''Jaaji Mallige'' () is a 2009 Indian

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-language romantic drama film written and directed by R. Anantharaju. A remake of the

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film ''

Devathaiyai Kanden ''Devathaiyai Kanden'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Boopathy Pandian. The film stars Dhanush and Sridevi Vijaykumar. The film borrows its name from a hit song from another Dhanush-starrer ''Kaad ...

'' (2005), it stars

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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

as Ramu * Gowri Munjal as Uma *

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as Dr. Prashanth * Komal *

Bullet Prakash Bullet Prakash (2 April 1976 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Kannada cinema. Known for portraying comic roles, Prakash appeared in over 325 films. He earned the nickname "Bullet" because he used to ride the motorbike, Roya ...

*Nagashekhar

Production

''Jaaji Mallige'', a remake of

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film ''

'' (2005), was directed by R. Anantharaju who also wrote the screenplay, while Ramnarayan wrote the dialogues. 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.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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. 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.

Release and reception

''Jaaji Mallige'' was released on 3 April 2009. R G Vijayasarathy of

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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". ''

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'' wrote, "Director R Anantharaju could have done a much better job of this excellent romantic story with lively narration and a neat script". ''

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'' wrote, "Though the director Ananthraj has done a decent jog of the screenplay and script, the first half is actually pretty boring". '' 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".

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wrote, "''Jaaji Mallige'' wins because the director has just followed the original, except for including a little bit of comedy".

References

External links

* {{authority control 2000s Kannada-language films Indian romantic drama films Kannada remakes of Tamil films