Mandahasa

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Mandahasa 
Directed byRajesh R Nair
Produced byS Basava Reddy
Starring
CinematographySanthosh Rai Pathaaje
Edited byK M Prakash
Music byVeer Samarth
Release date
  • 30 August 2013 (2013-08-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Mandahasa is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Rajesh R Nair , starring Rakesh Adiga, Nikki Das and Chethan in lead roles. The film released on 30 August 2013. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast

Production

Filming

The film began production with a principal photography on 15 December 2009. [4] [5]

Music

Mandahasa 
Soundtrack album by
Veer Samarth
Released2013
Recorded2013
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length34:12
LanguageKannada
Official audio
Mandahasa - Full Album on YouTube
Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kannanchinalli" Shreya Ghoshal 4:43
2."Manase Manase" Vijay Prakash 4:58
3."Modala Chaddi" Tippu 4:42
4."Modala Cheddi"Chetan Sosca4:47
5."Naada Omkara" Shankar Mahadevan 5:04
6."Sariyenu Ninna"Veer Samarth5:40
7."Yarigoo Kanada" Mahalakshmi Iyer, Karthik 5:38
Total length:34:12

Reception

Critical response

A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "While Chethan has done a splendid job as the first hero, Rakesh Adiga shows amazing talent in the climax with powerful dialogue delivery and body language. Nikki Das has done justice to her role. Srinath as heroine’s father is gracious". [6] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "The music by Veer Samarth is fresh. All said and done, Mandahasa is definitely a must watch with a hatke love story. The Verdict: This light-hearted musical drama is in top order". [7] B S Srivani from  Deccan Herald wrote "Many may not like the close-to-reality climax but looks like ghostly intervention in love matters is making a strong comeback after Shravana Bantu! Music and camerawork are the highlights of Mandahaasa and little else". [8] A critic from  Bangalore Mirror wrote  "Not bad, but the actors are too immature to pull it off. It would be a spoiler to reveal the only turning point in the film. But we cannot help, but say that Mandahasa is a humbler version of Shravana Bantu". [9]

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