''Siva Manasulo Sruthi'' (abbreviated as ''SMS'') is a 2012 Indian

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-language

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film which is a remake of the successful 2009

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film ''

Siva Manasula Sakthi ''Siva Manasula Sakthi'' () also known by the initialism ''SMS'', is a 2009 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant M. Rajesh, a former assistant of director S. A. Chandrasekhar. It stars Jiiv ...

'' starring

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and Anuya directed by

M. Rajesh M. Rajesh is an Indian film director and screenwriter, working primarily in the Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. Known for making comedy films, he made his directorial debut with ''Siva Manasula Sakthi'' in 2009 and followed it up with ''Boss ...

. The film is directed by

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and produced by Vikram Raju under Vega Entertainment. It stars

Sudheer Babu Posani Naga Sudheer Babu (born 11 May 1980) is an Indian actor and former professional badminton player. He works primarily in Telugu films. Debuted as a lead actor in ''Shiva Manasulo Shruti'' (2012), Babu's successful films include ''Prema Kat ...

and

Regina Cassandra Regina Cassandra (born 13 December 1990) is an Indian actress and Model who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film ''Kanda Naal Mudhal'' in 2005 and made her Telugu film debut with '' Siva Manasu ...

(in her major

debut).

Synopsis

Siva is a carefree young man who works in a courier company as a delivery boy. During a train journey, he comes across Sruthi, who works as a

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. Siva instantly falls for Sruthi and he starts trying to impress her. Sruthi reluctantly starts reciprocating his love over time. But just as Sruthi is about to express her love, Siva breaks her heart with his careless nature and uncultured ways. A love-hate relationship begins as the story moves back and forth between love failure and success. Jealousy, possessiveness and anger rear their ugly heads. Towards the end, the movie takes an unexpected twist. Siva and Sruthi are forced to take a stand over their future. What they will do forms the story.

Cast

as Siva *

as Sruthi * Chanti as Siva's friend *

Vennela Kishore Bokkala Kishore Kumar (born 19 September 1977), known professionally as Vennela Kishore, is an Indian actor and director who works in Telugu-language films. Known for his comic roles, he was given the moniker "Vennela" after his first feature f ...

as Sruthi's brother *

Y. Kasi Viswanath Yanamadala Kasi Viswanath is an Indian actor and film director who works in Telugu cinema. He worked as an assistant director, associate director and co-director for over 25 films. He debuted as a director with the romantic comedy film '' Nuvvu ...

as Sruthi's father * Mirchi Hemanth (Guest appearance) * Rohini as Siva's mother *

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as Police Officer (cameo) *

Thagubothu Ramesh Ramilla Ramesh, better known as Thagubothu Ramesh, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He is a recipient of Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian. He got the moniker "Thagubothu" as he portrayed several roles as a drunkard. ...

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* Priyanka Nalkari as Siva's Sister

Release and reception

The film was released in India and overseas on 10 February 2012. The movie was received with positive reviews. Suresh Kavirayani of the ''Times of India'' gave a 3 out of 5 rating and said the film was fresh and Sudheer's acting was appreciable. Mahesh from ''123 Telugu'' also gave a 3 out of 5 rating and commented that the film was a decent one to watch and praised Sudheer for his dances and fights. Jeevi from Idlebrain gave a positive 3 out of 5 rating for the movie and said that the youth orientation and entertainment in the film make it a decent watch and categorized performances by Sudheer and Regina as plus points for the film. Reviewer's from NDTV gave a positive review and said it was a good beginning for Sudheer and praised his ease in dance and action scenes. They also praised Regina's performance in the film. The ''Hindustan Times'' gave a 3 ou of 5 rating and said that the film is a time pass watch and is worth every single penny that spent on buying the ticket.

Music

The film music was composed by V. Selvaganesh. The songs "Cheliya" and the "Theme of SMS" were retained from the original soundtrack of ''

'' composed by

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Awards and nominations

References

{{reflist 2010s Telugu-language films 2012 films Telugu remakes of Tamil films