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.
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Directed by | R. Anantharaju |
Screenplay by | R. Anantharaju |
Based on | Devathaiyai Kanden by Boopathy Pandian |
Produced by | Anaji Nagaraj Jayanna |
Starring | Ajay Rao Gowri Munjal |
Cinematography | M. R. Seenu |
Edited by | Suresh Muniraj |
Music by | Sadhu Kokila |
Production company | J N Combines |
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Running time | 135 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
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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.
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]
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.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Olave" | Shreya Ghoshal, Karthik | 4:35 |
2. | "Mogava Nee Noduveke" | Kunal Ganjawala, K. S. Chithra | 4:47 |
3. | "Nimmappan Kandru Bhaya" | Hemanth, Badri, Sadhu Kokila | 4:41 |
4. | "Manassu" | Karthik | 0:53 |
5. | "Ondu Devathe" | Hemanth | 2:44 |
6. | "Chitte Chitte" | Udit Narayan, Latha Malathi | 4:35 |
7. | "Cheluve Brahmana Bali" | Shreya Ghoshal, Karthik | 4:35 |
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]