to meet
Prakash. The family finds out that he is planning to leave the town and rush
Geetanjali to the railway station. Prakash sees Geetanjali and turns back to run to
her and hold her hand which she outstretches. The movie ends as Geetanjali and
Prakash reunite and kiss. Cast and crew Cast Akkineni Nagarjuna as Prakash Girija
as Geetanjali (Voice dubbed by Rohini) Vijayakumar as Geethanjali's father
Vijayachander as Prakash's father Radhabai as Geethanjali's grandmother Sumithra as
Prakash's mother Aruna Mucherla as Prakash's doctor Dubbing Janaki as Lakshmi Padma
Priya Baby Neena Special appearances (listed alphabetically) Chandramohan Sowcar
Janaki as Chancellor Disco Shanti as item number Silk Smitha as item number Suthi
Velu Technical crew Dialogues – Rajashri Music – Ilaiyaraaja Lyrics – Veturi
Sundararamamurthy Choreography – Sundaram Art – Thotta Tharani Editing – B. Lenin,
V. T. Vijayan Cinematography – P. C. Sreeram Production Fascinated by the script
and box office performance of Mani Ratnam's Mouna Ragam (1986), Nagarjuna was keen
on featuring in a film directed by him. Nagarjuna revealed that he used to wait
outside Mani Ratnam's house every morning when the director would go on his daily
walk in order to exchange conversation. After a month of regularly attempting to
run into the director, Nagarjuna requested Mani Ratnam to direct a Telugu film with
him in the lead role, which the director agreed to after initial reluctance.[3] The
film was Geethanjali, which remains the only Telugu film directed by Ratnam.[4]
Girija's voice was dubbed by Rohini during post-production.[5] Principal
photography began on 12 October 1988 and was completed in sixty days. Most of the
scenes were shot in Ooty and a few shots were filmed in Madras.[2] The film was
unofficially remade in Hindi as Yaad Rakhegi Duniya, starring Aditya Pancholi,
Rukhsar and Vikram Gokhale.[2] Soundtrack Geetaanjali Soundtrack album by
Ilaiyaraaja Released 1989 Genre Soundtrack Length 32:40 Label Echo Music
Producer Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja chronology Ashoka Chakravarthy (1989)
Geetaanjali (1989) Siva (1989) The film's music was composed by
Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics penned by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Songs in the Telugu
version No. Title Singer(s) Length 1. "Oh Priya Priya!" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,
K. S. Chithra 5:44 2. "Jagada Jagada" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:24 3.
"Aamani Paadave" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:24 4. "Nandikonda Vaagullona"
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 5:02 5. "Om Namaha" S. P.
Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 4:06 6. "Oh Paapaa Laali!" S. P.
Balasubrahmanyam 4:27 7. "Jallanta Kavvinta" K. S. Chithra 4:08 Total
length: 32:40 Songs in the Tamil version In the Tamil version, titled
Idhayaththai Thirudaathe, all songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and lyrics were
written by Vaali. # Song Singers Lyrics 1 "Oh Priya Priya!" Mano, K. S.
Chithra Vaali 2 "Vidiya Vidiya Nadanam" Mano Vaali 3 "Kaviyam Padava
Thendrale" Mano Vaali 4 "Kattukulle Paatu Sollum" Mano, K. S. Chithra
Vaali 5 "Om Namaha" Mano, S Janaki Vaali 6 "Oh Papa Laali" Mano
Vaali 7 "Aththadi Ammadi" K. S. Chithra Vaali Awards 37th National
Film Awards 1990 – National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome
Entertainment.[6] 37th Filmfare Awards South 1990 - Manirathnam won Filmfare Award
for Best Director - Telugu. Nandi Awards 1990 – Best Feature Film[7] 1990 – Story
Writer 1990 – Best Male Comedian 1990 – Best Choreography 1990 – Nandi Award for
Best Cinematographer 1990 – Best Art Direction Legacy Nagarjuna became the heart-
throb of Andhra after this movie. An immense following of girls and ladies began
for Nagarjuna. Geethanjali was released five months prior to another trend-setter
movie, Siva of Nagarjuna. These two movies helped Nagarjuna to gain both class and
mass audience and were the stepping stones for many more blockbusters later in his
career. Ratnam also gained a huge following in Andhra Pradesh with this film.[8]
References Rangan 2012, p. 290. "Movie Retrospect : Geetanjali (1989)".
Telugucinema. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 11 August
2012. http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/nagarjuna-scn.html
http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/nagarjuna-mahesh-babu-to-star-in-mani-ratnams-
next/20140410.htm http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/back-in-
action/article2346718.ece "37th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film
Festivals. p. 19. Retrieved 11 August 2012. Geethanjali listed as best evergreen
Telugu movie http://www.sify.com/movies/villain-press-meet-imagegallery-tollywood-
kgosy6giiehsi.html Sources Rangan, Baradwaj (2012). Conversations with Mani Ratnam.
Penguin Books India.
ISBN 978-0-670-08520-0. External links Geetanjali on IMDb vte Mani Ratnam vte
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
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