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Mysore Mallige (1992)

Mysore Mallige poster
Original title
ಮೈಸೂರು ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ
Directed by
T. S. Nagabharana
Country
India
Runtime
2h 21m
Rated
U
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a Kannada drama about love and memory based on a poet's works. The story follows characters navigating relationships and longing in a bygone era. It was adapted from a famous collection of poems from 1942.

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What happens

Mysoora Mallige (transl. Jasmine of Mysuru) is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and co-written by T. S. Nagabharana and produced by Srihari Khoday. The story is based on a 1942 work of the same title by the poet K. S. Narasimhaswamy. The film was an attempt to create a story based on the poetry. The film's cast consisted mainly of actors from a theatrical background including Girish Karnad, Sudharani, Anand, Sundar Raj and H. G. Dattatreya. The film was well received upon release. It went on to win National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada and the lyrical works by Narasimha Swamy fetched him the National Film Award for Best Lyrics. The film also received multiple Karnataka State Film Awards including Best Film, Best Actress and other technical categories. On the occasion of 101st birth anniversary of K. S. Narasimha Swamy, a leading Kannada daily reported that this movie was the inspiration for the 1994 Hindi movie 1942: A Love Story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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