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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 02:13 pm:       


Stellar:


Deeniki kuda okati veyi


maya bazaar choosina vallu evaru ina cheppedi ade kada?

main roles or performance ki scope vunna roles ave kada movie lo?
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 02:13 pm:       


Stellar:

Deeniki kuda okati veyi




leg pulling ilaanti threads lo lekapothe baaguntundi anipistundi...but still ado mazaaa...

ippudu titles chusthunna cinemaavi.. first peru..veellu kaavalsi miss chesthunna peddayanade vundi...
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 02:09 pm:       


Sesani:



Saint:

ee bomma rocks...SVR thatha rocked Savitri double rocked....relangi as uttara kumara (if I remember correctly) also rocked..migatha roles ani chaltha




Deeniki kuda okati veyi :d
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 01:52 pm:       


Raman:

telugu ppl should move on from this over hyped mythologies .. innellu seppukodaniki okka movie ledu ..
bahubali age lo MB endehe

Bahubaliki jai kottandi
jai ssrm




 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 01:50 pm:       

great movie....absolute gem.. acting,dialogues,screenplay,songs,photography,production, direction,editing... a rare movie where all 24 crafts excel...

since story is borrowed one Shankarabharam has a edge here... I would never rate Mayabazaar as greatest movie TFI ...even though it is ..
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 01:43 pm:       

ee bomma rocks...SVR thatha rocked Savitri double rocked....relangi as uttara kumara (if I remember correctly) also rocked..migatha roles ani chaltha..
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 01:36 pm:       


Twitter:

SVR and Savithri


 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 01:34 pm:       


Jaguar:

Movie Highlight vachhi facetime lo choodadam....arojullo ne....




oka vidhamga ee movie science fiction :D Ipad's aarojullone vaadaru
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 01:33 pm:       

ee cinema Blu-Ray copy konale ani enno days nunchi thinking...
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 01:32 pm:       


Raman:

telugu ppl should move on from this over hyped mythologies .. innellu seppukodaniki okka movie ledu ..
bahubali age lo MB endehe

Bahubaliki jai kottandi
jai ssrm


Raman uncle.. nuvvu SSR ni pull chesi SSR vs KV Reddy comparison tecchi Jakanna ni boothulu dobbinche plan chesinav kada..

I know ur plot, ur screenplay, ur direction
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 01:31 pm:       

KV Reddy.. The legend, The creator, The inspiration, The Phenomenon..
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 11:18 am:       

>>Mayabazar movie choosi screen play ela rayalo telsukovaali

exactly

oka mayabazar for tfi and oka gofather for world cinema...
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 11:16 am:       


Bunty717:

Twitter naa 1K $ eppudu istaavu..



enti ee siggy ..chuss theesei ..evaranna choosthe nen nijanga neeku baki unna anukuntaru
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 11:14 am:       

Tel top 5 movies lo mayabaazar for sure ga untaadi.. keekest movie..
Twitter naa 1K $ eppudu istaavu..
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 11:14 am:       


Boston_baba:

never got a chance to watch this movie.. or never tempted to watch.




same here
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 10:55 am:       


Siloan:

dushata chatushayatam lo munduntaav


trolling happydays chinnodu uncle ..:d
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 10:54 am:       


Boston_baba:



entha mandi vuntaaro nee laantollu....attendance yenchukovaali ikkada
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 10:54 am:       

never got a chance to watch this movie.. or never tempted to watch.
TDP accepts that YSR govt irrigated 19lac acres in seemandhra,

in 1991, AP debt is 22% of GSDP, in 2004 its 34% of GSDP, in 2014 its 22% of GSDP.
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 10:52 am:       

Movie Highlight vachhi facetime lo choodadam....arojullo ne....
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 10:50 am:       


Raman:



dushata chatushayatam lo munduntaav
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 10:22 am:       

Ee era lo intha technology intha vfx lu use chesi enni movies vachina, Maya Bazar tho compare cheyadaaniki kooda undeseving. Greatest movie ever of Indian film industry.... computer leni age lo antha technology use ante maatalu kaadu... thanks to Marcus Bartley for his clean cinematography.
The One and Only Veturi
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 09:41 am:       

SVR and Savithri
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 09:22 am:       


Happydays:

ikkada chepaavu sare.pls don't tell openly..oka vidamu gaa chustaaru


 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 09:17 am:       


Raman:

classic uncle vi classic laga undali malli length breadth annavante line and length lo esta




ikkada chepaavu sare.pls don't tell openly..oka vidamu gaa chustaaru
Chiru,Veturi,SPB,Ilayaraja,Jandhyala,Vamsi,K Viswanath,Sachin
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 09:02 am:       


Happydays:


classic uncle vi classic laga undali malli length breadth annavante line and length lo esta
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 09:01 am:       

ee bomma nenu chudaledu
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 09:00 am:       


Raman:

T20 time lo test match chudalevu gani bahubali time lo mb chustava emi chadastam saamy antubattadam ledu




Bahubali vs mayabazar..movie length entha..almost same right?

