Mysooru Mallige

Mysooru Mallige (transl.Jasmine of Mysuru) is a literary work of Kannada poet K. S. Narasimhaswamy. The collection of poems inspired a movie[1] made by T.S. Nagabharana and also a musical play by Kalagangothri. The book was first released in 1942 at Maharaja College. Due to its popularity, the book was often presented in marriages and it has been re-printed several times.

It was adapted into the 1992 Kannada movie Mysore Mallige which was reported to be an inspiration for the 1994 Hindi movie 1942: A Love Story.[2][3]

  1. ^ IMDB
  2. ^ "Contributions of Kannada Cinema to Historical Dramas". prekshaa.in. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ "ಕನ್ನಡದ ಅನನ್ಯ 'ಪ್ರೇಮಕವಿ'".