''Neelambari'' is 2001 Indian Kannada-language fantasy film directed by Surya and starring

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, Suman,

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and

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Cast

as Malli / Akhila Sriram (renamed with Neelambari's soul inside her) / Goddess Durga * Suman as Veera *

as Neela *

as Vinod *

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* Prema * Ranganath as Neelambari's father *

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as old man * Tara *

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Reception

A critic from ''

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'' said that "What can you say more about this super natural movie mixed with special effects? Well if you like Ramyakrishnan, go for it". Gudipoodi Srihari of ''

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'' wrote that "The narration drags, taking good time to present the obvious. The film belongs to Ramyakrishna who plays different characters that come into picture at different stages". Arpan Panicker of ''Full Hyderabad'' opined that "It ain't different enough, and if Ramya Krishna doesn't start fighting that bulge and continues with those ambitious dance steps, the Richter scale isn't gonna be enough either".

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*{{IMDb title, 14741150 2001 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian fantasy films 2000s supernatural films