Film: Manam
Starring: ANR, Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya, Shriya, Samantha
Director: Vikram Kumar
Producer: Nagarjuna
Banner: Annapurna Studios
Music: Anup Rubens
Starring: ANR, Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya, Shriya, Samantha
Director: Vikram Kumar
Producer: Nagarjuna
Banner: Annapurna Studios
Music: Anup Rubens
Story
The film starts off with a past where
Radha Mohan (Naga Chaitanya) and Krishnaveni (Samanta) have a kid
Nageshwar (Nagarjuna). With a troubled marriage, they head for divorce
but tragedy strikes them and the couple dies in a car accident. In the
present, Nageshwar (Nagarjuna) becomes a successful businessman yet
misses his loving parents and in a shocking development he comes across
Nag (Naga Chaitanya) and Priya (Samantha) who resembles his parents
Radha Mohan and Krishnaveni.
Nageswar decides to unite Nag and Priya
and in the process he meets Anjali (Shriya), a doctor. Chaitanya(ANR)
gets a shock seeing Nageshwar and Anjali together as they resemble his
parents Seetharamudu and Rama Lakshmi (played again by Nagarjuna and
Shriya). Now, how these characters connected and what are with these
rebirths and reunites, sums up the story.
Performances
It’s a delight to watch all the Akkineni family stars sharing the screens and the casting is perfect for Manam.
Legendary ANR’s
presence makes a great impact. He has a terrific screen presence and
despite he has limited role, he leaves us an incredible impression in
the end that it is his film. It’s just a treat to watch ANR. Yes
ANRlivesON!!!
Nagarjuna looks very
handsome and plays his role to perfection. He is at ease in romantic,
fun, cute and emotional scenes. It’s a very special film for Nagarjuna
and he delivers one of the finest performances.
Naga Chaitanya evolves as an actor and he showed good variations with his two different shade roles. His rom-com scenes are a good watch.
Samantha bags a very
good role in the movie and she is very impressive in two different
roles. Samantha and Nagarjuna steal the show with beautiful scenes.
Shriya Saran did a commendable job. She shares a wonderful chemistry with Nagarjuna.
And the surprise of the film Akhil Akkineni
made a cameo appearance and the director has elevated the scene quite
well. He looked handsome and has striking screen presence. Big B
Amitabh’s cameo is good. Sapthagiri entertains while Brahmanandam, Ali
haven’t had much to do.
Technical Analysis
PS Vinod’s Cinematography is absolutely
flawless. Set in different time-periods from the early 1930’s to the
current period, the camera work is crucial and PS Vinod creates magic
on-screens.
Anup Rubens musical scores have already
become chartbusters and the songs are a visual delight to watch. His
background score is an asset for the movie carrying the feel-good factor
throughout.
Harshavardhan does a good job with his
writing skills. Dialogues are heart-warming. Editing is neat. Thumbs up
for director Vikram Kumar for his novel story and very impressive
direction. Screenplay is innovative and neatly handled. Despite the
complex storyline, it looked quit simple yet beautiful on-screens.
Production values of Annapurna Studios are rich.
Analysis
Manam is a fun-filled, beautiful
emotional love saga which has theme of reuniting with your lost loved
ones in re-births. Director Vikram Kumar handles the script effectively
and executes it brilliantly. The story is novel and casting is perfect.
Each and every frame looks like a painting.
Bringing the three generation actors
together and that too with a novel yet contemporary story like Manam is
not an easy job and kudos to Vikram Kumar who has done a wonderful job
making it such simplified. Despite different threads and time periods
from 1930’s to 2013, each and every relation has been handled
effectively without confusion.
It has right mix of love, comedy,
romance and emotions that family audiences would love to watch. Scenes
involving the three generation actors are humorous while
Nagarjuna-Shriya’s flashback scenes, Chaitanya-Samantha’s chemistry and
not to forget the fabulous Nagarjuna-Samantha scenes which have worked
quite well due to amazing screenplay. Though you feel few scenes look
repeated, the film is carried with good pace. The director has
maintained a feel good factor throughout the movie. A few more scenes of
ANR could have been an icing on the cake. Nevertheless, Manam is a
beautifully made movie and is an example of a good team work, the entire
cast and crew did an amazing job.
Final Verdict
Manam- A wholesome family entertainer that will be remembered for years to come… ANRliveson
