Maharshi (1988) Poster

(1988)

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9/10
If you like variety you should not miss this
pvramarao25 December 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Superb characterization, so much different from the usual movies, and way ahead of its times.

If you don't care about following the herd, and can appreciate the true genius of a different kind of movie, watch it.

This is a story of a lover turning into an obsessed and finally going to the point of mad about the girl he loved, to the point of losing everything he had in life, money, friends, and finally the life itself.

As you walk into the movie, your expectations would be normally low because of the not so popular casting, and it is a good thing. You'd slowly get into the characters themselves (and not the actors so much - which hardly happens in modern Telugu cinema). You'd feel with the characters, feel happy and sad about their status if you watch it close enough.

Real kudos to Vamsy for a breathing another fresh air into the world of Telugu cinema.
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8/10
Cult Following Performance Movie
rockvishnu-6830120 November 2021
The first thing to mention is that the name is Hero Raghava "Whate a performance sir" kill the charecter. But in some scenes he feels sorry for himself. Sooooo impressed.

Vamsi sir direction different way. Songs classic.krishnabagavan sir charecter so matured and frd charecter impressed.heroine charecter am not accepted. But the movie did exactly what it was supposed to do.so impressed. But personally I did not like the heroine character. Last but one word cult classic.
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10/10
Must Watch
rajendramba14 May 2021
Must Watch : Vamsy's Maharshi (1987) - a true cult classic which explores the journey of 4 awesomely etched characters - a person who isn't able to pull himself out of love, a person who isn't able to pull herself out of hate, a friend who can go to any extent to see his friend happy, an ideal understanding husband ! Truly the characters Maharshi, Suchitra, Ramana & Tilak are some of the best characterisations to dawn onto a Telugu film ! A beautiful character arc of someone who is extremely arrogant & doesn't give a hoot to what others think to that of a person who craves for love . Add to all this are some of the best performances, whacky direction of the vintage 80s Vamsy, great dialogues by Tanikella Bharani garu, lyrics by Vennelakanti and one of the finest albums of Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. Immerse yourself into the magical world of cinema and transport yourself to the 80s : this is one of the best for sure....
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10/10
a must watch film if u like some variety
augusthemanth24 May 2022
Hero's performance is amazing; it's the highlight of the film. All characters are very realistic; including heroine's. It's possible that no matter how much you love someone, the other person may not reciprocate it; in which case, you have accept the rejection and move on, but the hero couldn't accept the rejection and that takes him into a downturn, eventually becoming mentally ill. But, a very sincere lover.

Overall, hatsoff to the Director Vamsy for giving a movie like this in 1988; it's far ahead of the times.

Music is still chartbusters.

Definitely a must watch.
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10/10
Epic love drama
manuk-0628517 September 2020
Such a great lovestory in Telugu. Director vamsi made this movie tremendous. Characters are truly unbelievable performance's.
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