Vaalee (2001 film)

Vaalee
DVD cover
Directed byS. Mahendar
Written byR. Rajashekhar (Dialogues)
Screenplay byS. Mahendar
Story byS. J. Suryah
Based onVaali (Tamil)
Produced byRamesh Yadav
StarringSudeep
Poonam Singar
CinematographySundarnath Suvarna
Edited byP.R. Soundar Raj
Music byRajesh Ramanath
Production
company
Royal Pictures
Distributed byRamu Enterprises
Release date
  • 19 October 2001 (2001-10-19)
Running time
159 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Vaalee is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic psychological thriller film directed by S. Mahendar starring Sudeep in a dual role and Poonam Singar.[1] The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Rajesh Ramanath and lyrics by K. Kalyan. It is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film of the same name.[2][3]

The film was released on 19 October 2001 and had a below average box office run.[4] Sudeep called this film his favorite,[5] and after this film, he went on to portray several gray characters.[6]

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  4. ^ "2001 Year Round Up". Chitraloka.com. 28 December 2001. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^ "'ಚಂದು' ಸಿನಿಮಾದಲ್ಲಿ 'ಕಿಚ್ಚ'ನ 'ತುಂಟಾಟ'..! ಕರುನಾಡಿನ ಪಾಲಿಗೆ 'ಪಾರ್ಥ'ನೆ 'ಸ್ವಾತಿಮುತ್ತು'..!". Asianet Suvarna News (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. ^ Nathan, Archana (21 October 2017). "'As long as I'm here, I want to entertain': An interview with Kannada star Sudeep". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2022.