| Manamantha | |
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| Directed by | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti |
| Screenplay by | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti |
| Story by | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti |
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| Cinematography | Rahul Shrivatsav |
| Edited by | Chandra Shekar G. V. |
| Music by | Mahesh Shankar |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Manamantha (transl. All of Us) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language anthology film[1][2] written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Sai Korrapati. It stars Mohanlal, Gautami, Viswant Duddumpudi, and Raina Rao and also marks the former's Telugu debut after a guest appearance in the 1994 Telugu film Gandeevam. The music was composed by Mahesh Shankar with cinematography by Rahul Shrivatsav and editing by G. V. Chandra Sekhar. The film was partially reshot in Malayalam as Vismayam (transl. Amazement) with a slightly different cast.[3][4]
The film was officially launched on 29 November 2015 in Hyderabad. The movie was mostly shot in Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Secunderabad. Principal photography commenced on the following day.[5] Manamantha was premiered on 4 August 2016 in North America and was released worldwide on 5 August 2016. Its Malayalam version, titled Vismayam was released in October 2016, but the Tamil version, titled Namadhu, was released simultaneously along with Manamantha. The film is considered one of the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by Film Companion.[6]
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- ^ "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade | Film Companion". www.filmcompanion.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.