Mahanadhi
-Review
This is the story of friendship between two very powerful men who end up clashing with each other. The two powerful men are Swamy (played by Shrihari) and Shankar (Sumanth). Swamy and his sister Nandini (played by Anoushka) are orphans. They belong to a factional family. Their parents are killed in one such fight. Swamy leads a quiet life.
He meets Shankar and both become good friends. Shankar starts living with them. Both become very powerful in the area. Nandini falls in love with Shankar but is hesitant to tell him. Unaware of his sister’s feelings, Swamy arranges her wedding with another person. Fearing that if she doesn’t do something, she might never get another opportunity, she tells Shankar that she is actually in love with someone else and asks him to help her. Shankar decides to help. On the eve of her wedding, she leaves home with Shankar. But before going, she leaves a letter to her brother claiming that she is eloping with Shankar.
When Swamy comes to know about it, he loses his temper and the years of friendship between the two suddenly becomes intense enmity. Shankar and Swamy already have lot of enemies around them and when they come to know about the clash between the two friends, they decide to use the opportunity to settle their scores…
The film’s publicists claim that it is based on a real-life incident that took place near Rayalaseema.