''Laali Haadu'' ''(')'' is a 2003 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

-language

romantic musical film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by H. Vasu and written by Ajay Kumar. The film stars Darshan and Abhirami. The film was produced by Sa Ra Govindu under his home production Thanu Pictures. Two music directors V. Manohar and

Rajesh Ramanath Rajesh Ramanath is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has scored music for Kannada films. He has also acted in a Kannada feature film ''Black & White'' (2003) as a lead actor. Rajesh Ramanath debuted as a music composer in 1995 f ...

were seen in supporting roles. The film was critically acclaimed upon release and went on to win Third Best Film award at the

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

for the year 2003. The songs composed by

Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach (born 24 March 1966) known by his screen name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian musician, actor, comedian, film director and producer, and an occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his care ...

became hits. Despite the positive reception, the film was a box office failure.

Plot

Cast

* Darshan as Puttaswamy alias Anand * Abhirami as Sangeetha *

Umashree Umashree (born 10 May 1957) is an Indian actress and politician. She is known for her portrayal of film roles spoken in the Kannada language (over 400), particularly comic roles. She received National Film Award for Best Actress for her role a ...

as Anand's mother *

Ruthika Ruthika is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 50 movies in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam languages. Filmography *6 Teens (2001) *Akasa Veedhilo (2001) *Snehamante Idera (2001) * Eduruleni Manishi (2001) *Friends (2002 fil ...

Srinath Narayana Swamy (born 28 December 1944), known by his stage name Srinath, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. He holds the position of vice-president of the Kannada television channel Udaya TV. He is ...

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 ...

as Tippeswamy *

Doddanna Doddanna (born 11 November 1949) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry who has acted in about 800 films. He started his career as a theatre actor. During this time, he entered the Kannada film industry as a character actor. Early lif ...

Kishan Shrikanth Kishan Shrikanth (born 6 January 1996), professionally known as Kishan SS or Master Kishan, is a film actor and director from Bangalore, Karnataka. , having acted in 24 films and in many popular Indian soap opera (more than 300 episodes), he dir ...

Amoolya Amulya (born as Moulya) is a former Indian actress who appears in Kannada films. She made her debut as a child artist in the early 2000s and appeared in a lead role in 2007 with ''Cheluvina Chittara''. She is best known for her roles in the com ...

Bank Janardhan Janardhan, known by his stage name Bank Janardhan is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He is well-known for his comedy and drama roles in various Kannada films and television series. Some of the notable films of Janardhan as an actor ...

Chitra Shenoy Chitra Shenoy is an Indian actress and producer in South Indian movies and television series. She has acted in more than 600 films in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, and Hindi. She is known as the 'young mother' in the Kannada film ind ...

Padma Vasanthi Padma Vasanthi is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the films of Padma Vasanthi as an actress include ''Maanasa Sarovara'' (1982) ''Bettada Hoovu'' (1985), '' Mussanje Mathu'' (2008). Awards Career Padma Vasanthi has bee ...

Amulya Amulya (born as Moulya) is a former Indian actress who appears in Kannada films. She made her debut as a child artist in the early 2000s and appeared in a lead role in 2007 with ''Cheluvina Chittara''. She is best known for her roles in the com ...

* V. Manohar (special appearance) *

(special appearance)

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

and lyrics written by

K. Kalyan K Kalyan (born 1 January 1975) is an Indian songwriter and music composer known for his works in Kannada film industry. He is also called as "Premakavi. Career K.Kalyan entered the film industry at the age of 17 as a Music director cum lyrici ...

References

External source

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laali Haadu 2003 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian romantic musical films Indian musical drama films Films scored by Sadhu Kokila 2000s romantic musical films