Manamantha

Manamantha follows the lives of four people from different paths and ambitions.

The first person is shown to be Sai Ram the Assistant Manager of Vijetha Supermarket in Hyderabad. He lives with his uncle Sadha Shivam Reddy alias Babai and is always appreciated by his manager Venkat for his innovative ideas. However, Viswanath always feels jealous of him.

The next person is shown to be Mahitha, a girl who has Bhushan as a class teacher and Raghavendra Rao Sharma as a principal. She is a Hyderabad-based youngster who hangs out with a number of friends.

The third person is shown to be Abhiram, a computer engineering graduate. He loves his friends and falls in love with Aira, who too falls for him seeing his kind nature.

The last person is shown to be Gayathri, who is a housewife from Koti who lives with her neighbor Lakshmi. She always finds it difficult to run life as she does not have enough money for her family, but she is always encouraged by her old professor and has a great respect for him.

One day, Sai Ram meets Dass (Ayyappa P. Sharma), a local moneylender, and befriends him to teach Viswanath a lesson. Sai Ram is soon promoted as the Manager of the Supermarket for his innovative ideas, and Venkat feels happy for him. To celebrate his success, Sai Ram and Babai go for a tour to Hyderabad and drink in a bar. He soon receives a phone call from Viswanath's daughter, saying that Viswanath has been missing for two days. He then confronts Dass and learns that he had kidnapped him for more money. Sai Ram feels guilty for his actions and decides to find Viswanath.

Meanwhile, Abhiram-Aira's friendship develops, and they are always together. One of Mahitha's friends, a small boy, goes missing. Mahitha is involved in the case by the local Police Inspector, who warns Bhushan to take care of Mahitha as she is put in danger, to which Bhushan agrees. Gayathri is offered a job by her professor in Singapore but denies saying that she always wants to take care of her family. Sai Ram is blackmailed by Dass for finding Viswanath, but later, Dass is shown to be dead, owing to his smoking habit. Sai Ram then decides to surrender himself to the Hyderabad Police.

Mahitha is consoled by an astrologer from Nanakram Guda, who knows her problems. As the days pass, Abhiram is unfortunately betrayed by Aira, who says to him that money is more important to her than him. Gayathri is accused of stealing jewels from a jewellery shop. Mahitha decides to go away as she is unable to find her friend.

Gayathri decides to accept the job offer for the sake of her family. She writes a letter before leaving and mentions that she bought a laptop for her son and bike for her husband. In the process, Abhiram tries to commit suicide but remembers his mother, who is none other than Gayathri. Also, Mahitha's friend is saved by Sai Ram near a temple, as said by a priest. Fortunately, Vishwanath is also saved by Mahitha while searching for her friend.

In the airport, it is revealed that Gayathri is Sai Ram's wife, and Abhiram and Mahitha are their children. The film thus ends on a happy note with the four people clicking a selfie for their reconciliation party.

Malayalam version

• P. Balachandran as Ravi Pillai alias Cheriya Ammavan, Sairam's uncle
• Joy Mathew as Gayathri's professor who gives her a job offer in Singapore

The soundtrack album was composed by Mahesh Shankar. The five song album was released by Vel Records on 27 July 2016.

The film was premiered on 4 August 2016 in North America and theatrically released worldwide on the following day.[22] It released in 81 theatres in the United States.[23][24] Varaahi International Cinemas acquired the USA and Canada distribution rights of Manamantha, Vismayam, and Namadhu.[25][26] Vismayam and Namadhu was released only in a limited number of screens in the United States.[22]

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