''Manasuku Nachindi'' () is a 2018 Indian

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-language

romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

film directed by debutante

Manjula Ghattamaneni Manjula Swarup (née Ghattamaneni; born 8 November 1970) is an Indian film producer, director and actress known for her work in Telugu Cinema. Born to prominent Telugu actor Krishna, she began her acting career by doing a cameo role in the 1999 ...

. It is jointly produced by her husband Sanjay Swaroop and P. Kiran under his banner

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. It features

Sundeep Kishan Sundeep Kishan (born 7 May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who has worked in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Early life and career Sundeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in Madras (present-day Chennai). He is the nephew to the cine ...

Amyra Dastur Amyra Dastur (; born 7 May 1993) is an Indian actress who prominently works in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, and Tamil films. Dastur is known for her work in ''Anegan'' (2015), '' Mr. X'' (2015), '' Kaalakaandi'' (2018), '' Prassthanam'' (2019), '' ...

Tridha Choudhury Tridha Choudhury is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi, Bengali and Telugu films and series. She won the title, ''Clean & Clear Times of India Freshface 2011''. Her first movie was '' Mishawr Rawhoshyo'' in 2013, directed by ...

, and

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in the lead roles. The film's music was directed by

Radhan Radhan is an Indian music composer. He made his debut with the Tamil-language film ''Vikadakavi'' (2011), before going on to work on Telugu films. He became popular in Telugu through the film ''Andala Rakshasi'' (2012). Few of his most popula ...

. Dialogues in the film were written by Sai Madhav Burra. Released on 16 February 2018, the film failed to perform at the

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Plot

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

as Suraj *

as Nithya *

as Nikki *

Adith Arun Thrigun (formerly known as Adith Arun) is an Indian actor who has appeared in supporting roles in Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil language films. Early life Thrigun

as Abhay *

Priyadarshi Pullikonda Priyadarshi Pulikonda is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He gained recognition for his role in '' Pelli Choopulu'' (2016). In addition to supporting roles, Priyadarshi played the lead in films such as '' Mallesham'' (2019 ...

as Sarath *

Punarnavi Bhupalam Punarnavi Bhupalam is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films and television. She was nominated for Filmfare Award as Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for her debut in ''Uyyala Jampala'' (2013). Early life Punarnavi Bhupalam was born in ...

as Lalli * Jaanvi Swarup * Abhay Bethiganti *

Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. He has appeared in more tha ...

(voiceover)

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of ''Manasuku Nachindi'' was composed by

. Released through

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, all the songs were written by

Ananta Sriram Chegondi Anantha Sriram is an Indian lyricist, poet and actor who works in Telugu cinema. Sriram has written lyrics for over 1000 Telugu film songs in his career. He won a Nandi Award, two Filmfare Award and two SIIMA Awards for his work as a l ...

Release and reception

The film was initially scheduled to release on 26 January 2018 but was postponed to 16 February 2018. 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. ''

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'''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." Suhas Yellapantula writing for ''

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'' 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."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 7754486 2010s Telugu-language films Indian romantic drama films 2018 romantic drama films 2018 films Films scored by Radhan