''Mani'' 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
romance 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 ...
written and directed by debutant
Yograj Bhat
Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian Kannada film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film ''Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kannad ...
. It features Mayur Patel and
Radhika
Radha ( sa, राधा, ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is worshiped as the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. She is the avatar of goddess Lakshmi and is also d ...
in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes
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 ...
, Kashi,
Avinash,
Rangayana Raghu
Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared ...
and Karisubbu. The
score for the film is by
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 ...
and soundtrack for the film is by Raja. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Sollattuma''.
Cast
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Mayur Patel
Mayur Patel is an Indian actor who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for his role in the film ''Mani'' (2003).
Career
Mayur Patel made his lead debut in the film ''Mani'' (2003). The film released to positive reviews although the film f ...
as Kummi
*
Radhika
Radha ( sa, राधा, ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is worshiped as the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. She is the avatar of goddess Lakshmi and is also d ...
as Mani
*
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 Shantakka
* Kashi as Dasanna
*
Avinash
*
Rangayana Raghu
Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared ...
as Chami
* Karisubbu
* Anand
* Nagashekar
* Myna Chandru
* Renuka Prasad
* Joe Simon
* Karthik Sharma
Production
Umashree played a prostitute while Radhika played her daughter.
Soundtrack
The film's background score is by
Rajesh Ramnath and the soundtracks are composed by Raja. The music rights were acquired by Ananda Audio.
Awards
References
2000s Kannada-language films
2000s romance films
Indian romance films
Films shot in Bangalore
Films directed by Yogaraj Bhat
Films scored by Raja
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