Malla

<p>The film is all about Malla – a florist, a Samaritan, soft-natured person beloved by people; contrast to this is his son Shiva who grows-up in goons’ abode; a father who sacrifices his life for his son and at the end son taking revenge on the culprits. began working on in March 2003, alongside , another film he was acting in. was produced by , under his production house, while Ravichandran directed it. He stated: “The audience can expect to see the earlier Ravichandran in . The film will have all gimmicks and heroisms of a Ravichandran-starrer and I want the cine-goers to take something back home after seeing the film. The film will touch the hearts of all the cine-goers. It will entertain, make people laugh and cry.” He added that he would star as the eponymous lead Mallikarjuna “Malla”, who has a love for flowers. He further said the film would have six tracks, and that would star opposite him, as a girl “who comes from abroad and becomes a village girl.” Ravichandran wrote the film’s story and lyrics for three tracks, and co-wrote the screenplay with , while actor wrote the dialogues. The music of the film was composed and lyrics written by . All lyrics are written by Ravichandran. wrote “The dream merchant of Kannada cinema Ravichandran’s highly expected cinema ‘Malla’ is a splendid package. The first half is ‘romantic special’ the second half is ‘action special’. Instead of such a lengthy ‘Kannadi fight’ (also partly Kerala martial arts) it could have been brought out in a different brainy style. Had this modification done the expenditure, time and audience head ache could have been avoided to some extent. Ravichandran applies two tricky ideas in ending two of the four brothers. A little bit of exercise to give an intelligent touch to finish was needed. Other wise the film is a technical treat. The standard set by Ravichandran is in no way less when compared to Hindi films”. called it an “entertainer”. wrote “Cameraman Seetharam gives visual treat throughout the film which sometimes makes it a ‘flowery treat’ too. Ravichandran has composed music and action scenes have been picturised well”. wrote “He [Ravichandran] is back to track now with his typical brand movie ‘Malla’ – an outright Crazy Star film. Malla has nothing new as a plot but Ravichandran shines as a technician by filling tasty, spicy and aromatic wine in old bottle with sparks of humor. He carries the film completely on his shoulder not just on the screen, even behind as a director with music, story, screenplay and dialogues without compromising in any of these departments!”.</p>