Mani Ratnam's film 'Pallavi Anu Pallavi' is his only Kannada film till date

Mani Ratnam is a director who predominantly works in South film industry. Mani Ratnam made his directorial debut with movie Pallavi Anu Pallavi. This movie surprisingly is only Kannada film he has ever directed. Read ahead to kw what film Pallavi Anu Pallavi is all about. 

All you need to kw about Mani Ratnam's film Pallavi Anu Pallavi

film Pallavi Anu Pallavi released in year 1983. directorial debut film of Mani Ratnam stars actors Anil Kapoor, Lakshmi and Kiran Vairale portraying lead roles. soundtrack of film was given by Illaiyaraaja and it is considered as one of his greatest works. Mani Ratnam, who had written script of film, accepted that y underwent a financial crisis while shooting for film and this caused film to delay.

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Pallavi Anu Pallavi also marked Anil Kapoor's debut in Kannada film. He was seen as lead of film who falls in love with a girl called Madhu but is attracted to an older woman, separated from her husband. As plot builds, he finds himself in a fix, stuck between love, attraction and societal pressure. film was later dubbed in Telugu with same title and in Tamil as Priya Oh Priya. 

Critical appreciation & Awards

film Pallavi Anu Pallavi earned huge critical acclaim. Mani Ratnam won Best Screenplay award at Karnataka State Film Award. film also won awards for cinematography as well as best dialogues. film released in January 1983 got a moderate opening at box office. Later, film performed well in bigger cities, but suffered losses in smaller towns and vills. 

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Soundtrack of Pallavi Anu Pallavi

Illaiyaraaja was one of most popular music composers of that time. Mani Ratnam and Ilaiyaraaja met through a common friend and that is when Mani Ratnam told latter that he was making a Kannada film. However, Mani Ratnam was running low on budget and yet Illayiraaja decided to work for him at one-fourth or one-fifth of amount he was getting from elsewhere. After songs from Pallavi Anu Pallavi turned out to be huge hits, two collaborated for many or films. 

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