Manoharam (2000 film)
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Manoharam | |
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Directed by | Gunasekhar |
Written by | Posani Krishna Murali Gunasekhar |
Produced by | Mullapudi Brahmanandam Sunkara Madhu Murali |
Starring | Jagapati Babu Laya |
Cinematography | Sekhar V. Joseph |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | M.R.C & Melody Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Manoharam (transl. Alluring) is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language-language action drama film directed by Gunasekhar and produced by Mullapudi Brahmanandam and Sunkara Madhu Murali under the M.R.C & Melody Combines banner. It stars Jagapati Babu, Laya and music composed by Mani Sharma. The film won four Nandi Awards.[1]
Plot[]
The film begins with the ISI moles scheming to destabilize India, followed by bomb blasts in Coimbatore and Hyderabad. Basha (Mukesh Rishi), an ISI agent, enters India to plant bombs at various places. Anand (Jagapati Babu) is a regular bank employee, and through a case of mistaken identity by police, he exposes the nefarious ISI network. Anand is tried and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. Anand's wife Usha (Laya) tries to prove her husband's innocence with the help of CBI officer Srinivasa Murthy (Prakash Raj).[2]
Cast[]
- Jagapati Babu as Keshineni Anand Babu
- Laya as Usha
- Chandra Mohan as Usha's father
- Prakash Raj as Srinivasa Murthy
- Mukesh Rishi as Basha
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Anand's neighbour
- L. B. Sriram as Anand's neighbour
- Jenny as Anand's neighbour
- M. S. Narayana as Watchman
- Brahmaji as Govind
- Surya as Ram Prasad
- Jeeva as Mastan
- Sameer Hasan as Anand's brother-in-law
- Jhansi as Anand's younger sister
- Banerjee
- Vinod Bala as Ibrahim
- Rishi
- Siva Satyanarayana
- Indu Anand
- Master Sagar
Music[]
The film's score was composed by Mani Sharma. Song lyrics were written by Veturi. The soundtrack was released by Mahathi Audio Company.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sari Sari Natanala" | Shankar Mahadevan, K.S.Chithra | 4:37 |
2. | "Chooda Chakkani" | Hariharan | 4:50 |
3. | "Puccha Puvvula" | K. S. Chithra, Parthasarathi | 5:37 |
4. | "Mangala Gowri" | Kalpana | 5:39 |
5. | "Guppedu Gundela" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:50 |
6. | "Bharatha Maatha" | K. S. Chithra, Srinivas | 5:05 |
Total length: | 30:38 |
Awards[]
- Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Mullapudi Brahmanandam & Sunkara Madhu Murali
- Best Actor - Jagapati Babu
- Best Actress - Laya
- Best Editor - A. Sreekar Prasad
References[]
- ^ "Nandi awards for 2000 announced". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 September 2002. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Official Title". fullhyd.com.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
External links[]
- 2000 films
- Telugu-language films
- 2000s Telugu-language films
- Indian films
- Indian action drama films
- 2000 action drama films
- Films about terrorism in India
- Films directed by Gunasekhar
- Films scored by Mani Sharma
- Films set in Delhi
- Films shot in Delhi