''Moodu Mullu'' () is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film written and directed by

Jandhyala Jandhyala Subrahmanya Sastry (14 January 1951 – 19 June 2001), known mononymously as Jandhyala, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright known for his work in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre, theatre. Popularly referred to a ...

. It is a remake of the 1983

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film '' Mundhanai Mudichu''. The film stars Chandramohan and Radhika. It was released on 9 September 1983 and emerged a commercial success.

Plot

Cast

''Source''

Production

''Moodu Mullu'' is a remake of the 1983

film '' Mundhanai Mudichu''. It was directed by

who also wrote the screenplay.

AVM Productions AVM Productions is an Indian film production studio founded by A. V. Meiyappa Chettiar. It is the oldest film studio in India. The filming studios are located in Vadapalani, Chennai. It has produced over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, ...

, the producers of the original, produced the remake in association with Sri Saradhi Studios. Cinematography was handled by S. Gopal Reddy, and editing by Gautham Raju. The film eschewed many

double entendre A double entendre (plural double entendres) is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to have a double meaning, one of which is typically obvious, and the other often conveys a message that would be too socially unacc ...

/suggestive dialogues from ''Mundhanai Mudichu''. Principal photography took place in and around Amalapuram and

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, in a single schedule that lasted between 30 and 40 working days.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Rajan–Nagendra Rajan–Nagendra was an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four dec ...

, with lyrics by

Veturi Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet and lyricist who is known for his works in Telugu literature and cinema. Veturi is a recipient of the National Film Award, ...

and Jyothirmayi. The tune of the song "Nee Kosam Yavvanamantha" and "Leta Chaligaalulu" was adapted from the composers' own songs "Aakashave Beelali Mele" and "Preethiya Maathige Ethake Naachike" from the Kannada films ''

Nyayave Devaru ''Nyayave Devaru'' () is a 1971 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Siddalingaiah. It stars Rajkumar and B. Saroja Devi. The supporting cast features K. S. Ashwath, Aarathi, Dwarakish Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath (19 August 1942 ...

'' (1971) and '' Gayathri Maduve'' (1983), respectively.

Release and reception

''Moodu Mullu'' was released on 9 September 1983, and was commercially successful.

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* {{Jandhyala 1980s Telugu-language films 1983 films 1983 romantic comedy films AVM Productions films Films directed by Jandhyala Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra Indian romantic comedy films Telugu remakes of Tamil films