Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige

Awards and nominations
	Totals
Awards won	5
Nominations	N/A

Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige
Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige
Directed by	Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Written by	Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Produced by	K. Manju
Starring	Vishnuvardhan; Suhasini
Music by	Mano Murthy
Release date	24 August 2007;
Running time	150 mins
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige (transl. Speak, Speak out, Jasmine), is a 2007 Kannada-language film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar starring Vishnuvardhan. The film depicts the challenges faced by the people living in rural areas of India.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

The film starts with a happy small family of Hoovaiah (Dr.Vishnuvardhan) and Kanaka (Suhasini) having a small field growing flowers of Mallige, Sampige and other flowers which spread fragrance. The couple have three daughters in a small village of Jenu Koppa. Hoovaiah stands true to his devotion to Gandhi philosophy of Satyagraha come whatever may facing with nonchalance and non-violence. Globalization companies cause problems for the village as there are rich mine deposits nearby. Hoovaiah, zamindar of Jenu Koppa village, is a flower seller. Villagers revere him. When the government gives an MNC the licence to acquire land for mining in Jenukoppa, he strongly opposes it. But Kurupayya (Rangayana Raghu) joins hands with politicians and officials and tries to brainwash people to sell their land for a huge amount. Police atrocities and lathi charges on villagers force Hoovaiah to fight a lone battle against land acquisition. Fed up by the turn of events, all villagers decide to leave the village. But Hoovaiah launches a hunger strike to save the village and finally wins the battle.

Cast

Dr.Vishnuvardhan as Hoovaiah
Suhasini as Kanaka
Nivedhitha
Arun Sagar
Rangayana Raghu as Kurupayya
Tara
Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
C. R. Simha
Mandya Ramesh
Sihi Kahi Chandru
Komal
Santhosh Aryan
Bank Janardhan
Sudeep as Extremist Leader (Guest appearance)

Soundtrack

The official soundtrack contains 9 songs composed by Mano Murthy with lyrics penned by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar and Gollahalli Shivprasad.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Baaro Nam Terige"	Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar	Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha, B. Jayashree
2.	"Jhana Jhana"	Gollahalli Shivprasad	C. Aswath
3.	"Nammane Aramane"	Nagathihalli Chandrashekar	Balasubrahmanyam, Nanditha, Vidya, Amrutha, Shantala Vattam
4.	"Elli Hodavo"	Gollahalli Shivprasad	Picchalli Srinivas
5.	"Banna Bannada Hoove"	Nagathihalli Chandrashekar	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shreya Ghoshal
6.	"Elli Hodavo (Pathos)"	Gollahalli Shivprasad	Praveen Datt Stephen
7.	"Bevara Hanigale"	Gollahalli Shivprasad	Picchalli Srinivas, Gollahalli Shivprasad, Jenny
8.	"Appikonda"	Gollahalli Shivprasad	Shantala Vattam
9.	"Baaro Nanna Sharukh"	Nagathihalli Chandrashekar	Sunidhi Chauhan

Release

Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige was released on 24 August 2007. The film was also released in San Jose, California, United States on 24 August 2007.^[4]

Critical reception

The film got positive reviews upon its release. Rediff.com gave 4/5 stars saying "Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige is not a film with slow paced narration; it is a commercial film with a good message. A must-see film.".^[3] Times of India gave 4/5 stars and wrote "VISHNUVARDHAN'S brilliance and an excellent script by Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar make Mathad Mathadu Mallige a film worth watching".^[2] Indiaglitz.com gave score 8/10 stating "This is not just a film. Film that is food for thought too! It is an awakening cinema and clarion call for the villagers and farmers."^[5]