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{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = Madarangi poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official poster
| native_name = 
| director = Mallikarjun Muthalageri
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| producer = Nagappa
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Krishna (Kannada actor)|Krishna]]
*[[Sushma Raj]]
*Naksha Shetty}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = Girish
| editing = Crazy Mindz
| music = [[J. Anoop Seelin]]
| studio = Krishna Talkies
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|5|10}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Madarangi''''' is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Mallikarjun Muthalageri, who previously directed ''Auto'' (2009), and starring [[Krishna (Kannada actor)|Krishna]], [[Sushma Raj]] and Naksha Shetty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sunil-excited-about-madarangi/articleshow/19967734.cms|title=Sunil excited about Madarangi |last=Lokesh|first=Vinay|date=9 May 2013|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kaliyug-krishnas-film-releases-on-friday/articleshow/19946432.cms|title=Kaliyug Krishna's film releases on Friday |website=[[The Times of India]]|last=Muthanna|first=Anjali|date=8 May 2013}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Krishna (Kannada actor)|Krishna]] as Manu
*[[Sushma Raj]]
*Naksha Shetty as Deepu Real name Kavya Shekar shetty .
*Hanumathe Gowda as Somanna
*[[Sharath Lohitashwa]] as Shetty
*[[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]] as Deepu's father
*[[Sadhu Kokila]]
*[[Vinaya Prasad]]
*[[Suchendra Prasad]]
*[[Kuri Prathap]]
*[[Chikkanna]]
*[[Adi Lokesh]]
*[[B. B. Ashok Kumar]] (cameo appearance)
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[J. Anoop Seelin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/krishna-watches-madarangi-in-mysore/articleshow/20152976.cms|title=Krishna watches Madarangi in Mysore|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 May 2013|last=Lokesh|first=Vinay}}</ref> The song "Darling Darling" became popular before the film released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/madarangi-heading-towards-50-days/articleshow/20758479.cms|title=Madarangi heading towards 50 days |website=[[The Times of India]]|last=Lokesh|first=Vinay|date=25 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/madarangi-goes-the-simpleag-way/articleshow/19647620.cms|title=Madarangi goes the Simpleag way|work=[[The Times of India]]|first=Taniya|last=Talukdar|date=20 April 2013}}</ref> Arasu Anthare won the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist]] for the song "Male Haniye".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Karantaka-State-Film-Awards-announced/articleshow/45756810.cms|title=Karantaka State Film Awards announced|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 January 2015 }}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Darling Darling
| extra1 = J. Anoop Seelin, [[Varijashree Venugopal]]
| length1 = 3:51
| title2 = Madarangi (title version)
| extra2 = Sunitha Murali
| length2 = 4:30
| title3 = Jee Yendavo
| extra3 = [[Sunitha (Telugu singer)|Sunitha]], Yash Golcha, Sirigowri, Mangala
| length3 = 3:17
| title4 = Savira Savira
| extra4 = Divya Raghavan
| length4 = 4:31
| title5 = Kadle Puri
| extra5 = J. Anoop Seelin
| length5 = 3:47
| title6 = Malehaniye (female version)
| extra6 = [[Anuradha Bhat]]
| length6 = 4:23
}}

== Release and reception ==
The film released on the same day as ''[[Bulbul (2013 film)|Bulbul]]'' (2013) and ran for a hundred days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/madarangi-is-a-sleeper-hit-news-kannada-ngdkS4daegjsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211193412/http://www.sify.com/movies/madarangi-is-a-sleeper-hit-news-kannada-ngdkS4daegjsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-12-11|title='Madarangi' is a sleeper hit!|author=|date=|work=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/madarangi-completes-100-days/articleshow/21856191.cms|title=Madarangi completes 100 days|website=[[The Times of India]]|last=Lokesh|first=Vinay|date=16 August 2013}}</ref> After this film, Krishna added Darling to his stage name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/tuesday-trivia-heres-how-actor-sunil-kumar-who-debuted-with-krishna-rukmini-became-darling-krishna/articleshow/83539716.cms|title=Tuesday Trivia: Here's how actor Sunil Kumar, who debuted with Krishna Rukmini, became Darling Krishna|date=15 June 2021|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

A critic from ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' opined that "This “Madarangi” is a fragrant reminder of life's simple, and sometimes savage, pleasures".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/331885/love-friendship-dangerous-tangle.html|title=Love and friendship in a dangerous tangle|date=11 May 2013|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|first=B. S.|last=Srivani}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "Director Mallikrajuna Muthalageri has selected a good story but does not impress either in script or narration".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/madarangi/movie-review/19999750.cms|title=Madarangi Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Madarangi by Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 May 2013}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|13549412}}

[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:2013 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2013 Indian films]]

Madarangi - Revision history

AyushAmar at 04:41, 4 March 2026