Mukunda is a 2014 Telugu film written & directed by Srikanth Addala. The film was produced by Tagore Madhu and Nallamalapu Srinivas (Bujji) under the banner Leo Productions. It features Varun Tej and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, the former making his debut in Telugu cinema. Rao Ramesh, Prakash Raj, Nassar and Brahmanandam were seen in other key roles. V. Manikandan was the film's director of photography. Mickey J Meyer composed the film's soundtrack and background score. Marthand K. Venkatesh edited the film.

Production began on 27 February 2014 at Hyderabad. Principal photography commenced on 24 March 2014 at Cochin and was completed on 16 December 2014 at Hyderabad. The film was initially titled as Gollabhama. Apart from Hyderabad, the film was predominantly shot in Andhra Pradesh at places like Rajahmundry, Bhimavaram, Amalapuram etc. while parts of thew film were shot at Cochin and Alleppey in Kerala and at Kanyakumari, Pollachi in Tamil Nadu. The film released worldwide on 24 December 2014 to decent reviews from critics.
Mickey J Meyer was selected to compose the film's soundtrack and background music continuing his association with Srikanth Addala after Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008) and Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2012). The soundtrack features 6 songs and a Theme music whose lyrics were penned by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri.[31] Aditya Music acquired the soundtrack rights in mid August 2014 for an undisclosed high price.[32]

The soundtrack was expected to be launched in September 2014 initially.[33] The release was postponed to November 2014.[34] The release date was later finalized as 3 December 2014.[35] Shilpakala Vedika was announced as the venue on 2 December and also, a song teaser was unveiled as a part of promotion.[36] Chiranjeevi attended the audio launch along with Allu Arjun as the chief guests and unveiled the soundtrack.[37]

Reviewing the soundtrack, Karthik of Milliblog wrote "Chaala baagundi, with its briliant vocal plus guitar interplay, is the soundtrack’s best, with Haricharan proving his value again! Mickey on top of his game, again!".[38] The Times of India stated that the soundtrack has some peppy and melodious tunes, calling "Dumdaredum" and "Chala Bagundi" as the best songs of the album.[39] IndiaGlitz wrote "Mickey J Meyer's imprint is write over the album. It's a mix of melody and youthfulness. Sirivennela writes all the songs to a profound effect. Getting choicest of singers on board, Mickey delivers a music lover's album."[40] Avad M of 123telugu selected "Daredumdadum", "Nandalaala" and "Chaala Bagundi" as the picks of the album and wrote "Mickey J Meyer once again proves that he is a class apart and provides a chart topping romantic album which is quite soothing and melodious.
Movie: Mukunda
Directed by Srikanth Addala
Produced by Tagore Madu,
Nallamalapu Srinivas
Written by Srikanth Addala
Starring Varun Tej,
Pooja Hegde,
Prakash Raj,
Rao Ramesh,
Brahmanandam
Music by Mickey J Meyer
Cinematography V. Manikandan
Edited by Marthand K. Venkatesh
Production
company
Leo Productions
Release dates 24 December 2014
Running time 142 minutes
Country India
Language Telugu
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