Nalla

Nalla is a 2004 Kannada-language romance-drama film directed by V. Nagendra Prasad in his directorial debut featuring Sudeep and Sangeetha in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Venkat Narayan. The film released on 12 November 2004. This movie was dubbed in Hindi as Aur Ek Diljala.

The core plot of the movie is loosely based on the 1982 Tamil movie Moondram Pirai which itself was heavily inspired by Charlie Chaplin's City Lights.

Plot
Pachchi alias Prashant (Sudeep) finds a girl, Preethi (Sangeetha) in a car, who has lost her memory. Prashant loves her. He takes care of her and admits her to the hospital. When in the hospital, her father finds her and takes her home. He thanks him and gives a driver job to him.

Preethi regained her memory and starts finding Prashant. One day Preethi meets with an accident and is taken to the hospital. Prashant reveals himself and saves her.

Cast

 * Sudeep as Prashanth "Pachhi"
 * Sangeetha as Preethi
 * Srinath as Preethi's father
 * Naveen Mayur as Srikanth
 * Apoorva
 * Chitra Shenoy
 * Tara as Dr Sarala Desai

Production
The film is produced by producer KCN Gowda's three grandchildren. The film was shot in Bangalore and Chennai.

Soundtrack
The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Venkat Narayan and lyrics by V. Nagendra Prasad.

Reception
A critic from Sify wrote that "This is a well made film to suit the image of Sudeep". Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "'Nalla' is a welcome relief for filmgoers looking for clean films".