Jaaji Mallige

2009 Indian film
  • 3 April 2009 (2009-04-03)
Running time
135 minutes[1]CountryIndiaLanguageKannada

Jaaji Mallige (transl. Jasmine) is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written and directed by R. Anantharaju. A remake of the Tamil film Devathaiyai Kanden (2005), it stars Ajay Rao and Gowri Munjal. The film was released on 3 April 2009.

Plot

Ramu, a tea seller, falls in love with a girl and they plan to marry. But her parents force her to marry a rich man instead.

Cast

  • Ajay Rao as Ramu
  • Gowri Munjal as Uma
  • Naga Kiran as Dr. Prashanth
  • Komal
  • Bullet Prakash
  • Nagashekhar

Production

Jaaji Mallige, a remake of Boopathy Pandian's Tamil film Devathaiyai Kanden (2005), was directed by R. Anantharaju who also wrote the screenplay,[2] while Ramnarayan wrote the dialogues.[3] The film was produced by Anaji Nagaraj and Jayanna under J N Combines. Cinematography was handled by M. R. Seenu, and editing by Suresh Muniraj.[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Sadhu Kokila.[4] All other tunes were retained from original Tamil film Devathaiyai Kanden except "Mogava Nee" which is an adaptation of a Hindi song "Chehra Kya Dekhte Ho" from the 1994 Hindi film Salaami.[citation needed]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Olave"Shreya Ghoshal, Karthik4:35
2."Mogava Nee Noduveke"Kunal Ganjawala, K. S. Chithra4:47
3."Nimmappan Kandru Bhaya"Hemanth, Badri, Sadhu Kokila4:41
4."Manassu"Karthik0:53
5."Ondu Devathe"Hemanth2:44
6."Chitte Chitte"Udit Narayan, Latha Malathi4:35
7."Cheluve Brahmana Bali"Shreya Ghoshal, Karthik4:35
Total length:26:50

Release and reception

Jaaji Mallige was released on 3 April 2009.[2] R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Jaaji Mallige may please everyone -- those who have watched the original, and those who haven't".[3] The Times of India wrote, "Director R Anantharaju could have done a much better job of this excellent romantic story with lively narration and a neat script".[1] Mid-Day wrote, "Though the director Ananthraj has done a decent jog of the screenplay and script, the first half is actually pretty boring".[5] Bangalore Mirror wrote, "Without being overly melodramatic, the director has managed to spin a credible tale. And this is the biggest asset of the film along with the comic scenes involving Komal".[6] IANS wrote, "Jaaji Mallige wins because the director has just followed the original, except for including a little bit of comedy".[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jaaji Mallige Movie Review". The Times of India. 3 April 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Jaaji Mallige (ಜಾಜಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ)". Chiloka.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b Vijayasarathy, R G (3 April 2009). "Jaaji Mallige is a good remake". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Jaji Mallige (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Sadhu Kokila". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Jaaji Mallige – a cliched love story". Mid-Day. 4 April 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Jaaji Mallige: Smells like success". Bangalore Mirror. 3 April 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Ajay shines as dejected lover in 'Jaaji Mallige' (Kannada Film Review)". IANS. 4 April 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020 – via India Forums.

External links

  • Jaaji Mallige at IMDb