Manam: Its a perfect befitting farewell to ANR. Right from the first frame to end, Manam is a sure shot entertainer and it entertains you to the core. It is a beautiful and youthful love story that involves rebirth (cosmic balance) as well. What to say about Nag, right from the roles as industrialist, rich landlord and as poor farmer he had immersed perfectly in these roles and has done a impeccable job. He did these roles with so ease like the way he has done for annamayya, ramadasu & shirdi sai.He once again proved that he is a George Clooney of Tollywood.ANR's role is so pivotal in the movie, What can I say about him.100 years cinema History lo 70 years athanide. We should feel proud to have him. The scenes between, ANR, Nag & Chaitanya are the best ever I saw. From the time ANR brought the industry to Hyd to Nag taking it further on to a new age cinema, this is what I called a great Journey. The only sad thing is ANR is not alive to see all this celebration. Thank you Vikram Kumar for showing us entire Akkineni Family in a single frame. There is a standing Ovation at the end in the theater I saw, which I doubt ever happens for a tollywood film. PS Vinod's brilliant cinematography and Anup Rubens' background score are riveting. Lastly one thing I can say is a small, simple & perfect cameo, debut from Akhil AkKineni. #ANRLivesOn #Manam #DejaVu #KingIsBack.
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tejax725 May 2014This is truly a marvelous effort by the Akkineni Family - a movie that, in coming times, will be fondly remembered for its ingenuity, depth and substance.
The storyline is not your typical run-of-the-mill type. It is unconventional, demanding and views family relationships from a new, different level. This is a movie about Children, their Parents and the strong bonds between them. It sends out a powerful message that Love lasts forever, and will bring people together, even though certain events have torn them apart.
Coming to the performances - in my opinion, everyone played their respective parts very well. Samantha has a pivotal role and she doesn't disappoint. It's a cakewalk for Nagarjuna and ANR - the versatile actors that they are, they excel in all their scenes. And yes, even Shreya has a good role and she carries it out with much grace. The comedy scenes fit well in the movie - MSN, Ali have good roles, though I felt that Brahmanandam could have been given a little more screen time.
The background score is outstanding. The songs (except the dance number at the end) add a new dimension to the drama on screen - especially the flashback scenes.
The film holds all the elements together very well. You are totally immersed from beginning till end.
I thank the Akkineni family for this stellar contribution to Telugu Cinema, one which I'm certain the audience will whole-heartedly embrace and experience.
PS : *Watch out for the explosive entry of a new star at the end - one of the best entry scenes I have seen till date. You wonder if it's the same person you saw on screen in a totally different role two decades back. -
Pavan_Daggupati23 May 2014A story that fits only to Akkineni family and a film that only looks plausible with Telugu viewers.
When time and misfortune separates, love and re-incarnation brings and ties them together.
Performances were decent but nothing outstanding. Samantha looked more comfortable out of them all. ANR has less screen time but he did enough justice even at that age.
Some comedy scenes in first half should have been chopped to move forward to the plot point as fast as it can. But it didn't. So we have to wait till the interval for the main proceedings to happen. Interval and Climax were its strongest points.
Vikram Kumar has a classic taste in direction and i want to see his work more in the future. Cinematography was neat and clean but the color tones should have been changed accordingly to bring the contemporary look to the varied time periods. Background score and Prema Prema song are excellent.
Even some cinematic clichés are sugar coated with feel good factor and then you can't help but to appreciate and enjoy.
