Mungaru Male

Mungaru Male
Film Poster
Directed byYograj Bhat
Written by
Produced byE. Krishna
Starring
CinematographyS. Krishna
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Music byMano Murthy
Production
company
E. K. Entertainers
Distributed by
  • Jayanna
  • Bhogendra
Release date
  • 29 December 2006 (2006-12-29)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹70 Lakh[1]
Box officeest. ₹ 70.70 to 75 crore[1] [2][note 1][4][5][7][8]

Mungaru Male (transl. Pre-monsoon rain) is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat, and produced by E. Krishnappa. It stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi and Anant Nag. The film is believed to have shaped and strengthened the careers of Ganesh; Pooja Gandhi; director Yograj Bhat; lyricist Jayant Kaikini, choreographers A. Harsha and Imran Sardaria; composer Mano Murthy; and made Bollywood playback singers Sonu Nigam, Kunal Ganjawala and Udit Narayan popular in Karnataka.[8][9]

It was the first film in India (for any language) to be screened continuously for over one year in a multiplex,[10][11] and holds the record for the longest-running film at a multiplex in addition to having one of the highest recorded box-office collections in Kannada cinema.[10][12] According to the Bangalore Mirror, it was the first Kannada film to cross the ₹50 crore box office collection mark.[13] It was the first film to run for over 865 days in history of Karnataka.[14] and collected an estimated ₹ 75 Crore to become the first South Indian film.[2] The Income Tax department alleged that the movie had collected ₹67.5 crore (US$8.1 million) and demanded tax on that amount.[13] It ran for a record 460 days at the PVR Multiplex.[13] It also holds a national record in Indian Cinema for running more than one year in PVR.[15][1]

It was remade in 2008 in Telugu as Vaana,[16] in 2008 in Bengali as Premer Kahini,[17] in 2009 in Odia as Romeo - The Lover Boy [18] and in 2017 in Marathi as Premay Namaha. A spiritual sequel to the film, titled Mungaru Male 2, was released in 2016.[19]

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  12. ^ "'Mungaru Male' girl's second innings in politics". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  13. ^ a b c "Records stand even after 12 years". Bangalore Mirror. 29 December 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  14. ^ "'Mungaru Male' the first film to Celebrate 865-days in Karnataka". newindianexpress. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  15. ^ "'Payana' love journey - Kannada News - IndiaGlitz.com". 5 December 2007. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Mungaru Male in Telugu". Idleburra.com. April 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  17. ^ "Premer Kahini - ScreenIndia.Com". Screen. Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  18. ^ "Kannada movies remake: ಅತೀ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಭಾಷೆಗೆ 'ರಿಮೇಕ್‌' ಆದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ! - Vijaya Karnataka". Vijaykarnataka.com (in Japanese). 30 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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