Mrugaraju is a 2001 Tollywood film which was written and directed by Gunasekhar based on English film The Ghost and the Darkness. It stars Chiranjeevi, Simran, Sanghavi and Nagendra Babu. Mani Sharma composed music for this film. The film has been dubbed in Tamil with the title Vettaikkaaran.The Hindi version of this is available named "Rakshak, The Protector".In a jungle, there lives a man-eating lion. The latest victim of lions havoc is the death of the chief engineer who is constructing the rail bridge. The Railway department asks Aishwarya (Simran) to go on the mission of constructing the bridge. Even after Aishwarya resumes the duty, Lion starts terrorizing the crew of the construction team.
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Cast
26 people
Chiranjeevi
Known for
Magadheera
Simran
Known for
Citadel Honey Bunny
Vaaranam Aayiram
Mani Sharma
Gunasekhar
Raju Bahrooj
Sanghavi
Also in
Lucky Man
Panchatanthiram
Satyanand Pydipalli
Also in
3 mukhi
Devi Vara Prasad
Nagendra Babu
Known for
Geetha Govindam
Yandamuri Veerendranath
Also in
Villagelo Vinayakudu
Diary
Brahmanandam
Known for
Race Gurram
Rebel
Prakash Raj
Known for
Special Ops
Devara: Part 1
Gunasekhar Director
Budget $150M · United States release February 4, 2001 · Produced in India
Box office
Budget
$150,000,000
Production
India
Produced in
Languages
Original title
మృగరాజు
Original language
Telugu
Spoken on screen
Telugu
Release dates
India · January 11, 2001
Theatrical
United States · February 4, 2001
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