Mounamelanoyi Explained

Mounamelanoyi is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Shyam Prasad and starring Sachin and Sampada Vaze. The film's title is based on the song of the same name from Sagara Sangamam (1983).^[1]

Cast

• Sachin as Bobby^[2]
• Sampada Vaze as Mounika
• Devan as Mounika's father
• Chalapathi Rao as Mounika's uncle
• Tanikella Bharani as Mounika's uncle
• Sivaji Raja as Mounika's uncle
• Kavitha as Mounika's mother
• Annapurna as Mounika's aunt
• Delhi Rajeswari as Mounika's aunt
• Sri Lakshmi as Mounika's aunt
• Saraswathamma as Mounika's grandmother
• M. S. Narayana as Lecturer
• Ali as Srinu
• Babloo as Bobby's friend
• Aditi Govitrikar (special appearance in the song "Dancheti Ammalakkalalo")
• Rajyalakshmi Roy (special appearance in the song "Idi Benaras")

Production

Sachiin Joshi made his debut with this film. He landed the role through producer Hamid Bhai. To learn his dialogues, Sachin wrote his dialogues in English.^[3]

Reception

A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Shyamprasad handles the subject well by making the visuals speak for themselves".^[4] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "The direction is decent enough as the movie manages to pull through despite the maddening silence".^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: From Akasam Enatido to Mounamelanoyi: 15 evergreen Telugu songs of S Janaki. Indian Express. 23 April 2021. Kameshwari. A..
2. Web site: Actor Sachiin J Joshi turns 35 today. The Times of India. 7 August 2019.
3. Web site: "Mounamelanoyi will be a sure shot hit". The Times of India. 26 April 2002. Sen. Alina.
4. Web site: Feel-good love story. The Hindu. 29 April 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20101021115425/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/04/29/stories/2002042900770400.htm. 21 October 2010.
5. Web site: Mounamelanoyi Review. Arpan. Panicker. Full Hyderabad.