Manohari (song)
"Manohari" (lit. ' "Heart-stealing", also "Charming", "Delightful"') is an Indian Telugu-language item number from the 2015 soundtrack Baahubali: The Beginning from the film of the same name.[1][2] The song is sung by Mohana Bhogaraju and L. V. Revanth and has its lyrics written by Chaitanya Prasad.[3] The music video of the track features Prabhas, who plays Amarendra Baahubali, disguised as a Middle Eastern Man dancing with Scarlett Mellish Wilson,[4] Nora Fatehi and Madhu Sneha Upadhyay[5] in cameo roles, while Rana Daggubati as Bhallaladeva tries to catch the spy who was being followed by him and Amarendra Baahubali.[6] Director SS Rajamouli has a cameo role as the bartender during the premise of the song. Nora Fatehi faced a wardrobe malfunction while shooting for the song.[7] Music videoSynopsisThe song is played after Bahubali and Bhallaldeva visit Sighapura in search of a traitor known as Saketa. The song has been filmed originally in Telugu, with many part re-shot in Tamil. ReleaseThe audio of the song was released on 31 May 2015 along with other tracks in the album.[8] The music video of the song was officially released on 20 July 2015 through the YouTube channel of T-Series Telugu. The video of the song received more than 18 million views on YouTube.[9] The song was released in Tamil as Manogari,[10] In Hindi as Manohari[11][12] and in Malayalam as Manohari.[13] ReceptionManohari received positive reviews from critics, IB Times writes, "Nora Fatehi, Scarlett Wilson, Gabriela Bertante [sic][a] sizzles in Rajamouli's Film."[14] References
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