{{More plot|date=January 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{infobox film | image = Gedda Maga.jpg | caption = VCD cover | director = [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] | screenplay = S. A. Chandrasekhar | story = [[Peter Selvakumar]] | based_on = ''[[Moondru Mugam]]'' | producer = [[Dwarakish]] | starring = [[Shankar Nag]] | cinematography = D. V. Rajaram | editing = Goutham Raju | music = [[K. Chakravarthy]] | studio = Dwarakish Chitra | released = {{Film date|1983|3|14|df=yes}} | country = India | language = Kannada }} '''''Gedda Maga''''' ({{Translation|Victorious son}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Kannada]] language [[action film]] directed by [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] and produced by [[Dwarakish]]. A remake of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Moondru Mugam]]'' (1982),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Arunachalam |first=Param |title=BollySwar: 1981–1990 |date=14 April 2020 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech Private Limited |isbn=978-81-938482-2-7 |pages=443}}</ref> it stars [[Shankar Nag]] in a triple role for the first time in his career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 November 2020 |title=Happy Birthday Shankar Nag: ಶಂಕರ್ ನಾಗ್ ಮೂಲ ಹೆಸರು ಏನು ಗೊತ್ತಾ?; ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಅಚ್ಚರಿ ವಿಚಾರ |url=https://kannada.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/happy-birthday-shankar-nag-here-is-a-shankar-nag-real-name-hg-rmd-484783.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250829074654/https://kannada.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/happy-birthday-shankar-nag-here-is-a-shankar-nag-real-name-hg-rmd-484783.html |archive-date=29 August 2025 |access-date=14 August 2025 |work=[[News18]] |language=Kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=B |first=Praveen Chandra |title=Movie Quiz: ಶಂಕರ್ನಾಗ್ ತ್ರಿಬಲ್ ಆಕ್ಟಿಂಗ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಟಿಸಿದ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಯಾವುದು? ಅಪ್ಪು ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ ಯಾವಾಗ? 10 ರಸಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರಿಸಿ |url=https://kannada.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/sandalwood-news-movie-quiz-shankarnag-rajkumar-first-movie-yash-puneeth-rajkumar-vishnu-ambareesh-questions-answers-pcp-181701939751782.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250825152612/https://kannada.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/sandalwood-news-movie-quiz-shankarnag-rajkumar-first-movie-yash-puneeth-rajkumar-vishnu-ambareesh-questions-answers-pcp-181701939751782.html |archive-date=25 August 2025 |access-date=14 August 2025 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 November 2020 |title=ಶಂಕರಣ್ಣ, ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಅಳಿಯದ ನೆನಪು! ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಅವಿನಾಶಿ ! |url=https://www.headlinekarnataka.com/news/cinema/1670/remembering-shankar-nag-on-his-66th-birthday |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260105204819/https://www.headlinekarnataka.com/news/cinema/1670/remembering-shankar-nag-on-his-66th-birthday |archive-date=5 January 2026 |access-date=14 August 2025 |website=Headline Karnataka |language=Kn}}</ref>
== Plot == Arun, the son of a rich businessman, returns to India as a saint shocking his father who hires a female press reporter to bring him back to normal. After a few incidents he renounces his life as a saint. Arun comes to notice his father sending money to an anonymous woman and the pursuit of whom leads to the discovery of his past. He finds that his biological father is Alex Muttanna, an honest police officer, who was murdered by Basappa. He also gets to know about his estranged twin brother, John. Thirsty for revenge, he embarks on a mission to kill Basappa and destroy his criminal empire. However, his plans backfire when comes across the dreaded fact that his twin John works for Basappa. What happens later forms the crux of the story.
==Cast==
{{Cast listing| *[[Shankar Nag]] as Alex Muttanna, Arun, and John *[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] *[[Aarathi]] *[[Silk Smitha]] *[[Dwarakish]] *[[Sundar Krishna Urs]] as Basappa *[[Shivaram]] *[[Sudheer (Kannada actor)|Sudheer]] *[[M. N. Lakshmi Devi]] }}
== Production == This film marked the first time that [[Shankar Nag]] played three roles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 June 2020 |title=ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ತೆರೆ ಮೇಲೆ ದ್ವಿಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಜೃಂಭಿಸಿದ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಟರಿವರು |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/kannada/karnataka/sitara/cinema/kannada-actors-kamal-in-double-role/ka20200603151454852 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818184343/https://www.etvbharat.com/kannada/karnataka/sitara/cinema/kannada-actors-kamal-in-double-role/ka20200603151454852 |archive-date=18 August 2025 |access-date=14 August 2025 |work=[[ETV Network|ETV Bharat News]] |language=Kn}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by [[K. Chakravarthy]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 June 1983 |title=GEDDA MAGA |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/gedda-maga/jjsjsQ5ZkzQ_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250905193429/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/gedda-maga/jjsjsQ5ZkzQ_ |archive-date=5 September 2025 |access-date=25 August 2025 |work=[[JioSaavn]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2020 |title=Gedda Maga Kannada Film EP Vinyl Record by Chakravarthy |url=https://mossymart.com/shop/gedda-maga-kannada-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-chakravarthy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250908175057/https://mossymart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Gedda-Maga-Kannada-Film-EP-Vinyl-Record-by-Chakravarthy-www.mossymart.com-2.jpg |archive-date=8 September 2025 |access-date=25 August 2025 |website=Mossymart |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2020 |title=Gedda Maga Kannada film EP Vinyl Record by Chakravarthy |url=https://mossymart.com/shop/gedda-maga-kannada-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-chakravarthy-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250902042256/https://mossymart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Gedda-Maga-Kannada-film-EP-Vinyl-Record-by-Chakravarthy-www.mossymart.com-1-1.jpg |archive-date=2 September 2025 |access-date=25 August 2025 |website=Mossymart |language=en}}</ref> {{track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Ondu Gandu Hennu | length1 = 6:07 | lyrics1 = [[R. N. Jayagopal]] | extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]] | title2 = Ravigintha Shashiye | length2 = 4:00 | lyrics2 = R. N. Jayagopal | extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | title3 = Minchanthe Minchi | length3 = 4:23 | lyrics3 = [[Doddarangegowda]] | extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | title4 = Love Me Allow Me | length4 = 4:29 | lyrics4 = Shyamsundar Kulkarni | extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | title5 = Benkiyanu Muttuveya | length5 = 4:12 | lyrics5 = [[Chi. Udayashankar]] | extra5 = Ramesh, S. Janaki | total_length = 23:11 }}
== Box office == Unlike the original, ''Gedda Magga'' performed average at the box office after releasing to high expectations,<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2023 |title=5 Rajinikanth Classics Remade In Kannada |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/5-rajinikanth-classics-remade-in-kannada/photostory/98389073.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231019141459/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/5-rajinikanth-classics-remade-in-kannada/photostory/98389073.cms |archive-date=19 October 2023 |access-date=14 August 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> though Dwarakish did not lose money through the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puttaswamy |first=K |date=2 September 2022 |title=Dwarakish, the first showman of Kannada cinema |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dwarakish-the-first-showman-of-kannada-cinema-1141689.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521094913/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dwarakish-the-first-showman-of-kannada-cinema-1141689.html |archive-date=21 May 2024 |access-date=14 August 2025 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{IMDb title}} {{Dwarakish}} {{S. A. Chandrasekhar}}
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