Nalla is a 2004 Kannada-language romance-drama film directed by V. Nagendra Prasad in his directorial debut featuring Sudeep and Sangeetha in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Venkat Narayan. The film released on 12 November 2004. This movie was dubbed in Hindi as Aur Ek Diljala.
The core plot of the movie is loosely based on the 1982 Tamil movie Moondram Pirai which itself was heavily inspired by Charlie Chaplin's City Lights.
Plot
Pachchi alias Prashant (Sudeep) finds a girl, Preethi (Sangeetha), who has lost her memory, in a car. Prashant falls in love with her. He takes care of her and admits her to a hospital. When in the hospital, her father finds her and takes her home. He thanks him and gives a driver's job.
Preethi regains her memory and starts looking for Prashant. One day Preethi meets with an accident and is taken to the hospital. Prashant reveals himself and saves her.
Cast
- Sudeep as Prashanth "Pachhi"
- Sangeetha as Preethi / Chinnu
- Mumtaj as Madhu
- Srinath as Preethi's father
- Naveen Mayur as Srikanth
- Bullet Prakash as Paachi's friend
- Dharma as gangster
- Harish Rai as gangster
- Lakshman as Police Inspector
- Ramesh Pandith as Police Inspector
- Bank Janardhan as Madhu's father
- Apoorva
- Chitra Shenoy
- Tara as Dr Sarala Desai
Production
The film is produced by producer KCN Gowda's three grandchildren.[1] The film was shot for fifteen days in Chennai, including the climax scene shot at AVM Studios, and Bangalore.[2][3]
Soundtrack
The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Venkat Narayan and lyrics by V. Nagendra Prasad.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nijana Nijana" | Rajesh | |
| 2. | "Macha Dove Hodiyod" | Sudeep | |
| 3. | "Malage Malage Gubbimari" | Rajesh Krishnan | |
| 4. | "Huchchu Prithi" | Udit Narayan | |
| 5. | "Mallige Mallige" | Tippu, Malathi | |
| 6. | "Gap Chup" | P. Unnikrishnan, Harini | |
| 7. | "Huduga Elli Neenu" | Nanditha |
Reception
A critic from Sify wrote that "This is a well made film to suit the image of Sudeep".[4] Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Nalla is a welcome relief for filmgoers looking for clean films".[5]
References
- ^ "Nalla - new film of Sudeep launched". Viggy. 2004.
- ^ Prakash, Chitra (17 July 2004). "`Nalla` nearing completion". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 April 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via IANS.
- ^ "Nalla in full swing..." Viggy. 2004.
- ^ "Nalla". Sify. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (18 November 2004). "Nalla Review". IANS – via Nowrunning.
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