Diary (2009 film)

Diary
Official poster
Directed by	Machakanti Rama Krishna
Screenplay by	Aroon Kalyan Ram Chukka
Story by	Aroon
Produced by	Kalyan Ram Chukka
Starring	Sivaji Shraddha Das
Cinematography	Srinivasa Reddy
Edited by	Gowtam Raju
Music by	Anand
Release date	29 May 2009 (2009-5-29)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Diary is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language psychological thriller film ^[1] directed by Machakanti Ramakrishna and starring Sivaji and Shraddha Das in lead roles.

The film is marketed as a sequel to Mantra (2007), but the two films are unrelated. ^{[2] [3]}

Plot

Vamsi purchases a used, fully-furnished beach house in Vizag from a real estate dealer. One night, he saves a dancing girl named Maya from a goon at a local gathering. Due to heavy rain, Maya stays at Vamsi's house. While exploring the house, they discover a diary dated 2002, written by the previous owner. The diary reveals that the owner's wife was killed, and her spirit is rumoured to haunt the house. As the events from the diary begin to unfold, Vamsi and Maya find themselves entangled in the mystery. The story follows their journey to uncover the truth behind the house's dark past.

Cast

• Sivaji as Vamsi
• Shraddha Das as Maya
• Dr Sivaprasad as Kanchu Kanakayya alias KK
• Chinnikrishna as Vamsi's driver
• Jeeva as Maya's molester
• Sridhara Rao as Albert
• Mousami Udeshi as Mona
• Yandamuri Veerendranath as Sastry (cameo appearance)
• Harsha Vardhan as Police officer

Production

The film was promoted as a sequel to Mantra (2007) although it is not. ^{[4] [5]}

Music

The music was composed by Mantra Anand. ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Priya Premava"	4:40
2.	"Sitti Silakamma"	3:40
Total length:		8:20

Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote, "Though there are a few chilling moments in the movie, logic-less climax and slack second half work against the movie". ^[6]

References

1. "Interview with Shraddha Das". Idlebrain.com . 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
2. "Shraddha in Mantra sequel". The Times of India. 18 November 2008.
3. "Diary review - Telugu cinema Review - Sivaji & Shraddha das".
4. "Shraddha in Mantra sequel". The Times of India . 18 November 2008. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
5. "Diary movie launch". Idlebrain.com . 17 November 2008. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
6. Jeevi (29 May 2009). "Telugu Movie review - Diary". Idlebrain.com . Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.