Madarangi | |
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Directed by | Mallikarjun Muthalageri |
Produced by | Nagappa |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Girish |
Edited by | Crazy Mindz |
Music by | J. Anoop Seelin |
Production company | Krishna Talkies |
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Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Madarangi is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Mallikarjun Muthalageri, who previously directed Auto (2009), and starring Krishna, Sushma Raj and Naksha Shetty.[1][2] The film's title is based on a song from Milana (2007).
Cast
- Krishna as Manu
- Sushma Raj
- Naksha Shetty as Deepu
- Hanumathe Gowda as Somanna
- Sharath Lohitashwa as Shetty
- Avinash as Deepu's father
- Sadhu Kokila
- Vinaya Prasad
- Suchendra Prasad
- Kuri Prathap
- Chikkanna
- Adi Lokesh
- B. B. Ashok Kumar (cameo appearance)
Soundtrack
The music was composed by J. Anoop Seelin.[3] The song "Darling Darling" became popular before the film released.[4][5] Arasu Anthare won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Male Haniye".[6]
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Darling Darling" | J. Anoop Seelin, Varijashree Venugopal | 3:51 |
2. | "Madarangi (title version)" | Sunitha Murali | 4:30 |
3. | "Jee Yendavo" | Sunitha, Yash Golcha, Sirigowri, Mangala | 3:17 |
4. | "Savira Savira" | Divya Raghavan | 4:31 |
5. | "Kadle Puri" | J. Anoop Seelin | 3:47 |
6. | "Malehaniye (female version)" | Anuradha Bhat | 4:23 |
Release and reception
The film released on the same day as Bulbul (2013) and ran for a hundred days.[7][8] After this film, Krishna added Darling to his stage name.[9]
A critic from Deccan Herald opined that "This “Madarangi” is a fragrant reminder of life's simple, and sometimes savage, pleasures".[10] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Director Mallikrajuna Muthalageri has selected a good story but does not impress either in script or narration".[11]
References
- ↑ Lokesh, Vinay (9 May 2013). "Sunil excited about Madarangi". The Times of India.
- ↑ Muthanna, Anjali (8 May 2013). "Kaliyug Krishna's film releases on Friday". The Times of India.
- ↑ Lokesh, Vinay (20 May 2013). "Krishna watches Madarangi in Mysore". The Times of India.
- ↑ Lokesh, Vinay (25 June 2013). "Madarangi heading towards 50 days". The Times of India.
- ↑ Talukdar, Taniya (20 April 2013). "Madarangi goes the Simpleag way". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Karantaka State Film Awards announced". The Times of India.
- ↑ "'Madarangi' is a sleeper hit!". Sify. Archived from the original on 2015-12-11.
- ↑ Lokesh, Vinay (16 August 2013). "Madarangi completes 100 days". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Tuesday Trivia: Here's how actor Sunil Kumar, who debuted with Krishna Rukmini, became Darling Krishna". The Times of India. 15 June 2021.
- ↑ Srivani, B. S. (11 May 2013). "Love and friendship in a dangerous tangle". Deccan Herald.
- ↑ "Madarangi Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Madarangi by Times of India". The Times of India. 10 May 2013.