Manoharam

Manoharam
File:Manoharam telugu.jpg
Directed by	Gunasekhar
Produced by	Mullapudi Brahmanandam Sunkara Madhu Murali
Written by	Posani Krishna Murali (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Gunasekhar
Story by	Gunasekhar
Starring	Jagapati Babu Laya
Music by	Mani Sharma
Cinematography	Shekar V Joseph
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Production company	M.R.C & Melody Combines
Release dates	15 January 2000 (2000-01-15)
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Manoharam is a 2000 Telugu Patriotic film produced by Mullapudi Brahmanandam & Sunkara Madhu Murali on M.R.C & Melody Combines banner, directed by Gunasekhar. Starring Jagapati Babu, Laya in the lead roles and music composed by Mani Sharma. The film won four Nandi Awards. The film recorded as Super Hit at box office.

Plot

The film begins with the ISI moles scheming to destabilize India right in the opening shot, followed by their devastating bomb blasts in Coimbatore and Hyderabad. Basha (Mukesh Rishi) an ISI Agent enters to India to plan various bomb blasts at various places. Anand (Jagapati Babu) a regular bank employ, through a case of mistaken identity by police and so, he comes out unscathed and exposes the nefarious ISI network. And the Anand is tried and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. Anand's wife, Usha (Laya) tries to evade her husband with help of a CBI Officer Srinivasa Murthy (Prakash Raj).

Cast

• Jagapati Babu as Keshineni Anand Babu
• Laya as Usha
• Chandra Mohan as Usha's father
• Prakash Raj as Shrinivasa Moorti
• Mukesh Rishi as Basha
• Mallikarjuna Rao as Anand's neighbour
• M.S. Narayana as watchman
• L. B. Sriram as Anand's neighbour
• Brahmaji as Govind
• Benarjee
• Surya as Ram Prasad
• Vinod Bala as Ibrahim
• Rishi
• Siva Satyanarayana
• Junior Relangi as doctor
• Jeeva as Mastan
• Jenny as Anand's neighbour
• Sameer as Anand's brother-in-law
• Jhansi as Anand's younger sister
• Indu Anand
• Master Sagar

Soundtrack

Manoharam
Film score by Mani Sharma
Released	2000
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	30:38
Label	MAHATHI Audio
Producer	Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma chronology
Chirunavvutho (2000)Chirunavvutho2000 Manoharam (2000) Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdhury (2000)Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdhury2000

Music composed by Mani Sharma. Lyrics written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. All songs are hit tracks. Music released on MAHATHI Audio Company.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Sari Sari Natanala"	Shankar Mahadevan, Chitra	4:37
2.	"Chooda Chakkani"	Hariharan	4:50
3.	"Puccha Puvvula"	Parthasarathi,Chitra	5:37
4.	"Mangala Gowri"	Kalpana	5:39
5.	"Guppedu Gundela"	SP Balu,Chitra	4:50
6.	"Bharatha Maatha"	Srinivas,Chitra	5:05
Total length:			30:38

Awards

• Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Bronze - 2000
• Nandi Award for Best Actor - Jagapati Babu
• Nandi Award for Best Actress - Laya
• Nandi Award for Best Editor - A. Sreekar Prasad

External links

Manoharam at IMDb