Malliswari (2004 film)

Malliswari
Film poster
Directed byK. Vijaya Bhaskar
Written byScreenplay:
K. Vijaya Bhaskar
Story & Dialogues:
Trivikram Srinivas
Produced byD. Suresh Babu
StarringVenkatesh
Katrina Kaif
CinematographySameer Reddy
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byKoti
Production
company
Release date
  • 18 February 2004 (2004-02-18)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Malliswari is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by D. Suresh Babu under Suresh Productions. The script was co-written by Vijaya Bhaskar and Trivikram Srinivas. It stars Venkatesh and Katrina Kaif (in the titular role, marking her Telugu debut), with music composed by Koti. The film follows Malliswari, a young heiress on the run from her scheming relatives, who finds an unlikely protector in a desperate bachelor, Prasad.

Released on 18 February 2004, Malliswari was a commercial success. It won two Nandi Awards for Best Home Viewing Feature Film and Best Dialogue Writer. It was later remade in Kannada as Kodagana Koli Nungitha (2008).