Laali Haadu Explained

Laali Haadu
Director:	H. Vasu
Producer:	Sa. Ra. Govindu
Starring:	Darshan Abhirami
Music:	Sadhu Kokila
Cinematography:	R. Giri
Editing:	S. Manohar
Studio:	Thanu Chitra
Runtime:	157 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Kannada

Laali Haadu () is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romantic musical film directed by H. Vasu and written by Ajay Kumar.^[1] The film stars Darshan and Abhirami.^[2] The film was produced by Sa Ra Govindu under his home production Thanu Pictures. Two music directors V. Manohar and Rajesh Ramanath were seen in supporting roles.

The film was critically acclaimed upon release and went on to win Third Best Film award at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2003.^{[3] [4]} The songs composed by Sadhu Kokila became hits.^{[5] [6]} The film was a box office success.^{[7] [8]}

Cast

• Darshan as Puttaswamy alias Anand
• Abhirami as Sangeetha
• Umashree as Anand's mother
• Ruthika
• Srinath
• Ramesh Bhat
• Sadhu Kokila as Tippeswamy
• Doddanna
• Kishan Shrikanth
• Amoolya
• Bank Janardhan
• Chitra Shenoy
• Padma Vasanthi
• Amulya
• V. Manohar (special appearance)
• Rajesh Ramanath (special appearance)

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Sadhu Kokila and lyrics written by K. Kalyan.

Reception

A critic from indiainfo wrote that "Technically the film is perfect. Cinematography is first-rate. There are no doubts that this will be one of the good movies of this year".^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 16 February 2021 . ಡಿಬಾಸ್ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ: 'ಮೆಜೆಸ್ಟಿಕ್'ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟು ಚಾಲೆಂಜಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಆಗಿ ಮೆರೆದ ಟಾಪ್ 10 ಸಿನಿಮಾ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123001503/https://tv9kannada.com/entertainment/sandalwood/dboss-darshan-birthday-special-top-10-hit-movies-must-watch-191368.html . 23 January 2022 . 23 January 2022 . TV9 . kn.
2. Web site: Darshan - a new film of Darshan Toogudeep . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220817043631/http://www.viggy.com/english/current_darshan.asp . 17 August 2022 . 17 August 2022 . Viggy.
3. Web site: Laali Haadu - a music oriented sentiment movie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140329215013/http://www.viggy.com/english/review_laali_haadu.asp . 29 March 2014 . 29 March 2014 . Viggy.
4. Web site: Karnataka State Film Awards 2002-03. Viggy.
5. Web site: Sharpening his skills. Hedge. Sudha. 29 June 2010. Deccan Herald.
6. News: 2022-05-11 . Abhirami meets Darshan after two decades . The Times of India . 2023-08-09 . 0971-8257.
7. Web site: Darshan: From Rs 200 per day to Rs 1.25 cr per film. 15 September 2011. The Times of India.
8. News: Rao. K. N. Venkatasubba. 2003, a flop for Kannada cinema. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228162004/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/01/04/stories/2004010408720500.htm. dead. 28 February 2018. 8 October 2015. The Hindu. 4 January 2004.
9. Web site: LALIHADU - Review. indiainfo. https://web.archive.org/web/20030206001350/http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/reviews/laalihaadu.html. 6 February 2003.