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1998 Indian Telugu-language film directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Subhavaartha (transl. Good news) is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao and starring Arjun and Soundarya. The film was partially reshot in Tamil as Mannavaru Chinnavaru (transl. The younger one is a king) with Sivaji Ganesan replacing Kota Srinivasa Rao. The Tamil version was released in 1999.[1][2][3]
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| Subhavaartha | |
|---|---|
Title card | |
| Directed by | P. N. Ramachandra Rao |
| Written by | P. N. Ramachandra Rao Liaquat Ali Khan (Tamil dialogues) |
| Produced by | M. Y. Maharshi (Telugu) Kalaippuli S. Thanu (Tamil) |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Koti |
Production company | M. Y. M. Creations (Telugu) Kaalipuli International (Tamil) |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | Telugu Tamil |
Note: Actors whose portions were fully or partially reshot from Telugu to Tamil are indicated in the table below.
| Cast (Telugu) | Cast (Tamil) | Role (Telugu) | Role (Tamil) | Reshot? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun Sarja | Rajendra Prasad (Raja) |  | ||
| Soundarya | Meghana | |||
| Kota Srinivasa Rao | Sivaji Ganesan | Rajashekar | ||
| Kavya | Maheswari | Shweta | ||
| Chandra Mohan | Visu | Shanmugasundaram | ||
| Siva Parvathi | K. R. Vijaya | Shanmugasundaram's wife | ||
| Srihari | Siddaraju |  | ||
| Narra Venkateswara Rao | Dharmaraju | |||
The songs were composed by Koti. All lyrics were written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry.[4] The Tamil soundtrack features 5 songs composed by Geethapriyan, which reused the original songs.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Are Bapre" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 2. | "Atcha Maina" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 3. | "Jaabilamma" (duet) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 4. | "Kulluku Baby" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 5. | "Jaabilamma" (sad) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adi Paaduthe" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Kathi Vaitha" | Sukhwinder Singh, Ranjani | |
| 3. | "Konji Pesu" | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam | |
| 4. | "Vaannilave" | Mano, Ranjani | |
| 5. | "Mannavaru" | Krishnaraj, Ranjani |
A critic from Zamin Ryot wrote that the director should be congratulated for not showing any vulgar and unwanted scenes in this family story film which has a natural flow of good drama.[6]
Reviewing the Tamil version, a critic from The New Indian Express noted "though thespian Sivaji Ganesan and Soundarya shoulder the film, it is too late for the director to realise his mistakes. If some of the stunt and murder scenes are any indication, it seems the director has no basic knowledge about law and order".[7] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Both Soundarya and Arjun simply mouth the fast paced dialogues, their expressions not doing full justice to the content".[1]
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