Mysore Mallige (film)
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Mysoora Mallige (transl.āJasmine of Mysuru) is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and co-written by T. S. Nagabharana[1] and produced by Srihari Khoday. The story is based on a 1942 work of the same title by the acclaimed poet K. S. Narasimhaswamy.[2] The film was an attempt to create a story based on the poetry.
Mysoora Mallige | |
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Directed by | T. S. Nagabharana |
Written by | T. S. Nagabharana C. Ashwath Basavaraj |
Produced by | Srihari Khoday |
Starring | Girish Karnad Sudharani H. G. Dattatreya Anand Subramanian |
Cinematography | B. C. Gowrishankar |
Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Music by | C. Ashwath |
Production company | Yajaman Enterprises |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
The film's cast consisted mainly of actors from a theatrical background including Girish Karnad, Sudharani, Anand, Sundar Raj and H. G. Dattatreya.[3]
The film was well received upon release. It went on to win National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada and the lyrical works by Narasimha Swamy fetched him the National Film Award for Best Lyrics. The film also received multiple Karnataka State Film Awards including Best Film, Best Actress and other technical categories.
On the occasion of 101st birth anniversary of K. S. Narasimha Swamy, a leading Kannada daily reported that this movie was the inspiration for the 1994 Hindi movie 1942: A Love Story.[4][5][6]