Missamma (2003 film)

Missamma
Missamma
	Film poster
Directed by	Neelakanta
Written by	Neelakanta
Produced by	Satyanarayana B
Starring	Sivaji; Laya; Bhumika;
Cinematography	Jawahar Reddy
Edited by	Nagireddy
Music by	Vandemataram Srinivas
Production; company	Satyam Entertainment
Release date	28 November 2003;
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Missamma (transl. Miss madam) is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by Neelakanta. The film stars Sivaji, Laya and Bhumika.^[1]^[2] The film won four Nandi Awards including the Best Feature Film.

Plot

Nanda Gopal, an efficient professional, works for a business corporation; to gain a promotion, he tries to impress his boss, Meghana, but ends up losing his job; Meghana promises Nanda Gopal that she will retain him if he passes few tests.

Cast

Bhumika as Meghana (Voice dubbed by Savitha Reddy)
Sivaji as Nanda Gopal
Laya as Ratnamala
Sarath Babu as Meghana's uncle
Tanikella Bharani as Nanda Gopal's neighbor
L. B. Sriram as Ratnamala's father
M. S. Narayana as Office staff
Anshu as Deepika (in a guest appearance)

Music

The music director for the film is Vandemataram Srinivas.^[3]

Track list
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nuvvala Jilibili Guvvala"	Udit Narayan, Usha	3:43
2.	"Ney Padithey Lokamey Padadha"	Vasundhara Das	4:23
3.	"Aakasaniki Aasala Nichena"	Ramdas	3:06
4.	"Entha Sukhamidho"	Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal	4:33
5.	"Andala Gummaro Aa Bapu Bommaro"	Karthik, Nishma	3:53
6.	"Missamma Tune"	S P Balasubramaniam	4:13
7.	"Missamma 2"		4:08
8.	"Theme Music"		1:57
Total length:			28.36

Awards

Nandi Awards^[4]

Best Feature Film - Gold – B Satyanarayana
Best Actress – Bhumika
Best Screenplay Writer – Neelakanta
Best Female Dubbing Artist – Savitha Reddy (for Bhumika)

Remakes

A Tamil remake was planned with Cheran and Asin.^[5] It was remade in Kannada as Namaste Madam in 2014.

References

^ Movie review: Missamma. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/missamma/telugu/missamma-movie-reviews-1137-2.html ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Chords & Notes". The Hindu. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
^ Nandi Awards 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ Narasimham, M.L. (2 June 2006). "A shot at multiplex audience?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

External links

Missamma at IMDb

[1] Movie review: Missamma. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[2] ttps://movies.fullhyderabad.com/missamma/telugu/missamma-movie-reviews-1137-2.html ^{[bare URL]}

[3] "Chords & Notes". The Hindu. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

[4] Nandi Awards 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[5] Narasimham, M.L. (2 June 2006). "A shot at multiplex audience?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

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