''Missamma'' () is a 2003 Indian

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-language film written and directed by Neelakanta. The film stars

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, Laya and Bhumika. The film won four

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including the

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. It was remade in

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as '' Namaste Madam'' (2014).

Plot

Nanda Gopal, an efficient professional, works for a business corporation; to gain a promotion, he tries to impress his boss, Meghana, but ends up losing his job; Meghana promises Nanda Gopal that she will retain him if he passes few tests.

Cast

* Bhumika as Meghana (Voice dubbed by

Savitha Reddy Savitha Radhakrishnan is an Indian voice actor. Career Radhakrishnan made her debut as a child voice actor in a film for Sujitha and continued for many movies as a voice actor in both Tamil and Telugu movies. She later as a teen dubbed for ...

) *

as Nanda Gopal * Laya as Ratnamala *

Sarath Babu Sathyam Babu Dixithulu (31 July 1951 – 22 May 2023), known by his stage name Sarath Babu, was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Tamil and Telugu cinema. He appeared in more than 300 films, including in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and ...

as Meghana's uncle *

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as Nanda Gopal's neighbor * L. B. Sriram as Ratnamala's father *

M. S. Narayana M. S. Narayana (16 April 1951 – 23 January 2015) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu cinema. Narayana worked in over 750 films in his career spanning 23 years. He died on 23 January 2015 due to organ failure in Hyderabad, Ind ...

as Office staff * Anshu as Deepika (in a guest appearance)

Music

The music director for the film is Vandemataram Srinivas.

Awards

* Best Feature Film - Gold – B Satyanarayana *

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress award ...

– Bhumika * Best Screenplay Writer – Neelakanta * Best Female Dubbing Artist –

(for Bhumika)

Remakes

A Tamil remake was planned with Cheran and

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. It was remade in

as '' Namaste Madam'' in 2014.

References

External links

* {{G. Neelakanta Reddy 2003 films Telugu films remade in other languages 2000s Telugu-language films Films scored by Vandemataram Srinivas Films directed by Neelakanta (director)