Monalisa (film)
Monalisa | |
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Directed by | Indrajit Lankesh |
Written by | Indrajit Lankesh B. A. Madhu (dialogues) |
Produced by | K. S. Dushyanth K. Santhosh Kumar |
Starring | Dhyan Sadha |
Cinematography | Krishna Kumar |
Edited by | B. S. Kemparaj |
Music by | Valisha-Sandeep |
Production company | Lankesh Chitralaya |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Monalisa is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language romance film written and directed by Indrajit Lankesh. The film stars Dhyan and Sadha in lead roles. The film's storyline is inspired by Parthiban Kanavu (2003).[1]
The film was a blockbuster upon release and also received critical appreciation.[2] It went on to win numerous awards at the Filmfare Awards South and Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2004.[3] It was also dubbed into Telugu with the same title later that year with a reshot comedy track involving Brahmanandam and Kovai Sarala.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Dhyan as Dhyan
- Sadha in dual roles as Monalisa & Spandana
- Ramakrishna as Dhyan's father
- Bhavya as Sarasu
- Sharan as Sharan, Dhyan's friend
- Rangayana Raghu as ACP Raveendra
- Umashree as Marriage broker
- Vanitha Vasu as Monalisa's mother
- Shankar Bhat
- Shakeela as College Principal
- R. G. Vijayasarathy as Malleshwari's father
- Hari as Doctor
- Vijay as Dhyan's classmate
- Brahmanandam as Dr. Thikkavar Thikkamaka Reddy M.B.B.S. (Telugu version)
- Kovai Sarala as Nurse (Telugu version)
Guest appearances[edit]
- Darshan in the song "Chori Chori" [5]
- Rekha Vedavyas in the song "Car Car Huduga"
- Durga Shetty in the song "Chori Chori"
- Ruchita Prasad as an alcoholic prospective bride
Production[edit]
The film is produced by Dushyanth, leader of the Karnataka Youth Congress. Sadha made her Kannada debut with this film. Babji of the Babji-Sandeep music duo changed his name to Valisha.[6]
Soundtrack[edit]
The music of the film was composed by Valisha-Sandeep duo.[7] The song "Chori Chori" is inspired from Habibi Dah (Nari Narain) which was sung by Hisham Abbas and Bombay Jayashri.[8]
Monalisa | |
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Soundtrack album by Valisha-Sandeep | |
Released | 2004 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Ashwini Audio |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chori Chori" | K. Kalyan | Shankar Mahadevan, Kalpana | |
2. | "Car Car Huduga" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Vasundhara Das, Karthik | |
3. | "Oh Priyathame" | K. Kalyan | Rajesh Krishnan | |
4. | "Nannusiru Neene" | Doddarangegowda | K. S. Chithra | |
5. | "Ee Manasella Neene" | K. Kalyan | Rajesh Krishnan, Shreya Ghoshal | |
6. | "Monalisa Monalisa" | Nagendra Prasad | Sonu Nigam, K. S. Chithra |
Reception[edit]
A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "The director has put in a good effort to make the film a mass entertainer through comedy, romance, sentiment and action sequences. The first part is full of comedy and romantic scenes.The narration has a touch of freshness".[9] A critic from indiainfo wrote that "Overall a good film".[10] A critic from Viggy wrote that "Technically, Monalisa is a good movie. Indrajith has cooked the food with right ingredients that is apt for commercial film - is a magnet for young crowd".[8] A critic from indiainfo.com wrote that "Like always Indrajeet Lankesh has placed importance on the story. The story gives a firm foundation to the film. Sometimes it gives you a feeling that we have heard this story before. Yet the story telling style and the screenplay is superb".[11]
Regarding the Telugu dubbed version, Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 2 1⁄4 out of 5 and wrote that "Songs, comedy and stunt sequences act more like speed-breakers to the narration of the story than catalysts of entertainment".[4] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "The saving grace is the glitzy production values and the camera work".[12]
Awards[edit]
Event | Category | Recipient | Ref. |
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2004–05 Karnataka State Film Awards | First Best Film | K. S. Dushyanth, K. Santosh Kumar | [13] |
Best Director | Indrajit Lankesh | [14] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Shruti, Murali bag Karnataka film awards". The Times of India. 22 September 2005. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (17 July 2004). "'Excuse Me' exceeds all expectations - Kannada Top Films". IANS. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023 – via Nowrunning.
- ^ RG Vijayasarathy (19 April 2006). "Indrajit Lankesh wants to quit direction". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ a b Jeevi (7 October 2004). "Movie review - Monalisa". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana (8 June 2010). "Why Sadaa is returning to Kannada films". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Mona Lisa - new film by Indrajith Lankesh". Viggy. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Monalisa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 2004.
- ^ a b "Monalisa - film review". Viggy. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ Deepak, S N (9 May 2004). "Monalisa". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014.
- ^ "MONALISA". indiainfo. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004.
- ^ "Monalisa". indiainfo.com. 10 May 2004. Archived from the original on 14 October 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Monalisa Review". Indiaglitz. 9 October 2004. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "2004-05 State Awards List". Chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05". Viggy. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.