Mast Maja Maadi
| Mast Maja Maadi | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | R. Ananth Raju |
| Produced by | Soundarya Jagadish |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | M. R. Seenu |
| Edited by | Tirupati Reddy |
| Music by | P. B. Balaji |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Mast Maja Maadi is a 2008 Kannada comedy-romance film directed by R. Ananth Raju featuring Sudeep, Vijay Raghavendra, Diganth, Naga Kiran, Komal and Jennifer Kotwal in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by P. B. Balaji and lyrics by K. Ram Narayan. [2][3] It is a remake of the 2007 Hindi comedy film Dhamaal, with the opening sequences copied from the 2006 comedy Golmaal: Fun Unlimited. This film stars the highest number of guest roles in recent times. Sudeep's role is also supposed to be a guest appearance in the film. Upendra turns item boy for this film; he dances with 12 heroines for an end credits song in the style of Shah Rukh Khan's Om Shanti Om.[4][5]
Plot
Mast Maja Maadi is the story of four good-for-nothing, unemployed youngsters in search of treasure hidden in a place in Ooty’s Botanical Gardens. Apart from them, a cop is also eyeing the treasure. The youngsters’ attempts to get the treasure all to themselves and the hurdles they face in their mission form the crux of the story[6]
Cast
- Sudeep as ACP Pratap
- Vijay Raghavendra as Ramu
- Diganth as Kamesh
- Naga Kiran as Shyam Bhatatei
- Komal as Mylaari
- Jennifer Kotwal as Sahana
- Rangayana Raghu as Somanath Tantri, Kamesh's father
- Umashree as Keerthi Bedi, Police Commissioner
- Sadhu Kokila as Bond DK
- Tennis Krishna
- Sihi Kahi Chandru as Samarasimha Reddy
- R.N.Sudarshan as Moneylink Shastry
- Nagashekar
- Shankar Rao as College Principal Bekupa - Bedarahalli Kumarappa Son Palakshappa
- Bullet Prakash as Hari Navarathan
- R. Anantharaju
- K. Ram Narayan
- Bangalore Amjad Khan
- Mandeep Rai
- Shantamma
Guest roles
Following actors and actresses appear as themselves in the song "Shakalaka Bhoom"
- Upendra
- Rekha Vedavyas
- Sharmila Mandre
- Sanjjanaa
- Sherin
- Gowri Munjal
- Suman Ranganathan
- Ragini Dwivedi
- Aindrita Ray
- Keerthi Chawla
Soundtrack
The music was composed By P. B. Balaji and released by Akshaya Audio.
| Mast Maja Maadi | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by P. B. Balaji | |
| Released | 2008 |
| Recorded | 2008 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 27:26 |
| Label | Akshaya Audio |
| Producer | P.B. Balaji |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chori Chori" | Ram Narayan | Karthik, Chinmayi | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Jhana Jhana Kanchana" | Ram Narayan | Benny Dayal, Krish, P. B. Balaji, SuVi | 6:10 |
| 3. | "Ota Ota" | Ram Narayan | Tippu, Gopal Sharma, P. B. Balaji, Janaki Iyer | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Ota Ota (Female)" | Ram Narayan | SuVi | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Shakalaka Bhoom" | Ram Narayan | Benny Dayal, Janaki Iyer | 6:05 |
| Total length: | 27:26 | |||
Release and reception
Mast Maja Maadi released on 12 December 2008 in India.[1]
Bangalore Mirror opined that "Set aside your thinking cap and just enjoy maadi".[7] R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com wrote that "Mast Maja Maadi is a timepass film if you like comedy".[8]
References
- ^ a b "Mast Maja Maadi Kannada Movie - Preview, Trailers, Gallery, Review, Events, Synopsis". Nowrunning.com. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Guest entry". Bangalore Mirror. 21 October 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Mast Maja Maadi Cast & Crew". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "'Mast Maja Maadi' lacks punch(Kannada Film Review)".
- ^ "Mast Majaa Maadi Movie Review". chitraloka.com. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Mast Maja Maadi - Vijay Raghavendra, Diganth Hit Movie". 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Mast Maja Maadi: This is fun". Bangalore Mirror. 12 December 2008.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (15 December 2008). "Mast Maja Maadi is timepass". Rediff.