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bvswarupkumar24 May 2014Just one word for the movie - Excellent way to give send off to a LEGEND. A Fitting TRIBUTE. Hats off to the 3 Pillars of the movie - Director, Music Director and Cinematographer. Thumbs Up: 1)ANR - NAG - Chaitanya Combo. 2)Samantha's cute performance. 3)Akhil's surprise entry 4)Music and Background Score 5)Cinematography 6)not the least and its the best of all Screenplay & Direction - Hats off. Thumbs Down: N/A It is hard to imagine such a plot and visualize it to the perfection. Manam has some magical moments throughout the film that will make you cheer the characters and their emotions. Romance is too cute and the chemistry between all the lead characters is impeccable. This is actually an emotional film, but the director dealt it in lighter vein and never missed the fun. My Verdict - Masterpiece at it's best
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snaidu4221 June 2014What if you could not keep your promises to your beloved since one life wasn't enough for it? and what if there was something unsaid in your relationship which could have made it better if it had been said? MANAM answers these questions and takes us on a fantastic journey spanning three generations and keeps us spellbound connecting us to all the lead actors in the movie. The movie begins with a tragic & fatal accident of couple Radha mohan (Akkineni Chaitanya) & Krishnaveni (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) while on their way to get a divorce to end their bickering and battering marriage. Nageshwar Rao A.K.A. Bittu (Akkineni Nagarjuna), their son grows up and becomes a business man big enough to land on the Forbes cover. A chance encounter with Nagarjuna (Akkineni Chaitanya) on a flight shocks him and he realizes that it is his father who has been reincarnated. He decides to search for his mother and reunite her with his father and finally meets Priya (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) and gets them together even going to the extent of breaking up Nagarjuna's present relationship with Prema (Rashi Khanna). Out of the blue enters Anjali (Shreya Saran) a doctor who forces Nageshwar rao to help get a patient, a 80-year-old Chaitanya (Akkineni Nageshwar Rao, doing his swan song) to a hospital and also forces him to donate blood. Anjali and Nageshwar Rao find it strange that their hearts keep beating faster when ever they meet each other. The secret is known only to Chaitanya who realizes that both of them are his parents who died tragically when he was kid due to an innocent childish prank played by him. He decides to bring them together. The movie belongs completely to Nagarjuna as he plays the main protagonist Nageshwar Rao as well as Seetharamudu and acts as the connecting link between the two generations in this story. He does the romantic as well as the emotional scenes with equal ease and can still give the younger lot a run for their money. Samantha Ruth Prabhu rules the movie with her "momma" act, first as the dejected housewife, next as the caring and bubbly teen who loves to talk and talk. She excels in the prologue as well as the scenes where she remembers her past life and her salsa act was the best in the movie. Shreya Saran does her bit and does it flawlessly as the stammering farmer and the stammering doctor in her present life. The movie takes the term ILOVE YOU to a new level with her story. Akkineni Naga Chaitanya is the surprise package, he really does act in this one. First as the helpless husband to trying to win over his wife and next as the lovelorn boy trying to woo the new love in his life. The death scene showcases the best performance from this actor. Akkineni Nageshwar Rao, notwithstanding the low screen time he has, makes his presence felt and does give some of the finest performances ever on screen, especially the hospital scene where he recognizes his parents and the pre-climax scene. Cameos by Amala Akkineni, Amitabh Bachan and Akkineni Akhil leave you surprised and asking for more.
Vikram Kumar has taken tollywood to a new level with this fantasy love story and actually gives us four stories for the price of one and in certain scenes, you are not sure if you are watching a telugu movie or an episode from the TWILIGHT ZONE. His amazing scene to detail down to the cars of that period to the changing fashions of a bygone era is brilliant. The climax sequences chill you and remind you of the FINAL DESTINATION movies. This is one of those movies where you are actually looking at the characters instead of the actors playing them. A role reversal by the three protagonists was really clever along with the names. The movie is loosely based on the Steven Spielberg produced Robert Zemekis Film BACK TO THE FUTURE, but without the time travel. Reincarnation trades places with time travel, although I feel that time travel could have been a better choice too. Dialogues by Harshavardhan are hilarious especially the scene where Priya takes Nageshwar Rao to meet Anjali in the hospital and also each of the characters had some of the best one liners ever devoted to them. Music by Anoop Reubens is good but easily forgettable, anyways people would not remember this movie for its music. After watching this movie, the words I LOVE YOU and LADIES FIRST would in fact change the perception you had of them before watching this movie. -
hannahmiley112 June 2014I loved it. It wasn't the same old thing that Tollywood is now releasing. There were no over dramatic fights or cheesy jokes that weren't funny at all. It a clean cut beautiful story that will melt your heart. I loved the family aspect of this movie. The importance of family and communication and understanding. Nagajurna's character "Bittu" was downright adorable. How he yearns for his mom and dad brought tears to my eyes and his love with Sherya was by far the cutest thing ever. The acting was really well done. I have to give props to Sherya, she really killed it. I felt that Chaitanya's acting was a bit dramatic, specially when he was in his collage student phase. All in all, I really really enjoyed this movie. There were so many moments when I was just smiling like an idiot and just being happy with the movie. This is by far the best movie I have seen a while from Tollywood and I hope they keep making more like this.
