''Mounamelanoyi'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Shyam Prasad and starring
Sachin and Sampada Vaze. The film's title is based on the song of the same name from ''
Sagara Sangamam
''Sagara Sangamam'' () is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language dance film written and directed by K. Viswanath and produced by Edida Nageswara Rao. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada, Sarath Babu, S. P. Sailaja and Chakri Toleti. Upon releas ...
'' (1983).
Cast
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Sachin as Bobby
*Sampada Vaze as Mounika
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Devan as Mounika's father
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Chalapathi Rao
Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao (8 May 1944 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He acted in different roles in more than 600 films.
Personal life and death
Rao hailed from B ...
as Mounika's uncle
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Tanikella Bharani
Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet and playwright who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including few in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi; while he was al ...
as Mounika's uncle
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Sivaji Raja
Sivaji Raja (born 26 February 1962) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films and television series. He appeared in more than 400 films. He is also known for his work in TV serials '' Amrutam'', ''Alasyam Amrutham Visham'', ''Mr.R ...
as Mounika's uncle
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Kavitha as Mounika's mother
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Annapurna
Annapurna (; ) is a mountain situated in the Annapurna mountain range of Gandaki Province, north-central Nepal. It is the 10th highest mountain in the world at above sea level and is well known for the difficulty and danger involved in its as ...
as Mounika's aunt
*Delhi Rajeswari as Mounika's aunt
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Sri Lakshmi as Mounika's aunt
*Saraswathamma as Mounika's grandmother
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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 Lecturer
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Ali
Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib an ...
as Srinu
*Babloo as Bobby's friend
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Aditi Govitrikar
Aditi Govitrikar (born 21 May 1976) is an Indian actress, physician and former model. She is the first Indian woman to win the Mrs. World title in 2001. From 1997 to 2004, Govitrikar remained the only Indian supermodel with both a medical docto ...
(special appearance in the song "Dancheti Ammalakkalalo")
*Rajyalakshmi Roy (special appearance in the song "Idi Benaras")
Production
Sachiin Joshi made his debut with this film. He landed the role through producer Hamid Bhai. To learn his dialogues, Sachin wrote his dialogues in English.
Soundtrack
Reception
A critic from ''
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...
'' wrote that "Shyamprasad handles the subject well by making the visuals speak for themselves". A critic from ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "The direction is decent enough as the movie manages to pull through despite the maddening silence".
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 3454974
2000s Telugu-language films
Indian romantic drama films