O Mallige
| O Mallige | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | V. Manohar |
| Produced by | Meera S. Naika |
| Written by | K. Ananthu |
| Starring |
Ramesh Aravind Zulfi Syed Charulatha |
| Music by | V. Manohar |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kashyap |
| Edited by | Prasad |
Production company |
Sri Siddhivinayaka Arts |
Release dates | 1997 |
Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
O Mallige (Kannada: ಓ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ) is a 1997 Indian Kannada language romance-drama musical film directed by V. Manohar and written by K. Ananthu. Besides direction for the first time, Manohar has composed the music and also enacted in a supporting role.
The film mainly stars Ramesh Aravind, Charulatha, Chaitali (Bina Rajagopal) and model-turned-actor Zulfi Syed in the lead roles.[1] Syed was credited as Amar Mayur in the film.[2]
The film, upon release met with very good positive response at the box-office and critics as well.[3] It was one of the highest-grossing films of the year 1997. Singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam was awarded the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for his rendition of a song, actor Ramesh fetched the Best Actor award and Chaitali won the best supporting actress award at the Udaya Film Awards. Sadhu Kokila's character Musthafa was later on used in 2013 movie Googly.
Cast
- Ramesh Arvind as Kitty
- Charulatha as Mallige
- Zulfi Syed as Nacchi
- Chaithali
- Ashok
- Avinash
- V. Manohar
- Sadhu Kokila as Musthafa
- M. N. Lakshmidevi
Soundtrack
All the songs are composed and written by V. Manohar.[4] The opening tune of the song Sura Sundara [5] was re-used in the Hindi song Dance Basanti [6] from the 2014 movie Ungli.
| Sl No | Song Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sevanthi Sevanthi" | Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra | V. Manohar |
| 2 | "O Seethakka" | B. R. Chaya, Sujatha Dutt | V. Manohar |
| 3 | "O Mallige Ninnade" | L. N. Shastry | V. Manohar |
| 4 | "Sura Sundara" | Rajesh Krishnan, Sowmya Raoh | V. Manohar |
| 5 | "Malagu Malagu" | Ramesh Chandra | V. Manohar |
| 6 | "Hoo Dotakkeega" | Narasimha Nayak | V. Manohar |
| 7 | "Muddadada Baale" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | V. Manohar |
| 8 | "Giri Siri Nela Hola" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | V. Manohar |
Awards
- Best Actor - Ramesh Aravind
- Best Supporting Actress - Chaitali
- Best Male Playback Singer - Rajesh Krishnan