Malliswari (2004 film)

Malliswari (transl. The princess) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar who co-wrote the film with Trivikram Srinivas. It is produced by D. Suresh Babu on Suresh Productions banner. The film stars Venkatesh and Katrina Kaif (in her Telugu debut) and music composed by Koti.[1] The film was a commercial success.[2]

Malliswari
Film poster
Directed byK. Vijaya Bhaskar
Written byTrivikram Srinivas
(story and dialogues)
Screenplay byK. Vijaya Bhaskar
Produced byD. Suresh Babu
StarringVenkatesh
Katrina Kaif
CinematographySameer Reddy
Edited bySreekar Prasad
Music byKoti
Production
company
Release date
  • 18 February 2004 (2004-02-18)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Malliswari is the heiress of Raja of Mirzapur. Her deceased father wrote in his will that she would inherit the property worth ₹7.5 billion (equivalent to ₹23 billion or US$300 million in 2020) after she becomes major at the age of 21. The entire property is under the control of Bhavani Shankar, who wants to inherit the entire property by killing her. As he hatches the plans to eliminate Malliswari, she is sent to her uncle's in Visakhapatnam as a normal girl so that she can live with anonymity. Prasad works as a bank accountant in Andhra Bank there. He is a bachelor who has been continuously seeking for marriage alliance for the past seven years, and is growing increasingly desperate. He accidentally meets Malliswari and falls deeply in love with her. Malliswari is traced by the goons there and they start running after her. Prasad escorts her and drops her safely in Hyderabad. The rest of the story describes what happens next and the eventual conclusion of the plot.

Cast

Production

K. Vijaya Bhaskar scripted the film form an original story given by Trivikram Srinivas, who also provided the dialogue. Cinematography and editing are performed by Sameer Reddy and Sreekar Prasad respectively.

Kaif was paid 70 lakhs for her role in the film, thereby becoming the highest paid South Indian actress at the time.[3]

Soundtrack
Malliswari
Film score by
Koti
Released2004
GenreSoundtrack
Length26:43
LabelAditya Music
ProducerKoti
Koti chronology
Anandama Andamaye
(2004)		 Malliswari
(2004)		 Swetha Naagu
(2004)

The music was composed by Koti. The music was released on Aditya Music Company. All songs sung by eminent singers like S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Kumar Sanu, KK etc..

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nuvventa Andagattevaina"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryKarthik4:48
2."Nee Navvule Vennelani"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryKumar Sanu, Sunitha4:11
3."Gundello Gulabila"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryShankar Mahadevan, K. S. Chithra4:16
4."Cheli Soku"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryKK, K. S. Chithra4:02
5."Janma Janmala"BhuvanachandraS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shreya Ghoshal5:06
6."Nuvu Evvari Edalo"Sirivennela Sitarama SastryS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:06
Total length:26:43

Release

The flim was released on 18 February 2004.

Awards
Nandi Awards[4]

References
  1. "Archive News". The Hindu.
  2. "Telugu cinema Review - Malliswari - Venkatesh, Katrina Kaif - Vijaya Bhaskar K - Trivikram - D Suresh Babu". www.idlebrain.com.
  3. "Did You Know? Katrina Kaif took home this much REMUNERATION for her debut Telugu film 'Malliswari' - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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