Mantra | |
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Directed by | Tulasi Ram |
Written by | Ravi Prakash Bodapati |
Produced by | Ravi Prakash Bodapati & Kalyan Ram |
Starring |
Charmy Kaur Sivaji |
Cinematography | Sivendra |
Edited by | Upendra |
Music by | Anand |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Mantra is a 2007 Indian Telugu thriller film directed by Tulasi Ram and starring Charmy Kaur and Sivaji.
Diary (2009) was promoted as a sequel to this film; however, the two films are unrelated. [1] [2] Mantra 2 which claimed to be the sequel of Mantra was released in 2015 and has no connection with the Mantra crew.
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The muhurat shot took place at Annapoorna Studios on 27 October 2006. Shooting began on 2 November 2006 and was completed in forty days. [3] The setting for Mantra Nilayam was erected at Shamshabad exclusively and most of the film was shot there.
The songs were composed by Anand. [4] The song "Maha Maha" is based on Black Eyed Peas' " My Humps". [5]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Maha Maha" | Bhuvana Chandra | Srimathumitha, Swapna Madhuri, Noel Sean | 3:53 |
2. | "Oohallonaa" | Anand | Suchitra , Nani | 5:06 |
3. | "Mantra (Theme)" | — | — | 3:18 |
4. | "Reena Reena" | Anand, Noel Sean | Anand, Karthik | 3:42 |
5. | "Dole Dil Dole" | Noel Sean | Geetha Madhuri | 4:58 |
6. | "Remix Maha" | Bhuvana Chandra | Harshika, DJ Shawn | 3:33 |
Total length: | 24:30 |
The film was released on 14 December 2007. Although most movies at the end of year could not do well, Mantra proved to be a success with 80 to 90% collections. Charmy's popularity among the male youth came in as an added advantage to the movie. [6] [7] Suspense thriller is not a popular genre in Telugu film industry but commercial success of the film A Film by Aravind changed the notion. [8] Idlebrain.com, a website on Telugu film industry, gives the film a rating of 3/5. [9] [10] Vijayanand Movies acquires the theatrical rights of the movie for worldwide except India. Bhavani Media has acquired DVD rights. [11]
The success of this film led the director, Tulasi Ram, and lead actress, Charmme Kaur, to work together on a similar themed film Mangala (2011). [12]