Kal Manja

Kal Manja is a 2011 India Kannada film starring Komal Kumar and Udhayathara in the lead roles alongside Aishwarya Nag. The film is a remake of the Malayalam hit Chathikkatha Chanthu. The film has been directed and written by Ramesh Prabhakaran and produced by Komal's wife Anasuya under his home banner. Emil Mohammed has composed the music.[1]

Kal Manja
Film poster
Directed byRamesh Prabhakaran
Produced byAnasuya Komal
Written byRafi-Mecartin
Screenplay byRamesh Prabhakaran
Based onChathikkatha Chanthu (Malayalam, 2004)
StarringKomal Kumar
Aishwarya Nag
Udhayathara
Music byEmil Mohammed
CinematographyT. Kaviyarasu
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Production
company
Soundarya Lahari Combines
Release date
  • 4 February 2011 (2011-02-04)
Running time
139 minutes
Country India
LanguageKannada

Plot

The story revolves around a film unit which help the two estranged lovers unite.[2]

Cast

Critical reception

Upon its release, Kal Manja received mixed reviews from film critics. Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana of Rediff gave the film three out of five star rating and called the film a laugh riot. The dialogues were praised too.[3] Supergoodmovies gave the film a rating of 3/5 and gave an average review appreciating the performance of the actors and criticizing the role of the technical department.[4] Nowrunning, which gave the film two and a half out of five star rating said, "(the film) starts off in a disastrous fashion but salvages itself after 40 minutes of a dragging narration. It then picks up its tempo and goes on to keep the audience on tenter hooks" and concluded saying, "Kal Manja is an enjoyable film though it starts off at a weak note."[5]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Emil Mohammed and lyricists were as mentioned in the soundtrack details.

#TitleSinger(s)Lyricist
1"Komal Mast Komal"Rahul Nambiar, SuchitraRam Narayan
2"Yaare Yene Helidaru"Suchitra, SaindhaviJayanth Kaikini
3"Love Letter"Yazin Nizar, SunithaRaghavendra Kamath
4"Knock Out"Jassie Gift, EmilK. Kalyan
5"Indhe Kano"Binny KrishnakumarKaviraj

References
  1. "Kal Manja, Kalgejje releasing this week". OneIndia. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. http://www.musiqbuzz.com/kannada/movie/kal-manja/review/
  3. "Review: Kal Manja is a laugh riot". Rediff. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. "Review: Kal Manja". supergoodmovies.com. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  5. "Review: Kal Manja". nowrunning.com. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
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