Manoharam (2000 film)

Manoharam
Manoharam
	DVD cover
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	13 May 2000;
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[edit]

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, Anand a bank employee is suddenly encountered by cops Govind & Ram Prasad and apprehended as an ISI agent. Afterward, the case is allocated to CBI Officer Srinivasa Murthy who starts his interrogation. Now, Anand moves rearward wherein his nuptial goes down with a plucky village girl Usha. Initially, she scorns her husband and pauses their first night as she yearns to continue her studies. Yet, she is compelled to 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 carry on her studies then her honor for him apexes. Alongside, Govind & Ram Prasad seize Basha’s sidekick Mastan and submitted to massive torture. Before his death, he notifies the residential address of his associate Ibrahim neighbor of Anand whose flat number is 6. Here, Govind & Ram Prasad mistake it as 9 and fired on Anand. As of now, to shield their rank they planted proof, forge Anand as a terrorist and the judicial destined him for life.

During that quandary, Usha remains resolute and combats crime confronting the ignominies. Anyhow, she breaks out the plot behind the scene and catches Ibrahim with backing from Srinivasa Murthy. Accordingly, Anand is acquitted on parole when Govind & Ram Prasad triggers his anger, wherefore he shatters by them. Hence, they mingle with Basha who slaughters them after the accomplishment of his task. At this time, Basha connives to assassinate Prime Minister at a school function. Thus, he envisages using Usha to activate it by nabbing Anand. At last, Anand protects his country by dice with death and he is honored as a true patriot. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the couple continuing their delightful martial life.

Cast[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Nandi Awards^[4]

Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Mullapudi Brahmanandam & Sunkara Madhu Murali
Best Actor - Jagapati Babu
Best Actress - Laya
Best Editor - A. Sreekar Prasad

References[edit]

^ "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.

External links[edit]

Manoharam at IMDb

[1] "Telugu actor Jagapati Babu to make Bollywood debut in Ajay Devgn's Taanaji – The Unsung Warrior". Firstpost. 4 September 2018.

[2] "Nandi awards for 2000 announced". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 September 2002. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.

[Story-3] "Manoharam Review". fullhyd.com.

[4] "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.

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