Monalisa (film)
Monalisa (Kannada: ಮೊನಾಲಿಸ) is a 2004 Indian Kannada romance film written and directed by Indrajit Lankesh. The film stars Dhyan and Sadha in lead roles and prominent actors such as Darshan and Rekha Vedavyas have done cameo appearances.[1] The film is produced by K. S. Dushyanth and K. Santhosh Kumar.
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Film poster | |
Directed by | Indrajit Lankesh |
Produced by | K. S. Dushyanth K. Santhosh Kumar |
Written by | Indrajit Lankesh |
Starring | Dhyan Sadha Bhavya Darshan |
Music by | Valisha-Sandeep |
Cinematography | Krishna Kumar |
Edited by | B. S. Kemparaj |
Production company | Lankesh Chitralaya |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
The film was a blockbuster success upon release and also received critical appreciation. It went on to win numerous awards at the Filmfare Awards South and Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2004.[2] It was also dubbed into Telugu with the same title with a reshot comedy track involving Brahmanandam and Kovai Sarala.[3]
Cast
- Dhyan as Dhyan
- Sadha as Monalisa / Spandana
- Ramakrishna
- Bhavya as Sarasu
- Sharan
- Rangayana Raghu as ACP Raveendra
- Umashree
- Shankar Bhat
- Shakeela
- Vijay
Guest appearance
- Darshan
- Rekha Vedavyas
- Vanitha Vasu
- Durga Shetty
- Ruchita Prasad
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Valisha-Sandeep duo. The song "Chori Chori" is inspired from Habibi Dah (Nari Narain) which was sung by Hisham Abbas and Bombay Jayashri.[4]
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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 |
References
- Monalisa cast and crew
- 2004-05 State Awards List
- Monalisa Telugu cinema review
- The song "chori chori" is inspired from "Nare Nare " which was sung by Hisham Abbas and Bombay Jayashree Lava Kusha songs