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The entire film went very positively from the beginning.Its just like a carnival for the family audience.As i expected from the vikram k kumar the director of the film after watching ishq movie.He gave more over than the expectations.
PERFORMANCES:
The Akkineni family especially A.N.R garu and nagarjuna done very well in the film.chaitu done his role at his best.Samantha done very well as she would be always suited for this type of roles.Every cast and crew done their job well and perfect..!!!
TECHNICAL ASPECTS:
Cinematography Wow..!!! Excellent P.S.VINOD he is the master of the film.Every frame in the film will seem as painting.nice lighting effects and done well in editing also.Especially the accident scene of the nagarjuna and shriya was very well executed.The the Thought of the vikram k kumar about the blood with flowers was very nice.
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Its a wonderful family treat for the class audience.I am sure about it.Every frame in this film is very rich and class.So do not expect any punch dialogs or over emotional scenes in this film. -
saipraneeth-kannegolla25 May 2014The story begins with Chaitnaya and Samanta as a married couple has their troublesome life after marriage .as the story continues their son Biitu encounters the death of both their parents .....and grows lonely recollecting the reminiscences of their parents as a successful business man on the way after receiving an award in Mumbai Bittu(Nagarjuna) see"s NagaChaitanya ,Samanta and he treats them as his parents and makes both of them affectionate towards each other..same versatile happens in Nageshwara Rao story when the Shriya comes into play these stories are connected mutually to each other And survives from death with each instance from other.. At end really a wonderful film i have ever encountered Thanks to all the film crew who had worked for such beautiful film
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saurav20119427 September 2014An absolutely spellbounding movie which will leave you speechless after watching it... there are movies which are beyond the questions of logics and reasonings and manam belongs to this category... a movie beyond skeptical questionings and rational explanations.. a cinematic experience you have never ever experienced before.. and the music, yes the music just takes the movie few notches higher.. perfectly tailor made for the movie and absolutely irreplaceable, if people are considering remakes... a background score (in every single scene!!!) you can't resist soaking yourself in.. truly, the pitch perfect music (both songs and bgm) is the soul, the essence of the movie..
A brilliant plot.. very very fresh and creative and an absolute fantastic direction to present such a complicating plot in such a simple,sweet and smooth way.. Nagarjuna is top notch.. For me its one of his best performance.. a very sincere effort.. he creates magic in each of his scene.. you are mesmerized every time he is on screen.. great performance..nagarjuna owned the movie.. he rocks!! ANR, though having a less screen time, is a treat to watch.. splendid performance by the veteran.. Shriya too shines in her limited screen time.. shines and shines brighty.. the rest of the cast plays their part fairly well.. The movie itself is a magic, growing up on you and the lasting there in your mind forever.. just when you have a thought that this astounding fest is about to suddenly experience a dip and hit rock bottom and post 15 mins you realize that you experienced the greatest high of the movie. this is the MANAM magic.. trust me.. A movie for all.. Must must must must watch and experience manam.. -
braddugg2 July 2014I liked this film and it was wonderful to see a legend, ANR for the last time on silver screen.
The screenplay, though inspired is well written to adapt to the nativity of Telugu audiences. Thankfully, I did not take my brain inside the movie theater, so I just went with the flow and reacted for whatever was happening, without thinking anything. So I could appreciate some genuine feelings which made me feel for the characters.
Produced by Akkineni Family, this films uses many things about them, from their names to fitting whole of the family in a frame. Nagarjuna as a surprise acted well and was the best among the lot. He showcased his skills very effortlessly and he just went along with the flow. I cannot remember even one dialog which I thought was out of place or uncalled for. Dialogues between ANR and Naga Chaitanya were a bit overboard I felt.
The film is not devoid of flaws, it has some huge and big holes. But, all those can be forgiven if the sheer effort of writing down this piece and putting all the pieces together are considered. Nagarjuna again proved to be a good producer who wishes to take challenges and it was heartening to see this script having such a huge cast. It's an experiment in Telugu Film Industry and I am happy it has paid off.
