Manasella Neene
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 Nagendra Prasad and Gayathri Raguram in the lead roles with Ananth Nag and Srinath in other pivotal roles. Sundeep Malani was the associate director of the film.[1] This film is the Kannada remake of the 2001 Telugu film Manasantha Nuvve[2] starring Uday Kiran and Reemma Sen.
| Manasella Neene | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mugur Sundar |
| Produced by | Mahadevamma Sundar |
| Written by | M. S. Raju |
| Based on | Manasantha Nuvve (Telugu) |
| Starring | Nagendra Prasad Gayathri Raguram |
| Music by | Ravi Raj |
| Cinematography | V. K. Kannan |
| Edited by | Basavaraj Urs |
Production company | Malai Madeshwara Cine Theaters |
Release date | 21 June 2002 |
Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
- Nagendra Prasad as Venu (Chintu)
- Gayathri Raguram as Renuka
- Ananth Nag as the editor-in-chief of a magazine
- Srinath as Venu's father
- Ambika
- Chithra Shenoy as Venu's mother
- Sundeep Malani
- M.N Lakshmi Devi
- Karibasavaiah as Venu's friend
- Suja Raghuram as Shruthi
- B Rakshet as Chintu/younger Venu
- Nayana as Anu/younger Renuka
- Mugur Sundar in a special appearance
- Prabhudeva in a guest appearance as a judge
- Raju Sundaram in a special appearance
Soundtrack
The film's score and soundtrack was composed by Ravi Raj. Four songs were retained as the same tune from the original version by R. P. Patnaik, among which one song is copied from a Malayalam song titled 'Kannadikkoodum Kootti' from the film 'Pranayavarnangal', released in 1998, which does not have any connection with the Telugu and Kannada versions.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Lata 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 |