Anup Rubens handled the music, and produced some memorable songs all of which were well received. The film was written and directed by Vikram Kumar and produced by the Akkineni Family under the banner of Annapurna studios. Chaitanya and Samantha went on to get married.
Nagarjuna’s sons Chaitanya and Akhil are also in the film industry. He is known for the range of roles he has played in his career, spanning from a heartbroken lover to a hilarious don to a religious saint. ANR’s son, Nagarjuna, too is an actor and producer. Apart from acting, ANR was also known for his skills as a writer. He established Annapurna Studios in 1975 and later began Annapurna International School of Film and Media inside its premises in 2011. He would go on to star in over 250 movies in multiple languages. The 1953 film Devadasu ( Devadas in Tamil) really catapulted him into the limelight. From theatre, he slowly made his way into films. This was said to have cultivated a passion for theatre in him. Not only was it ANR’s last film, it brought together the different generations of a beloved family.īollywood actor Amitabh Bachan too makes a cameo in the film for a few short minutes as a doctor who helps Nageswar.ĪNR first ventured into acting through plays during schools.
Throw in a quick “blink and miss” scene in which actor Nagarjuna’s wife Amala appears, and of course the climax in which Akhil Akkineni appears, the film pans out as a tribute to ANR indeed.Īll of this is why Manam holds such a special place with the Telugu audience. What worked especially well was the decision to cast three stars from the same family and have them play roles in which they are not related to one another directly. However, Vikram Kumar experimented with the genre without going overboard. When you see the character of Chaitanya (played by ANR) arguing with Nagarjuna (played by his off-screen grandson Naga Chaitanya), it makes for great entertainment.Īt face value, the story of Manam, which was centered around the idea of reincarnation, seems a little out there. At the heart of the story, the director took different generations of a real-life family and put them in a role contrasting that of their relationships in reality. Peppered with plenty of references to ANR’s earlier hit movies (including one scene where he chides a drunk Nagarjuna taking a jab at his own movie Devadasu). This sparks off a series of fun moments on the screen where you see the real-life parent acting as the on-screen child. Nageswar hatches a plan to bring his parents together, while Chaitanya aims to bring together Nageswar and Anjali for the same reason. After bringing all the characters and their back stories together halfway through the movie, the next task at hand is tying it all together.
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