Manamantha is a Telugu drama movie, starring Mohanlal. Sairam (Mohanlal) has big dreams while his wife Gayatri (Gauthami) walks miles to save money. Abhiram (Vishwant), a brilliant computer student's focus gets shifted when he falls for a rich girl. Little Mahitha (Raina Rao) is on a mission to admit a boy from the slums to school

Naveen (Raja) and Pavani (Parvathi Melton) study at the same university in USA. When Naveen and Pavani get closer, Sayeed (Ravi Varma), who desires to date Pavni, brings Ritesh (Sharwanand) to USA. It is later revealed that Ritesh was Pavani's boyfriend back in India whom she ditched because of his bad habits and crooked thinking. Who Pavani will end up with forms the plot of Vennela.