Manasella Neene
Manasella Neene (transl. You are all over my mind) is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by Mugur Sundar, a popular choreographer marking his debut in film direction. The film stars his youngest son Nagendra Prasad and Gayathri Raguram (in her Kannada debut) with Ananth Nag and Srinath in supporting roles. This film is the remake of the Telugu film Manasantha Nuvve (2001).
| Manasella Neene | |
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 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Mugur Sundar |
| Written by | M. S. Raju |
| Based on | Manasantha Nuvve (Telugu) |
| Produced by | Mahadevamma Sundar |
| Starring | Nagendra Prasad Gayathri Raguram |
| Cinematography | V. K. Kannan |
| Edited by | Basavaraj Urs |
| Music by | R. P. Patnaik Ravi Raj |
Production company | Malai Madeshwara Cine Theaters |
Release date | 21 June 2002 |
Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
- Nagendra Prasad as Venu (Chintu)
- Gayathri Raguram as Renuka
- Ananth Nag as the editor-in-chief of a magazine
- Srinath as Venu's father
- Ambika as Madhavi
- Chithra Shenoy as Venu's mother
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi
- Karibasavaiah as Cyril, Venu's friend
- Suja Raghuram as Shruthi
- Raju Sundaram as Arun
- Sundeep Malani as Venu's friend
- B Rakshet as Chintu/younger Venu
- Nayana as Anu/younger Renuka
- Prabhudeva in a special appearance
Production
Choreographer Mugur Sundar ventured into direction with this film, which features his son Nagendra Prasad and Gayathri Raghuram in her Kannada debut. Prasad's brother, Prabhu Deva, chose the story from the Telugu film Manasantha Nuvve (2001). The film was launched on 10 December 2001. Dr. Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar came to the film sets as guests.[1][2] Raghuram's sister Suja and Raju Sundaram play supporting roles. The song featuring Raju Sundaram was choreographed by Prabhu Deva.[3]
Soundtrack
The film's score and soundtrack was composed by Ravi Raj. Four songs were retained from the Telugu version by R. P. Patnaik, including "Jheer Jimbe Jheer Jimbe" which was re-arranged from Vidyasagar's original composition "Kannadi Koodum Kootti" from Pranayavarnangal (1998).[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Phala Phala Holeyuva" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | K. S. Chithra | |
| 2. | "Jheer Jimbe Jheer Jimbe" | Belur Ramamurthy | Nanditha, Archana Udupa | |
| 3. | "Karaguthiro Ondu Kanasanthe" | M. L. Prasanna | Latha Hamsalekha | |
| 4. | "Preethiye Ninna" | V. Manohar | Swarnalatha, Rajesh Krishnan | |
| 5. | "Jheer Jimbe Jheer Jimbe" | Belur Ramamurthy | Rajesh Krishnan | |
| 6. | "Arathi Arathi" | Belur Ramamurthy | Rajesh Krishnan | |
| 7. | "Chakumaki Chitte" | Hamsalekha | Gurukiran, Anuradha Sriram | |
| 8. | "Elliruve Neenu" | V. Manohar | Hemanth, Archana Udupa | |
| 9. | "Prema Prema" | M. L. Prasanna | Ramesh Chandra | |
| 10. | "Karaguthiro Ondu Kanasanthe" | M. L. Prasanna | Ravi Raj |
Release
A writer from The Times of India called this film "the best movie in Nagendra's career".[5]
References
- Kumar, G. S. (13 December 2001). "Prabhu Deva's dad turns director". The Times of India.
- Sharadhaa, A. (8 September 2022). "'Upendra's directorials have always stunned me': Nagendra Prasad". The New Indian Express.
- Tulika (29 April 2002). "Raju Sundaram, Prabhudeva to the beat". Rediff.com.
- Film songs
- "From Geetha to Gattimela: Kannada TV show titles that are inspired from films". The Times of India. 13 March 2022.