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Monalisa

Monalisa

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Monalisa

1h 7m

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Overview

A lovable NRI whose unfiltered honesty has sabotaged every relationship he's ever had gets one last chance at love when he sets out to win the heart of his best friend before an arranged marriage takes her away.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Shanmukh Enantala

Manoj

Raga Govada

Manisha

Sai Satwika Chandaka

Shambhavi

Sai Sneha Mankali

Geetha

Sateesh Peddaiahgari

Satish

Laalithya Swetha Bondili

Saritha

Ved Lingala

Aarush

Nikhil Potnuru

Manoj Paramahamsa

Bhavani Jonnalagadda

Shambhavi's Mom

Manoj Pillai

Shambhavi's Dad

Creative team

Directed by: Anvesh Nalluri
Written by: Anvesh Nalluri

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