Kannada Movie Review Muddu Manase - Cast & Crew

Of the thousands of beginners with dreaminess in their eyes, there are an only the few that cut. Yes, fortune is a determining element but what is also vital is the candidate’s confidence, and advance to parts. While most imitators would eye the leading role or a character in a big budget picture, novice Archana Ravi did the impossible — she made her entrance with Aatu — a Tamil movie in the central heroine of a lower-middle-class lassie living near the illegal junkyard of Northern Chennai.

Palak Muchhal's birth date is on 30th March 1992 into a Maheshwari Marwari family in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. She comes from middle-class family. She started singing since the age of four. In 1999, she spent a week singing door-to-door to collect funds for Kargil war soldiers. She has been performing shows since March 2000 and donated the amount for the hospitalization expense of children suffering from heart diseases.

Dr. Shamitha Malnas was born on 9th June to parents Professor U. V. Ramachandra and H. G. Sunanda. She was born in Thirthahalli, Shimoga. She is currently married to Arun Kumar D. K who is from Sringeri, and they have two children together. They are named Advaith Hegde and Shadjaa Hegde. She is famous as an Indian playback singer and that too a multilingual one at that. But, she is more popularly known for her career in the Kannada film industry. She has sung many chartbuster numbers for Kannada films and also provided good songs for her devotional albums as well., She is also an anchor, a dubbing and voice artist and also has the degree of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree (B.D.S) from Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College, KIMS, Bangalore, in addition to being a singer. She also holds a degree of B.A.(Hindi) from Prachar Sabha, Chennai.

Aishwarya Nag is a popular Kannada actress. She is also a well known model. She was born on 3 February, 1987 to Nagendra Shenoy and Rajani Shenoy. Rajani was a popular Kannada actress and Aishwarya followed the footsteps of her mother, and joined the film industry.

Nithya Ram is a Kannada film actress seen in Kannada movies and television serials. Her talent in glamor world was recognized when she appeared in television series. She is glamorous and has a photogenic face. Following a successful television career, Nithya tried her acting debut in the 2015 Kannada language film ‘Muddu Manase’ as the female lead paired opposite Aru Gowda, which went to become commercially successful.

Ananth Shine is an Indian Film Director. He worked in the Kannada Film Industry. Anand directed a film named Muddu Manase. The film released on May 2005. Ananth Shine wrote the script, screenplay of the film as well apart from being the director. The film is a triangle love story. Suresh, who is in a relationship with a girl, falls in love with another girl.

AP Arjun is a multi-talented and highly skilled personality from the Kannada cinema. He is credited to have all the skills that are required to bring the much-needed improvement and revolution in the Kannada film industry. He was born in the year 1972 on 8th of August and is 42 years old. His birthplace is in a town in Karnataka named Mandya.

Hari Santhosh better known as Santhu is a lyricist, director, and producer known for his contribution to the Kannada Film Industry. Santhu was born in the town of Sringeri in Karanataka. His father was an art director, hence filmmaking and production were something that came naturally to him. He shifted to Bangalore for his schooling at Sri Siddaganga School. He was well-acquainted with the film set and the process that goes behind making a film early on since his father used to take him along for shootings. Santhu started working as an assistant to the director Kiran Kumar aka Prem.

Shashank Siddamsetty is a Telugu film actor born on 22 November 1979. He was brought up in Secunderabad, and his roots are in Telangana. Shashank’s first two films Aithe and Sye went on hit. He won Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor in the ‘Sye’. His third movie, Anukokunda Oka Roju, was another success for him. Shashank faced his first flop after giving the movie ‘Party’. His most recent film is ‘Prem’. The First one, Aithe, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. He has also given two movies in the Kannada language, i.e., Devadas and Krishnan Marriage Story. His Hindi film was ’50 Lakh’. His realistic portrayal of a cabbie in latest hit flick AOR has got him tremendous recognition. He had an exclusive interview with ldlebrain.com in which he shared about his education background, and how he got into the film career. He completed his B.Com through distance learning in Andhra University.

Nagendra Prasad is an Indian dance choreographer and occasional actor. Most of his work has been done in either the Tamil or Kannada film industry. He belongs to a household of artists as his father is a renowned dance teacher and master while his brothers are both accomplished dancers and actors. His father, Mugur Sundar, is a very well-known choreographer who has worked dance numbers for a few South Indian films.

Kailash Kher was born on 7 July, 1973 in New Delhi. He is an Indian pop Singer, Music Director and his music style is influenced by, Indian Sufi and folk music. His family belongs to Kashmiri roots. His father named Pandir Mehar Singh Kher was a famous Folk Musician and Singer. Kailash was very interested in singing and music from his childhood. He left his home at the age of 14, for learning music and took proper lessons from his guru.

After many attempts, he didn’t get the right teacher. He began to learn music, by listening to the classical music of Indian singers like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Kumar Gaurav, Pandit Gokulotsav Maharajand and also Lata Mangeshkar. After that, he started to teach music for his expenses in Delhi. Because of some problems in the family, he left singing and completed his graduation from Delhi University. When he was staying in Delhi, he met Paresh Kamath and Naresh Kamath in a concert. They together, started his band named “Kailasa”. Thus, he started his journey in his music career. 

He has sung more than 5000 songs in 20 different languages of India. He got the opportunity to sing in the movie “Andaaz” (Rabbaa Ishq Na hove). After this, his song “Allah ke Bande” from movie “Waisa Bhi Hota Hai 2” became very popular, and made him a popular singer in Bollywood. The song "Teri Deewani" from the album of the same name by his band Kailasa and the song "Ya Rabba" from the movie Salaam-e-Ishq had record sales. His band albums are Kailasa(2006), Jhooma Re (2007), Chaandan Mein (2009), Rangeele (2012),Naina Chaar (2013) etc. 

He won Filmfare award as Best Male Playback singer for the film Fanna (2007) and also won the Filmfare award as Best Male Playback Singer-Telugu for the film Mirchi.

Rajesh Krishnan is an eminent Indian playback singer and actor by profession. Rajesh was born on 3rd June 1973 in Bangalore, India. He started his learning of his field at home itself, his mother Meera Krishnan was her first Guru. He was married to Soumya Rao a Singer, then to Haripriya, who is a dentist and Ramya Vasishta a TV anchor and singer by profession. Rajesh started his career with composer Hamsalekha as a track singer under his guidance.

Vijay Prakash is an Indian playback singer and film composer. He was born in Mysore and moved to Mumbai in 1996. He worked in so many Hindi films including Blue, Yuvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan, and Force.

KM Prakash is an Indian editor of films. He was born in the city of Bangaluru, located in Karnataka, India. He has worked in industries like Sandalwood, Kollywood, and Tollywood. He works predominantly in the Kannada movie industry. He has worked in popular movies like Trivikrama, Marigold, etc. His latest film was Trivikrama which will be released in 2021. Trivikrama is a romantic movie starring Vikram Ravichandran, Akansha Sharma, and Akshara Gowda. The movie is directed by Sahana Murthy S and produced by Somanna. He is the candidate for the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Editor for the movie “Tony,” released in 2013. He made his debut in 2009 as a film editor in the film “Meghave Meghave.”

Arun Gowda is an effective actor from the Kannada film industry. He entered the industry with the movie Muddu Manase, directed by Ananth Shain, and produced by Ramesh, Jeeevan Shetty, and H. R. Suresh Gowda. Arun got a lead role in the movie, and also got the opportunity to romance with Aishwarya Nag and Nithya Ram. Though it was his first movie, Arun did the role of Suresh effectively.