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Manasu Malligey
Manasu Malligey
Soundtrack album by Ajay–Atul
Released	31 March 2017
Recorded	2017
Genre	Film soundtrack
Language	Kannada
Label	Zee Music South
Producer	Rockline Venkatesh

Manasu Mallige
Manasu Mallige
	Theatrical film poster
Directed by	S. Narayan
Written by	Nagraj Manjule
Produced by	Rockline Venkatesh; Akash Chawla
Starring	Rinku Rajguru; Nishanth;
Cinematography	Manohar Joshi
Edited by	Srikanth
Music by	Songs & Score: ; Ajay–Atul ; Additional Song: ; S. Narayan
Production; companies	Rockline Productions ; Zee Studios
Release date	31 March 2017;
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Manasu Mallige (transl. The heart is a jasmine flower) is an Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by S. Narayan and produced by Rockline Venkatesh and Akash Chawla.^[2] The film, a remake of Nagraj Manjule's Marathi film Sairat (2016), features Rinku Rajguru, reprising her role from the original, and Nishanth (Nataraj).^[3] The original soundtrack by Ajay–Atul has been re-used with Kannada lyrics, and the cinematography is by Manohar Joshi.^[4]

Plot

The film depicts a love story between a girl of an upper caste and a boy from a lower caste; thus it comments on the caste system in India. This commentary culminates into honour killing; honour killing is prevalent in few parts of rural India as well as urban India.

Cast

Rinku Rajguru as Sanjana "Sanju" Patil
Nishanth as Parashu
Tanaji Galgunde
Sourabh Kulakarni

Soundtrack

The songs and background score for the film are composed by composer duo Ajay–Atul, who had scored for the original Marathi film. This marks their debut in the Kannada cinema. One additional song was composed by S. Narayan. The music was officially released on the Valentine's Day on 14 February 2017.^[5]^[6] Minister of Water Resources, M. B. Patil officially released the audio at Chamundeshwari Studios in Bengaluru.^[7]

Ajay–Atul kept the original score and just added Kannada lyrics in place of the original Marathi ones. All songs have been sung by the same singers who rendered the original songs, except an additional song which has been rendered by Sonu Nigam.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)
1.	"Yaare Neenu Parivaala"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Ajay–Atul	Ajay Gogavale
2.	"Adaviyolage"	Kaviraj	Ajay–Atul	Shreya Ghoshal
3.	"Ayyayyappo"	Yogaraj Bhat	Ajay–Atul	Ajay–Atul
4.	"Thangaliya Roopa"	Pradyumna Narahalli	Ajay–Atul	Chinmayi, Ajay Gogavale
5.	"Ee Lokavella"	K. Kalyan	S. Narayan	Sonu Nigam

Reception

A critic from The Times of India rated the film three out of five and wrote that "If you are a fan of romantic tales that deal with young love and the perils they face to keep it alive, this could fancy your taste. Go ahead, watch it once if you are looking for a weekend watch option".^[8] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "A film comes with good visuals, but the music by Ajay-Atul certainly retains the flavour of the original and can be the USP of Manasu Mallige, catering to the youth".^[9] A critic from Deccan Chronicle wrote that "As a whole, it has what a decent, good film should have - a sensible story, decent making, lovely performances, and soothing music. All is well, if it ends well!".^[10] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Manasu Mallige is not a bad film. It has a relevant subject which makes up for its over-dependence on the original".^[11]