Masti is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Shivamani and starring Upendra and Jennifer Kotwal. The film gathered some controversy for its title from fringe Kannada groups, who felt it was an insult to Masti Venkatesha Iyengar.[1]
| Masti | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shivamani |
| Written by | Upendra Jennifer Kotwal |
| Produced by | Ramu |
| Cinematography | Giri |
| Edited by | Shashi Kumar |
| Music by | Gurukiran |
Production company | Ramu Enterprises |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
edit- Upendra as Siddappaji aka Masti
- Jennifer Kotwal
- Shashi Kumar
- Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Ramesh Bhat
- Umashree
- Ponnambalam
- Kishore
- Pavithra Lokesh
- Mico Nagaraj
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Gurukiran and released by Jhankar Music.
| Masti | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | May 4, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:49 | |||
| Label | Jhankar Music | |||
| Producer | Gurukiran | |||
| Gurukiran chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kannalide" | K. Kalyan | Udit Narayan, Shamitha Malnad | 5:26 |
| 2. | "Kolumande" | Goturi | Shankar Mahadevan, B. Jayashree | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Raviye Vandane" | K. Kalyan | K. S. Chithra | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Ingyake" | Goturi | L. N. Shastri, Nanditha | 2:02 |
| 5. | "Kamsale Taalke" | Goturi | L. N. Shastri, Sunitha Upadrashta | 2:15 |
| 6. | "Masti Banda" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Anoop, B. Jayashree, Chaitra Ambadipudi, Gurukiran, Rangaswamy | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Rama Lakshmana" | Goturi | Baby Hiranmayi, Nanditha | 1:52 |
| 8. | "Mastire" | K. Kalyan | Malgudi Subha, Sukhwinder Singh | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Roudravthara" | Hrudaya Shiva | Ravindra Prabhu | 1:13 |
| Total length: | 29:49 | |||
Reception
editCritical response
editR. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Masti is a better offering which may be remembered for Upendra's performance and high technical values".[2] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "The film marks a new innings in Upendra's career. While OM remains one of his best directed films, Masti certainly can be termed as one of his best performances".[3]
References
edit- ^ "Triggering off a controversy once again". The Hindu. 24 July 2006. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (4 May 2007). "Masti Review". IANS – via Nowrunning.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (7 May 2007). "Upendra rocks in Masti". Rediff.com.
External links
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