Monalisa_(film)
Monalisa (film)
2004 Indian film
Monalisa is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language romance film written and directed by Indrajit Lankesh. The film stars Dhyan and Sadha in lead roles. The film's storyline is inspired by Parthiban Kanavu (2003).[1]
| Monalisa | |
|---|---|
Film poster | |
| Directed by | Indrajit Lankesh |
| Written by | Indrajit Lankesh B. A. Madhu (dialogues) |
| Produced by | K. S. Dushyanth K. Santhosh Kumar |
| Starring | Dhyan Sadha |
| Cinematography | Krishna Kumar |
| Edited by | B. S. Kemparaj |
| Music by | Valisha-Sandeep |
Production company | Lankesh Chitralaya |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film was a blockbuster upon release and also received critical appreciation.[2] It went on to win numerous awards at the Filmfare Awards South and Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2004.[3] It was also dubbed into Telugu with the same title later that year with a reshot comedy track involving Brahmanandam and Kovai Sarala.[4]
- Dhyan as Dhyan
- Sadha in dual roles as Monalisa & Spandana
- Ramakrishna as Dhyan's father
- Bhavya as Sarasu
- Sharan as Sharan, Dhyan's friend
- Rangayana Raghu as ACP Raveendra
- Umashree as Marriage broker
- Vanitha Vasu as Monalisa's mother
- Shankar Bhat
- Shakeela as College Principal
- R. G. Vijayasarathy as Malleshwari's father
- Hari as Doctor
- Vijay as Dhyan's classmate
- Brahmanandam as Dr. Thikkavar Thikkamaka Reddy M.B.B.S. (Telugu version)
- Kovai Sarala as Nurse (Telugu version)
Guest appearances
- Darshan in the song "Chori Chori" [5]
- Rekha Vedavyas in the song "Car Car Huduga"
- Durga Shetty in the song "Chori Chori"
- Ruchita Prasad as an alcoholic prospective bride
The film is produced by Dushyanth, leader of the Karnataka Youth Congress. Sadha made her Kannada debut with this film. Babji of the Babji-Sandeep music duo changed his name to Valisha.[6]
The music of the film was composed by Valisha-Sandeep duo.[7] The song "Chori Chori" is inspired from Habibi Dah (Nari Narain) which was sung by Hisham Abbas and Bombay Jayashri.[8]
| Monalisa | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Valisha-Sandeep | |
| Released | 2004 (2004) |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Ashwini Audio |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chori Chori" | K. Kalyan | Shankar Mahadevan, Kalpana | |
| 2. | "Car Car Huduga" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Vasundhara Das, Karthik | |
| 3. | "Oh Priyathame" | K. Kalyan | Rajesh Krishnan | |
| 4. | "Nannusiru Neene" | Doddarangegowda | K. S. Chithra | |
| 5. | "Ee Manasella Neene" | K. Kalyan | Rajesh Krishnan, Shreya Ghoshal | |
| 6. | "Monalisa Monalisa" | Nagendra Prasad | Sonu Nigam, K. S. Chithra |
A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "The director has put in a good effort to make the film a mass entertainer through comedy, romance, sentiment and action sequences. The first part is full of comedy and romantic scenes.The narration has a touch of freshness".[9] A critic from indiainfo wrote that "Overall a good film".[10] A critic from Viggy wrote that "Technically, Monalisa is a good movie. Indrajith has cooked the food with right ingredients that is apt for commercial film - is a magnet for young crowd".[8] A critic from indiainfo.com wrote that "Like always Indrajeet Lankesh has placed importance on the story. The story gives a firm foundation to the film. Sometimes it gives you a feeling that we have heard this story before. Yet the story telling style and the screenplay is superb".[11]
Regarding the Telugu dubbed version, Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 2 1⁄4 out of 5 and wrote that "Songs, comedy and stunt sequences act more like speed-breakers to the narration of the story than catalysts of entertainment".[4] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "The saving grace is the glitzy production values and the camera work".[12]
| Event | Category | Recipient | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 Karnataka State Film Awards | First Best Film | K. S. Dushyanth, K. Santosh Kumar | [13] |
| Best Director | Indrajit Lankesh | [14] |
- "Shruti, Murali bag Karnataka film awards". The Times of India. 22 September 2005. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- Vijayasarathy, R. G. (17 July 2004). "'Excuse Me' exceeds all expectations - Kannada Top Films". IANS. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023 – via Nowrunning.
- RG Vijayasarathy (19 April 2006). "Indrajit Lankesh wants to quit direction". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- Jeevi (7 October 2004). "Movie review - Monalisa". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana (8 June 2010). "Why Sadaa is returning to Kannada films". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- "Mona Lisa - new film by Indrajith Lankesh". Viggy. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- "Monalisa - film review". Viggy. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- Deepak, S N (9 May 2004). "Monalisa". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014.
- "MONALISA". indiainfo. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004.
- "Monalisa". indiainfo.com. 10 May 2004. Archived from the original on 14 October 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- "Monalisa Review". Indiaglitz. 9 October 2004. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- "2004-05 State Awards List". Chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
- "Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05". Viggy. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
