"Manohari" (lit. ' "Heart-stealing", also "Charming", "Delightful"') is an Indian Telugu-language item number from the 2015 soundtrack Baahubali: The Beginning from the film of the same name.[1][2] The song is sung by Mohana Bhogaraju and L. V. Revanth and has its lyrics written by Chaitanya Prasad.[3] The music video of the track features Prabhas, who plays Amarendra Baahubali, disguised as a Middle Eastern Man dancing with Scarlett Mellish Wilson,[4] Nora Fatehi and Madhu Sneha Upadhyay[5] in cameo roles, while Rana Daggubati as Bhallaladeva tries to catch the spy who was being followed by him and Amarendra Baahubali.[6] Nora Fatehi faced a wardrobe malfunction while shooting for the song.[7]

"Manohari"
Cover of the song, featuring actor Prabhas and Rana Daggubati
Song by Mohana Bhogaraju, LV Revanth
from the album Baahubali: The Beginning
Released	31 May 2015
Genre	Soundtrack, pop-folk
Length	3:52
Label	Lahari Music
Songwriter(s)	Chaitanya Prasad
Music video
"Manohari" on YouTube

Music video

Synopsis

The song is played after Baahubali and Bhallaldeva visits Sighapura in search of traitor "saketa". The song is filmed originally in Telugu , with many part re-shot in Tamil.

Release

The audio of the song was released on 31 May 2015 along with other tracks in the album.[8] The music video of the song was officially released on 20 July 2015 through the YouTube channel of T-Series Telugu. The video of the song received more than 18 million views on YouTube.[9]

The song was released in Tamil as Manogari,[10] In Hindi as Manohari[11][12] and in Malayalam as Manohari.[13]

Reception

Manohari received positive reviews from critics, IB Times writes, "Nora Fatehi, Scarlett Wilson, Gabriela Bertante [sic][lower-alpha 1] sizzles in Rajamouli's Film.'"[14]

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