It involves multiple flashbacks and the same people wearing different characters. It would have been really tough had this been complicated. This was a very simplified and spoon-fed screenplay and that's the reason I believe it worked.
Of all the stories that were put in, I liked the story of Seeta (Nagarjuna) and Rama (Shriya) in the village. That was a real treat in the film. A 3/5 for a film that I liked and I hope to see such endeavors being encouraged in Telugu Film Industry.
Just a spoiler, please watch the film "Back To The Future" which I believe is a huge inspiration for this film. -
ashokkr-41025 May 2014Telugu cinema coming back to its original form. One of the best movie to watch.
Never expected a plot like this from whole family (ANR), Superb thought and wonderful screen play...
Note: If you want some thrill then watch the movie without knowing the plot in advance...
This film will be in the list of "must watchable movies" in Telugu cinema, at the same time it will be a special movie for ANR family...
Movie is special to ANR family for two reasons, the one being the ANR's last movie and other being the plot which is suitable only for them...
Thank you for entire team of "Manam" for such a beautiful film... -
sesht15 June 2014For once, the hype is warranted. The trailers did a disservice to this flick for sure, since they did not motivate me to watch it, but boy am I glad I did, that too with my dad on father's day.
The fact that this has 3 generations of actors leading the setup is incidental, though it helps, and it is indeed ironic noting the applicability of the lines written for the characters, versus the real- life personas of the celebrity family members portraying them, and its surprising that the overwhelming feeling is something nice, rather than something typically overdone, which this could've devolved into quickly.
Due credit to the writer/helmer for not succumbing to such temptation.
One more point of note - each frame looks prefect. The skill of the cinematographer and the production designer (and the art designer) should be placed on a pedestal for this one, since the look of the movie, even during the period sequences, is almost perfect. It never calls attention to itself, which is a feat by itself.
Considering the loops the tale goes through, another aspect that the helmer needs to be appreciated for is the attention paid to details like individual character quirks. In each iteration, there is a callback to each of those, that act as a refresher to the audience as well, and bring a smile to the lips. Small details like the ones highlighted here are lost, more often than not, and a nitpicking critic dwells on them to no avail. Good news is that this flick tries hard to address each one of those, and is successful more often than not, that I am tempted to overlook those instances in which it fails.
The performances are all way above-average, and befitting a work such as this, and this plays as a perfect swan-song to the dearly departed acting juggernaut of the yesteryear, Akkinneni Nageswar Rao. His latter generation heirs in acting can never quite reach that pinnacle, as evidenced by their body of work, but the goal is quite lofty, so one cannot fault them either, since all of them do serviceable jobs (except for the one in the quite needless cameo).
The music is hummable too, and I'm quite glad to note that the technical aspects highlight themselves subtle in a piece of work that could have gotten know more for the presence of a thespian and his family rather than anything else.
Definitely worth a watch on the big screen, with your family, perhaps even more than once. Tollywood's best this year for sure. -
SAMTHEBESTEST21 April 2023Manam (2014) : Brief Review -
An Indianized Nolan-fied multiverse of emotions, love, family value, and nostalgia of the Akkineni family. Don't get me wrong when I say this: If Christopher Nolan were an Indian and a fan of the Akkineni family, then he would have made Manan with that brilliant mind of his. While he was busy making Interstellar, Vikram Kumar did the job for him. A brilliant and smart script meets the Indian sentiments and nostalgia of Akkineni's family to deliver a heartfelt experience to Telugu audiences. What a fantastic piece of writing, and how smartly it was done. Three generations of the Akkineni family (male members and one female member in a cameo role, while Samantha became Akkineni 3 years later) are cleverly fit into the crossover of generation timelines and the multiverse of reincarnation. Those different dimensions create a soothing experience, something that can only be felt and not expressed in words. For instance, a man trying to set his mother and father's love story in their rebirth when they are younger than him. Such a unique concept. One more creative thought was naming them after their father's names. Nagarjuna is named Nageswara, Chaitanya is named Nagarjuna, and ANR is named Chaitanya. Even Nolan would write/direct something like this. And that club dance scene was EPIC! ANR, Nagarjuna, and Chay fans will remember it forever. The idea of relationship bonds crossing the barrier of generation is so exciting. I could imagine myself in one role, and boom. I would be in tears. Seeing your mother and father in their rebirth and doing everything for them when they don't know that you are their son. What a crazy yet emotionally lofty idea this is. The climax scene could've added another layer; that's a big miss. Nevertheless, it's a very unique concept and a delightful watch. A must-see for Akkineni fans.
