Jaaji Mallige

Jaaji Mallige
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Directed byR. Anantharaju
Screenplay byR. Anantharaju
Based onDevathaiyai Kanden
by Boopathy Pandian
Produced byAnaji Nagaraj
Jayanna
StarringAjay Rao
Gowri Munjal
CinematographyM. R. Seenu
Edited bySuresh Muniraj
Music bySadhu Kokila
Production
company
J N Combines
Release date
  • 3 April 2009 (2009-04-03)
Running time
135 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

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

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.