| Mahasadhvi Mallamma | |
| Story: | Renuka Sharma |
| Screenplay: | Renuka Sharma |
| Producer: | A. Sanjeev Kumar N. S. Eliwala N. S. Jayawadagi |
| Director: | Renuka Sharma |
| Music: | Srishaila |
| Cinematography: | V. K. Kannan |
| Editing: | S. Manohar |
| Studio: | N. S. Productions |
| Runtime: | 172 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
Mahasadhvi Mallamma is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language biographical film, based on the life of Hemareddy Mallamma, produced by A. Sanjeev Kumar, N. S. Eliwala, N. S. Jayawadagi on N. S. Productions banner and directed by Renuka Sharma. Starring Meena in the title role alongside Rajendra Prasad,[1] and Saikumar and music composed by Srishaila.[2]
The film begins with a benevolent couple, Nagireddy & Gouamma, in Ramapuram village near Srisailam. The childlessness perturbs them, which ends after visiting & bowing before Srisailam Mallikarjuna on Maha Shivaratri. One night, Mallikarjuna appeared to Nagireddy's couple in a dream, stating to bestow a devoted daughter. Later, they are delightful to the baby girl, titling her Mallamma being boon by Mallikarjuna. The pair raises their progeny with dote; from childhood, she is an ardent devotee of Siva.
Years roll by, and her parents perform a prosperous alliance for Mallamma with a guy named Baramareddy, the son of affluent Hemareddy from Siddhapuram. Soon after, Mallamma steps into her in-laws' house, and their wealth & glory magnifies. She continues her charity therein, too, which irks her shrew mother-in-law & sister-in-law, who subjects her to torments with scorns of households the hard work. Yet, Mallamma bears it up and never turns up her adoration for Siva. So, the virago shifts Mallamma to herd the cows but cannot hinder her spirituality. Above all, they blemish a taint to Mallamma before Baramanna, who enrages and walks with a knife to butcher her. However, viewing her godliness on the Lord, Baramanna declares Mallamma a sage and drops the weapon. At last, the entire family pleads pardon from Mallamma, who moves on as a wanderer preaching "Shivatathvam." Finally, the movie ends happily with Mallamma landing at Kailasa.
Deccan Herald reported in July 2003 that Mahasadhvi Mallamma was under production. It was the third film made on Mallamma after Hemareddy Mallamma (1946) and another film of the same released in 1973. It was reported that Renuka Sharma was directing the film produced by A. Sanjeev Kumar, N. S. Yeliwala and N. S. Jayawadagi.[3]
| Mahasadhvi Mallamma | |
| Type: | film |
| Artist: | Srishaila |
| Released: | 2004 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Length: | 37:14 |
| Label: | Ashwini Audio |
| Producer: | Srishaila |
Music composed by Srishaila. Music released on Ashwini Audio Company.[4]