Laali Haadu
| Laali Haadu | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | H. Vasu |
| Written by | Ajay Kumar |
| Produced by | Sa. Ra. Govindu |
| Starring | Darshan Abhirami |
| Cinematography | R. Giri |
| Edited by | S. Manohar |
| Music by | Sadhu Kokila |
Production company | Thanu Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Laali Haadu (transl. Song of lullaby) is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romantic musical film directed by H. Vasu and written by Ajay Kumar.[1] The film stars Darshan and Abhirami.[2] The film was produced by Sa Ra Govindu under his home production Thanu Pictures. Two music directors V. Manohar and Rajesh Ramanath were seen in supporting roles.
The film was critically acclaimed upon release and went on to win Third Best Film award at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2003.[3][4] The songs composed by Sadhu Kokila became hits.[5][6] The film was a box office success.[7][8]
Plot[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Darshan as Puttaswamy alias Anand
- Abhirami as Sangeetha
- Umashree as Anand's mother
- Ruthika
- Srinath
- Ramesh Bhat
- Sadhu Kokila as Tippeswamy
- Doddanna
- Kishan Shrikanth
- Amoolya
- Bank Janardhan
- Chitra Shenoy
- Padma Vasanthi
- Amulya
- V. Manohar (special appearance)
- Rajesh Ramanath (special appearance)
Soundtrack[edit]
The music of the film was composed by Sadhu Kokila and lyrics written by K. Kalyan.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Preethige Ondu" | Udit Narayan | |
| 2. | "Jo Laali" | Kavita Krishnamurthy | |
| 3. | "Koti Koti Hoogalige" | Rajesh Krishnan | |
| 4. | "Magale Magale" | Rajesh Krishnan, Shamitha Malnad | |
| 5. | "Olave Nannolave" | K. S. Chithra, Srinivas | |
| 6. | "Nanna Hrudaya" | Hemanth, Abhirami | |
| 7. | "O Ushe" | Shankar Mahadevan, Nanditha | |
| 8. | "Dina Belago" | Hariharan |
Reception[edit]
A critic from indiainfo wrote that "Technically the film is perfect. Cinematography is first-rate. There are no doubts that this will be one of the good movies of this year".[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "ಡಿಬಾಸ್ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ: 'ಮೆಜೆಸ್ಟಿಕ್'ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟು ಚಾಲೆಂಜಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಆಗಿ ಮೆರೆದ ಟಾಪ್ 10 ಸಿನಿಮಾ". TV9 (in Kannada). 16 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Darshan - a new film of Darshan Toogudeep". Viggy. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Laali Haadu - a music oriented sentiment movie". Viggy. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2002-03". Viggy.
- ^ Hedge, Sudha (29 June 2010). "Sharpening his skills". Deccan Herald.
- ^ "Abhirami meets Darshan after two decades". The Times of India. 11 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Darshan: From Rs 200 per day to Rs 1.25 cr per film". The Times of India. 15 September 2011.
- ^ Rao, K. N. Venkatasubba (4 January 2004). "2003, a flop for Kannada cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "LALIHADU - Review". indiainfo. Archived from the original on 6 February 2003.
External links[edit]
- Laali Haadu at IMDb
