Mantra (2007 film)

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Mantra
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Directed byTulasi Ram
Written byRavi Prakash Bodapati
Produced byRavi Prakash Bodapati & Kalyan Ram
Starring Charmy Kaur
Sivaji
CinematographySivendra
Edited byUpendra
Music byAnand
Release date
  • 14 December 2007 (2007-12-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Mantra is a 2007 Indian Telugu thriller film starring Charmy Kaur and Sivaji. This film was directed by Tulasi Ram and produced by Ravi Prakash Bodapati and Kalyan Ram.

Contents

Diary (2009) was promoted as a sequel to this film; however, the two films are unrelated. [1] [2] Mantra 2 which claimed to be the sequel of Mantra was released in 2015 and has no connection with the Mantra crew.

Plot

Cast

Production

Production was formally launched at a function in Annapurna studios on 27 October 2007. Regular shooting began 2 November and was completed in 40 working days. The setting for Mantra Nilayam was erected at Shamshabad exclusively and most of the film was shot there.

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Anand. [3] The song "Maha Maha" is based on Black Eyed Peas' My Humps. [4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maha Maha" Bhuvana Chandra Srimathumitha, Swapna Madhuri, Noel Sean 3:53
2."Oohallonaa"Anand Suchitra , Nani5:06
3."Mantra (Theme)"——3:18
4."Reena Reena"Anand, Noel SeanAnand, Karthik 3:42
5."Dole Dil Dole"Noel Sean Geetha Madhuri 4:58
6."Remix Maha"Bhuvana ChandraHarshika, DJ Shawn3:33
Total length:24:30

Release

The film was released on 14 December 2007. Although most movies at the end of year could not do well, Mantra proved to be a success with 80 to 90% collections. Charmy's popularity among the male youth came in as an added advantage to the movie. [5] [6] Suspense thriller is not a popular genre in Telugu film industry but commercial success of the film A Film by Aravind changed the notion. [7] Idlebrain, a popular website on Telugu film industry gives the film a rating of 3/5. [8] [9] Vijayanand Movies acquires the theatrical rights of the movie for worldwide except India. Bhavani Media has acquired DVD rights. [10]

The success of this film led the director, Tulasi Ram, and lead actress, Charmme Kaur, to work together on a similar themed film Mangala (2011). [11]

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Shraddha in Mantra sequel". The Times of India. 18 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "Diary review - Telugu cinema Review - Sivaji & Shraddha das".
  3. ↑ "Mantra - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". JioSaavn . 11 April 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "10 Songs Which Copied Their Tunes from Other Films | Telugu". Archived from the original on 27 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Telugucinema Box-office report Archived 16 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ GreatAndhra Box-office report
  7. ↑ Mantra Movie Review
  8. ↑ Idlebrain Review
  9. ↑ G P Aditya Vardhan (17 December 2007). "Mantra, a paisa vasool thriller". Rediff.com .
  10. ↑ "Mantra in USA". Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  11. ↑ "Mangala". 123 Telugu. 2 March 2011.
  12. ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)](PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh . Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)


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