Malla (film)
| Malla | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Ravichandran |
| Written by | Ravichandran |
| Produced by | Ramu |
| Starring | Ravichandran Priyanka Upendra Mohan Shankar Umashree |
| Narrated by | Vishnuvardhan |
| Cinematography | G. S. V. Seetharam |
| Edited by | M. Sanjeeva Reddy |
| Music by | Ravichandran |
Production company | Ramu Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Malla is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language film written, directed, composed and enacted by Ravichandran in dual roles. The film also stars Priyanka Trivedi and Mohan Shankar. The film was produced by Ramu for his home banner Ramu Enterprises making his the first team up with Ravichandran.
The film found a widespread release across Karnataka state on 27 February 2004 and was declared a blockbuster at the box office. However, it received mixed response by the critics who claimed that the film highlights the unwanted intimacy scenes, as well as the great relationship between husband and wife, other than the romantic part of Shiva Rama Krishna, the associate of TFI Puri Jaganadh, has shown the great relationship between husband and wife that attracted woman audience to watch this movie again and again.[1] The film is also reportedly the first to introduce the famous Kerala based traditional art Kalarippayattu in Kannada cinema.[2] The stunt master K. D. Venkatesh was awarded in a special category at the 2003–04 Karnataka State Film Awards.
Plot
The film is all about Malla - a florist, a Samaritan, soft-natured person beloved by people; contrast to this is his son Shiva who grows-up in goons' abode; a father who sacrifices his life for his son and at the end son taking revenge on the culprits. Malla reminds us of his earlier films Anjada Gandu and Puntanja in some sequences. This film has everything from love to trust, affection, sorrow, action, cruelty, comedy and glamour to make Malla a tasty feast for all classes. Known for unusual ideas and sets, he demonstrated them here too - he sleeps on a hand shaped bed and makes out with the beauty.
Cast
- Ravichandran as Mallikarjuna (Malla) / Shiva
- Priyanka Upendra as Priya
- Mohan Shankar as Hanuma
- Umashree
- Pavitra Lokesh
- K.S.L Swamy
- K. D. Venkatesh
- Fayaz Khan
- Ultimate Shivu
- Vijay Kashi
- Shankar Ashwath
- Lakshman Rao
- Venkatesh Prasad
Production
V. Ravichandran began working on Malla in March 2003, alongside Pandu Ranga Vittala, another film he was acting in. Malla was produced by Ramu, under his production house, while Ravichandran directed it. He stated: "The audience can expect to see the earlier Ravichandran in Malla. The film will have all gimmicks and heroisms of a Ravichandran-starrer and I want the cine-goers to take something back home after seeing the film. The film will touch the hearts of all the cine-goers. It will entertain, make people laugh and cry." He added that he would star as the eponymous lead Mallikarjuna "Malla", who has a love for flowers. He further said the film would have six tracks, and that Priyanka Upendra would star opposite him, as a girl "who comes from abroad and becomes a village girl." Ravichandran wrote the film's story and lyrics for three tracks, and co-wrote the screenplay with J. K. Bharavi, while actor Mohan Shankar wrote the dialogues.[3]
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by Ravichandran.
| Malla | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2004 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Jhankar Music |
All lyrics are written by Ravichandran
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yammo Yammo" | Srinivas, Anuradha Sriram | |
| 2. | "Karunaade" | L. N. Shastry | |
| 3. | "Ee Preethiya Marethu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 4. | "Masthu Nee Masthu" | Hemanth | |
| 5. | "Olagirodhu" | Udit Narayan, Suma Shastry | |
| 6. | "Mangalyam" | L. N. Shastry, Suma Shastry | |
| 7. | "Bangadi" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | |
| 8. | "Angada Angada" | L. N. Shastry, Suma Shastry |
References
- ^ Malla film review. Viggy.com (2011-03-13). Retrieved on 2018-01-26.
- ^ Crazy Star's top five films ever. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2014-02-15). Retrieved on 2018-01-26.
- ^ Srinivasa, Srikanth (30 March 2003). "The return of Thambi". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 23 April 2003. Retrieved 23 September 2020.