Vismayam (2016 film)

Vismayam
Theatrical release poster
Malayalam	വിസ്മയം
Directed by	Chandra Sekhar Yeleti
Produced by	Sai Korrapati
Screenplay by	Chandra Sekhar Yeleti Siby Jose Chalissery (Dialogues)
Starring	Mohanlal Gautami Viswant Duddumpudi Raina Rao
Music by	Mahesh Shankar
Cinematography	Rahul Shrivatsav
Edited by	G. V. Chandra Sekhar
Production company	Varahi Chalana Chitram
Distributed by	Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments (Kerala)
Release date	5 August 2016 (2016-08-05)
Running time	164 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Vismayam (English: Amazement) a 2016 Indian Malayalam language film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti starring Mohanlal, Gautami, Viswant Duddumpudi, and Raina Rao in lead roles. Produced by Sai Korrapati, the film was simultaneously made in Telugu as Manamantha. The film was officially launched on 29 November 2015 in Hyderabad, and principal photography commenced on the following day.

Vismayam was released on 5 August 2016. A dubbed Tamil version titled Namadhu released simultaneously along with the original Malayalam and Telugu versions.

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, the film was planned as a bilingual simultaneously made in Telugu and Malayalam languages. Mohanlal and Gautami was announced in the lead roles. 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". 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 Telugu, the film is titled Manamantha, while the film has also a Tamil dubbed version titled as Namadhu. Tamil lyricist Madhan Karky wrote the lyrics for the songs in Tamil as well as the dialogues for Namadhu.