Mukunda

Mukunda
Film poster
Directed by	Srikanth Addala
Produced by	Tagore Madu Nallamalapu Srinivas
Written by	Srikanth Addala
Starring	Varun Tej Pooja Hegde Prakash Raj Rao Ramesh Ali Satyadev Kancharana
Music by	Mickey J Meyer
Cinematography	V. Manikandan
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Production company	Leo Productions
Release date	24 December 2014 (2014-12-24)
Running time	142 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹19 crore (US$2.8 million)
Box office	₹12.25 crore (US$1.8 million)share

Mukunda (English: Krishna) 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, in his Telugu cinema debut, and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles with Rao Ramesh, Prakash Raj and Nassar in other key roles. 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 in Hyderabad. Principal photography commenced on 24 March 2014 in Cochin and was completed on 16 December 2014 in Hyderabad. The film was initially titled Gollabhama. Apart from Hyderabad, the film was predominantly shot in Andhra Pradesh at places like Rajahmundry, Bhimavaram, and Amalapuram as well as in Cochin and Alleppey in Kerala and at Kanyakumari, Pollachi in Tamil Nadu. The film released worldwide on 24 December 2014.

C. Aswini Dutt approached Puri Jagannadh to prepare a script and direct the debut film of Naga Babu's son Varun Tej. The project failed to materialize and subsequently, Puri Jagannadh produced and directed that script which was titled Heart Attack starring Nithin and Adah Sharma.Srikanth Addala was confirmed to direct the film in late January 2014. The film was announced to be shot in the locales of Kerala and East Godavari. The film was formally launched at Hyderabad on 27 February 2014. The film was confirmed to be produced by Nallamalapu Srinivas and Tagore Madhu jointly on Leo Productions banner. Mickey J. Meyer was announced as the film's music director while V. Manikandan was announced as the Director of photography. The film's opening ceremony was aired live on MAA TV which was the first time ever for a Telugu film.Pooja Hegde confirmed the film's title as Gollabhama in early June 2014. The film's title was changed in early August 2014 with Mukunda Murari being the possible title. However, on Janmashtami, the makers renamed the film as Mukunda.