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Maaya is a 2014 Telugu psychological thriller film directed by the national award winning Neelakanta and produced by Dr. M.V.K.Reddy, Madhura Sreedhar Reddy. It stars Harshvardhan Rane, Avantika Mishra, Sushma Raj and Nandini Rai in leading roles, with Anita Choudhary, Naga Babu, Venu and Jhansi featuring in a pivotal roles. Directed by Neelakanta and produced by Madhura Sreedhar Reddy, the film released on 1 August 2014. The theatrical trailer of the film was revealed on 13 June 2014.

Neelakanta, the national award winning screenwriter and director from South India is counted among the few directors in the Telugu film industry who comes up with something strikingly unusual every time he makes a film. Maaya's critical and commercial success has provided Neelakanta with an exciting opportunity to expand his repertoire into the Hindi heartland.

Directed by Neelakanta, Maaya is being adapted in Hindi as 'Murder 4', a sequel to the classic erotic thriller series Murder, Murder 2, Murder 3. To be made by Vishesh Films, produced by Mukesh Bhatt, with the creative support of Mahesh Bhatt and Vikram Bhatt, Murder 4 will be suitably adapted to national and international markets. As creative producer, Viren Thambidorai of Josh Media & Entertainment created this unique collaboration between Vishesh Films and Shirdi Sai Combines.

Plot
Maaya - “Jarigedi Munde Kanapadithe” is a Physiological Suspense Thriller based on ESP (Extra Sensory Perception). Television journalist Meghana Avantika Mishra has a rare gift of extra-sensory perception. On a special assignment, she meets with Siddharth Varma Harshvardhan Rane the fashion designer, and slowly gets attracted to his deadly charm. However, soon she discovers that Siddharth has an ill-fated dark past and gets intrinsically drawn into a dangerous liaison with him.

Cast

 * Harshvardhan Rane as Siddharth Varma
 * Avantika Mishra as Meghana
 * Sushma Raj as Pooja
 * Nandini Rai as
 * Anita Choudhary as Secretary
 * Naga Babu as Father
 * Venu as
 * Jhansi as Psychiatrist

Production and filming
The film was shot in Hyderabad and in and around Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The official Trailer of the film was released on 13 June 2014.

Critical reception
Maaya received mixed to positive reviews from various critics.

Box office
The film opened with a warm welcome across Andhra and Telangana with occupancy ranging from 70–90%, earning. The movie dominated both the single and multiplex screens despite new releases. Maaya grossed approximately inr 70000000 at the Telugu box office.

Tracklist
The films soundtrack is composed by Sekhar Chandra. Lyrics are penned by Balaji, Rama D and Sira Sri. Songs are as follows: -

Reception
The album received positive reviews from critics and viewers alike.

Category:Thriller films Category:Telugu-language films Category:Indian films Category:2014 films Category: Psychological thriller films Category:2014 thriller films Category:Indian thriller films