Manoharam (2000 film)
| Manoharam | |
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| Directed by | Gunasekhar |
| Written by | Story & Screenplay: Gunasekhar Dialogues: Posani Krishna Murali |
| 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.[1] The film won four Nandi Awards.[2][3]
Plot
The film begins at Pakistan, where ISI imputes its mission to a malignant mole Basha. He plots and conducts cataclysmic bomb blasts at the most important cities in India. At Hyderabad, the two cops, Govind & Ram Prasad, suddenly encounter a bank employee, Anand, and apprehend him as an ISI agent. Afterward, the Govt allocates to CBI Officer Srinivasa Murthy who starts his interrogation. Now, Anand moves rearward, wherein his nuptial goes down with a spirited village girl, Usha. Initially, she scorns her husband and pauses their first night as she yearns to continue her compelled studies for the wedding. Later, the couple proceeds to Delhi for their honeymoon. Therein, Anand witnesses Basha operating a bomb blast and chases him, but he skips.
Subsequently, Usha slowly understands the virtue of her husband and love blossoms. After returning, Anand enables Usha to continue her studies and her honor for him apexes. Alongside, Govind & Ram Prasad seized Basha’s sidekick Mastan and submitted to massive torture. Before his death, he notified the residential address of his associate Ibrahim, a neighbor of Anand, whose flat number is 6. Here, Govind & Ram Prasad mistake it for nine and fire on Anand. As of now, to shield their rank, they planted proof, forged Anand as a terrorist, and the judicial destined him for life.
During that quandary, Usha remains resolute and combats crime, confronting the ignominies. She breaks out the plot behind the scenes and catches Ibrahim with backing from Srinivasa Murthy. Accordingly, Anand is acquitted on parole when Govind & Ram Prasad trigger his anger, wherefore he shatters by them. Hence, they mingle with Basha, who slaughters them after accomplishing his task. At this time, Basha connives to assassinate the Prime Minister at a school function. Thus, he envisages using Usha to activate it by capturing Anand. At last, Anand protects his country by dice with death, and he is honored as a true patriot. Finally, the movie ends happily, with the couple continuing their delightful martial life.
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 neighbor
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "Telugu actor Jagapati Babu to make Bollywood debut in Ajay Devgn's Taanaji – The Unsung Warrior". Firstpost. 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Nandi awards for 2000 announced". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 September 2002. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Manoharam Review". 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.