''Vishnu'' is a 2003 Indian

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directed by

Shaji Kailas Shaji Kailas (born 8 February 1965) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film '' Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990). He is best known for his action films with main ...

(his Telugu debut) and starring Manchu Vishnu in his debut role and Shilpa Anand. It was produced by

Mohan Babu Manchu Bhakthavatsalam Naidu, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films ...

. The screenplay is by

Paruchuri Brothers Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao (born 21 June 1944) and Paruchuri Gopala Krishna (born 25 September 1947), collectively referred to as the Paruchuri Brothers, are a screenwriting duo whose work is predominant as story writers, dialogue writers, act ...

, and the music is composed by Ismail Darbar. The film was released on 3 October 2003.

Plot

Vishnu ( Manchu Vishnu) meets his childhood love after fifteen years and tries to woo her without revealing his true identity. But it leads to a misunderstanding and her father fixes her marriage elsewhere.

Cast

Production

The film was in the news when

reportedly slapped Shilpa Shivanand for refusing to kiss Manchu Vishnu. He also allegedly beat up her mother. When Shilpa's sister in Bombay went to the Hyderabad Police to report his misconduct, there was nobody present at the film studio. The song "Vandanam" was shot in Tirupathi.

Soundtrack

Reception

Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' rated the film 3/5 and wrote "The taking of director Shaji Kailas is good in parts" and concluded that "You may watch this film for Vishnu's performance".

References

External links

* 2003 films 2000s masala films Indian romantic action films 2000s Telugu-language films Films scored by Ismail Darbar 2000s romantic action films Films directed by Shaji Kailas {{2000s-romance-film-stub