Manam (film)
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| Directed by | Vikram Kumar |
| Produced by | The Akkineni family |
| Written by |
Harsha Vardhan (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Vikram Kumar |
| Story by | Vikram Kumar |
| Starring |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nagarjuna Akkineni Naga Chaitanya Shriya Saran Samantha Ruth Prabhu |
| Music by | Anup Rubens |
| Cinematography | P. S. Vinod |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
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| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
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Release date
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23 May 2014 |
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Running time
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150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹280 million |
| Box office | ₹365 million |
Manam (English: Us) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language fantasy drama film written and directed by Vikram Kumar and produced by Akkineni Family under the Annapurna Studios banner. Nagarjuna appears alongside Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Naga Chaitanya, Shriya Saran and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Amitabh Bachchan, Amala, and Nagarjuna's younger son Akkineni Akhil made cameo appearances along with other personalities. The film is set in various time periods, over the course of a hundred years up until 2013, and deals with the concepts of rebirth and eternal love. The plot features a wealthy businessman, Nageswara Rao, attempting to bring a young couple together resembling his deceased parents and the elderly Chaitanya's attempts to bring the businessman and a doctor together. They resemble Chaitanya's deceased parents who died because of a mistake committed by him in his childhood.
The film was made with a budget of ₹280 million. Harsha Vardhan wrote the film's dialogues, while Anup Rubens composed the film's music. P. S. Vinod handled the film's cinematography. Production began on 3 June 2013. Principal photography began on 7 June 2013 and was shot in and around Hyderabad, Coorg and Mysore till mid April 2014.
Manam was the last film of Nageswara Rao, who died on 22 January 2014 during the film's production phase. The film was promoted as a "befitting send off" and a tribute from his son, Nagarjuna. The film was released worldwide on 23 May 2014 to positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful, collecting ₹365 million in its lifetime. The film was screened at the 45th International Film Festival of India in the Homage to ANR section on 29 November 2014. The film garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu.
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