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Love Maadi Nodu (transl. Try falling in love) is a 1989 Kannada-language film directed by A. Subramanyam.[1] The film stars Kashinath[2][3] as Mangaluru Manjunatha and Master Manjunath as his sidekick Gopi in main roles. Popular actor and director Upendra worked as an assistant in the film. It is a remake of the Tamil film Andha 7 Naatkal.
| Love Maadi Nodu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. Subramanyam |
| Written by | Upendra |
| Story by | K. Bhagyaraj |
| Based on | Andha 7 Naatkal (1981) by K. Bhagyaraj |
| Starring | Kashinath Master Manjunath |
| Cinematography | B.C. Gowrishankar |
| Music by | L. Vaidyanathan |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
editThe story starts off with Sandhya (Srilatha) and Dr. Anand's (Shridhar) marriage. On their wedding night, Sandhya attempts suicide and is saved by Dr. Anand. He then inquires about her past. Sandhya tells him of her failed love affair with Mangalooru Manjunath (Kashinath). Mangalooru Manjunath is a poor Brahmin, naive, honest, aspiring music director with a huge family back home to support. His assistant Gopi is a kid wise beyond his age who has the knack of surviving in a big town. They move into an upper portion of the house where Sandhya lives with her grandfather, mother, sister, and a disabled brother. Initially, Sandhya sympathizes with Manjunath's unfortunate financial situation but eventually falls for his naive innocence and integrity in spite of his difficulties. Manjunath initially refuses Sandhya's advances fearing her family and his financial inability to support her but eventually accepts her love.
While their love is blossoming, Sandhya's parents get a proposal for Sandhya from a wealthy widower who wants to marry a middle-class lady who would take care of his daughter and be a good daughter-in-law to his ailing mother. Sandhya's grandfather and mother decide to marry her to the doctor. Sandhya refuses the proposal and decides to marry Manjunath at a temple the next day. Her family and other people from her neighborhood injure Manjunath and force Sandhya into a marriage with Dr. Anand. She explains to Dr. Anand that she is unable to change her heart and accept him as her husband.
Hearing of Sandhya's past, Dr. Anand decides that she should reunite with her lover and he will help her do that. He asks her to stay in his house for a week as his terminally ill mother is counting her last days. Sandhya agrees to this while Anand is looking for Manjunath in Kerala and in Bangalore. During her seven-day stay with Dr. Anand, she starts interacting with him, his mother, his daughter. When her husband finds and brings Manjunath to take Sandhya with him, she refuses to go and decides to stay with her husband. The movie ends with a famous line "My lover can become your wife but your wife can never become my lover. That is our culture".
Cast
edit- Kashinath as Mangalooru Manjunath [4]
- Master Manjunath as Gopi
- Srilatha as Sandhya
- Shridhar as Dr. Anand
- Kaminidharan
- Upendra as doctor (cameo)
Soundtrack
edit| S. No. | Song | Lyricist | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bangalore Teenage Henne" | Upendra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manjula Gururaj |
| 2 | "Love Madu Madi Nodu" | Upendra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manjula Gururaj |
| 3 | "Ninna Nodo Aaseyali" | Upendra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manjula Gururaj |
References
edit- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis Group. p. 658. ISBN 1579581463. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Kannada actor Kashinath's death leaves fans in tears". International Business Times. 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Kashinath, unconventional actor-hero, dies of cancer". Deccan Herald. 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Memorable Dialogues of Kashinath". 18 January 2018.
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