{{No plot|date=February 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = | image = Madarangi poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Official poster | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | director = Mallikarjun Muthalageri | writer = | screenplay = | story = | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | producer = Nagappa | starring = {{plainlist| *Krishna *Sushma Raj *Naksha Shetty}} | narrator = | cinematography = Girish | editing = Crazy Mindz | music = J. Anoop Seelin | studio = Krishna Talkies | distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --> | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|5|10}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Kannada | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Madarangi''''' is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Mallikarjun Muthalageri, who previously directed ''Auto'' (2009), and starring Krishna, Sushma Raj and Naksha Shetty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sunil-excited-about-madarangi/articleshow/19967734.cms|title=Sunil excited about Madarangi |last=Lokesh|first=Vinay|date=9 May 2013|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kaliyug-krishnas-film-releases-on-friday/articleshow/19946432.cms|title=Kaliyug Krishna's film releases on Friday |website=The Times of India|last=Muthanna|first=Anjali|date=8 May 2013}}</ref>
== Cast == {{Cast listing| *Krishna as Manu *Sushma Raj *Naksha Shetty as Deepu Real name Kavya Shekar shetty . *Hanumathe Gowda as Somanna *Sharath Lohitashwa as Shetty *Avinash as Deepu's father *Sadhu Kokila *Vinaya Prasad *Suchendra Prasad *Kuri Prathap *Chikkanna *Adi Lokesh *B. B. Ashok Kumar (cameo appearance) }}
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by J. Anoop Seelin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/krishna-watches-madarangi-in-mysore/articleshow/20152976.cms|title=Krishna watches Madarangi in Mysore|work=The Times of India|date=20 May 2013|last=Lokesh|first=Vinay}}</ref> The song "Darling Darling" became popular before the film released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/madarangi-heading-towards-50-days/articleshow/20758479.cms|title=Madarangi heading towards 50 days |website=The Times of India|last=Lokesh|first=Vinay|date=25 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/madarangi-goes-the-simpleag-way/articleshow/19647620.cms|title=Madarangi goes the Simpleag way|work=The Times of India|first=Taniya|last=Talukdar|date=20 April 2013}}</ref> Arasu Anthare won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Male Haniye".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Karantaka-State-Film-Awards-announced/articleshow/45756810.cms|title=Karantaka State Film Awards announced|work=The Times of India|date=5 January 2015 }}</ref>
{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = | title1 = Darling Darling | extra1 = J. Anoop Seelin, Varijashree Venugopal | length1 = 3:51 | title2 = Madarangi (title version) | extra2 = Sunitha Murali | length2 = 4:30 | title3 = Jee Yendavo | extra3 = Sunitha, Yash Golcha, Sirigowri, Mangala | length3 = 3:17 | title4 = Savira Savira | extra4 = Divya Raghavan | length4 = 4:31 | title5 = Kadle Puri | extra5 = J. Anoop Seelin | length5 = 3:47 | title6 = Malehaniye (female version) | extra6 = Anuradha Bhat | length6 = 4:23 }}
== Release and reception == The film released on the same day as ''Bulbul'' (2013) and ran for a hundred days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/madarangi-is-a-sleeper-hit-news-kannada-ngdkS4daegjsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211193412/http://www.sify.com/movies/madarangi-is-a-sleeper-hit-news-kannada-ngdkS4daegjsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-12-11|title='Madarangi' is a sleeper hit!|author=|date=|work=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/madarangi-completes-100-days/articleshow/21856191.cms|title=Madarangi completes 100 days|website=The Times of India|last=Lokesh|first=Vinay|date=16 August 2013}}</ref> After this film, Krishna added Darling to his stage name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/tuesday-trivia-heres-how-actor-sunil-kumar-who-debuted-with-krishna-rukmini-became-darling-krishna/articleshow/83539716.cms|title=Tuesday Trivia: Here's how actor Sunil Kumar, who debuted with Krishna Rukmini, became Darling Krishna|date=15 June 2021|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
A critic from ''Deccan Herald'' opined that "This “Madarangi” is a fragrant reminder of life's simple, and sometimes savage, pleasures".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/331885/love-friendship-dangerous-tangle.html|title=Love and friendship in a dangerous tangle|date=11 May 2013|website=Deccan Herald|first=B. S.|last=Srivani}}</ref> A critic from ''The Times of India'' wrote that "Director Mallikrajuna Muthalageri has selected a good story but does not impress either in script or narration".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/madarangi/movie-review/19999750.cms|title=Madarangi Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Madarangi by Times of India|work=The Times of India|date=10 May 2013}}</ref>
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Category:Indian romantic drama films Category:2013 Kannada-language films Category:2013 Indian films