Madarangi

Madarangi is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Mallikarjun Muthalageri, who previously directed Auto (2009), and starring Krishna, Sushma Raj and Naksha Shetty.^[1][2]

Madarangi
Official poster
Directed by	Mallikarjun Muthalageri
Produced by	Nagappa
Starring	Krishna Sushma Raj Naksha Shetty
Cinematography	Girish
Edited by	Crazy Mindz
Music by	J. Anoop Seelin
Production company	Krishna Talkies
Release date	10 May 2013 (2013-05-10)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Krishna as Manu
• Sushma Raj
• Naksha Shetty as Deepu Real name Kavya Shekar shetty .
• Hanumathe Gowda as Somanna
• Sharath Lohitashwa as Shetty
• Avinash as Deepu's father
• Sadhu Kokila
• Vinaya Prasad
• Suchendra Prasad
• Kuri Prathap
• Chikkanna
• Adi Lokesh
• B. B. Ashok Kumar (cameo appearance)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by J. Anoop Seelin.^[3] The song "Darling Darling" became popular before the film released.^[4][5] Arasu Anthare won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Male Haniye".^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Darling Darling"	J. Anoop Seelin, Varijashree Venugopal	3:51
2.	"Madarangi (title version)"	Sunitha Murali	4:30
3.	"Jee Yendavo"	Sunitha, Yash Golcha, Sirigowri, Mangala	3:17
4.	"Savira Savira"	Divya Raghavan	4:31
5.	"Kadle Puri"	J. Anoop Seelin	3:47
6.	"Malehaniye (female version)"	Anuradha Bhat	4:23

Release and reception

The film released on the same day as Bulbul (2013) and ran for a hundred days.^[7][8] After this film, Krishna added Darling to his stage name.^[9]

A critic from Deccan Herald opined that "This “Madarangi” is a fragrant reminder of life's simple, and sometimes savage, pleasures".^[10] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Director Mallikrajuna Muthalageri has selected a good story but does not impress either in script or narration".^[11]