Ace director SS Rajamouli has revealed that he realized the mistake he has been committing for a long time after watching Chandrasekhar Yeleti’s latest release ‘Manamantha’.

In the film, Gauthami gets a chance to go to Singapore for a job. When she asks her family members, husband agrees as she will earn good sum, son agrees as he thinks his career will be bright with the money, her daughter accepts as she can proudly say her mother got on board a flight. Gauthami feels sad as no one asks her to stay saying they can’t live without her.

Rajamouli draws a comparison and said, ‘During her college days, my wife Rama got a chance to go to Canada. But, she didn’t go saying she can’t stay distant from her mother. I always used to tease her saying her career would have been great if she had gone to Canada. But, after watching Manamantha, I realized that I had been thinking with my mindset and Rama had left that opportunity only for her family’.

Ace Tollywood director Rajamouli SS, who has the good nature of promoting good films on social media, has written a mini review for Chandrasekhar Yeleti’s latest film ‘Manamantha’, which hit screens on August 5.

Rajamouli said that Manamantha is like a textbook of filmmaking and is a guide for people who plans to make a career in filmdom. He praised the way the story took off, progressed and ended. Rajamouli added that Yeleti succeeded in bringing out top notch performances right from the child actors to seasonal Mohanlal, who played a key role in the film.

Rajamouli congratulated Yeleti, producer Sai and the entire team of Manamantha. He added that all the technicians who worked for Manamantha could proudly say that they have worked for such a memorable film, which will remain in the hearts of audiences long after watching it.

SS Rajamouli Tweets on Manamantha:

#Manamantha will remain a top class film in the career of chandu and vaaraahi chalana chithram. Chandu has a knack of extracting fantastic Performances from his actors. From a seosoned actor like mohanlal garu to a 4 year old kid every one will make you smile laugh and cry and Will remain in our hearts and thoughts for a very long time.The way the film began the way it was weaved and the way it ended is a text book.

For every film student.Congratulations2 the entire unit. Everyone who worked in the film can proudly say he/she is a member of #Manamantha

Karthikeya’s Review on Manamantha:

#Manamantha Is a classic! Will be remembered in the history of Telugu cinema! Proud of you Chandu Babai and Sai Garu.

One of the Best writings, screenplay, casting and performances come together to take us on a fun nail biting heart wrenching emotional ride. Top notch performances by each and every character. Special mention to the 2 kids – was addicted to them throughout. A classic experienced!

Mr. Yeleti had set the bar higher and higher with his three films Aithe, Anukokunda Oka Roju and Okadunnadu. But, his mojo had gradually disappeared in Prayanam and Sahasam. Manamantha is his 6th film. Has he regained his mojo back? Sadly, the answer is ‘No. Still In Progress’.

No- Because it definitely lacks the engaging factor that he is capable of.

Still in Progress – Because this is definitely not his worst. It is better than his Prayanam and Sahasam.

Manamantha is an anthology film. Each thread composes a character of a different age and gender and the challenge they are upto. But, one thing common between them is they belong to middle-class.

Sairam played by Mohanlal, works as a Stock head in a supermarket. He can barely save anything from his salary wing to the expenses to run the family. To get promoted to the manager’s, he ends up doing a crime. That puts him in a soup.

Gayatri played by Gautami, is a simple home-maker. She has some wishes but she keeps discarding them very soon as she quickly realizes, she cannot afford them. At the same time, she is not greedy too. She is that kind of woman who dedicates all her energy and time to the family, and whatever is remaining, she spends in going to the grocery stores with cheaper prices.

Gayatri’s son is a studious and responsible son any parent would love to have. He is the lecturers’ favorite and friends’ favorite for helping them through exams. He ends up in a boy-meets-girl college love story and slowly transforms into a love-struck romeo.

Mahita is just a 7th grader but has a heart of gold. She befriends a 4-year old slum kid and tries to fulfil his dream to go to school. All is well until the boy goes missing suddenly.

The movie begins on a very relatable moments of the middle-class. You smile at the adventures of Gayatri and her neighbor in their tryst with buying huge discounted groceries. You admire how the youngster values education and parents hard work. You laugh at the way Sairam talks like a typical middle-class middle-aged man who is always in short of money. Last but not the least, you will love the way Mahita is genuinely being a mini Mother Teresa. None of the characters go overboard.

The problem of the movie begins after the characterizations are established. It goes on and on and it becomes too late by the time Yeleti packs a punch in his own way, i.e connecting the dots. Yes, he is a master in that. The conflict comes too late in the film and that too predictable.

The most touching thread was Mahita’s as it seemed honest to the core. The girl’s acting stood out in the film. She enacted the determination and humanity so beautifully. Mohanlal’s thread was far too stretched. The subtext was very good though. Mohanlal, no doubt is a great actor. He seemed apt physically but may be due to the language, he just could not give the full impact a character like Sairam is capable of. Jagapathi Babu came into my mind for this role. Gautami was very elegant and dignified. The impact of hers also seemed to have been affected by the language problem. The youngster was good performance-wise but the thread was mundane and a major drawback for the film. The song in the film made it even worse. The supporting cast were very good, especially Gollapudi.

