Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya

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Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya
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Directed byRajendra Karanth
Written byRajendra Karanth
Produced bySandesh Nagaraju
Starring Ramesh Aravind
Harshika Poonacha
CinematographyJ. G. Krishna
Music by Rajesh Ramanath
Release date
  • 26 July 2013 (2013-07-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Rajendra Karanth in his directorial debut and starring Ramesh Aravind and Harshika Poonacha. [1]

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Cast

Production

Rajendra Karanth, worked on the directorial team of Ramesh Aravind's directorial ventures such as Nammanna Don (2012). [2] The film was shot in Bidadi, Bangalore and Mysore. [3]

Release and reception

The film was initially scheduled to release in March of 2013, [4] but it was delayed to July of 2013. [5]

A critic from The Times of India rated the film 3+12 out of 5 and wrote that "The neat comedy subject with laughter every moment is for the entire family. The climax could have been better". [6] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "When Ramesh Aravind and Rajendra Karanth is combination there will be no shortfall for laugh riot. This is what just happened in this hilarious family package". [7]

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References

  1. Boruah, Maitreyee (20 July 2013). "Ramesh's laughter riot MKM to hit screens soon?". The Times of India .
  2. "Ramesh Aravind's kicked about his next film". The Times of India . 10 January 2017.
  3. Srinivasa, Srikanth. "First Look: Ramesh Arvind's Mangana Kaili Manikya". Rediff.com .
  4. "Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya gets a U/A certificate". The Times of India . 16 January 2017.
  5. Lokesh, Vinay (13 July 2013). "Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya to release on July 26". The Times of India .
  6. "MANGANA KAILI MANIKYA MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India . 26 July 2013.
  7. "Mangana Kaili Manikya Review". IndiaGlitz. 27 July 2013.