''Letha Manasulu'' () is a 2004 Indian

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film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film is produced by V. Balasouri and M. Anantha Varma under Sri Sivasai Pictures. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Azhagi'' (2002) and stars Srikanth, Kalyani, and

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. Raju (Srikanth) and Dhana Lakshmi (Kalyani) are

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s who eventually get married to others. When Dhana Lakshmi loses her husband, Raju pities and takes her in as a maidservant while keeping his wife Bhanu (Gopika) in the dark about their past. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by M. M. Keeravani. ''Letha Manasulu'' released on 1 October 2004.

Plot

Cast

* Srikanth as Raju * Kalyani as Dhana Lakshmi *

as Bhanu *

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as Bhanu's father * AVS * S. S. Kanchi *

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as Raju's friend * Siva Parvathy as Bhanu's mother * Draksharamam Saroja * Rajeswari * Banda Jyothi * Krishna Chaitanya * Narsing Yadav * Baby Sruthi *

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* Kavya

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album consists of six singles composed by M. M. Keeravani. The audio launch was attended by Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, then

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. Reviewing the soundtrack album, ''

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'' stated: "All the songs in the film are made rich by sensible and poetic lyrics .However, the singers' good rendition notwithstanding, the pronunciation by the non-Telugu artistes remains much to be desired as usual".

Reception

Reviewing the film for ''

'', Gudipoodi Srihari wrote: "Though neat and simple, there is nothing novel in the storyline which is akin to the narration in a novel. It is surprising to note that a popular director known for neat themes, Krishna Reddy chose a routine theme involving a man and two women." A critic from ''

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'' termed it "Slow and dreary," and stated, "Music of Keeravani is very average and dialogues by Ramana Chintapally are adequate. On the whole is film is slow with no surprises or commercial elements." Griddaluru Gopalrao of ''

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'' criticised the direction and screenplay, writing that the director failed to bring any novelty to the old storyline. He added that the characterisation was poor and performances were mediocre.

References

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* {{S. V. Krishna Reddy 2000s Telugu-language films 2004 romantic drama films Films directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy Films scored by M. M. Keeravani Indian romantic drama films Telugu remakes of Tamil films