{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2012}} {{Infobox film | name = Mathe Mungaru | image = | caption = | director = Raghav (Dwarki) | writer = Raghav (Dwarki) | producer = E. Krishnappa | music = X. Paulraj | cinematography= Sundarnath Suvarna | editing = K. M. Prakash | starring = [[Srinagar Kitty]]<br /> Rachana Malhothra | released = {{Film date|2010|08|05|df=y}} | runtime = 138 minutes | country = India | language = [[Kannada]] }} '''''Mathe Mungaru''''' is a 2010 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[drama film]] written and directed by Raghav. It stars [[Srinagar Kitty]] and Rachana Malhothra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/11/slide-show-1-south-looking-at-mathe-mungaru.htm|title=From Mungaru Male to Mathe Mungaru|work=Rediff|accessdate=30 June 2020}}</ref> The film released to positive reviews but went unnoticed at the box office.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/kitty-finally-tastes-success/articleshow/8205595.cms?from=mdr | title=Kitty finally tastes success | newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>
==Plot== ''Mathe Mungaru'' tells the true-life story of Narayana Mandhagadde, a man from [[Shivamogga]] district in [[Karnataka]] who served 21 years in prison in [[Pakistan]]. He returned home in 2003 with the intervention of the former prime minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-narayana-mandagadde/20100805.htm|title=The amazing true story of Narayana Mandagadde|work=Rediff}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/asha-bhosles-short-foray-into-the-kannada-film-industry/article70854008.ece|title=Asha Bhosle’s short foray into the Kannada film industry|first=|last=|date=12 April 2026|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
== Cast == {{Cast listing| *[[Srinagara Kitty]] as Narayan "Nani" *Rachana Malhothra as Thara * Roopadevi *[[Ravishankar Gowda]] *[[Achyuth Kumar]] *Sushma Bharadwaj *Muni *Neenasam Aswath *[[Enagi Nataraj]] * Silli Lalli Anand *Kurigalu Prakash *Lokesh *Praveen *Ravikanth * Dwarki * Mateen Hussain<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/villain-is-now-hero/articleshow/100748608.cms|title=Villain is now hero|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref> }}
== Production == The story is based on Narayana Mandagadde, an Indian prisoner who was held captive in Pakistan for twenty-one years.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/mathe-mungaru-based-on-an-indian-prisoner-in-pakistan/articleshow/6256964.cms | title=Mathe Mungaru based on an Indian prisoner in Pakistan | newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref> 11 actors including [[Srinagara Kitty]] shaved their heads for their roles in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-srinagara-kitty/20100318.htm|title=Srinagara Kitty is out to entertain you!|date=18 March 2010|work=Rediff.com}}</ref>
Although initially hesitant, [[Asha Bhosle]] agreed to sing a song for the film in Mumbai, marking her comeback to the Kannada industry after 37 years. Upon recording, difficult Kannada words were replaced with easier ones. The song was recorded in January 2010. A month later, after both the crew had Bhosle mistakenly release a statement denoting that the song was her Kannada debut after Veer Samarth stated that another song she recorded was her debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2026/Apr/13/asha-bhosle-notes-of-goodbye-to-the-queen-of-melody|title=Asha Bhosle: Notes of goodbye to the queen of melody|first1=Anushree|last1=Madhavan|first2=Avinash|last2=Ramachandran|first3=Paramita|last3=Ghosh|first4=Sruthi |last4=Hemachandran|first5=Anjali|last5=Ram|first6=Shreya|last6=Veronica|first7=Tejal|last7=Sinha|first8=Ashwin|last8=S|first9=Jayabhuvaneshwari|last9=B|first10=A|last10=Sharadhaa|date=6 April 2026|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== The music of the movie is composed by X. Paulraj,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/mathe-mungaru/-MUJaxBX5Y4_|title=Mathe Mungaru - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn|date=5 August 2010|via=www.jiosaavn.com}}</ref> with lyrics by Dwarki Raghava, except where noted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com/2015/04/25/matthe-mungaru-2010/|title=Matthe Mungaru – ಮತ್ತೆ ಮುಂಗಾರು (2010/೨೦೧೦)|date=25 April 2015|work=Kannada Movies Info}}</ref>
*"Chita Pata Pata" - [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]] *"Helade Kaarana" - [[Asha Bhosle]] *"Summaniruva Ee Manasinali" - [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]] *"Belagayitu" - [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] (lyrics : [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]) *"Kangalu Kanalive" - Karthikeyan *"Hey Janmabhoomi" - [[Vijay Prakash]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
== Reception == A critic from the ''[[Indo Asian News Service|IANS]]'' rated the film three out of five stars and wrote, "‘''Mathe Mungaru''’ is a very honest attempt backed by good efforts. If only Dwarki had worked on some details and polished his script, the film could have been much better".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.realbollywood.com/news/2010/08/script-fails-mathe-mungaru-honest-effort-kannada-film-review.html|title=‘Mathe Mungaru’ Review|date=6 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828203530/https://www.realbollywood.com/news/2010/08/script-fails-mathe-mungaru-honest-effort-kannada-film-review.html|archive-date=28 August 2010|work=[[Indo Asian News Service|IANS]]|via=RealBollywood.com}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|12698048}}
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