'' Andamaina Manasulo'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by

R. P. Patnaik Ravindra Prasad Patnaik is an Indian music composer, singer, actor, screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu, Kannada and Tamil. He won three Filmfare Awards and three Nandi Awards. He has toured the world to perform his live shows. ...

and starring Rajiv,

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, and

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. The title of the film is based on a song of the same name from '' Jayam'' (2002).

Cast

Production

Music composer

made his directorial debut with this film. He initially was to direct a film titled ''Avunantu Kadantu'' but the film did not enter frutition.

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was to be in the film but eventually did not feature. Newcomers Rajiv and

made their debut with this film.

made her Telugu debut with this film.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' opined that "Unfortunately, the movie looks like a documentary. It lacks a tight script and fails to hold your attention for most of the second half". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "The story and its movement by debutant director RP Patnaik are superb and he ran the entire film with the help of good screenplay". A critic from ''Indiaglitz'' said that "All in all, the film is just about average, though the comic track with Sunil and Lakshmipati is something that one will remember for a long time".

Awards

;

Nandi Awards of 2008 The Nandi Awards are presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, For Telugu cinema by State government. "Nandi" means "bull", the awards being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh. Nandi A ...

* Best Story Writer

References

{{Reflist 2008 films 2000s Telugu-language films Films scored by R. P. Patnaik