Manasichi Choodu (film)

Manasichi Choodu
Official poster
Directed by	R. Suresh Varma
Written by	Rajendrakumar (dialogues)
Based on	Dhinamdhorum
Produced by	M. V. Lakshmi A. Mohan
Starring	Vadde Naveen Raasi
Music by	Mani Sharma
Release date	27 November 1998 (1998-11-27)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Manasichi Choodu is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by R. Suresh Varma, who previously directed Sivayya.[1] and starring Vadde Naveen and Raasi. The film was a remake of Tamil film Dhinamdhorum. The film released to positive reviews.[2]

Cast

• Vadde Naveen as Murali
• Raasi as Yamuna
• Ravi Teja as Chanti
• Prakash Raj as a politician[3]
• Srihari
• Suhasini
• Chalapathi Rao
• Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao
• Ali
• Jayaprakash Reddy
• Gautam Raju
• Sangeetha
• Ramji as Murali's friend
• Bandla Ganesh as Murali's friend
• Bose
• Sumithra
• Venu Madhav
• Ananda Vardhan
• Deepa Venkat
• Dilip Kumar Salvadi as boy on cycle

Production

Sukumar worked as an assistant director for the film.[4]

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Mani Sharma.[5] The song "Anthey Ee Prema Varusa" was well received.[6]

Track lisabiliting

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Inthe Ee Prema Varasa"	Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha	5:04
2.	"Bodi Chadhuvulu"	Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry	Murali, Mano	4:59
3.	"Jilibili Jabili"	Chandrabose (lyricist)	K. S. Chithra, Hariharan	4:07
4.	"Gulabi Remma"	Chandrabose	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:19
5.	"Lovvu Cheyandra"	Chandrabose	Mano	2:13
6.	"Salem Alekhum Bhama"	Veturi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:28
Total length:				24:10

Reception

A critic from Deccan Herald opined that "On the whole a good entertainer".[7] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com felt that Ravi Teja "delivered his best performance so far in Manasichi Choodu".[8] Naveen and Varma later collaborated again for Aadi Lakshmi (2006).[9]

References

1. "Suresh Varma changes his name". Idlebrain. 4 August 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
2. "The year gone by 'Twas good for some and bad for most". Andhra Online. Archived from the original on 28 April 1999.
3. Jeevi (4 February 2000). "Kshemamga Velli Labhamgaa Randi - A Review". Idlebrain.
4. "Sukumar's birthday: Must watch movies of the filmmaker you should not miss". The Times of India. 11 January 2019.
5. "Manasichi Choodu". Spotify. 2000.
6. Kumar, Asha Kiran (11 June 2018). "Mani Sharma: Top Telugu musical hits of Melody Brahma". The Times of India.
7. P, Rakesh (14 February 1999). "Manasichi choodu (Telugu)". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
8. Jeevi (22 August 2002). "Movie review - Idiot". Idlebrain.
9. "Muhurat – Adi Lakshmi". Idlebrain. 4 August 2006. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

• Manasichi Choodu at IMDb