Anand

"Manchi coffee lanti cinema!"

2004 2h 59m TE

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 25

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A rich guy falls in love with an independent and strong-minded girl, and moves into her simple neighborhood to earn her love.

“Manchi coffee lanti cinema!”

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Cast

Raja
Anand
Kamalinee Mukherjee
Roopa
Anish Kuruvilla
Raju
Satya Krishnan
Anitha
Anuj Gurwara
Rahul
Gopichand Lagadapati
Ram
Gururaj Manepalli
Anand's Father
Shankar Melkote
Roopa's Boss

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sekhar Kammula
Writers: Sekhar Kammula
Languages: Telugu
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 179 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sekhar Kammula, shot by Vijay C. Kumar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by K M Radha Krishnan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marthand K Venkatesh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Raja and Kamalinee Mukherjee and Anish Kuruvilla carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Manchi coffee lanti cinema!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sekhar Kammula directs. Vijay C. Kumar behind the camera. K M Radha Krishnan scores. Marthand K Venkatesh cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Telugu.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 179 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Sekhar Kammula, shot by Vijay C. Kumar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by K M Radha Krishnan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Marthand K Venkatesh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Raja and Kamalinee Mukherjee and Anish Kuruvilla carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Manchi coffee lanti cinema!".
9IMDB entry: tt0857300 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.