"Manohari" () is an Indian

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-language

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from the 2015 soundtrack ''Baahubali: The Beginning'' from the film of the same name. The song is sung by

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and L. V. Revanth and has its lyrics written by Chaitanya Prasad. The music video of the track features

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, who plays

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, disguised as a Middle Eastern Man dancing with Scarlett Mellish Wilson,

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and Madhu Sneha Upadhyay in cameo roles, while

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tries to catch the spy who was being followed by him and Amarendra Baahubali. Director SS Rajamouli has a cameo role as the bartender during the premise of the song. Nora Fatehi faced a

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while shooting for the song.

Music video

Synopsis

The song is played after Bahubali and Bhallaldeva visit Sighapura in search of a traitor known as Saketa. The song was originally filmed in Telugu, with many parts re-shot in Tamil.

Release

The audio of the song was released on 31 May 2015 along with other tracks on the album. 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. The song was released in

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as Manogari, In

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as Manohari and in

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as Manohari.

Reception

Manohari received positive reviews from critics. IB Times writes, "Nora Fatehi, Scarlett Wilson, Gabriela Bertante sizzles in Rajamouli's Film."

References

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