Manasuku Nachindi (transl. The heart likes it) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by debutante Manjula Ghattamaneni. It is jointly produced by her husband Sanjay Swaroop and P. Kiran under his banner Anandi Art Creations. It features Sundeep Kishan, Amyra Dastur, Tridha Choudhury, and Adith Arun in the lead roles. The film's music was directed by Radhan. Dialogues in the film were written by Sai Madhav Burra. Released on 16 February 2018, the film failed to perform at the box office.[1]
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| Directed by | Manjula Ghattamaneni |
| Written by | Manjula Ghattamaneni |
| Produced by | Sanjay Swaroop P. Kiran |
| Starring | Sundeep Kishan Amyra Dastur Tridha Choudhury Adith Arun |
| Cinematography | Ravi Yadav |
| Music by | Radhan |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Sri Venkateswara Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
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Best friends Suraj and Nithya run away from their own wedding to find meaning in life. Despite falling for other people, there is an unspoken bond between them that they find hard to ignore.
Cast
edit- Sundeep Kishan as Suraj
- Amyra Dastur as Nithya
- Tridha Choudhury as Nikki
- Adith Arun as Abhay
- Priyadarshi Pullikonda as Sarath
- Punarnavi Bhupalam as Lalli
- Jaanvi Swarup
- Abhay Bethiganti
- Mahesh Babu (voiceover)
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack of Manasuku Nachindi was composed by Radhan. Released through Aditya Music, all the songs were written by Ananta Sriram.[2]
| Manasuku Nachindi | ||||
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| Released | 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 21:02 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Radhan | |||
| Radhan chronology | ||||
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| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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| 01 | "Parichayamu leda" | Sameera Bharadwaj | 03:04 |
| 02 | "Rey Idi Nee Jaaga" | Yazin Nizar, Ramya NSK | 03:50 |
| 03 | "Ra Ra Ilara" | Haricharan | 04:50 |
| 04 | "Oh Pilla Nuv Pooladanda" | Naresh Iyer, Sameera Bharadwaj | 03:40 |
| 05 | "Chatu Matu Chupulanni" | Srinivas Raghunathan | 02:10 |
| 06 | "Gadichina Prathi Rojuni" | Shweta Mohan | 03:28 |
Release and reception
editThe film was initially scheduled to release on 26 January 2018 but was postponed to 16 February 2018.[3][4]
Hemant Kumar of the Firstpost rated the film 2 out of 5. " the story of Manasuku Nachindhi does have some merit, but it just does not get the cinematic treatment it deserves", Kumar wrote.[5] The Hindu's Srivathsan Nadadhur called the film "old wine in a new bottle." Nadadhur added that "Manasuku Nachindi tries to convey a lot, but all the cushioning that director Manjula does to cover up a stale story comes a cropper in a 150-minute preachy marathon."[6]
Suhas Yellapantula writing for The Times of India rated the film two stars out of five and "Manjula Ghattamaneni makes the film with all the right intentions but falters in its execution." On performances, Yellapantula opined that "Amyra Dastur is the only bright spark in this film, who lights up the screen with a wonderful performance. Sundeep, like the audience, seems confused. Tridha looks good but is overall unconvincing, while Nasser is wasted in a poorly written role."[7]
References
edit- ^ "Tollywood — The year that was". Deccan Chronicle. 30 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Manasuku Nachindi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Radhan". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Gabbeta, Ranjith (5 January 2018). "'Manasuku Nachindi' to release on Jan 26". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ S R, Shajini (21 January 2018). "Sundeep Kishan starrer 'Manasuku Nachindi's' release postponed". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Manasuku Nachindhi movie review: Amyra Dastur, Sundeep Kishan starrer is an ode to nature that turns into caricature". Firstpost. 17 February 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (16 February 2018). "'Manasuku Nachindi' review: A matter of heart". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Manasuku Nachindi Review {2/5}: The movie is a dance between love and nature, but it's the audience who face the music". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
