Malliswari

<p>Malliswari is the heiress of Raja of Mirzapur. Her deceased father wrote in his will that she would inherit the property worth (equivalent to 27 billion or US$310 million in 2023) after she becomes major at the age of 21. The entire property is under the control of Bhavani Shankar, who wants to inherit the entire property by killing her. As he hatches the plans to eliminate Malliswari, she is sent to her uncle’s in as a normal girl so that she can live with anonymity. Prasad works as a bank accountant in there. He is a bachelor who has been continuously seeking for marriage alliance for the past seven years, and is growing increasingly desperate. He accidentally meets Malliswari and falls deeply in love with her. Malliswari is traced by the goons there and they start running after her. Prasad escorts her and drops her safely in Hyderabad. The rest of the story describes what happens next and the eventual conclusion of the plot. scripted the film form an original story given by , who also provided the dialogue. The film was reportedly inspired by the 1953 film . Cinematography and editing are performed by and respectively. was originally chosen to portray the role of princess but was later replaced by Katrina Kaif. Kaif was paid 70 for her role in the film, thereby becoming the highest paid South Indian actress at the time. The second schedule was held at . The song “Gundello Gulabila” was picturised at while the song “Nee Navvule” was filmed at . Two of the songs “Chelisoku” and “Janma Janmala” were shot at . The music was composed by . The song “Gundello Gulabila Mullu” is based on . The music was released on Aditya Music. The audio was launched on 30 January 2004 at 10 Downing Street pub. The film was released on 18 February 2004. wrote, “First half is very interesting with series of hilarious scenes. The emotion catches up in the scene where a pressmeet is held in second half to announce Malliswari as the heiress to the 750 crore property. The same emotion is carried till the climax of the film. The climax is very impressive. The strength of the film are dialogues by Trivikram, direction of Vijaya Bhaskar and histrionics by Venkatesh who managed the entire show single-handedly. The only thing that does not live up to the high expectations are the songs in the film. The narration of the film is slow, just like any other Vijaya Bhaskar’s films”. wrote “Coming from the stable of Suresh Productions, it provides entertainment if you are not looking for deep plots. The story appears cliched and screenplay lacks intensity at times, yet, the movie manages to steer clear of winsomeness with its flow of gags”.</p>