T20 3 hours vs Test match 5 days..you are missing the logic
Chiru,Veturi,SPB,Ilayaraja,Jandhyala,Vamsi,K Viswanath,Sachin
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:59 am:       


Happydays:

saagara sangam classic movie..but, i can't watch it now.




enduku chudalemu? first time chusinappudu , kallalo neellu thirigina ekaika telugu movie :-)
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:58 am:       


Stellar:



ayana chudaka povatam enti? daniki mundu 10 years vi kuda chuse vuntad.




Raman gaari DOB 10 years before Mayabazaar or 15 years before Mayabazaar. surprising
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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:57 am:       

Legend NTR emi acting a movie lo..dialogues,songs,story.ever green movie.
maa pillalu atleast 15-20 times chusi vuntaaru..
this is one movie where even now kids love it..

other movies..we can't watch..for instance, saagara sangam classic movie..but, i can't watch it now.
Chiru,Veturi,SPB,Ilayaraja,Jandhyala,Vamsi,K Viswanath,Sachin
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:57 am:       


Happydays:




raman india lo ne vuntad.. aa post sarcastic kuda ayundochu


or savithri meeda hate ayundochu

 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:55 am:       


Happydays:


T20 time lo test match chudalevu gani bahubali time lo mb chustava emi chadastam saamy antubattadam ledu
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:55 am:       


Raman:

telugu ppl should move on from this over hyped mythologies .. innellu seppukodaniki okka movie ledu ..
bahubali age lo MB endehe

Bahubaliki jai kottandi
jai ssrm




Mayabazar movie choosi screen play ela rayalo telsukovaali
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:54 am:       


Asdf:

cheer up bro
https://streamable.com/6oxuq




blocked ayindi..gaani..Raman uncle india lo naa undedi.?
Chiru,Veturi,SPB,Ilayaraja,Jandhyala,Vamsi,K Viswanath,Sachin
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:51 am:       


Happydays:

.motham mood off ayipoyindi.




cheer up bro
https://streamable.com/6oxuq
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:50 am:       

Oka 100 times ez ga choosi unta..
Touring talkies
Reg theatre
Tv
Dvd
Color bomma on home theater anni kalipi..

Ever Green Classic
Oka aalochana medilindi..aa aalochane nannu ennukundi..kaabatte ee post padindi.
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:45 am:       


Raman:

telugu ppl should move on from this over hyped mythologies .. innellu seppukodaniki okka movie ledu ..
bahubali age lo MB endehe

Bahubaliki jai kottandi
jai ssrm




please nominate this as worst post of the year..
i can't even imagine someone saying this.

even OT will not agree with your post..

asalu..emi icon veyyalo telitledu naaku..intha worst post nenu eppudu chudaledu..motham mood off ayipoyindi.
Chiru,Veturi,SPB,Ilayaraja,Jandhyala,Vamsi,K Viswanath,Sachin
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:40 am:       


Mamamiya:

mayabazar chusi vundadu.




ayana chudaka povatam enti? daniki mundu 10 years vi kuda chuse vuntad.
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:38 am:       

//aa time ki manaki edchina technology and exposure ki BB kanna ekkuva mayabazar//

mayabazar chusi vundadu.
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:34 am:       


Raman:

bahubali age lo MB endehe




aa time ki manaki edchina technology and exposure ki BB kanna ekkuva mayabazar
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:33 am:       

telugu ppl should move on from this over hyped mythologies .. innellu seppukodaniki okka movie ledu ..
bahubali age lo MB endehe

Bahubaliki jai kottandi
jai ssrm
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:29 am:       

aa time lo konni shots asalu ela teesaro.. mahanubhavulu
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:27 am:       

Best Ever...

Telugu Pride.

