''Laali Haadu'' ''(')'' is a 2003 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

-language romantic musical film directed by H. Vasu and written by Ajay Kumar. The film stars

Darshan Darshan, a Sanskrit word meaning "sight" or "viewing", may refer to: Ceremony and religion * Darshan (Indian religions), the auspicious sight of a divine image or holy person; also a school of Hindu philosophy * Darshan (Judaism), a Scriptural ...

and Abhirami. The film was produced by Sa Ra Govindu under his home production Thanu Pictures. Two music directors V. Manohar and

Rajesh Ramanath Rajesh Ramanath is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has scored music for Kannada films. Career Rajesh Ramanath debuted as a music composer in 1995 for the film ''Shubha Lagna'' and has composed for over several commercial and ...

were seen in supporting roles. The film was critically acclaimed upon release and went on to win Third Best Film award at the

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

for the year 2003. The songs composed by

Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach, (born 24 March 1966) known by his Stage name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian comedian, musician, actor, film director, producer, occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a com ...

became hits. The film was a box office success.

Plot

Cast

as Puttaswamy alias Anand * Abhirami as Sangeetha *

Umashree Umashree (born 10 May 1957) is an Indian actress and politician. She appears in Kannada cinema, particularly in character roles and supporting roles. She received the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Gulabi in the 2008 Kanna ...

as Anand's mother * Ruthika * Srinath *

Ramesh Bhat Ramesh Bhat is a multiple-award–winning Indian actor. He has worked predominantly in Kannada films and television serials. Early life Ramesh Bhat was born in Kundapur, Karnataka. He completed his primary education at Manki and portrayed nat ...

as Tippeswamy *

Doddanna Doddanna is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry who has acted in about 800 films. He started his career as a theatre actor. During this time, he entered the Kannada film industry as a character actor. Early life The youngest son in t ...

Kishan Shrikanth Kishan Shrikanth (born 6 January 1996), also known as Kishan SS or Master Kishan, is an Indian filmmaker and actor recognized by Guinness World Records as the youngest director of a professionally made feature-length film from Bangalore, Karnat ...

* Amoolya *

Bank Janardhan Janardhan Rao Chauhan (2 March 1949 – 13 April 2025), known by his stage name Bank Janardhan, was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He was well-known for his comedy and drama roles in various Kannada films and television series. ...

Chitra Shenoy Chitra Shenoy is an Indian actress and producer in South Indian movies and television series. She has acted in more than 600 films predominately in Kannada and Malayalam. She is known as the 'young mother' in the Kannada film industry having po ...

Padma Vasanthi Padma Vasanthi is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the films of Padma Vasanthi as an actress include '' Maanasa Sarovara'' (1982) '' Bettada Hoovu'' (1985), '' Mussanje Mathu'' (2008). Awards Career Padma Vasanthi has be ...

Amulya Amulya (born as Moulya) is a former Indian actress who appears in Kannada films. She made her debut as a child artist in the early 2000s and appeared in a lead role in 2007 with '' Cheluvina Chittara''. She has established herself as one of the ...

* V. Manohar (special appearance) *

(special appearance)

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

and lyrics written by K. Kalyan.

Reception

A critic from ''indiainfo'' wrote that "Technically the film is perfect. Cinematography is first-rate. There are no doubts that this will be one of the good movies of this year".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laali Haadu 2003 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian romantic musical films Indian musical drama films Films scored by Sadhu Kokila 2000s romantic musical films 2003 musical films