Malliswari (2004 film)

Malliswari is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar who co-wrote the film with Trivikram Srinivas. It is produced by D. Suresh Babu on Suresh Productions banner. The film stars Venkatesh and Katrina Kaif (in her debut Telugu movie appearance) and music composed by Koti. The film was a commercial success. The film was remade into Kannada as Kodagana Koli Nungitha (2008) with Jaggesh and Pooja Gandhi.

Plot
Malliswari is the heiress of Raja of Mirzapur. Her deceased father wrote in his will that she would inherit the property worth inr 7500000000 after she becomes major at the age of 21. The entire property is under the control of Bhavani Shankar, who wants to inherit the entire property by killing her. As he hatches the plans to eliminate Malliswari, she is sent to her uncle's in Visakhapatnam as a normal girl so that she can live with anonymity. Prasad works as a bank accountant in Andhra Bank there. He is a bachelor who has been continuously seeking for marriage alliance for the past seven years, and is growing increasingly desperate. He accidentally meets Malliswari and falls deeply in love with her. Malliswari is traced by the goons there and they start running after her. Prasad escorts her and drops her safely in Hyderabad. The rest of the story describes what happens next and the eventual conclusion of the plot.

Cast

 * Venkatesh as Tathineni Veera Venkata Vara Prasad aka Pellikani Prasad, an unmarried bank employee
 * Katrina Kaif as Malliswari, Princess of Mirzapuram who disguises as a maid
 * Kota Srinivasa Rao as Bhavani Shankar
 * Brahmanandam as Balu
 * Sunil as Padmanabham "Paddu"
 * Naresh as Prasad's elder brother
 * Tanikella Bharani as Murthy
 * M. S. Narayana as Krishnaveni's husband (Cameo)
 * Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam as Bank Manager Shankar Rao
 * Mallikarjuna Rao as Prasad's paternal uncle
 * M. Balaiah as Ram Mohan Rao (Malliswari's grandfather)
 * Ahuti Prasad as Malliswari's paternal uncle
 * Chalapati Rao as Raghav Rao
 * Banerjee as an assassin to kill Malliswari
 * Raghunatha Reddy as Police Officer
 * C. V. L. Narasimha Rao as Lawyer
 * Devadas Kanakala as Lawyer
 * Prabhu as Bobby (Bhavani Shankar's son)
 * Chittajalu Lakshmipati as Ice Cream vendor
 * Chitram Seenu as Peon Seenu
 * Sarika Ramachandra Rao as Auto Driver
 * Gundu Sudarshan as Marriage Broker
 * Gautam Raju as Cashier Subba Rao
 * Chitti Babu as Vegetable Vendor
 * Bandla Ganesh as Drunker
 * Smita as an assassin to kill Malliswari
 * Hema as Krishnaveni
 * Rajya Lakshmi as Prasad's sister-in-law
 * Rajitha as Murthy's wife
 * Shanoor Sana as Malliswari's paternal aunty
 * Uma as Lakshmi
 * Padma Jayanth as Bhavani Shankar's wife
 * Priyanka
 * Master Rohit as Siddharth (boy in the library)
 * Baby Greeshma as Dolly
 * Gajala as Monalisa (Cameo)

Production
K. Vijaya Bhaskar scripted the film form an original story given by Trivikram Srinivas, who also provided the dialogue. The film was reportedly inspired by the 1953 film Roman Holiday. Cinematography and editing are performed by Sameer Reddy and A. Sreekar Prasad respectively.

Kaif was paid ₹70 lakhs for her role in the film, thereby becoming the highest paid South Indian actress at the time.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Koti. The song "Gundello Gulabila Mullu" is based on Rhythm Divine. The music was released on Aditya Music. All songs sung by eminent singers like S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Kumar Sanu, KK etc.

Release
The film was released on 18 February 2004.

Awards

 * Nandi Awards
 * Best Home Viewing Feature Film - D. Suresh Babu
 * Best Dialogue Writer - Trivikram Srinivas