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Malliswari is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar who co-wrote the film with Trivikram Srinivas. It is produced by D. Suresh Babu on Suresh Productions banner. The film stars Venkatesh and Katrina Kaif (in her Telugu debut) and music composed by Koti.[1] The film was a commercial success.[2]

Malliswari
Film poster
Directed by	K. Vijaya Bhaskar
Written by	Trivikram Srinivas (story and dialogues)
Screenplay by	K. Vijaya Bhaskar
Produced by	D. Suresh Babu
Starring	Venkatesh Katrina Kaif
Cinematography	Sameer Reddy
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by	Koti
Production company	Suresh Productions
Release date	18 February 2004 (2004-02-18)
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

Malliswari is the heiress of Raja of Mirzapur. Her deceased father wrote in his will that she would inherit the property worth ₹7.5 billion (equivalent to ₹23 billion or US$280 million in 2020) after she becomes a major at the age of 21. The entire property is under the control of Bhavani Shankar, who wants to inherit the entire property by killing her. As he hatches the plans to eliminate Malliswari, she is sent to her uncle's in Visakhapatnam as a normal girl so that she can live with anonymity. Prasad works as a bank accountant at Andhra Bank there. He is a bachelor who has been continuously seeking for marriage alliance for the past seven years and is growing increasingly desperate. He accidentally meets Malliswari and falls deeply in love with her. Malliswari is traced by the goons there and they start running after her. Prasad escorts her and drops her safely in Hyderabad. The rest of the story describes what happens next and the eventual conclusion of the plot.

Cast

Production

K. Vijaya Bhaskar scripted the film form an original story given by Trivikram Srinivas, who also provided the dialogue. The film was reportedly inspired by the 1953 film Roman Holiday.[3] Cinematography and editing are performed by Sameer Reddy and A. Sreekar Prasad respectively.

Kaif was paid ₹70 lakhs for her role in the film, thereby becoming the highest paid South Indian actress at the time.[4]

Soundtrack

Malliswari
Film score by Koti
Released	2004
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	26:43
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Koti
Koti chronology
Anandama Andamaye (2004) Malliswari (2004) Swetha Naagu (2004)

The music was composed by Koti. The music was released on Aditya Music Company. All songs sung by eminent singers like S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Kumar Sanu, KK etc.

Release

The film was released on 18 February 2004.

Awards

Nandi Awards[5]

• Best Home Viewing Feature Film - D. Suresh Babu
• Best Dialogue Writer - Trivikram Srinivas

References

External links

• Malliswari at IMDb

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