Majnu (2016 film)

Majnu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Virinchi Varma
Produced by	Geetha Golla P. Kiran
Screenplay by	Virinchi Varma
Story by	Virinchi Varma
Starring	Nani Anu Emmanuel Priya Shri
Music by	Gopi Sunder
Cinematography	Gnanasekhar
Production company	Anandi Art Creations Keva Movies
Release dates	23 September 2016 (2016-09-23)
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Box office	₹15 crore[1]

Majnu is a Telugu romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Virinchi Varma. It features Nani and Anu Emmanuel in the lead roles. The film was released worldwide on 23 September 2016.^[2][3]

Plot

The plot revolves around Aditya (Nani), who works as an assistant director for the Baahubali crew. One day, he sees Suma (Priya Shri), a woman who works in the office of his friend, Kasi (Sathya) and gets attracted to her while trying to help Kasi in proposing to her. After a series of events and on Suma's continued insistence, Aditya tells Suma his love story that traces its way back to his hometown, Bhimavaram.

In the past, On the day Aditya after completing engineering and got a placement in an IT major Infosys(much coveted in Southern India), Bengaluru for which he and his friends hold a party. In a drunken stupor, he sees Kiran (Anu Emmanuel) and its love at first sight for him. Kiran is driving her scooter and as a awestruck and frozen Aditya is watching her, she crashes into Aditya and he is rushed to the hospital. In the hospital, he proposes to Kiran before passing out. Aditya leaves his job in Bengaluru to search for Kiran and finds out that she is studying engineering in the same college where he used to study. While chasing her to her class, another class assumes him to be a proffesor and he continues teaching them. The principal admits Aditya as a junior lecturer as he liked Aditya's teaching skills. After a series of events, Kiran starts to fall for Aditya. One day, when Kiran questions Aditya about what is happening between them, Aditya replies in the form of a love letter and impresses Kiran. After this story, a crying Aditya runs away from the restaurant. Suma curious about why they broke up asks Kasi who tells that they broke up because of him. One day, Kiran sees Aditya fighting some goons and asks him what happened. It is revealed that the goons had attacked Kasi, hence forcing Aditya to charge on them. When Kiran asks him whether Kasi or herself is more important to him, Aditya replies that his friend is important. Then Aditya tries to convince Kiran but she brushes him off. Aditya tells Kiran that he will run away to a place where he won't see or remember her.

Suma impressed by Aditya's love story starts getting attracted to him. When Kasi tells him about this, Aditya says that he realized that he still loves Kiran and packs up to leave for Bhimavaram. At the railway station, Aditya sees Kiran and is shocked to know that she is Suma's cousin. At Suma's house, Suma tells Aditya her love story. She loved Raghu who cheated her following which she fell into depression. Aditya tries to talk to Kiran, who tells him that she misunderstood Kasi and came to apologize to him but was hurt by his talk. Suma tells Aditya that she and Kiran are going to Mumbai for Kiran's job interview to which he accepts to accompany them. At Mumbai, he gives Kiran confidence for her job interview. After returning to Hyderabad, he follows Kiran to Bhimavaram (even fighting goons for her), only to find out that Kiran is getting married to Hemanth (Raj Tarun). Kiran and Aditya tell Suma that the woman in Aditya's love story was Kiran. Aditya again tells them that he will run away to a place where he won't see or remember them. Suma, who forgives Aditya, tells Kiran to do the same and gives Aditya's letter to her. Kiran realizes that everything he wrote in the letter was true and tells Hemanth about it. Hemanth agrees to help them reach Aditya who plans to join foreign sanyasinns in Goa. When Aditya boards the train, Kiran who follows the train on a bike, catches him while he gets down to drink water. Kiran then proposes to Aditya. The film ends with S. S. Rajamouli calling Aditya and offering him the job of a co director.

Cast

• Nani as Aditya
• Anu Emmanuel as Kiranmayi
• Priya Shri as Sumanjali
• Vennela Kishore as Bansali
• Posani Krishna Murali
• Saptagiri
• Satya Krishnan
• Raj Tarun as Hemanth (Cameo appearance)

Soundtrack

Music for this film is composed by Gopi Sunder.

References