NTR,ANR, SVR, Savitri..casting super asalu


Chiru,Veturi,SPB,Ilayaraja,Jandhyala,Vamsi,K Viswanath,Sachin
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:22 am:       

One of the best!
CHIRU - SACHIN - FEDERER
 

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017 - 08:20 am:       

https://swarajyamag.com/culture/mayabazar-60-the-legacy-live s-on

Mayabazar @ 60 - The Legacy Lives On

The iconic film Mayabazar turns sixty on 27 March. The Telugu original was first released on this day in 1957. Almost six generations of Telugu and Tamil speaking people must have seen this film.

Much has been written about this classic, puranic, comedy-entertainer that spans many books and articles in print and online; it has also been novelised. There is almost a halo around it. But a Telugu-movie lover always has a personalised take on this masterpiece.

It may not be a hyperbole to say that this is the most discussed Indian movie. Every line has been dissected, every frame analysed, with many even having all the dialogues memorised. Voted the best movie in the CNN-IBN poll conducted on the occasion of 100 years of Indian cinema, the legacy of this film only gets bigger with time and is unparalleled even in Bollywood.

The movie had everything coming together, starting with a great production house in Vijaya Productions, a genius in the writer Pingali Nagendra Rao and another genius in director K V Reddy who also did the screenplay. The opening credits rightly begin with this trio. It had a story already well known to south Indian audiences, an ace technical crew that conjured magic on the screen, an ensemble cast made of all-time greats of south Indian cinema, a language close to the common man, mellifluous music, and great dance.

The movie was a blockbuster and more importantly a trailblazer for many generations to come. It was simultaneously made in Tamil and was released a few weeks later on Tamil New Yearâs day. And the Kannada version was dubbed from the Telugu original a few years later.

Star-studded cast and crew

The filmâs cast had many heavyweights of South Indian cinema. It was the first major movie of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, or NTR as he is popularly known, as Sri Krishna and what followed is well-known. S V Ranga Rao(as Ghatotkacha) and Savitri (as Sashirekha/Vatsala) gave stellar performances.

In fact, each frame has its own set of stars with everyone shining in their own way. A count of the Padma awards and other accolades received by the artists can be mind-boggling. And most of the actors and singers in the movie were then in their mid-30s or younger. A more detailed list of the cast is given at the end of this write-up.

The great Akkineni Nageswara Rao has often said that it is impossible to replicate this. The technical crew of this movie has been hailed as the real stars, and the kind of admiration they drew is unparalleled in the history of Indian cinema. Madhavapeddi Gokhale-Kaladhar duo created masterpieces like a miniature set of Dwaraka(with miniature lights) while the editors Jambulingam and Kalyanasundaram edited around five hours of the film to three. A unique feature of their editing is that itâs not easy to anticipate what the next scene would be.

Marcus Bartley, the ace Anglo-Indian cinematographer created his well-known illusion of moonlight, said to be for the first time in Indian cinema, for the song âLahiri Lahiri Lahiri loâ. It was later used in many movies of Vijaya Productions and came to be known as âVijaya Vari Chandamamaâ. The other well-known Chandamama associated with the producers Nagireddi and Chakrapani is the children's magazine by the same name which was published in many different languages.

Plot, Language, and Idiom

The story is fiction based on characters from the Mahabharata and was well known to Telugus through dramas of Surabhi Nataka Samajam and Kuchipudi Yakshaganam under the name âSashirekha-Parinayamâ. The title of the movie is unique in its own way showcasing the âMayaâ and the usage of an Urdu word âBazarâ in a movie based on Hindu Puranas and Itihasas, stands out.

There is no mention of Balaramaâs daughter in Mahabharata or Bhagavatam, but the whole story of the film revolves around her. Many a character is given a funny, quirky touch with idiosyncrasies and shortcomings bringing them closer to real life. Balarama is portrayed as someone who can be easily manipulated, his wife Revathi a typical mother who is after riches. Lakshmana Kumara, the son of Duryodhana, is shown to be a caricature of the real one, who is easily fooled into praise not knowing what âpurogamanam (going forward) and tirogamanam (going back)â mean. Krishna and Ghatotkacha are left out of this, but Krishna is shown gently taunting Rukmini and then making up right away.

The first USP of Mayabazar is definitely the language which moves seamlessly between a highly Sanskritised version and the colloquial one. There are Sanskrit words like âvitarana-sheelamâ(charitable nature), âkulankasha-pragnyaâ (sharp intellect) and âakhila-rakshasa-mantratantratishayamuâ(excess of mantra and tantra of all rakshasas) and simple Telugu ones like âallariâ( mischief) and âkuppi-gantuluâ( a childish play). The word âasaluâ (for real) borrowed from the Urdu âasalâ is used multiple times. This interspersing of Sanskritised words with colloquial ones surely made the dialogues touch a cord with every section of the society.

