Quick Gun Murugun
| Quickgun Murugun | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Shashanka Ghosh |
| Produced by | Phat Phish Motion Pictures |
| Written by | Rajesh Devraj |
| Starring |
Rajendra Prasad Sandhya Mridul Nassar Raju Sundaram Ranvir Shorey Vinay Pathak Ashwin Mushran Rambha Anu Menon |
| Music by |
Sagar Desai Raghu Dixit |
| Cinematography | R. A. Krishna |
| Edited by | Rabiranjan Maitra |
Production company |
Phat Phish Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language |
English Tamil Hindi Telugu |
Quick Gun Murugun is a 2009 Indian action Western film directed by Shashanka Ghosh and written by Rajesh Devraj. It is a spoof on Indian western movies, featuring songs, melodrama and action sequences including a duel in a traffic jam.
The film is based on a scene in Om Shanti Om where Shah Rukh Khan does a take-off, incorporating elements of Tamil actor Rajinikanth's performances.[1][2]
Quick Gun Murugan has been exhibited at the London Film Festival, the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, the New York Asian Film Festival and in The Museum of Modern Art, New York City (MoMa).[3]
The film was dubbed in over 4 languages, including Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
Plot
Quick Gun Murugun is an unlikely superhero (played by Telugu actor Dr. Rajendra Prasad) a South Indian Tamil cowboy whose duty is to protect the world against arch villain restaurant owner, Rice Plate Reddy (played by Nassar), who wants to create the ultimate non-vegetarian dosa! The movie revolves around adventures of Quick Gun Murugun along with his love to-be Mango Dolly (played by Rambha) and Locket Lover (played by Anu Menon).
Murugan is a typical vegetarian cowboy who made himself into Quick Gun Murugan. The cowboy has to do something good for the world so he believes that vegetarianism is the need of the hour.[3]
Quick Gun Murugun enters into a battle that spans time and space, from a small south Indian village to Heaven and then finally to cosmopolitan Mumbai across 25 years. He is torn between Mango Dolly who loves him secretly and his first love Locket Lover and his loyalty is put to the test.
Mango Dolly gets hit by a bullet and while dying, she expresses her love to Murugun. Realising that he too loves Mango Dolly, he tells her that he loves her and she can "stay with him". Finally, Quick Gun Murugun is able to succeed in his mission by defeating Rice Plate Reddy.
Cast
- Rajendra Prasad as Quick Gun Murugun
- Rambha as Mango Dolly
- Nassar as Rice Plate Reddy
- Raju Sundaram as Rowdy MBA
- Ashwin Mushran as Dr. Django
- Anu Menon as Locket Lover
- Shanmugarajan as Gun Powder
- Vinay Pathak as Chitragupta
- Sandhya Mridul as a TV host
- Ranvir Shorey in a guest appearance
- Gaurav Kapoor in a guest appearance
- Robin Gurung in a guest appearance as a boka cameraman
- Manjit Baba as the Dacoit
Reception
On release, film received mixed to negative reviews. Harish V of Behindwoods.com gave a negative score of 1.5 out of 5 stars and said "Think before you step in, Mind it !!" and "Go for this if you have time to spare and you haven't seen the trailers of the movie yet."[4]
Rediff.com gave 3.5 out of 5, saying 'From his two-minute life span on a music channel, Quick Gun Murugan has come a long way indeed and deserves this full-length feature dedicated to our very own Indian Cowboy with a buckle to die for (Stylists, may I please have a replica of the same?!). On the whole, QGM is as delicious as Mrs Murugan's dosais. As Rice Plate would have said, "A1, Tip Top!"'. Taran Adarsh gave this film 3/5 rating and described it as 'Quick Gun Murugan is an innovative experience. The adventures should appeal to the youth mainly.'Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN gave 3 stars as well. However, general public reception has been less enthusiastic, with the film generally 'flopping' wherever it has been released. Ashok Nayak of Nowrunning.com gave 3.5 on 5 stars and deemed that "Quick Gun Murugun is a tasty crisp dosa that should be enjoyed with a bit of popcorn and a lot of pepsi, but only in theatres. Go for it."[5]
Soundtrack
| Quick Gun Murugun | |
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| Soundtrack album by Sagar Desai & Raghu Dixit | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Sony Music |
| Producer | Sagar Desai & Raghu Dixit, Deep & DJ Chandu |
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Rediff |   [6] |
| Tracklist | |||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singers | Length |
| 1. | "Dialogue Mix" | Ankur Tewari | Sagar Desai | Film Artists | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Murugun Superstar" | Raghu Dixit | Raghu Dixit | Raghu Dixit, Bharat 'Barry' Krishna & Ranina Reddy | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Mind It (Tamil Bhangra)" | Ankur Tewari | Sagar Desai | Mika | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Kyoon Keeda Hai Aapko?" | Ankur Tewari | Sagar Desai | Vijay Prakash | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Ek Tha Murugun" | Shellee | Sagar Desai | Vijay Prakash | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Chat Mangni Lover" | Ankur Tewari | Classic Tamil Song | Vijay Prakash | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Kuchi Kuchi Twist" | Ankur Tewari | Classic Tamil Song | Vijay Prakash & Hamsika Iyer | 3:22 |
| 8. | "Naam Mera Mango Dolly" | Sagar Desai | Geeta John | 3:40 | |
| 9. | "Space Goddess (Chat Mangni Remix)"*" | Ankur Tewari | Classic Tamil Song | Vijay Prakash & Pratichee Mohapatra | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Mind It (Club Mix)"*" | Ankur Tewari, MC Bobkat | Sagar Desai | Mika & Mc Bobkat | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Aunties On The Dance Floor (Chat Mangni Remix)"*" | Ankur Tewari | Classic Tamil Song | Vijay Prakash | 3:29 |
| 12. | "Ragamuffin Mix*" | Ankur Tewari, MC BobKat, Rahul Sout Dandy Squad | Classic Telugu Song | Vijay Prakash, Hamsika Iyer, Mc Bobkat & Sout Dandy Squad | 3:26 |
- *remixed by Deep & DJ Chandu
References
- ↑ "Quickgun Murugan fastest on the draw!". Zoom TV. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ "Yanna rascala... we don't mind it". DNA (newspaper). 14 May 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- 1 2 "MoMA Celebrates Contemporary Indian Cinema". Huliq. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ "QUICK GUN MURUGUN - Hindi Movie Reviews". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ "Quick Gun Murugan Review - Bollywood Movie Review by Ashok Nayak". Nowrunning.com. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ "Quick Gun Murugan Is Pretty Good Fun". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2009-08-18.