# Maavichiguru

Maavichiguru (transl. New mango shoot) is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film is produced by P. Usharani under Chandra Kiran Films and presented by Sri Sravanthi Movies. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Aamani, and Ranjitha with music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film was remade in Malayalam as Kumkumacheppu (1996), in Kannada as Mangalasutra (1997) and in Tamil as Thodarum (1999). The film won three Nandi Awards.

## Plot

The film begins with Madhu marrying an ingénue girl, Seeta, who is very possessive towards her husband. Soon after the wedding, she vexes Madhu with her nature, which is happiness. After a while, the pair are blessed with a boy, and all goes well until a naughty girl, Sudha, arrives. Sudha joins as Madhu's secretary, and they develop a nice friendship. Once Madhu realizes the tragedy of losing her parents lies behind her naughtiness. Then, Madhu hags Sudha as solace. Unfortunately, Seeta views it, and her suspicion turns into rage. She wrangles with Madhu and charges him not to touch her. From there, Seeta hounds Madhu in unusual ways.
Moreover, she generates bad propaganda by attributing an illicit affair between the two, which blackens Sudha. Thus, Madhu has no choice except to get Sudha home. Accordingly, Seeta quits and applies for divorce. Though Madhu adamantly opposes it, Seeta prevails and leaves their kid with her husband. During that plight, Sudha moves to rectify the chaos. As a flabbergast, Seeta reveals that she is terminally ill and suffering from a heart problem. Hence, Seeta made this play to knit Madhu with Sudha to afford her husband and young son a new life. Now, Seeta pleads with Sudha to get Madhu ready for marriage, which she does. At last, Sudha affirms actuality, and Seeta leaves her breath to see their alliance. Finally, the movie ends happily, with Madhu & Sudha leading a delightful life and naming their daughter Seeta.

## Cast

* Jagapati Babu as Madhu
* Aamani as Seetha
* Ranjitha as Sudha
* Brahmanandam as Head Clerk
* Babu Mohan as Gopi
* Ali as Peon
* Tanikella Bharani as Lawyer Satyanandam
* Giri Babu as Madhu's boss
* Allu Ramalingaiah Sita's grandfather
* Sivaji Raja as Assistant lawyer
* Subbaraya Sharma as Judge
* P. J. Sarma as Doctor
* Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Departmental Store Owner
* Ironleg Sastri as Bujjulu
* Dham as Raktha Cola
* Jenny
* Kishore Rathi
* Sri Lakshmi as Radha
* Siva Parvati as Satyanandam's wife
* Madhurima as item number
* Nirmalamma as Sita's grandmother

## Soundtrack

Music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Music is released on T-Series Music Company. Kodanda Ramudanta song copied from 1989 Kannada movie Anantana Avantara (1989) and the song sequence including 'Hudugi Barta ide' is also copied from song 'Navaratri yologe maduve'.Ramjubhale ramchilaka song copied from Aradhana (1969).'Roop tera mastana'. All the songs were well received, but these two songs were copied , the track "Maataivvamma" was a huge chartbuster, soulfully rendered by Chitra, for which she won the Nandi Award for best playback singer, female.

## Reception

A critic from Andhra Today stated that "But the treatment is good and all credit is due to the director. Diwakar Babu's dialogues have helped in the movie becoming a success. The main characters do well and the songs are good".

## Awards
### Nandi Awards

* Best Actor - Jagapati Babu
* Best Supporting Actress - Ranjitha
* Best Female Playback Singer - K. S. Chithra