MLA (2018 Kannada film)

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MLA
Directed byMourya Manjunath
Produced byVenkatesh Reddy, Venki Palugulla
StarringPratham, Sonal Monteiro, Rekha, Kuri Prathap
CinematographyKrishna Sarathi
Music byVikram Subramanya
Production
company
Triveni 24 Crafts
Release date
  • 23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

MLA is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Mourya Manjunath. [2] The film stars Pratham and Sonal Monteiro. The film is jointly produced by Venkatesh Reddy and Venki Palugulla under the banner of Triveni 24 Crafts. Krishna Sarathi is behind the camera while Vikram Subramanya has scored and composed music.

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Synopsis

MLA is a satirical comedy drama showcasing the present political scenario. As the abbreviation (Mother Promise Lekkasigada Aasami) tells the protagonist is a happy go lucky guy until just before the interval block, he gets a chance to become MLA. Now his life completely changes & the legislature drama unfolds with a humor touch.

Cast

Production and release

MLC turned actor HM Revanna plays the Chief Minister role in the film. [3] Speaking to media, the former minister quoted

”I loved playing the role of Chief Minister for few minutes, and it felt good that I will be on silver screen. The director and producer have good experience in the industry, and with Pratham playing the lead role, MLA will attract large audience."

MLA was released on 9 November 2018.

Soundtrack

The film's music was launched by Darshan in the presence of Sara Govindu (Chairman - Karnataka Film Chamber). [4] The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Vikram Subramanya

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aralo Taavareye"Naagarjuna Sharma Haricharan, Maadhuri 
2."Baa Jagada Niyama Badalisu"Chetan KumarVikram Subramanya 
3."Kannadada Kandha"Gurudev Ranjith  
4."Donku Baalada Naayakare"GurudevVikram Subramanya 
5."Enannu Ariyada"Subramanya BhatAbhijith Rao 

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References

  1. "MLA". Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. "Pratham is now MLA!". The Times of India. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. "HM Revanna plays CM role in MLA movie".
  4. "MLA audio launched by Challenging star Darshan".