RATING - 7/10*
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nobel197928 September 2014Looks like all you see here is paid reviews. Looking at the rating of 8.2 i feel either they are all paid reviews, or the taste of Telugu viewers have been degraded to so low after watching years of stupid movie plats they started liking such a ridiculous story. My goodness how on earth can believe such a plot. No i cant say the story myself you have to watch it at your own risk. How can one believe rebirth in this day an age? Okay even if one understands there is rebirth one comes back in the same body. Ridiculous piece of sheet. No just one rebirth story by 2 pairs couples taking rebirth and the whole movie crew wants to fool watchers in believing this sheet story line. I wonder what happened to the Telugu film industry. All these years they just copied the story lines from Malayalam and Tamil and they are trying to proudly present this unique piece of sheet. Pathetic guys please grow up, not just the movie makers even the audience. Its demand and supply scenario guys after all.
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yashmishra9124 May 2014After a spate of Masala blockbusters this year like 'Legend' and 'Race Gurram', Telugu cinema gets a Feel Good entertaining blockbuster which will nestle well in your heart. With the structure going slightly slow in both halves, despite having great moments and having shades of films like 'Classic' (Korean/2006), director Vikram Kumar not only brilliantly casts the Akkineni family in this re-incarnation theme based film, but it's his well-layered hyperlink narrative, along with the songs (well-composed by Anoop Rubens) used as narrative device and the cinematography by P.S. Vinod that add ultimate grace in the film. The performances are riveting, including the usual comic timing by Brahmi and MS Narayana. Veteran actor ANR gives a graces the screen with his performance in his last film. Shreya and Samantha are equally good. Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya both share an amazing chemistry on screen. Overall, a well-crafted and feel good film meant for a must watch! My rating would be: 4/5.
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After a Very Long Long Gap Teleugu film Industry Received an super Hit classical film In the form of Manam
Only one word I can say That Director Vikram k Kumar Handeled This Typical story in very very beautiful Manner
coming to the performances Nagarjuna Garu Acted extraordinarily so as Naga chaitanya coming To ANR Garu we cannot comment on His acting He Made This film to audience to watch 2 or 3 times
and Akkineni Akhil entrance That Really Made climax More Thrilling
Out of all The classical Family entertainers This Movie will Be in THe Top 3 position
Hatsoff To Akkineni Family and director Vikram k Kumar
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Manam (U) TELUGU -------- my Rating: ★★★★★ FAMILY THRILLER
STRENGTHS :- * Casting and performances were really great... * Nagarjuna and shreya portion was awesome... * Story was intelligently handled by the director... * Songs were really great... * Screenplay was good....
FINAL VERDICT :- * Overall... it is the best telugu entertainer with a complex concept, you must be clear and have fun.... MUST WATCH
Radha (Naga Chaitanya) and Krishna (Samantha) are a married couple with a kid Bittu in early 1980's. They die in an accident. Bittu (Nagarjuna) grows up and happens to see reincarnation of ... See full summary »
Director: Vikram K. Kumar Writers: Harshavardhan (dialogue), Vikram K. Kumar (story), 1 more credit » Stars: Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Naga Chaitanya Akkineni | See full cast and crew » -
nagarajubhu25 February 2018This is a classic feel good Telugu movie after decades of commercial potboilers. The Director Vikram Kumar did a fabulous job weaving the multiple stories into the plot without spoiling the flow of the film.
