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Vishnu
Directed byShaji Kailas
Produced byMohan Babu
Written byParuchuri Brothers
Story byMohan Rao Duriki
StarringManchu Vishnu
Ohanna Shivanand
Music byIsmail Darbar
CinematographyS. Saravanan
Edited byGautham Raju
Production
company
Release date
  • 3 October 2003 (2003-10-03)
Running time
180 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Vishnu is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action romance film directed by Shaji Kailas (his Telugu debut) and starring Manchu Vishnu in his debut role and Shilpa Anand. It was produced by Mohan Babu. The screenplay is by Paruchuri Brothers, and the music is composed by Ismail Darbar. The film was released on 3 October 2003.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Vishnu (Manchu Vishnu) meets his childhood love after fifteen years and tries to woo her without revealing his true identity. But it leads to a misunderstanding and her father fixes her marriage elsewhere.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film was in the news when Mohan Babu reportedly slapped Shilpa Shivanand for refusing to kiss Manchu Vishnu. He also allegedly beat up her mother. When Shilpa's sister in Bombay went to the Hyderabad Police to report his misconduct, there was nobody present at the film studio.[1] The song "Vandanam" was shot in Tirupathi.[2]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Song Singer(s) Lyricist
"Are Are Mama" Udit Narayan Guru Charan
"Happy Happy" Udit Narayan, Sukhwinder Singh Guru Charan
"Nee Pere Thana Paina" Sonu Nigam, Sadhana Sargam Suddala Ashok Teja
"Nelluri Nerajana" KK, Kavita Krishnamurti Guru Charan
"Oka Saari" Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurti Guru Charan
"Ravoyee Chandamama" Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam Suddala Ashokteja
"Vandanam" Shankar Mahadevan Bhuvana Chandra

Reception[edit | edit source]

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 3/5 and wrote "The taking of director Shaji Kailas is good in parts" and concluded that "You may watch this film for Vishnu's performance".[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Actress 'slapped' for refusing to kiss". BBC News. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 jeevi. "Telugu cinema review - Vishnu - Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu, Vedika - Shilpa Shivanand - Shaji Kailas - Mohan Babu". Idlebrain.com.

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