Vismayam / Manamantha
| Vismayam / Manamantha | |
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| Malayalam: വിസ്മയം Telugu: మనమంతా | |
| Directed by | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti |
| Produced by | Sai Korrapati |
| Written by | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti |
| Starring | Mohanlal Gautami |
| Music by | Mahesh Shankar |
| Cinematography | Rahul Sreevasthav |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam Telugu |
Vismayam / Manamantha is an upcoming Indian bilingual family drama film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti starring Mohanlal and Gautami in lead roles. Produced by Sai Korrapati, the film is made in simultaneously Malayalam and Telugu languages.[1][2] The film was officially launched on 29 November 2015 in Hyderabad, and principal photography commenced on the following day.[3]
A dubbed Tamil version titled Namadhu will release simultaneously along with the original Malayalam and Telugu versions.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Sairam
- Gautami
- Viswant Duddumpudi
- Urvashi
- Anisha Ambrose
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Gollapudi Maruti Rao
- Naresh
- Nedumudi Venu
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao
- Joy Mathew
- P. Balachandran
- Vennela Kishore
- Nassar
Production
Pre-production
The film was officially announced by Telugu film director Chandra Sekhar Yeleti on 14 October 2015. Produced by Sai Korrapati under his production company Varahi Chalana Chitram, Mohanlal and Gautami were announced to be in the lead roles, and the film would be simultaneously made in Telugu and Malayalam.[4] The filming was then said to start by the third week of November. Yeleti described the film as a "family entertainer which involves four stories".[5] The title Manamantha was confirmed in the end of November.[6] According to film's executive producer Krishna Rao, it is an anthology film comprising four different stories, which at the end, will unite to the main plot. In Malayalam, the film is titled Vismayam, and while the Tamil dubbed version is titled as Namadhu.[7] Tamil lyricist Madhan Karky wrote the lyrics for the songs in Tamil as well as the dialogues for Namadhu.[8]
Mohanlal and Gautami are teaming after a gap of 18 years since Iruvar (1997) directed by Maniratnam.[9] Manamantha will be Mohanlal's second film in Telugu after a cameo appearance in Gandeevam (1994).[4] And Gautami's return to Malayalam cinema after a gap of 17 years. She will be dubbing herself for all the languages. Mohanlal took the decision to learn Telugu language by enlisting a translator to get his diction precise, as he wanted it to be as close as possible to that of a native Telugu speaker. According to the film's associate-director Siby Jose Chalissery, Mohanlal is trying two different acting styles for each version, and taking extra care for bringing that difference. "the scenes aren't exactly similar in the two versions. There are variations in the mannerisms, emotions and dialogue delivery,".[10] There was also negotiation with Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan for an important role.[11] In October 2015, the production team also announced a casting call for a teenage girl.[12] Viswant Duddumpudi was selected by Yeleti for one of the major roles in the film after performing a screen test for him.[13] Anisha Ambrose was signed in an important role as the casting team were impressed with her performance in her past few films, and were particularly looking for a new face.[14] Anisha plays the love interest of Duddumpudi.[13]
Filming
The film was formally launched in Hyderabad on 29 November 2015. Principal photography and regular filming began there on 30 November.[6] Mohanlal gave dates for 25 days for filming.[5] His portions were completed by January third week.[15] The filming was completed by the end of January.[10]
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