''Mungarina Minchu'' ( kn, ಮುಂಗಾರಿನ ಮಿಂಚು) is a 1997

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Kannada language 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 sp ...

film directed by

Rajendra Singh Babu S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu (born 22 October 1952) is an Indian filmmaker and occasional actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He was born and brought up in Mysore. His father Shankar Singh produced many films under the banner Mahatma Pict ...

starring

Ramesh Arvind Ramesh Aravind is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada films and television. In a career of over 34 years, Aravind has been appeared in over 140 films including several Tamil and T ...

and Shilpa. The film is inspired from the 1942 Italian film ''

Quattro passi fra le nuvole ''Four Steps in the Clouds'' () is a 1942 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Gino Cervi and Adriana Benetti. It tells the story of a married man who agrees to act as the husband of a young pregnant woman who has b ...

'' (''Four Steps in the Clouds'') and its 1995 American remake '' A Walk in the Clouds''. The music for the film was composed by V. Manohar. The film was considered one of the best movies by ''Rajendra Singh Babu''. The film was awarded the Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 45th National Film Awards.

Cast

Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada films and television. In a career of over 34 years, Aravind has been appeared in over 140 films including several Tamil and T ...

as Chethan * Shilpa as Indu *

Lokesh Lokesh (; 19 May 1947 – 14 October 2004) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada plays and films. His wife Girija Lokesh is an actress and film director. His father was Subbaiah Naidu, who is credited to be first hero of Kannada silent mo ...

as Ajja, Indu's grandfather * B. Jayamma as Ajji, Indu's grandmother *

Suman Nagarkar Suman Nagarkar is a Kannada film actress, known for her work in BABRU, BRAHMI, Stalker, Nishkarsha, Nammura Mandara Hoove, Ammavara Ganda, Hoomale, Beladingala Baale, Ishtakamya, Jeerjimbe, Preetsu Tappenilla, Mungaaru Minchu, Doni Saagali and ...

as Varsha * Jayalakshmi as Varsha's aunty *

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 ...

as Indu's father * Padma Kumata as Indu's mother *

Karibasavaiah Karibasavaiah (1959 – 3 February 2012) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada cinema and a theatre personality. He has acted in over 120 films. He died on 3 February 2012 after a road traffic accident in Bangalore. He made his debut ...

as Ajja's servant

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and written by V. Manohar.

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1990s Kannada-language films Films based on Indian novels Films based on non-fiction books 1997 films Films directed by Rajendra Singh Babu Films scored by V. Manohar Best Kannada Feature Film National Film Award winners Indian remakes of Italian films Indian drama films Films based on works by Cesare Zavattini {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub