Celebrities like S. S. Rajamouli , Shobu Yarlagadda , Nani , K. Dasaradh , Manchu Manoj , Pooja Hegde , Allu Sirish , Deva Katta , Adivi Sesh , Rakul Preet Singh , Rana Daggubati , Gopimohan , Prakash Raj , Allu Arjun , and Mahesh Babu praised the film . Director Ram Gopal Varma called '' Manam '' an " avant garde product but deeply rooted in earth " and " the first constructive demonstration that Tollywood actually can go into a new age of cinema " . He added that both Nagarjuna and Vikram deserved multiple salutes for making a film like '' Manam '' , and the only tragedy was that Nageswara Rao was not alive to see this film , which Varma termed an " astounding celebration of human emotions " . Ram Charan called '' Manam '' a film that induces " Love , joy , passion , hatred , excitement and almost every feeling you can imagine and more " . Kamal Haasan watched the film on 29 May 2014 , at a special screening in Chennai . Haasan became emotional and could not control his tears . Regarding this , he said " I have always been a fan of ANR and this film has brought back very fond memories . I turned emotional when I saw ANR on the big screen . I wholeheartedly appreciate the Akkineni family for paying tribute to ANR in this manner . " IndiaGlitz called '' Manam '' , along with '' 1 : Nenokkadine '' and '' Drushyam '' , the best experimental films in recent times . '' Manam '' , along with '' Minugurulu '' ( 2014 ) , was nominated by the Telugu Film Producers Council to the Film Federation of India to be included on the list of 30 Indian films for the 87th Academy Awards , in the category of Best Foreign Language Film . In late September 2014 , the United States postal department released a stamp in honour of Nageswara Rao , making him the first Indian actor in whose name a postal stamp had been released . That stamp featured a still of Nageswara Rao from the film . The film was screened at the 45th International Film Festival of India on 29 November 2014 , as a Homage to Nageswara Rao . In February 2015 , the makers of '' Bandipotu '' ( 2015 ) released a poster featuring Sampoornesh Babu , Allari Naresh and Saptagiri , whose theme resembled the first look of '' Manam ''
87th Academy Awards
87th Academy Awards
Manam (film)