Mayabazar started a trend of mythological movies in Telugu, but the later ones were in Sanskritised Telugu to a greater extent. The phrase âade mana takshana kartavyamâ(that is our immediate duty) became a huge hit with the college-going youth of that time. Pingali even created neologisms like âtasmadeeyuluâ (for enemies), alamalam (for kushalam) and âgilpamâ(for talpam/bed) and makes Ghatotkacha justify this by saying, â if people donât coin new words how will the vocabulary grow?â.

Tribute to Culture

The other USP of Mayabazar is the way it nativises every aspect of the film including the costume, rituals, song, and dance without compromising on the mythological theme. It celebrates the culture of the land in a big way without making a loud statement about it.

The title song starts with the tune of âAmba Paraaku Devi Paraakuâ, the traditional invocatory prayer in a Kuchipudi performance addressing Balatripura Sundari, the presiding deity of Kuchipudi village. The music by Ghantasala (with S Rajeswara Rao being the ghost music director) is fast-paced, lilting and stays in the light classical genre.

Most of the characters are introduced through a song or a padyam (many are introduced in the opening songâSrikarulu devatalu). This is in tune with how characters were introduced in Kuchipudi dance dramas through Pravesa Daruvus (an entry piece that introduces a character). This surely helped the makers save time and set the context right away.

The dances too are mostly in the light classical genre. There is also an item song if we can call it that (Okate maa vayasu). Pasumarthi Krishna Murthy, the well-known stalwart of Kuchipudi, teams up with Kathakali maestro Gopinath for the beautiful silent dance-drama, Mohini-Bhasmasura.

Chinnamayya, the guru in Ghatotkachaâs Ashram, teaches Subanta-Pratyayas in Sanskrit to the Asuras there. When they finally give up pronouncing the tongue-twisters, they say that they would manage with the meaning. âPandityam kanna gnaname mukhyamâ (knowledge is more important than mere scholarship) is a phrase used in many a Telugu household.

Kauravas from Hastinapura near present-day Delhi go to Yadavas of Dwaraka, and the Kaurava priests complain about not seeing the must-have signature item in the menu. The item is none other than Gongura (Indian red sorrel) in Telugu, Keerai(a leafy vegetable) in Tamil and Hunase Tokku (raw tamarind pickle) in the Kannada version. Gongura is hailed as âShakambari Devi Prasadamâ and Andhra-shakam. Again, we would find Gongura being referred to as such even today in a Telugu household. While South Indians are not unfamiliar with the story and setting of Mahabharata and Bhagavatam, this native touch almost makes us believe that this indeed happened in South India.

There are padyams/viruttams/poems in the movie. Actors like CSR Anjaneyulu and Rushyendramani who could sing were given a chance to sing in their own voice and showcase their mettle. All the (major) actors in the movie had a background in theatre.

Legacy

Mayabazar was released multiple times in theatres. Audio cassettes of the dialogues were released too. The video cassettes and later DVD's that were released turned into a collectorâs item with almost every household having a copy. Young boys and girls now had the advantage of re-watching their favourite portions of the film, which typically began with Subhadra and Abhimanyu leaving for Ghatotkachaâs ashram (the sequence that leads to the fight between Ghatotkacha and Abhimanyu). It could appeal to a wide-range of audiences cutting across age.

The first line of almost every song in the movie turned into the title of a Telugu movie (mostly by the director Jandhyala). The movie has been hailed as a textbook and guide to film-making and editing. It made it to the text-books in state-board schools in Andhra Pradesh.

Madhavapeddi Satyam who gave playback to S V Ranga Rao used to perform the song âVivaha Bhojanambuâ often in musical shows and weddings. Ghatotkacha with his love for laddoos became an endearing and much-loved character.

The special-effects shown in the movie especially in the scenes depicting magic were way ahead of time. There are even some futuristic and cool gadgets like Priyadarshini (a laptop-like device gifted by Pandavas to Balarama and used for video-chat), Satyapeetham (lie-detector also gifted by Pandavas to Balarama). The movie was digitised and brought out in colour but with a shorter duration. Adding subtitles to the digitised version might add to the aura.

As the film turns 60, watch it again with your grandparents and parents who might have something interesting to share with you or even with your little ones. Just the mention of the movie may bring a smile on their face. And you might find something new about the movie to admire it all over again. Such is the strong and enduring appeal of Mayabazar.

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