Manasella Neene is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by Mugur Sundar, a popular choreographer marking his debut in film direction. The film stars his youngest son Nagendra Prasad and Gayathri Raguram in the lead roles with Ananth Nag and Srinath in other pivotal roles. This film is the Kannada remake of the 2001 Telugu film Manasantha Nuvve (2001). Prabhu Deva and Raju Sundaram appear in guest roles.[1][2]
Manasella Neene | |
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Directed by | Mugur Sundar |
Written by | M. S. Raju |
Based on | Manasantha Nuvve (Telugu) |
Produced by | Mahadevamma Sundar |
Starring | Nagendra Prasad Gayathri Raguram |
Cinematography | V. K. Kannan |
Edited by | Basavaraj Urs |
Music by | Ravi Raj |
Production company | Malai Madeshwara Cine Theaters |
Release date | 21 June 2002 |
Running time | 156 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
The film's score and soundtrack was composed by Ravi Raj. Tunes of four songs from the original version by R. P. Patnaik was retained by Ravi Raj. Among those four songs, one song was a song which was copied by R.P.Patnaik from a Malayalam song titled 'Kannadikkoodum Kootti' composed by Vidyasagar for a Malayalam film 'Pranayavarnangal', released in 1998.[3] Coincidentally same track was later reused by Vidyasagar himself as "Mainave Mainave" in this movie's Tamil remake Thithikudhe (2003).
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Phala Phala Holeyuva" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | K. S. Chithra | |
2. | "Jheer Jimbe Jheer Jimbe" | Belur Ramamurthy | Nanditha, Archana Udupa | |
3. | "Karaguthiro Ondu Kanasanthe" | M. L. Prasanna | Latha Hamsalekha | |
4. | "Preethiye Ninna" | V. Manohar | Swarnalatha, Rajesh Krishnan | |
5. | "Jheer Jimbe Jheer Jimbe" | Belur Ramamurthy | Rajesh Krishnan | |
6. | "Arathi Arathi" | Belur Ramamurthy | Rajesh Krishnan | |
7. | "Chakumaki Chitte" | Hamsalekha | Gurukiran, Anuradha Sriram | |
8. | "Elliruve Neenu" | V. Manohar | Hemanth, Archana Udupa | |
9. | "Prema Prema" | M. L. Prasanna | Ramesh Chandra | |
10. | "Karaguthiro Ondu Kanasanthe" | M. L. Prasanna | Ravi Raj |
A writer from The Times of India called this film "the best movie in Nagendra's career".[4]
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