Beautiful Manasugalu (transl. Beautiful Minds) is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language romantic thriller film directed by Jayatheertha and jointly produced by S. Prasanna and S. Shashikala Balaji, the film is produced under Skkandda Entertainment banner. The film features Sathish Ninasam and Shruthi Hariharan in the lead roles. The film score and soundtrack is composed by Bharath B. J.[1][2][3]
| Beautiful Manasugalu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jayatheertha |
| Written by | Jayatheertha |
| Produced by | S. Prasanna S. Shashikala Balaji |
| Starring | Sathish Ninasam Shruthi Hariharan |
| Cinematography | Kiran Hampapura |
| Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
| Music by | Bharath B. J. |
Production company | Skkandda Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Skkandda Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film was officially launched on 14 February 2015, coinciding the Valentines Day.
Beautiful Manasugalu was released across Karnataka on 20 January 2017 and received positive reviews from critics.
Plot edit
Prashanth is an idler with well-to-do parents who falls in love with Nandini, a responsible girl and the sole breadwinner of her family. Nandini agrees to marry him only on the condition that he gives up his carefree ways and behaves responsibly. The couple's honeyed existence is abruptly cut short when Inspector Kodanda stages a raid on the beauty parlor Nandini was working, proclaiming that sex-trade activities were being carried out and also displays condom packets, which were apparently found there as proof of the illegal activities being carried out there.
The video clips of Nandini and her friend Ratna are circulated continuously on TV, leading to Ratna attempting suicide due to the immense emotional trauma. Prashanth is shell-shocked by the news and breaks up with Nandini without giving her a chance to explain herself. It emerges later that the raid on the parlor was actually done by Kodanda in order to take revenge against the parlor owner who had refused to give bribes to him. When clips of Kodanda planting condom packets surface on the media, Prashanth realizes his mistake and attempts to reconcile with Nandini, who refuses to have anything more to do with him and tearfully berates him for trusting the media rather than the words of his fiancée.
In order to win back Nandini's respect, Prashanth goes on a crusade against Kodanda by kidnapping his daughter Rachana. Prashanth demands that Kodanda publicly confess to his crime of demanding bribes. Kodanda appears before the media and admits his wrongdoings, and apologizes to Nandini and Ratna for having destroyed their lives for furthering his own greedy interests. In the midst of the conference, Rachana is freed by Prashanth, and calls up her father, who rushes to the spot. Rachana is disgusted by the behaviour of her father, where she refuses to talk to him anymore and leaves. Prashanth and Nandini reconcile, and their story is featured on the TV show Beautiful Manasugalu.
Cast edit
- Sathish Ninasam as Prashanth
- Shruthi Hariharan as Nandini
- Achyuth Kumar as Inspector Kodanda
- Tabla Nani
- Prashanth Siddi as Prashanth's friend
- Sandeep
- Manjunath Bilikere
- Radha Jayaram
- Manjayya
- Chanchala Bhat
- Meghashri
Production edit
The film was offered to Sathish Ninasam in 2012, before Jayatheertha completed his other film Tony. However, the actual filming commenced on 14 February 2015 in Vijayanagar, Bangalore.[4]
Soundtrack edit
The music of the movie has been composed by Bharath B. J. Initially only one song was planned, however one more additional song was added along with two instrumental tracks.
| Beautiful Manasugalu | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nammooralli Chaligaladalli" | Vijay Prakash | |
| 2. | "Preethi Maaruva Santheyalli" | Chintan Vikas, Eesha Suchi | |
| 3. | "Tatva (theme)" | Bharath B. J. | |
| 4. | "Beautiful Manasugalu (theme)" | Bharath B. J. |
References edit
- ^ "Jayatheertha's Next Beautiful Manasugalu". Chitraloka. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Beautiful Manasugalu". Filmibeat. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Lucia Pair Sathish Ninasam & Sruthi Hariharan In 'Beautiful Manasugalu'". Filmibeat. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "A beautiful return for 'Lucia' stars". Bangalore Mirror. 28 November 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
