Love
subjects
are
not
new
to
the
Telugu
film
industry.
Director
Sai
Bhanu
has
chosen
a
Hindu
-
Muslim
love
story,
but
has
mixed
action
with
mafia
and
politics
in
its
backdrop
for
the
film
Manjeera
.
The
film
has
debutant
hero
Gowtham,
a
look
alike
of
Kalyanram
and
heroine
Sridevi.
Beena
(Sridevi)
a
Muslim
girl,
whose
parents
had
borrowed
money
from
their
relative
Khasim
(Surya)
have
not
been
able
to
repay
it.
With
no
option
left,
Beena's
parents
agree
to
Khasim's
plan
to
sell
Beena
to
clear
the
debts.
However
Beena
is
unaware
of
this.
Meanwhile,
two
persons
visit
the
remote
village
and
one
of
them
saves
a
pregnant
woman
from
a
goon,
who
was
trying
to
kill
her.
Accidentally
his
his
ring
had
got
entangled
in
Beena's
dupatta.
When
Khasim
takes
Beena
to
Hyderabad,
some
goons
try
to
kidnap
Beena
and
the
same
person
saves
her.
But,
Beena
could
not
meet
him.
Once,
Beena
goes
to
a
clinic
and
finds
him
there.
She
leaves
the
ring
and
a
Thank
you
note
with
a
rose
at
his
place.
He
is
elated
to
have
got
back
his
ring,
which
was
given
by
his
mother
before
her
death.
Beena
calls
him
and
comes
to
know
that
he
is
Vasu
(Gowtham).
Slowly
their
friendship
grows.
At
this
juncture,
Khasim
tries
to
sell
off
Beena
to
a
Dubai
Sheikh,
who
agrees
to
buy
her
for
Rs
25
lakh.
In
the
same
city,
a
mafia
don
called
Bhayya
Saab
(Saleem
Panda),
had
his
eyes
on
Beena
and
wanted
to
marry
her.
Beena
requests
help
from
Vasu.
However
finding
Vasu
with
Bhayya,
Beena
gets
disillusioned.
She
gathers
courage
and
reveals
her
identity.
Vasuplans
to
elope
to
Mumbai
with
Beena
with
the
help
of
his
friends.
All
his
friends
are
killed
by
Bhayya
and
his
gang.
Vasu
takes
revenge
by
mercilessly
killing
all
the
goons
including
Bhayya.
The
film
ends
on
a
happy
note
with
the
union
of
Vasu
and
Beena.
PLUS:
There
are
absolutely
no
plus
points
to
highlight
in
the
film
except
the
glamour
of
Sridevi.
She
has
tried
her
best
to
expose
her
glamour
through
wet
clothes
and
gorgeous
outfits.
The
film
had
no
other
worthy
figure
who
could
be
identified
easily.
To
some
extent
the
chase
scenes
picturised
in
the
film
have
been
able
to
capture
the
attention
of
the
audiences.
A
couple
of
action
scenes
are
good
to
watch.
Though
Sridevi
as
tried
to
expose
her
beauty
through
the
songs,
none
of
the
songs
are
worth
watching
nor
melodious
to
listen.
Ceylon
Manohar,
who
has
appeared
after
a
long
gap,
is
good
in
an
elderly
character.
MINUS:
The
hero
and
his
blank
face
is
the
biggest
minus
point
in
the
film.
Though
the
film
has
a
heavy
star
cast
like
Bhanuchander,
Raghuvaran,
Dandapani
and
Ashokkumar,
none
of
them
have
been
properly
utilized.
Saleem
Panda,
the
main
villain
in
the
film,
has
failed
to
impress
the
audiences.
The
abrupt
endig
of
hero's
buddies
is
quite
expected
by
the
audiences.
The
director's
immaturity
is
visible
in
the
poor
running
of
the
story
and
disjointed
scenes.
Music
by
Sekhar
Chandra
is
irritating.
Dialogues
are
also
not
impressive
while
editing
capabilities
of
Upendra
are
poor.
REMARKS:
When
one
plans
to
do
a
film
with
love
in
its
backdrop,
it
should
go
in
its
own
way.
Trying
to
inject
some
action
part,
flesh
trade,
mafia
and
other
such
elements
to
give
the
film
a
mass
image
would
definitely
spoil
the
entire
structure.
Moreover,
the
so
called
heroes
who
are
trying
to
come
up
these
days
do
not
have
any
quality
to
suit
the
word
hero.
The
directors
should
also
keep
in
mind
that
certain
characters
need
certain
components.
Once
again,
Sridevi
has
failed
to
select
a
good
subject
to
get
a
break
in
her
career.
She
has
been
unable
to
fit
in
the
groove
of
the
heroine,
who
always
cries
for
her
safety
and
security.
The
film
neither
has
entertainment
values
nor
some
serious
action
to
watch.
Credits:
Cast:
Gowtham,
Sridevi,
Raghuvaran,
Saleem
Panda,
Dandapani,
Ramrao,
Ashokkumar,
Jeeva,
Venumadhav,
Bhanuchander,
Surya,
Ceylon
Manohar,
Hemasundar,
Chitram
Basha,
Gopikrishna,
Pingpong,
Aajam,
Jagga
Rao,
Fatima
Bobby,
Naveena,
Ravali,
Y
Vijaya,
Balaji,
Chandrasekhar,
Tarjan,
Venkatesh
Goud,
John,
Goa
Sharma,
Satish
and
others.
Story:
R
Janardhan
Camera:
Sattibabu
Editing:
Upendra
Music:
Sekhar
Chandra
Lyrics:
Kandikonda,
Ananta
Sriram,
Chirravuri
Vijayakumar,
Varikuppal
Yadagiri,
Paidisetti
Ramu
Choreography:
Prem-Gopi,
Vidya,
Nixon,
Rajesh
Action:
Ram-Laxmam,
Avinash
Producer:
Mothukuri
Sambasiva
Rao
Dialogues,
screenplay
and
direction:
Sai
Bhanu
Banner:
MMK
Arts
Released
on:
January
31,
2009