After the chief engineer is killed by a man-eating lion, Aishwarya is called upon to complete the rail project. Raju, an ace hunter, succeeds in killing the lion. Now another lion is out for revenge.
Movie : Mrugaraaju (King of Animals)
Year : 2001
Banner : Devi Film Productions
Cast : Chiranjeevi, Simran, Sanghavi, Nagendra Babu, Brahmanandam, M. S. Narayana, Prakash Raj, Surya, Rambha, Tanikella Bharani
Music : Mani Sharma
Lyrics : Veturi Sundararama Murthy, Chandrabose, Bhuvana Chandra
Story-Screenplay : Yandamoori Veerendranath, Gunasekhar
Dialogues : Satyanand
Direction : Gunasekhar
Producer : Devi Vara Prasad
Genre : Drama, Action Adventure
Runtime : 147 min
Release Date : 11 January 2001
DVD Features:
- Anamorphic Widescreen Enhanced (16:9) DVD
- English Subtitles
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
- DVD Text
- Jacket Picture
- NTSC - All Regions
- Interactive Menus of Songs & Scenes for Easy Access
Plot
Raju lives a poor lifestyle in rural India along with his parents. He meets with a wealthy city girl, both fall in love, and get married much to the chagrin of her father who decides to separate them with much success. When she gives birth to Akila, she goes to meet with Raju, but he refuses to speak with her. Now an Engineer, she is assigned the task of building a railroad bridge that is jinxed by the frequent appearance of a ferocious and fearless lion that continually preys on laborers. Local people believe that the site of the railroad bridge should have been a temple, as an idol of Devi Maa was found buried there, but the authorities refuse to believe this. They seek the assistance of Raju to kill this beast and he agrees to do so. Whenever he sets a trap, the lion avoids the trap and manages to kill even more laborers. Raju's parents, while trying to protect Akila, are also killed. Then one day Akila goes missing and both Raju and his wife, temporarily setting aside their differences, begin a frantic search little knowing that she has wandered on to the territory of the lion.