Missamma (2003 film)

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. It was remade in Kannada as Namaste Madam (2014).

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 (2003-11-28)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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.