Vishnu (2003 film)

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Vishnu
Directed by Shaji Kailas
Written by Paruchuri Brothers
Story byMohan Rao Duriki [1]
Produced by Mohan Babu
Starring Manchu Vishnu
Ohanna Shivanand
Cinematography S. Saravanan
Edited byGautham Raju
Music by Ismail Darbar
Production
company
Release date
  • 3 October 2003 (2003-10-03)
Running time
180 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Vishnu is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action romance film directed by Shaji Kailas (his Telugu debut) and starring Manchu Vishnu in his debut role and Shilpa Anand. [2] It was produced by Mohan Babu. The screenplay is by Paruchuri Brothers, and the music is composed by Ismail Darbar. The film was released on 3 October 2003.

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Plot

Vishnu (Manchu Vishnu) meets his childhood love after fifteen years and tries to woo her without revealing his true identity. But it leads to a misunderstanding and her father fixes her marriage elsewhere.

Cast

Soundtrack

SongSinger(S)Lyricist
"Are Are Mama" Udit Narayan Guru Charan
"Happy Happy" Udit Narayan, Sukhwinder Singh Guru Charan
"Nee Pere Thana Paina" Sonu Nigam, Sadhana Sargam Suddala Ashok Teja
"Nelluri Nerajana" KK, Kavita Krishnamurti Guru Charan
"Oka Saari" Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurti Guru Charan
"Ravoyee Chandamama" Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam Suddala Ashokteja
"Vandanam" Shankar Mahadevan Bhuvana Chandra

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References

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  2. "Actress 'slapped' for refusing to kiss". BBC News. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2022.