But Rao should have taken more care regarding Chiru's makeup as Shiva.

However, unlike having some vulgar scenes in Annamaya, Manjunatha was neatly done. It seemed he followed the blueprint of Annamaya for this film. His range and versatility were beautiful. The breathless song, 'Om Mahaprana Deepam,' by Shankar Mahadevan is unbelievable. Music by Hamsalekha is hard on the ears at first, but after a couple of times, is pleasant. Graphics, sets, and costumes were impressive and made the film rich. The rest of the cast of Sumalatha, Bramhanandam, etc were good as well. Arjun gives one of his most sensitive and versatile performances. No words can describe how great she was in this film. Soundarya, as the great devotee was absolutely brilliantly. While watching him dance, the audience feels they are watching Lord Shiva dance. He showed once again how extremely versatile he is. He delineated the characters excellently. Whether he played the all-merciful Lord, the crude, irritating old beggar, or the great, powerful sage, Aghora, Chiru was just magnificent. Nara Jayasridevi, producer of this film, in an interview with the Telugu TV program, 'Shubodayam,' said that Chiru was selected because of his right looks, acting talent, and incredible dancing ability. Finally, Manju and his wife die and their souls are integrated with the Lord. However, Lord Shiva in his many disguises comes to rescue. Manju is finally converted to a devotee, but faces hardships as his earlier enemies blame him for the lights in the Shiva temple going out and serving food on the same day his son had been killed by his enemies.

After several meetings, they marry and have a child, Siddu. One day, he meets a girl (Soundarya), who is a great devotee of Shiva. Because of his goodness, Lord Shiva feels that he is the perfect vessel for the Lord's plan on earth. However, he is a good man, who helps the unfortunate. Manjunatha (Arjun), who is named after the Lord (Chiru), is an atheist.

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