Manu (film)
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| Directed by | Phanindra Narsetti |
| Written by | Phanindra Narsetti |
| Produced by | The Crowd |
| Starring | Raja Goutham Chandini Chowdary |
| Cinematography | Vishwanath Reddy |
| Edited by | Phanindra Narsetti |
| Music by | Naresh Kumaran |
Release dates | 6 September 2018 (USA) 7 September 2018 (India)[1] |
Running time | 180 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Manu is a Indian Telugu, Mysterious Romantic Thriller[2] film directed by Phanindra Narsetti starring Raja Goutham and Chandini Chowdary. It is a crowd-funded movie.[3]
Plot
The story begins on an imaginary island called Sia with protagonist Manu as the narrator. The island is sparsely populated, and is inhabited by sailors and dacoits. Manu, an artiste whose abstract paintings have deeper meaning, has a dark past (mother eloped with someone, father is dead) and is now catching rats for a purpose. He explains all these in a voice-over. Before this episode, two more sequences happen. Manu and his admirer Neela are at a bar counter, Neela tells him how she liked his paintings but suddenly she slaps him when he touches her back. She thinks that he misunderstood her admiration towards his work as a sign for desiring him. Cut to another sequence: Manu beats three guys who try to steal a diamond from the old man who is having drinks quietly in the same bar. What are these three different scenes or episodes about? These three moments are explained later in this non-linear structured thriller that is full of abstract ideas.
Cast
- Raja Goutham as Manu
- Aberaam Varma as Ranga
- Ravi Teja as Krishna
- Chandini Chowdary as Neela
- Mohan Bhagath as Antony
- Harikiran Gupta as Bartender
- John Kottoly as Akbar
- Darbha Appaji Ambarisha as Rudraprathap
- Bindu Chandramouli as Neighbour
- Srikanth as Amar
- Bomma Sridhar
Crew
- Director - Phanindra Narsetti
- Writer - Phanindra Narsetti
- Music - Naresh Kumaran
- Cinematography - Vishwanath Reddy
- Editing - Phanindra Narsetti
- Art Director - Shiv Kumar Akula
- Second assistant director - Harikiran Gupta (Kura Karthik)
- Second assistant director - Mounish
- Second assistant director Avidi Rajesh
- First assistant director - V. Saikiran
- Sound designer - Hari Haran
- Sound mixer - Harish
- Sound effects editor - Sidharthan Kc
- Foley supervisor - Sarathkumar Mariappan
- Sound effects editor - Sankaran
- Sound effects editor - Balakesavan Shanmugam
- Sound effects editor - Vysakh Sobhan
- Sound designer - Sachin Sudhakaran
- Gaffer - Abhilash
- Assistant camera - VamsyKrishna
Release
Movie was released on 7 September 2018, and it had US premiers on 6 September 2018.[4]
Reception
Critical
Times of India rated 2.5/5 stating "Manu is one film where its form takes precedence over content".[5]
Deccan chronicle gave 2/5 stating "An interesting plot and good screenplay could have perhaps salvaged this film. While Manu starts off on a promising note, the director hasn’t been able to see it through till the end."[6]
Telugu360 rated 2/5 stating "On the whole, Manu is a hotchpotch of different ingredients that fall very short of expectations. It’s a 3 hour overstrecthed compilation of some abstract thoughts put together in disguise of “New age film making".[7]
Telugucinema rated 1.5/5 stating "Manu, a thriller, is full of abstract ideas and surrealistic moments. It definitely has style and good technical values but it also is absurd and is boring".[8]
Greatandhra rated 1.5/5 stating "Manu is visually and technically sound but the movie's story, narration and drive tests the patience".[9]
References
- ^ "C/O Kancharapalem to Manu: 5 films set for box office clash this Friday". Indiatoday.
- ^ "Manu is a suspense thriller". Deccanchronicle.
- ^ "MANU – These Crowd Funded Movie Sets Will Leave You Awestruck". Wirally.
- ^ "C/O Kancharapalem to Manu: 5 films set for box office clash this Friday". Indiatoday.
- ^ "MANU MOVIE REVIEW". Timesofindia.
- ^ "Replete with plot-holes". Deccanchronicle.
- ^ "Manu Review : Abstract concept that tests patience". Telugu360.
- ^ "Manu - Movie Review". Telugucinema.
- ^ "Manu Review: Abstract and Incongruous". Greatandhra.