''Kal Manja'' is a 2011 India

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-language film starring

Komal Kumar Komal Kumar (born 4 July 1973), known mononymously as Komal, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut with ''Super Nan Maga'' in 1992. Since his debut, Komal has acted in over 100 films, ...

and Udhayathara in the lead roles alongside

Aishwarya Nag Aishwarya Nag is an Indian actress and model, who has appeared in South Indian films, primarily in Kannada cinema. After her modelling, she made her acting debut in the film ''Neene Neene'' (2008). She rose to fame by acting in the Kannada film ...

. 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.

Plot

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

Cast

as Kal Manja *

as Indra * Udhayathara as Vasumathi * Guruprasad * Sharan *

Thriller Manju Mailasandra Hanumappa Manjunatha Reddy, known popularly as Thriller Manju, is an Indian stunt coordinator, filmmaker, actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. He has occasionally also served as screenwriter and choreographer. Apart from Kann ...

Srinivasa Murthy Jadalathimmanahalli Krishnappa Srinivasa Murthy (born 15 May 1949), known popularly as Srinivasa Murthy, is an Indian actor and television director. He is mostly known for his work as a director having made many television series in Kannada, be ...

Ramesh Bhat Ramesh Bhat is a multiple-award–winning Indian actor. He has worked predominantly in Kannada films and television serials. Early life Ramesh Bhat was born in Kundapur. He completed his primary education at Manki and portrayed national leader ...

* Killer Venkatesh

Reception

Critical response

Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana from ''

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'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Actresses Udayathara and Aishwarya Nag have significant roles too. Udayathara comes out with a decent performance. Songs by Emil are easy on the ears. One of his compositions goes Komal mastu Kamalu... and we gladly agree. The film comes with a good story laced with humour. There are lots of twists and turns and this keeps you hooked through and through. For two and a half hours of pure comedy, watch Kal Manja". B S Srivani from

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wrote "The screenplay keeps one enticed with the promise of something memorable, but only just. Kavi Urs’s work leaves much to be desired. But the story and Udayatara’s competent performance make meeting Kal Manja an enjoyable experience". A critic from

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wrote "Ishwarya Nag is beautiful but stoic throughout the movie. Thriller Manju, Raju Talikote, Sharan and Guru Prasad have provided good support.Emil has provided good music. Songs are good. It is worth watching only if you can put up with slow narration during the post-intermission session". A critic from

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scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Udayatara and Aishwarya Nag could have done a much better job.While dialogues by Rajendra Karanth have done justice to the script, music by Emil and cinematography by T Kaviarasu are not appealing".

Soundtrack

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

References

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External links

''Kal Manja'' songs
2011 films Kannada remakes of Malayalam films 2010s Kannada-language films