Manasulo Maata
Manasulo Maata (transl. The Word in my Heart) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romance film, produced by P. Usharani under the Chandra Kiran Films banner, presented by Sri Sravanthi Movies and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It stars Jagapati Babu, Srikanth and Mahima Chaudhry in the lead roles and music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. This film is the Telugu remake of the Tamil film Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998). The film was recorded as Above Average at the box office.
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| Directed by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Produced by | P. Usha Rani |
| Written by | Maruduri Raja (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Story by | Ravichandran |
| Based on | Kannedhirey Thondrinal (Tamil) |
| Starring | Jagapati Babu Srikanth Mahima Chaudhry |
| Music by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Cinematography | Hari Anumolu |
| Edited by | K. Ramgopal Reddy |
Production company | Sri Sravanthi Movies & Chandra Kiran Films |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film is a tale of two friends; Sankar (Jagapati Babu) & Vasant (Srikanth) from the same college. They start out as enemies and afterward become best friends. Vasant loves Priya (Mahima Chaudhry) without knowing she is Sankar's sister, which he learns later. Meanwhile, Sankar narrates his past, he used to have another sister Radhika (Priya) with eloped with one of his best friends, Raghu (Sriharsha). On hearing this horrifying news, then Vasant makes up his mind to sacrifice his love without hurting Sankar and their true friendship. Here, Priya tries to commit suicide attempt where Vasanth's other friend Guru Murti (Ali) reveals Sankar the love affair of Vasant and Priya. Finally, Sankar blissfully accepts their love.
Cast
- Jagapati Babu as Sankar
- Srikanth as Vasant
- Mahima Chaudhry as Priya
- Ali as Guru Murti
- Lakshmi Ratan as Jagan Mohan
- Sriharsha as Raghu
- Viswa Mohan as Madman
- Prasanna Kumar
- Bandla Ganesh
- Gautam Raju as Too Much
- Sunitha Varma as Laila
- Sangeetha as Sekhar's mother
- Priya as Radhika
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 31:13 | |||
| Label | Supreme Music | |||
| Producer | S. V. Krishna Reddy | |||
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Music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on Supreme Music Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nela Mida Jabili" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, Chitra | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Prema O Prema" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Chitra | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Preminchu Okkasaari" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, Udit Narayan | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Eeshwara" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | Udit Narayan | 5:19 |
| 5. | "Kousalya Supraja" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | SP Balu | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Diri Diri Diridi" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Udit Narayan, Sunanda | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Hai Hai" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | Unni Krishnan, Chitra | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 31:13 | |||