# Manasulo Maata

Manasulo Maata (transl. The Word in Heart) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy and starring Jagapathi Babu, Srikanth and Mahima Chaudhary. The film is a remake of Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).

## Plot

The film begins with Vasanth, son of a tycoon, proceeding to Vizag for his higher education. A charming girl named Priya sparks his attention at the railway station, and he crushes. After admission, he butts heads with a fiery senior Shankar. After a series, they turn into soulmates. Once, Vasanth visited Shankar's home, where his mother showed resentment, and he quit. Later, she understands his bonhomie nature, which has changed the violent Shankar into a soft one and affectionate to him. Vasanth narrates his love to another mate, Guru Murthy, who boosts his courage. Fortuitously, he only glimpses Priya in Vizag; surprisingly, she is Shankar's younger sibling. Being unbeknownst, Vasanth chases her and tells Shankar about it, which he averts. Due to Shankar's antipathies toward love, but on request of Vasanth, he walks to view his friend's sweetheart. Here, Vasanth discovers Priya as Shankar's sister and calms. Now, Vasanth is under dichotomy, but with the encouragement of Guru Murthy, he moves further. Priya gets annoyed, resulting in Vasanth landing in prison, where he quiets to keep Priya's honor. Shankar acquits him and praises Vasanth's eminence before Priya when she starts liking him and is about to announce. During that time, Vasanth spots Shankar enraging several times at a person, Raghu. So, Vasanth seeks the truth when he moves rearward. Shankar has one more sibling, Radhika; back then, Raghu is his best buddy, like Vasanth. On Radhika's wedding, she elopes with Raghu, which leads to the mortification of Shankar's family and his father's death. Listening to it, Vasanth declares not to let love come before his friendship. Besides, Shankar fixes Priya's alliance as grief-stricken; she approaches Vasanth and expresses her passion, which he denies, and consumes poison. Knowing it, Vasanth & Guru Murthy rush to the hospital. At that stage, Guru Murthy outbreaks and proclaims the actuality. At last, emotional Shankar understands the sacred sacrifice of Vasanth and feels proud of their friendship. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note, with Shankar approving the marriage of Vasanth & Priya.

## Cast

* Jagapati Babu as Shankar
* Srikanth as Vasanth
* Mahima Chaudhry as Priya
* Ali as Guru Murthy
* Bandla Ganesh as Ganesh
* Gowtham Raju as Too Much
* Sri Harsha as Raghu
* Rathan as Vasanth's father
* Sishva as Laila
* Sangeetha as Shankar's mother
* Mamilla Shailaja Priya as Radhika

## Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy and was released on Supreme Music Company. The song "Eshwara" is reused from the original Tamil film. The song "Preminchuma O" is based on Yaad Piya Ki from the Hindi film Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (1998), and the song "Prema O Prema" is based on "Jabilli Kosam" from Manchi Manasulu (1986).

## Reception

Griddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot praised the presence of both a strong friendship and a beautiful love story. A critic from Andhra Today wrote that "Produced on Chandrakiran Films and directed by S.V.Krishna Reddy, known for neat entertainers, Manasulo Maata is a fresh treatment to a love story".

## Box office

According to Sravanthi Ravi Kishore, the film was a box office failure due to "wrong casting" and he lost ₹1.5 crore on the film despite initially having good word-of-mouth. In an interview, Ravi Kishore held himself responsible for the film's failure as he "failed to produce it in an effective way".