''Mandahasa'' is a 2013 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 film directed by Rajesh R Nair , starring Rakesh Adiga, Nikki Das and Chethan in lead roles. The film released on 30 August 2013.

Cast

* Rakesh Adiga as Aditya * Nikki Das as Anjali * Chethan as Rohan * Srinath * Vijayasarathi * Alok * Mithra * Ashok Sharma * Bhavya

Production

Filming

The film began production with a principal photography on 15 December 2009.

Music

Reception

Critical response

A critic from ''

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'' scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "While Chethan has done a splendid job as the first hero, Rakesh Adiga shows amazing talent in the climax with powerful dialogue delivery and body language. Nikki Das has done justice to her role. Srinath as heroine’s father is gracious". A critic from ''

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'' wrote "The music by Veer Samarth is fresh. All said and done, Mandahasa is definitely a must watch with a hatke love story. The Verdict: This light-hearted musical drama is in top order". B S Srivani from

Deccan Herald ''Deccan Herald'' is an Indian English language daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka. It was founded by K. N. Guruswamy, a liquor businessman from Ballari and was launched on 17 June 1948. It is published by The Print ...

wrote "Many may not like the close-to-reality climax but looks like ghostly intervention in love matters is making a strong comeback after Shravana Bantu! Music and camerawork are the highlights of Mandahaasa and little else". A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote "Not bad, but the actors are too immature to pull it off. It would be a spoiler to reveal the only turning point in the film. But we cannot help, but say that Mandahasa is a humbler version of Shravana Bantu".

References

{{reflist 2010s Kannada-language films 2013 films