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Master

  • 19971997
  • 2h 6m
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6.8/10
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Chiranjeevi and Sakshi Shivanand in Master (1997)
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A popular college professor is unable to find true happiness because of his dark past, but the persistence of love and justice ultimately win the day.A popular college professor is unable to find true happiness because of his dark past, but the persistence of love and justice ultimately win the day.A popular college professor is unable to find true happiness because of his dark past, but the persistence of love and justice ultimately win the day.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
317
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POPULARITY
169,010
63,795
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    • Director
      • Suresh Krishna
    • Writers
      • Suresh Krishna(screenplay)
      • Bhupati Raja(screenplay)
      • Satyanand(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Chiranjeevi
      • Sakshi Shivanand
      • Puneet Issar
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    • Director
      • Suresh Krishna
    • Writers
      • Suresh Krishna(screenplay)
      • Bhupati Raja(screenplay)
      • Satyanand(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Chiranjeevi
      • Sakshi Shivanand
      • Puneet Issar
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    Chiranjeevi
    Chiranjeevi
    • Rajkumar
    Sakshi Shivanand
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    • Kanchana
    Puneet Issar
    Puneet Issar
    • D.R.
    Vijay Kumar
    Vijay Kumar
    • Janardhan Rao
    Roshini
    • Preeti
    Satya Prakash
    • Vikram
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    Venu Madhav
    Venu Madhav
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    Narsing Yadav
    Narsing Yadav
    Ganesh Babu
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    • Telugu lecturer
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    Mamilla Shailaja Priya
    • Director
      • Suresh Krishna
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      • Suresh Krishna(screenplay)
      • Bhupati Raja(screenplay)
      • Satyanand(dialogue)
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      This was the first film to feature the short-lived but iconic "Mega Star Chiranjeevi" graphic title card. It appeared in a few films starring him before the main title of the film, including "Bavagaru Bagunnara", "Daddy" and "Annayya". This graphic title card's design was supervised by the film's director Suresh Krissna, who in 1992 gave Chiranjeevi's Tamil counterpart, Rajinikanth, his iconic "Super Star Rajni" title card which has inspired many such in almost all of the star's movies afterwards, and has been brought back in its original form in his 2016 film 'Kabali'. Chiranjeevi's movies had graphic title cards for his name in almost all films from 1999 onwards, but usually with very different designs. This kind of title card inspired a whole trend which still exists beyond the 2010s in both industries for most other star heroes to follow.

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    10/10
    excellent movie
    superb movie. The gripping flash back puts life into the movie. Chiranjeevi excels in every department. The songs are an additional attraction. Manisharma scores and how!! the melodies, the fast paced numbers, all of them are worth listening to again and again. having the best dancer int he telugu film industry in the songs only elevates them further. Sakshi sivanand and roshni and vijay kumar all put in comendable performances. chiranjeevi;s mannerisms in the movie are a pure delight. The excellent comedy episodes in the flashback show chiranjeevi's comic timing in fine light. Suresh krishna directs a gud movie after a long time. The only flaw I noticed was the sudden appearance of a song in the second half. Yes, the movie was getting too serious, but having a small lead scene would not hurt.
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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1997 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Telugu
    • Production company
      • Geetha Arts
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      2 hours 6 minutes
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      • Dolby

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