Madan–Harini is an Indian duo of

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s consisting of Madan and Harini, who work predominantly in

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 ...

and

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. Having choreographed in over 200 films, the duo is considered among the best in Kannada cinema.

Personal life and career

Madan and Harini, both based in Puttur,

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, came to

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in search for jobs. There, they trained with Rajarathnam Pillai in Indian classical dance and married soon after. They first worked together as choreographers in films with Aryamba Pattabhi's ''Naadaswaroopi''. They went on to work in popular Kannada films such as ''

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'' (1995), ''

Hoomale ''Hoomale'' () is a 1998 Indian Kannada language film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar and written by Ramesh Aravind. The film, besides Ramesh, stars Suman Nagarkar, H. G. Dattatreya, Sorat Ashwath and B. V. Radha in prominent roles. Pro ...

'' (1998), ''

Singaaravva ''Singaaravva'' ( kn, ಸಿಂಗಾರವ್ವ) is 2003 Indian Kannada language film directed by T. S. Nagabharana, based on the novel ''Singaravva Mattu Aramane'' by Chandrashekhara Kambara, and starring Prema and Avinash. At the 50th Na ...

'' (2003), ''

Gaalipata ''Gaalipata'' () is a 2008 Indian romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Ganesh, Anant Nag, Rajesh Krishnan, Diganth, Daisy Bopanna, Neethu and Bhavana Rao. The plot revolv ...

'' (2008), and Tulu films ''

Bangarda Kural ''Bangarda Kural'' is a 2012 Tulu language film directed by Ram Shetty starring Shivdwaj, Pakhi Hegde in the lead roles and Namratha Hegde, Machendranath Pandeshwar, Anand Shetty, Kishori Ballal, Shobha Rai, Chanchalakshi Bhat, Suresh, Harish, A ...

'' (2012) and ''Rickshaw Driver'' (2013).

Films

* ''

'' (1995) * ''Akka'' (1997) * ''

'' (1998) * ''

Nanna Preethiya Hudugi ''Nanna Preethiya Hudugi'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar. It stars newcomers Dhyan and Deepali in lead roles and actors such as Lokesh, Bhavya and Suresh Heblikar in other p ...

'' (2001) * '' Neela'' (2001) * ''

'' (2003) * ''

Preethi Prema Pranaya ''Preethi Prema Pranaya'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by Kavitha Lankesh. The film features an ensemble cast of Anant Nag, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Sudharani, Prakash Raj, Bhavana, Anu Prabhakar and Sunil ...

'' (2003) * ''

'' (2008) * ''Auto'' (2009) * '' Kalgejje'' (2011) * ''Karanika Shishu'' (2012) * ''

'' (2012) * ''Rickshaw Driver'' (2013) * ''

Sweety Nanna Jodi ''Sweety Nanna Jodi'' is a 2013 Indian Kannada romance film directed by Vijayalakshmi Singh and produced by Radhika herself under her home banner Shamika Enterprises. The film stars Auditya and Radhika in the lead roles. It marks Radhika's comeb ...

'' (2013) * ''

Ambareesha ''Ambareesha'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action film directed and produced by Mahesh Sukhadhare under the Sri Sukhadhare Pictures banner. The film stars Darshan, Rachita Ram and Priyamani. Dr.Ambareesh and his wife Sumalatha Ambarees ...

'' (2014) * ''

Drishya ''Drishya'' () is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film directed by P. Vasu and produced by E4 Entertainment, starring V. Ravichandran and Navya Nair. It is a remake of the 2013 Malayalam-language film ''Drishyam'', directed by Jeet ...

'' (2014) * ''

Soombe ''Soombe'' is a Tulu language film directed by Saikrishna Kudla starring Rahul, Shritama Mukherjee, Devadas Kapikad, Naveen D Padil, Bhojaraj Vamanjoor, Aravind Bolar, Saikrishna, Prasanna Bailoor, Sunder Rai in lead roles and Sandalwood stars Sr ...

'' (2015) * '' Mythri'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015)

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