''Thene Manasulu'' () is a 1987 Indian

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-language film written and directed by

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, produced by K. C. N. Chandrasekhar for KCN Films starring

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and Suhasini.

Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da, was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...

scored and composed the film's soundtrack. The film was a remake of Hindi film ''

Souten ''Souten'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Saawan Kumar Tak, starring Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munim, Padmini Kolhapure, Prem Chopra and Pran. It was written by Kamleshwar, with music by Usha Khanna. The song "Shayad ...

''. Krishna had debuted with the 1965 film of the same name ''Thene Manasulu''.

Cast

as Krishnamohan *

as Rukmini * Suhasini as Radha *

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as Satyam *

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as Rao Bahadur Ratnagiri Ranga Rao *

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as Madanagopal *

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as Bhairava Murthy *

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as Seshu * Y. Vijaya as Sarojini Devi * Pradeep Shakti as Photographer *

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as Madanagopal's father * Raj Babu * Fight Master Raju as Madanagopal's goon

Music

Bappil Lahiri scored and composed the film's soundtrack. Veturi Sundararama Murthy penned the lyrics. # "Veedkolide Sodari — P. Susheela # "Alare Alare" — P. Susheela # "Naa Praname" — P. Susheela # "Govinda Govinda" — Raj Sitaram # "Mummy Mummy" — P. Susheela, Raj Sitaram # "Mammayya Mammayya" — P. Susheela, Raj Sitaram # "Neeve Chente" — P. Susheela, Raj Sitaram

References

External links

*
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on

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