Mani Ratnam’s ‘Geethanjali’ to re-release in 4K after 37 years
Hyderabad: Thirty seven years after it first hit screens, Mani Ratnam’s classic love story Geethanjali is set to return to theatres.
The film, which was released rather quietly on May 12, 1989, went on to become one of the most memorable love stories in Telugu cinema. Starring Nagarjuna Akkineni and Girija, with haunting music by Ilaiyaraaja, the film took time to become a rage across erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. Its Tamil dubbed version Idhayathai Thirudathey was equally phenomenal at the box office in Tamil Nadu.
The digitally restored film will re-release in 4K format in Telugu and Tamil on August 28, 2026.
Titled after its female protagonist Geethanjali (played by Girija), whose zest for life belies the fact that her days are probably numbered due to a terminal heart condition, the story follows her journey and that of Prakash (Nagarjuna), a college graduate diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. When the two cross paths, a relationship blossoms amid questions of life and death and the yearning to celebrate each day.
