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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2009 Telugu film}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
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| image = Diary (2009 film).jpg<br />
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| caption = Official poster<br />
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| director = Machakanti Rama Krishna<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = Aroon<br />Kalyan Ram Chukka<br />
| story = Aroon<br />
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| producer = Kalyan Ram Chukka<br />
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*[[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]] <br />
*[[Shraddha Das]] <br />
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| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = Srinivasa Reddy<br />
| editing = Gowtam Raju<br />
| music = Anand<br />
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|5|29}}<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
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'''''Diary''''' is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language psychological thriller film<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/shraddhadas.html|title=Interview with Shraddha Das|date=23 April 2009|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=13 December 2022|archive-date=13 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213111411/https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/shraddhadas.html|url-status=live}}</ref> directed by Machakanti Ramakrishna and starring [[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]] and [[Shraddha Das]] in lead roles.<br />
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The film is marketed as a sequel to [[Mantra (2007 film)|''Mantra'']] (2007), but the two films are unrelated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 November 2008 |title=Shraddha in Mantra sequel |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shraddha-in-mantra-sequel/articleshow/3723932.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Diary review - Telugu cinema Review - Sivaji & Shraddha das |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-diary.html}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Vamsi purchases a used, fully-furnished beach house in [[Visakhapatnam|Vizag]] from a real estate dealer. One night, he saves a dancing girl named Maya from a goon at a local gathering. Due to heavy rain, Maya stays at Vamsi's house. While exploring the house, they discover a diary dated 2002, written by the previous owner. The diary reveals that the owner's wife was killed, and her spirit is rumoured to haunt the house. As the events from the diary begin to unfold, Vamsi and Maya find themselves entangled in the mystery. The story follows their journey to uncover the truth behind the house's dark past.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Sivaji (Telugu actor)|Sivaji]] as Vamsi<br />
*[[Shraddha Das]] as Maya<br />
*Dr Sivaprasad as Kanchu Kanakayya alias KK <br />
*Chinnikrishna as Vamsi's driver<br />
*[[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]] as Maya's molester<br />
*Sridhara Rao as Albert<br />
*Mousami Udeshi as Mona<br />
*[[Yandamuri Veerendranath]] as Sastry ([[cameo appearance]])<br />
*[[Harsha Vardhan]] as Police officer<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film was promoted as a sequel to ''[[Mantra (2007 film)|Mantra]]'' (2007) although it is not.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shraddha-in-mantra-sequel/articleshow/3723932.cms|title=Shraddha in Mantra sequel|date=18 November 2008|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 December 2022|archive-date=13 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213111411/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shraddha-in-mantra-sequel/articleshow/3723932.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-diary.html|title=Diary movie launch|date=17 November 2008|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=13 December 2022|archive-date=13 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213111402/https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-diary.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Music ==<br />
The music was composed by ''Mantra'' Anand.<ref name=:0/><br />
{{track listing<br />
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| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Priya Premava<br />
| length1 = 4:40<br />
| lyrics1 = <br />
| extra1 = <br />
| title2 = Sitti Silakamma<br />
| length2 = 3:40<br />
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| total_length = 8:20<br />
}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote, "Though there are a few chilling moments in the movie, logic-less climax and slack second half work against the movie".<ref name=:0>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-diary.html|title=Telugu Movie review - Diary|date=29 May 2009|last=Jeevi|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=13 December 2022|archive-date=13 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213111402/https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-diary.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:2009 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Andhra Pradesh]]</div>Pianino.XMC.PL