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Mannina Doni
Mannina Doni
Directed by	M. S. Rajashekar
Screenplay by	T. N. Narasimhan
Story by	T. K. Rama Rao
Based on	Mannina Doni; by T. K. Rama Rao
Produced by	Sandesh Nagaraj
Starring	Ambareesh; Sudharani
Cinematography	B. C. Gowrishankar
Edited by	S. Manohar
Music by	Hamsalekha
Production; company	Sandesh Combines
Distributed by	R. F. Productions
Release date	1992;
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Mannina Doni (lit. 'Earthen Boat') is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romance drama film directed by M. S. Rajashekar based on a novel of the same name by T. K. Rama Rao. The film stars Ambareesh and Sudharani. Chi. Guru Dutt, Vanitha Vasu, Vajramuni, Jai Jagadish and Umashree feature in supporting roles. The film was appreciated for its songs by Hamsalekha and lead actors performances upon release.

Plot synopsis

Karthik, a novelist, meets Sowbhagya, a young woman, on his visit to the meadows, and both fall in love. Despite her father's disapproval, the two get married and head to Mysuru, where a mystery begins to unfold.

Cast

Ambareesh as Karthik
Sudharani as Sowbhagya a.k.a. Padmavathi
Vanitha Vasu as Sharmila
Vajramuni as Bernard a.k.a. Ramayya
Mukhyamantri Chandru as advocate
Jai Jagadish as Jagadish
Ramesh Bhat as Mallikarjuna
Chi. Guru Dutt as Sudhakar
Avinash as Pradeep
K. S. Ashwath as Chandrashekhaiah
Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Veerabhadra
Pandari Bai as Karthik's mother
Umashree as Meenakshi
Ashalatha as Kanakamma
Girija Lokesh as Janaki

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by Hamsalekha, and the entire soundtrack was well received extremely well.^[1] Audio was released on Lahari Music.

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Kogileye Kshemave"	S. Janaki
2.	"Rajanu Rani"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
3.	"Male Male Male Male"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
4.	"Nandu Nindu Indu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
5.	"Megha Banthu Megha"	Rajkumar, Chorus
6.	"Theme Humming (Background)"	Manjula Gururaj

Reception

The Hindu listed this film alongside five other films for which Ambareesh earned critical acclaim for his acting.^[2]

References

^ Mannina Doni songs Archived 3 July 2013 at archive.today
^ Khajane, Muralidhara; Bharadwaj, K. V. Aditya (25 November 2018). "Kannada cinema's own 'angry young man'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022.

External links

Mannina Doni at IMDb

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[1] Mannina Doni songs Archived 3 July 2013 at archive.today

[2] Khajane, Muralidhara; Bharadwaj, K. V. Aditya (25 November 2018). "Kannada cinema's own 'angry young man'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022.

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