Masala is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language crime drama film written and directed by Dayal Padmanabhan. The film was produced by K. C. N. Chandrashekar, S. Doreraj, R. Venkatadri, R. Ravindran, Elengovan, N. Kumar and M. Manjunath Gowda under the banner Rainbow Talkies. It features Sunil Raoh and Radhika in the lead. The supporting cast includes Vishal Hegde, Suja, Nagashekar and Sandhya. The score and soundtrack for the film was by Sadhu Kokila.[1][2] The film was a box office failure.[3]

Masala
Directed byDayal Padmanabhan
Written byDayal Padmanabhan
Story byDayal Padmanabhan
Produced byK. C. N. Chandrashekar
S Doreraj
R Venkatadri
R Ravindran
Elengovan
N Kumar
M Manjunath Gowda
StarringSunil Raoh
Radhika
CinematographySatya Hegde
Edited byVinod Manohar
Music bySadhu Kokila
Production
company
Rainbow Talkies
Release date
  • 8 July 2005 (2005-07-08)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Cast

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  • Sunil Raoh as Vishwa
  • Radhika as Sona
  • Vishal Hegde as Arjun
  • Suja as Sona's friend
  • Nagashekar as Shekhar
  • Sandhya as Sona's friend
  • Ashitha as herself in a cameo
  • Sundar Raj as police inspector
  • Ramesh Bhat as Vishwa's father
  • Sarigama Viji as Shekhar's father
  • Bharath Bhagavathar as Arjun's father
  • A. S. Murthy
  • Mandeep Roy as security guard
  • Venu
  • Ganesh as Basava Bellulli
  • Pavan Kumar
  • Muni
  • Yogi
  • Sathish
  • Bullet Prakash as film director
  • Padma Vasanthi as Shekhar's mother
  • Malathi Sardeshpande
  • Sithara

Soundtrack

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Masala
Soundtrack album by
Released2005
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageKannada
LabelAnand Audio
ProducerK. C. N. Chandrashekar
Sadhu Kokila chronology
Rakshasa (film)
(2005)
Masala
(2005)
Deadly Soma
(2005)

The film's background score and the soundtracks were composed by Sadhu Kokila. The music rights were acquired by Ananda Audio.[4][5] The song "Adalu Badalu" is based on "Nibuna Nibuna" from Tamil film Kuththu (2004).

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Tsunami Tsunami"KavirajSunil Raoh, Nanditha 
2."Adalu Badalu"KavirajRajesh Krishnan, Lakshmi 
3."Masala Masala"Manjunath RaoSadhu Kokila 
4."Sparshana Iduve"Manjunath RaoRajesh Krishnan 
5."Muddu Muddu"Manjunath RaoHemanth, Fayaz Khan, Archana Udupa, M. D. Pallavi 
6."Kanna Mucche"Manjunath RaoK. S. Chithra, Sadhu Kokila 

Reception

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Deccan Herald gave the mixed a film review, commending the first and criticizing the second halves of the film. The reviewer added, "Sunil is his usual self. Nagashekhar, who has mostly been doing comic roles, plays one of the lead characters but his talent has not been utilised much. The roles of the three heroines do not have scope. Radhika's role is limited to some dialogues and two songs. Suja and Sandhya are there for the sake of the other lead actors."[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Masala". Sify. Retrieved 14 April 2020.[dead link]
  2. ^ "New Film this week - Yashwanth of Murali and Rakshita directed by Dayal".
  3. ^ https://www.chitraloka.com/flash-back/3151-2005-year-round-up.html
  4. ^ Masala, retrieved 14 April 2020
  5. ^ Masala Songs: Masala MP3 Kannada Songs by Sadhu Kokila Online Free on Gaana.com, retrieved 14 April 2020
  6. ^ Deepak, S. N. (10 July 2005). "Masala". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 18 May 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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