The music syncs the narrative further elevating the mood of the film. The performances are good. This film will be remembered as a farewell to veteran actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
A feel good film with engaging scenes. Overall, it's love in abundance. -
The movie fits to the Akkineni family as it needs such characters in the film . Briefly speaking , the movie is about IMMORTAL LOVE restricted to MORTAL HUMANS . This is the real thing which runs the story till end . The story may not be appealing in text but the way the director directed it will surely change your PERSPECTIVE !!!!!!!!!! . The movie is fully loaded and one will not think of logic during the movie . The stories of Nagarjuna , Nagachaitanya , Nageswara Rao are interlinked and in turn they have a flashback . All critical incidents take place at 10:20 . The climax is crucial and is a game-changer . Though , they live in present , all things happened in past start happening the same way . The climax is about the death in their past . Did thy change their destiny and survived and did they reunite forms the climax . Akhil's role is crucial in the movie !!!!!!!!!!
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sivakumar-muthuvel10 November 2014I saw this movie today. I don't know the story before. Usually I have a principle that if a movie is good, it should make you interested within 10 minutes from start. But this movie, I forgot myself after 2 minutes. I realized me after the end.
Great story. No double meaning dialogues, hero punches, item songs, fights, but the movie makes you glued till the end. Every one done their role good. Samantha is excellent from the intro. She is a girl with great emotions. Mr. Nageswara Rao sir is great. Unfortunately, this is his last movie. This movie pulls off well with Nagarjuna family. It makes you feel real with the movie. Hats off to the director and the writer. Every character is excellent. Screenplay is very tight and good till the end. Unexpected interval and Excellent climax. Nice intro for Akhil who only has the real name in the movie. I wish great success to Mr. Nageswara Rao family in the future too.
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ha-0820926 May 2019A Vikram K kumar writing.. ANR lives on.. a cult calssic movie for ANR family and memory of their family to telugu industry
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when i went to watch this movie 1st day 1st show i was shell shocked with people telling that the movie is awesome..as everyone i went with high expectations to the movie seeing the trailers and the songs which were indeed good..but what i got in the theater was really crap...
firstly i couldn't understand why the director took such an idiotic story-line and said that it is a fitting tribute to the great ANR sir...
coming to the storyline Nageshwar Rao(Nagarjuna) whose parents die in his childhood and of course his parents are Nagachaitanya and Samantha..
then Nageshwar Rao grows up to become a big business man and one day he finds Nagarjuna(Nagachaitanya again) on a plane and starts calling him Nanna and then vows to find his AmmA (Samantha) which he eventually does... and then ANR comes into the scene when he meets with an accident and is saved by Anjali(Shriya Saran) and Nageshwar and he realizes that they look like his mother and father who also died in childhood in a car accident..and Nageshwar and Chaitanya(ANR) try to unite their mother and father...
of course i have to say the performances were good from everyone but i have to say Nagachaitanya stands out with his cool head urban boy performance..
and of course undoubtedly the highlight of the movie is Akhil's entrance who definitely is the future star of TFI..
overall the movie is not a fitting tribute for ANR sir i think he deserved better...but definitely he is a LEGEND... -
lushangmodi19 October 2019Perfect entertainer.nothing found wrong in it. All acting awesome...
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telugutunes30 May 2014The movie is story strong with characters built around. It is boring during the titles but picks up superbly, a little predictable here n there. First half is good, interval touch is nice. Second half also goes well, but is boring in parts. Movie is tightly scripted and directed, all minute details were taken care of. ANR was limited but was awesome for his age, Nag was good as usual and Chaitu was cool. Scenes with all three were interesting and they all did well. Samantha and Shreya were as required. Brahmi n Ali were a come-n-go, but the comedy was by the lead characters. Direction stands out, Vikram was real good, few things could have been taken care of. DOP was great, very colorful. Production values were awesome. On a whole, the movie is a treat to watch, if u can ignore few boring parts. I skipped few things as I don't want to reveal the interesting points.
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praneeth-palety10 June 2014Such a beautiful movie with brilliant theme. This movie has gone beyond my expectations. It's one of the best-written movies in recent times, this one is easily both intriguing and entertaining - something that is rare for a Telugu film in recent times. Also, one thing that needs a special mention in this movie is Performances. Nagarjuna at his best, his acting was very subtle and intriguing at the same time. Chaitanya has improved a lot in terms of acting, he was good too. Samantha and shreya gave their best. Last but not the least ANR, this movie is a perfect tribute to the legend ANR garu. He lives on with MANAM.
Being an ardent fan of Telugu cinema, I walked out of the theater with a tear down my cheek, watching ANR for one last time on silver screen. Such an emotional moment.