Manasara (film)
Manasara is a 2010 Indian Telugu language romantic sports film directed by Ravi Babu and produced by Prakash Babu Kadiyala. The film stars debutants Vikram Veer and Sri Divya. The music was composed by Shekar Chandra with cinematography by Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film was released on 10 December 2010.
The film is set against the backdrop of Kalaripayattu, a martial art form that has its origins in Kerala.
Plot
Rajapalayam in Kerala is a village where time has stood still, a maternal, ritualistic society where honour held its head and sword high. The village folk lived and breathed Kalaripayittu, which was their God, life, and justice, and were totally cut off from the modern world. Vikram's family had to move to this village when his father's job was transferred there.Anjali is a village belle who teaches blind kids. Vikram falls in love with her, but conscious of his average looks, is not sure the pretty Anjali would accept him. His local benefactor Krishnan Kutty tells him that the secret to gaining a woman's love is not good looks but having a good heart. Vikram follows the advice, masks himself, and starts helping Anjali in difficult moments. The goodness of Vikram melts Anjali's heart, and she falls in love with him.
However, trouble is brewing in Anjali's home as her wicked stepmother tries to get Anjali closer to Rajan Pillai. Rajan was the national Kalaripayittu champ, and the devil incarnate when it came to women. He was also the brother of Anjali's stepmother. Rajan discovers Anjali's relationship with Vikram, and Anjali is locked up in her home. Rajan thrashes Vikram in front of Anjali and makes him lick his sandals in front of Anjali to show her Vikram's cowardice. Vikram's family is told to pack and leave town immediately.
Krishnan Kutty intervenes and calls for a meeting of the village elders. He tells them that Vikram's only mistake was falling in love and that Anjali was in love with him too. He tells them that since their society was maternal, the girls' wishes had to be respected. However, the village elders ordained that Vikram was not a local and had to forget the girl and leave, but on further persuasion by Krishan Kutty, they reconsidered their decision and delivered their verdict. Since the girl had two suitors, only a bout of Kalaripayittu would determine who her husband would be. The winner would get her hand. The gauntlet is thrown, and a boy with no knowledge of Kalaripayittu is pitted against the champ. Krishnan Kutty decides to train Vikram, and Anjali's father trains Rajan. Both Anjali's father and Krishnan Kutty were disciples of one master and had a score to settle. The bloody ten-round Kalaripayittu climax decides the fate of Anjali and Vikram.
Music
Music for this movie was composed by Shekar Chandra.| No. | Song | Singers | Length |
| 1 | "Nuvvila" | Krishna Chaitanya | |
| 2 | "Parvaledu" | Geetha Madhuri | |
| 3 | "O Pitchi Prema" | Ranjith | |
| 4 | "Mella Mellaga" | Krishna Chaitanya, Geetha Madhuri | |
| 5 | "Ninne Ninne" | Geetha Madhuri | |
| 6 | "Aakasam Thala Vanchali" | Ranjith | |
| 7 | "The Ballad of Krishnan Kutty" | Mano, Pranavi |