Malliswari is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K.
Vijaya Bhaskar">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 debut Telugu movie appearance) and music composed by Koti. The film was a commercial success. The film was remade into Kannada as Kodagana Koli Nungitha (2008) with Jaggesh and Pooja Gandhi.
Malliswari | |
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Directed by | K. Vijaya Bhaskar |
Written by | K. Vijaya Bhaskar (Screenplay) Trivikram Srinivas (Story & Dialogues) |
Produced by | D. Suresh Babu |
Starring | Venkatesh Katrina Kaif |
Cinematography | Sameer Reddy |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Music by | Koti |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
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 ₹27 billion or US$330 million in 2023) after she becomes 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 in 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.
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. 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.
Malliswari | ||||
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Released | 2004 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 26:43 | |||
Label | Aditya Music | |||
Producer | Koti | |||
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The music was composed by Koti. The song "Gundello Gulabila Mullu" is based on Rhythm Divine. The music was released on Aditya Music. All songs sung by eminent singers like S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Kumar Sanu, KK etc.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nuvventa Andagattevaina" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Karthik | 4:48 |
2. | "Nee Navvule Vennelani" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Kumar Sanu, Sunitha | 4:11 |
3. | "Gundello Gulabila" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Shankar Mahadevan, K. S. Chithra | 4:16 |
4. | "Cheli Soku" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | KK, K. S. Chithra | 4:02 |
5. | "Janma Janmala" | Bhuvanachandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:06 |
6. | "Nuvu Evvari Edalo" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:06 |
Total length: | 26:43 |
The film was released on 18 February 2004.
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