Manamantha
Manamantha | |
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Directed by | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti |
Screenplay by | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti |
Story by | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Rahul Shrivatsav |
Edited by | Chandra Shekar G. V. |
Music by | Varahi Chalana Chitram |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Manamantha (transl. All of Us) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language anthology film[1][2] written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Sai Korrapati. It stars Mohanlal, Gautami, Viswant Duddumpudi, and Raina Rao and also marks the former's Telugu debut after a guest appearance in the 1994 Telugu film Gandeevam. The music was composed by Mahesh Shankar with cinematography by Rahul Shrivatsav and editing by G. V. Chandra Sekhar. The film was partially reshot in Malayalam as Vismayam (transl. Amazement) with a slightly different cast.[3][4]
The film was officially launched on 29 November 2015 in
Plot
Manamantha follows the lives of four people from different paths and ambitions:
- Sai Ram is the Assistant Manager of Vijetha Supermarket in Hyderabad. He lives with his uncle Sadha Shivam Reddy alias Babai and is always appreciated by his manager Venkat for his innovative ideas. However, Viswanath always feels jealous of him.
- Mahitha is a girl who has Bhushan as a class teacher and Raghavendra Rao Sharma as a principal. She is a Hyderabad-based youngster who hangs out with a number of friends.
- Abhiram is a computer engineering graduate. He loves his friends and falls in love with Aira, who too falls for him seeing his kind nature.
- Gayathri is a housewife from Koti who is friends with her neighbor Lakshmi. She always finds it difficult to run life as she does not have enough money for her family, but she is always encouraged by her old professor and has great respect for him.
One day, Sai Ram meets Dass, a local moneylender, and befriends him to teach Viswanath a lesson. Sai Ram is soon promoted as the Manager of the Supermarket for his innovative ideas, and Venkat feels happy for him. To celebrate his success, Sai Ram and Babai go for a tour to Hyderabad and drink in a bar. He soon receives a phone call from Viswanath's daughter, saying that Viswanath has been missing for two days. He then confronts Dass and learns that he had kidnapped him for more money. Sai Ram feels guilty for his actions and decides to find Viswanath.
Meanwhile, Abhiram-Aira's friendship develops, and they are always together. One of Mahitha's friends, a small boy, goes missing. Mahitha is involved in the case by the local Police Inspector, who warns Bhushan to take care of Mahitha as she is put in danger, to which Bhushan agrees. Gayathri is offered a job by her professor in Singapore but denies saying that she always wants to take care of her family. Sai Ram is blackmailed by Dass for finding Viswanath, but later, Dass is shown to be dead, owing to his smoking habit. Sai Ram then decides to surrender himself to the Hyderabad Police.
Mahitha is consoled by an astrologer from Nanakram Guda, who knows her problems. As the days pass, Abhiram is unfortunately betrayed by Aira, who says to him that money is more important to her than him. Gayathri is accused of stealing jewels from a jewelry shop. Mahitha decides to go away as she is unable to find her friend.
Gayathri decides to accept the job offer for the sake of her family. She writes a letter before leaving and mentions that she bought a laptop for her son and a bike for her husband. In the process, Abhiram tries to commit suicide but remembers his mother, who is none other than Gayathri. Also, Mahitha's friend is saved by Sai Ram near a temple, as said by a priest. Fortunately, Vishwanath is also saved by Mahitha while searching for her friend.
In the airport, it is revealed that Gayathri is Sai Ram's wife, and Abhiram and Mahitha are their children. The family clicks a selfie for their reconciliation party.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Sai Ram, an Assistant Manager of a supermarket in Hyderabad, who aspires to be Manager for better salary and reputation
- Gautami as Gayathri, Sai Ram's wife and a housewife who gets a job offer in Singapore
- Viswant Duddumpudi as Abhiram, Sai Ram's son who falls in love with Aira but gets betrayed by her
- Raina Rao as Mahitha, Sai Ram's daughter whose friend goes missing but is later found by her
- Anisha Ambrose as Aira, Abhiram's love interest who wants money rather than him
- Gollapudi Maruti Rao as Gayathri's professor who gives her a job offer in Singapore
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Raoas Venkat, the store manager of Vijetha Supermarket
- Chandra Mohan as Sadha Shivam Reddy alias Babai, Sai Ram's father
- Vennela Kishore as Bhushan, Mahitha's class teacher
- Nassar as Raghavendra Rao Sharma, Mahitha's principal
- Urvashi as Lakshmi, Gayathri's neighbor who lives with her
- Harsha Vardhan as Viswanath, Sai Ram's colleague who gets jealous of him but later goes missing
- Avantika Vandanapu as Viswanath's daughter, Swathi
- L. B. Sriram as the astrologer in Nanakram Guda
- Brahmaji as the police inspector
- Sanjay Reddy as Aira's father
- Dhanrajas Salesman
- Taraka Ratna as Roadside Painter
- Ayyappa P. Sharma as Dass (Voice dubbed by Hekar Sega), a local moneylender
- Anitha Chowdary as Viswanath's wife
- Pradeep as Lecturer
- Meghana Sritha
- Trishool Jethuri
- Kranthi
- C. V. L. Narasimha Rao
- Laxman Meesala
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Doctor
- Ravi Siva Teja as Abhirams friend
- Malayalam version
- P. Balachandran as Ravi Pillai alias Cheriya Ammavan, Sairam's father
- Joy Mathew as Gayathri's professor who gives her a job offer in Singapore
Production
Pre-production
The film was officially announced by
Mohanlal and Gautami are teaming after a gap of 19 years since
Filming
The film was formally launched in Hyderabad on 29 November 2015. Principal photography and regular filming began there on 30 November.[9] Mohanlal gave dates for 25 days for filming.[8] His portions were completed by January third week.[20] The first schedule of filming was completed by the end of January.[14]
Mohanlal started
Music
Manamantha | ||||
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Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 17:03 | |||
Language | Telugu Tamil Malayalam | |||
Label | Vel Records | |||
Producer | Sai Korrapati | |||
Mahesh Shankar chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack album was composed by Mahesh Shankar. The five song album was released by Vel Records on 27 July 2016.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Manamantha" | Hemachandra | 3:09 |
3. | "Aashalalo" | Damini Bhatla | 2:35 |
4. | "Kanneerulaa" | Vidhu Prathap | 3:31 |
5. | "Tik Tik" | Sriya Madhuri | 4:19 |
Total length: | 17:03 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Namadhandro" | Madhan Karky | Haricharan | 3:29 |
2. | "Muthumani" | Madhan Karky | Christin Jose | 3:09 |
3. | "Aasai" | Madhan Karky | Damini Bhatla | 2:35 |
4. | "Kanneerile" | Madhan Karky | Vidhu Prathap | 3:31 |
5. | "Tik Tik" | Madhan Karky | Sriya Madhuri | 4:19 |
Total length: | 17:03 |
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Naamellam" | Haricharan | 3:29 |
2. | "Kettilamma" | Christine Jose | 3:09 |
3. | "Aashakale" | Nayana Nair | 2:35 |
4. | "Kanneerile" | Vidhu Prathap | 3:31 |
5. | "Tik Tik" | Sriya Madhuri | 4:19 |
Total length: | 17:03 |
Release
Theatrical
The film was
Home media
The film was released and is available on
Reception
Box office
The film collected a worldwide gross of ₹7 crore (US$880,000) from all three languages in the opening day.
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External links
- Manamantha at IMDb
- Manamantha on Facebook