Mounamelanoyi
| Mounamelanoyi | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Syam Prasad |
| Written by | Syam Prasad Saikrishna (dialogues) |
| Produced by | JM Joshi Mahesh Rathi |
| Starring | Sachin Sampada Vaze |
| Cinematography | Vasu |
| Music by | Ramana Gogula |
Production company | Manisha Multimedia Arts |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Mounamelanoyi (transl. Why the silence?) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Shyam Prasad and starring Sachin and Sampada Vaze. The film's title is based on the song of the same name from Sagara Sangamam (1983).[1]
Cast
[edit]- Sachin as Bobby[2]
- Sampada Vaze as Mounika
- Devan as Mounika's father
- Chalapathi Rao as Mounika's uncle
- Tanikella Bharani as Mounika's uncle
- Sivaji Raja as Mounika's uncle
- Kavitha as Mounika's mother
- Annapurna as Mounika's aunt
- Delhi Rajeswari as Mounika's aunt
- Sri Lakshmi as Mounika's aunt
- Saraswathamma as Mounika's grandmother
- M. S. Narayana as Lecturer
- Ali as Srinu
- Babloo as Bobby's friend
- Aditi Govitrikar (special appearance in the song "Dancheti Ammalakkalalo")
- Rajyalakshmi Roy (special appearance in the song "Idi Benaras")
Production
[edit]Sachiin Joshi made his debut with this film. He landed the role through producer Hamid Bhai. To learn his dialogues, Sachin wrote his dialogues in English.[3]
Soundtrack
[edit]All lyrics are written by Veturi, Ramana Gogula; all music is composed by Ramana Gogula.[4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Priyurala" | Ramana Gogula, Priya | |
| 2. | "Krishnaveni Teeramlo" | Ramana Gogula | |
| 3. | "Dancheti Ammalakkalalo" | Ramana Gogula, Priya | |
| 4. | "Vayyari Nadakalu" | Ramana Gogula | |
| 5. | "Idi Benaras" | Priya | |
| 6. | "Preme Ganamaye" | Ramana Gogula |
Reception
[edit]A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Shyamprasad handles the subject well by making the visuals speak for themselves".[5] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "The direction is decent enough as the movie manages to pull through despite the maddening silence".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Kameshwari, A. (23 April 2021). "From Akasam Enatido to Mounamelanoyi: 15 evergreen Telugu songs of S Janaki". Indian Express.
- ^ "Actor Sachiin J Joshi turns 35 today". The Times of India. 7 August 2019.
- ^ Sen, Alina (26 April 2002). ""Mounamelanoyi will be a sure shot hit"". The Times of India.
- ^ "Mounamelanoyi - Jukebox". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2002.
- ^ "Feel-good love story". The Hindu. 29 April 2002. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010.
- ^ Panicker, Arpan. "Mounamelanoyi Review". Full Hyderabad.