Laali Haadu (transl. Song of lullaby) is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romantic musical film directed by H. Vasu and written by Ajay Kumar.[1] The film stars Darshan and Abhirami.[2] The film was produced by Sa Ra Govindu under his home production Thanu Pictures. Two music directors V. Manohar and Rajesh Ramanath were seen in supporting roles.
| Laali Haadu | |
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| Directed by | H. Vasu |
| Written by | Ajay Kumar |
| Produced by | Sa. Ra. Govindu |
| Starring | Darshan Abhirami |
| Cinematography | R. Giri |
| Edited by | S. Manohar |
| Music by | Sadhu Kokila |
Production company | Thanu Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film was critically acclaimed upon release and went on to win Third Best Film award at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2003.[3][4] The songs composed by Sadhu Kokila became hits.[5][6] The film was a box office success.[7][8]
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (July 2020) |
Cast
edit- Darshan as Puttaswamy alias Anand
- Abhirami as Sangeetha
- Umashree as Anand's mother
- Ruthika
- Srinath
- Ramesh Bhat
- Sadhu Kokila as Tippeswamy
- Doddanna
- Kishan Shrikanth
- Amoolya
- Bank Janardhan
- Chitra Shenoy
- Padma Vasanthi
- Amulya
- V. Manohar (special appearance)
- Rajesh Ramanath (special appearance)
Soundtrack
editThe music of the film was composed by Sadhu Kokila and lyrics written by K. Kalyan.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Preethige Ondu" | Udit Narayan | |
| 2. | "Jo Laali" | Kavita Krishnamurthy | |
| 3. | "Koti Koti Hoogalige" | Rajesh Krishnan | |
| 4. | "Magale Magale" | Rajesh Krishnan, Shamitha Malnad | |
| 5. | "Olave Nannolave" | K. S. Chithra, Srinivas | |
| 6. | "Nanna Hrudaya" | Hemanth, Abhirami | |
| 7. | "O Ushe" | Shankar Mahadevan, Nanditha | |
| 8. | "Dina Belago" | Hariharan |
Reception
editA critic from indiainfo wrote that "Technically the film is perfect. Cinematography is first-rate. There are no doubts that this will be one of the good movies of this year".[9]
References
edit- ^ "ಡಿಬಾಸ್ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ: 'ಮೆಜೆಸ್ಟಿಕ್'ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟು ಚಾಲೆಂಜಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಆಗಿ ಮೆರೆದ ಟಾಪ್ 10 ಸಿನಿಮಾ". TV9 (in Kannada). 16 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Darshan - a new film of Darshan Toogudeep". Viggy. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Laali Haadu - a music oriented sentiment movie". Viggy. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2002-03". Viggy.
- ^ Hedge, Sudha (29 June 2010). "Sharpening his skills". Deccan Herald.
- ^ "Abhirami meets Darshan after two decades". The Times of India. 11 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Darshan: From Rs 200 per day to Rs 1.25 cr per film". The Times of India. 15 September 2011.
- ^ Rao, K. N. Venkatasubba (4 January 2004). "2003, a flop for Kannada cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "LALIHADU - Review". indiainfo. Archived from the original on 6 February 2003.
External links
edit- Laali Haadu at IMDb