{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film |name = Laali |image = Laali.jpg |caption = VCD cover |director = [[Dinesh Babu]] |producer = [[Rockline Venkatesh]] |writer = Dinesh Babu | screenplay = |starring = [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]<br />[[Shanthi Krishna]]<br />[[Mohini (Tamil actress)|Mohini]]<br />[[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish]] |narrator = |music = [[V. Manohar]] |cinematography = P. K. H. Das |editing = [[Suresh Urs]] |studio = Rockline Productions |released = {{Film date|df=yes|1997}} |runtime = 139 minutes |country = India |language = Kannada |budget = }}
'''''Laali''''' ({{translation|Lullaby}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Kannada]]-language drama film directed, written and scripted by [[Dinesh Babu]], starring [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Mohini (Tamil actress)|Mohini]] and [[Shanthi Krishna]] in lead roles. The film explored the bond between a father and daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/naanu-nanna-kanasu-stealing-a-soap-opera/articleshow/21872545.cms|title=Naanu Nanna Kanasu: Stealing a soap opera|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|date=5 November 2009|url-status=live|access-date=1 September 2022|archive-date=1 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901165758/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/naanu-nanna-kanasu-stealing-a-soap-opera/articleshow/21872545.cms}}</ref>
The film was critically acclaimed upon release and won laurels at the [[Karnataka State Film Awards]]. It won the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film|Second Best Film]] award and Vishnuvardhan was awarded the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor]] for the year 1997.<ref>[http://www.gandhadagudi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7659&start=15State Awards and Filmfare Awards]</ref>
==Plot== Krishna is a well known architect. His only love is his daughter Anju and his life is filled with joy and happiness. Anju falls in love with Harish and her father is also happy with this. The film takes a twist when Anju begins to find a perfect bride for her lonely father and she finds her professor Shanthi as a suitable wife for Krishna. She invites the professor home and upon seeing Shanthi, Krishna is shocked. Later it is revealed that Shanthi is Krishna's wife and he had left her and her family because of Anju, and that Anju is not his real daughter. He found her lying on the footpath and brought her home, which led to the couple's separation. Now that Anju knows the truth, she brings Shanthi home and calls her mother, much to the chagrin of Krishna. He feels that she is stealing his daughter from him and gets stressed out. Harish feels that he is stressed, needs psychiatric help and calls him home. But the situation goes wrong and Anju tells them to leave her father alone and throws them out of their home. Later, knowing her mistake, she calls her mother back, but in vain. So she writes a letter and leaves the house. Krishna tries to find her everywhere, but fails. He comes back, but he sees Anju back home too. She tells him that she will never leave him again. Krishna feels he punished Shanthi too much and calls her back. The film ends with all of them united together.
==Cast== * [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] as Krishna Kumar * [[Mohini (Tamil actress)|Mohini]] as Anju * [[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish]] * [[Shanthi Krishna]] * [[Vinaya Prasad]] in guest appearance * [[Ramakrishna (Kannada actor)|Ramakrishna]] * [[C. R. Simha]] * [[Vinayak Joshi]] * Jyothi ==Production== The film was launched at a stonehouse at Hesaraghatta where Baboo's previous directional venture ''[[Amruthavarshini (film)|Amruthavarshini]]'' (1997) was shot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LAALI: Vishnuvardhan-starrer launched |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/aug15/south1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022125922/http://www.screenindia.com/old/aug15/south1.htm |archive-date=22 October 2008 |access-date=27 August 2025 |date=15 August 1997 |website=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== The music of the film was composed by [[V. Manohar]] and lyrics written by [[K. Kalyan]].
{{Infobox album | name = Laali | type = Soundtrack | artist = [[V. Manohar]] | cover = | alt = | released = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] | length = | label = Akash Audio | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }}
{{Track listing | total_length = | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Chandana Kampa Laali | lyrics1 = [[K. Kalyan]] | extra1 = [[Rajesh Krishnan]] | length1 = | title2 = Ee Male | lyrics2 = K. Kalyan | extra2 = [[K. S. Chithra]] | length2 = | title3 = Maya Maya | lyrics3 = K. Kalyan | extra3 = Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra | length3 = | title4 = Suvvi Suvvi Saviyaada | extra4 = Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra | lyrics4 = K. Kalyan | length4 = | title5 = Chandana Kampa Laali | extra5 = K. S. Chithra | lyrics5 = K. Kalyan | length5 = | title6 = Baagale Illade | extra6 = Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra | lyrics6 = K. Kalyan | length6 = }}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External sources== * {{IMDb title|15085478}} {{Dinesh Baboo}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laali}} [[Category:1997 films]] [[Category:1997 Kannada-language films]] [[Category:1997 Indian films]] [[Category:Indian drama films]] [[Category:Films scored by V. Manohar]] [[Category:Films directed by Dinesh Baboo]] [[Category:Rockline Entertainments films]]