Missamma (2003 film)
Missamma (English: Madam) is a 2003 Telugu film Sivaji, Bhumika Chawla and Laya. The movie is directed by G. Neelakanta Reddy. The film was remade in Kannada as Namaste Madam in 2014.Chawla received the Nandi Award for Best Actress for her performance.
| Missamma | |
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| Directed by | G. Neelakanta Reddy |
| Produced by | Satyanarayana B |
| Written by | G. Neelakanta Reddy |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Vandemataram Srinivas |
| Cinematography | Jawahar Reddy |
Release date | 28 November 2003 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Nanda Gopal (Sivaji) is an employee on JP corporation, one of the biggest business house in India. He works as an accountant in Hyderabad branch for this Mumbai based firm. He is a good Samaritan with high ethical values and amble social responsibility. He also wrote a thesis on the economy that is aimed at improving the economics of corporate companies. His goal is to show it to the MD of company Meghana (Bhumika Chawla), daughter of deceased JP. Nanda Gopal is married to a lovable and traditional girl Ratna Mala (Laya) for the past 5 years and they lead a happy family. Their family also consists of a small kid, whom they adopted from an orphanage. When Meghana visits Hyderabad branch for the first time, Nanda Gopal gets a chance to meet her. He tries to impress Meghana. In the process, he loses his job. Meghana tells him that she would put some tests and if he passes them she would make him the GM of the company. Slowly Nanda Gopal realizes that she is playing mind games with him. Now she wants to marry him. She forces him to tie knot to her. Before Nanda Gopal realizes it, he is in a big mess. She tortures him to such an extent that he would not even think about anything with a plain mind. Why is Meghana is behaving like a psychopath? Why did she chose Nanda Gopal as her prey? The reason behind this game is that Meghana is suffering from Cardiomyopathy and she is going to leave the world and JP corporation would be an orphan. So she is in search of a right person to hand over the responsibilities and none reached the expectations. At the same time, when she came to Hyderabad, she met with Nanda Gopal who had the ideals of her father. Meghana thinks Nanda Gopal is the right person. She tortured him to test whether he is the exact fit or not. She marries him so that he would be the legal hier of JP corporation. Later Meghana planned divorce to Nanda Gopal and Ratna became his wife. At the end, Nanda Gopal and Ratna Mala had a baby girl and they name her Missamma, which means 'Madam' (nearest translation). Later Meghana expired and Nanda Gopal is the M.D. of JP corporation.[1]
Cast
- Sivaji as Nanda Gopal
- Bhumika Chawla as Meghana
- Laya as Ratna Mala
- Sarath Babu as Meghana's uncle
- Tanikella Bharani as Nanda Gopal's neighbor
- L. B. Sriram as Ratnamala's father
- M. S. Narayana as Office staff
- Anshu in a Guest appearance
Music
The music director for the film is Vandemataram Srinivas.
The tracks in the film are [2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nuvvala Jilibili Guvvala" | Udit Narayan, Usha | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Ney Padithey Lokamey Padadha" | Vasundhara Das | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Aakasaniki Aasala Nichena" | Ramdas | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Entha Sukhamidho" | Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Andala Gummaro Aa Bapu Bommaro" | Karthik, Nishma | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Missamma Tune" | S P Balasubramaniam | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Missamma 2" | 4:08 | |
| 8. | "Theme Music" | 1:57 | |
| Total length: | 28.36 | ||
Awards
- First Best Feature Film (Gold) – B Satyanarayana
- Best Actress – Bhumika Chawla
- Best Screenplay Writer – G. Neelakanta Reddy
- Best Female Dubbing Artist – Savitha Reddy (for Bhumika)
References
- Movie revue: Missamma. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- "Missamma songs". Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- Nandi Awards 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2016.