The movie definitely had a handful of sparkling scenes, but the overall impact gets diluted due to the length.

All in all, a film that could have been much better.

The official theatrical trailer of Mohanlal’s new Telugu film ‘Manamantha’ was released and it was a pleasant surprise to see Taraka Ratna playing a cameo in the movie.

The film stars Mohanlal and Gauthami with a slew of other talented actors. Until the release of the film’s trailer, no one had the slightest bit of idea that Taraka Ratna played a role in the film. Now, it was revealed that Tarak played a small but key role in the film.

After making his debut as hero, Tarak slowly transformed himself as a villain with no great success as a lead man. Despite he received accolades and honors for his negative act in ‘Amaravathi’, he still is struggling. The much hyped ‘Raja CheyyiVesthe’ in which he played a villain, has also disappointed.

Taraka Ratna hopes that the Chandrasekhar Yeleti directed ‘Manamatha’ will open a new door for his career.

Talented and creative director Chandrasekhar Yeleti is gearing up for the film ‘Manamantha’ The film shoot has been completed successfully, and the makers are ready with the first copy of their film too. The makers have appeared before the censor board members, and the film was successfully awarded with a clean ‘U’ certificate from the censor board. With this, the release has been cleared, and the makers confirmed that the film is going to be released on August 5th.

The film is releasing in multiple languages in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu languages. Mohanlal, Gouthami, Viswant and Anisha Ambrose are playing the leading roles in this film. Mahesh Shankar composed music for ‘Manamantha’ The film has a wide release in the Malayalam language too. The film is getting dubbed into the Tamil language as well.

Manamantha is an upcoming bilingual film, that is being shot simultaneously in Telugu and Malayalam, with the Malayalam version titled as Vismayam. It is directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Sai Korrapati on Vaaraahi Chalanachitram banner. Malayalam Superstar Mohanlal is seen in the lead role while Gautami is playing the female lead. Mahesh Shankar of D For Dopidi and Bangaru Kodipetta fame composes the tunes for this family entertainer.

Chandra Sekhar Yeleti is one of the underrated directors of Telugu Cinema. His expertise in Screenplay is highly appreciable. Anukokunda Oka Roju, Prayanam movies show how different he is from others. After the film Sahasam, he hasn’t directed any movie and now he makes a come back again with a movie featuring Malayalam Superstar Mohanlal in the lead role.

Superstar Mohanlal after a long time will be seen in a direct Telugu film with Manamantha. While his appearance in ‘Janatha Garage’ is massy, The Malayalam Superstar’s intense look in ‘Manamantha’ directed by Chandrasekhar Yeleti stole the show. Veteran actress Gowthami is playing the female lead. The film is expected to be a fantastic family entertainer with good emotions.

‘Manamantha’ movie makers already revealed the first look poster from ‘Manamantha’ movie in which we can see four different characters. Among those, there are Mollywood senior actor Mohanlal, veteran actress Goutham and two more persons. Along with these, many artists are playing good willing roles in this movie, some of them are Urvashi, Naresh, Vennela Kishore, and Nassar, etc. Recently the film’s shooting has been completed, and Dubbing works are currently underway. Interestingly Mohanlal himself dubbing for his role in all the three languages for this movie. The team will soon wrap up the Post-production works. Meanwhile, the filmmakers are planning to finish the promotional activities too.

When a talented director teams up with the best actor, the output will be Manamantha and is going to hit the screens in the month of July.

Malayalam actor Mohanlal is currently busy with his upcoming Telugu films Manamantha and Janatha Garage where he plays crucial roles. In Manamantha, he plays the lead role and in the film Janatha Garage, the actor will be seen as NTR’s paternal uncle. The actor is seen as a manager for a Supermarket in Chandrasekhar Yeleti’s Manamantha. Mohanlal looks like a middle-class man in the film but in director Koratala Siva’s Janatha garage, the actor will be seen as a mechanic who is a strong person.

There are multiple shades for both the roles he is playing. Meanwhile, he has taken a decision to dub on his own for his roles in both the films. Already he has been learning the Telugu language so that he should not lose the grip over the lines he will be delivering in the movie. Mohanlal will dub for both films in all three languages which is an appreciable effort.

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal is romancing yesteryear actress Gautami in his upcoming film titled ‘Manamantha’.

The movie marks Gauthami’s re-entry to Telugu cinema. After having a huge gap, she recently made her comeback to silver screen with Kamal Haasan starrer ‘Paapanaasam’. She accepted to play the lead in ‘Manamantha’ after she was spellbound with the story narrated by acclaimed Tollywood director Chandrasekhar Yeleti.

Said to be an anthology film with four stories running in parallel, the film is being shot in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. The movie is also expected to have a simultaneous release in 3 languages with able SaiKorrapati producing it under VaarahiChalanaChitram banner.

With Mohanlal and Gauthami, two of the finest actors teaming for a sensible film, expectations are high. Chandrasekhar Yeleti has already carved a niche for himself with his out-of-the-box movies, and ‘Manamantha’ is expected to become the best of his career.

Mohanlal’sappearance in NTR”s ‘Janatha Garage’ will be massy but the Malayalam Superstar will be seen in a class role in ‘Manamantha.’