August 25, 2009, a remake of the yesteryear classic Jaganmohini (1978), was recently launched at Prasad Labs, Hyderabad. D. Rama Naidu released the audio CD and presented the first copy to C. Kalyan. Maestro Ilayaraja is the music director.

Being made in Telugu and Tamil by producer H. Murali under the banner of Murali Cine Arts, the film is directed by N.K. Viswanathan with Raja, Namitha and Meera Chopra in the lead roles. The music of the Tamil version was released earlier.

"The original Jaganmohini was made in Telugu first. Later, it was dubbed in Tamil and it went on to run for 375 days in Tamil Nadu. I saw that film thrice. It was directed by Vithalacharya," writer Vennelakanti said.

Narasimha Raju, the hero in the original version, appears in the new version as the father of the hero. Gorgeous Namitha performs the character performed by Jayamalini in the original. After a brief gap, Nila (Meera Chopra in Telugu) is back in Tamil as the second heroine in this film. The major highlight of the film will be a scene in which glamorous Namitha harvests pearls underwater.

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