Modadha Mareyalli

Modada Mareyalli
Directed by M.S.Rajshekar
Produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar
Written by A. K. Lohithadas
M.S.Rajshekar
Starring Shivrajkumar
K.S.Ashwath
Music by Rajan-Nagendra
Release dates
  • 1991
Running time
 142 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Modadha Mareyalli or Modada Mareyalli is a Kannada film starring Shivrajkumar, K.S.Ashwath and directed by M.S.Rajshekar. The film is produced by Rajkumar's production house.

It is a remake of Sibi Malayil's 1989 Malayalam film, Kireedam. It was also remade in Hindi by Priyadarshan as Gardish. The Malayalam version was followed by a sequel, titled Chenkol.

Plot

The story revolves around Ravi(Shivrajkumar), the son of Ramanna (K.S.Ashwath), a Police Constable who wishes to make his son an Inspector one day. Ravi, a recent college graduate, has many opportunities to enter different fields but he goes with his father's dream of becoming an Inspector. Ramanna gets transferred into a town whose residents are troubled by the rowdy Kari Kaala (Mohan Raj). The police force in the town turns a blind eye to the acts of Kari Kaala. One day Ramanna gets information that Kari Kaala is creating trouble in the market place. Being an honest police man he goes on site to investigate where he takes him on. Hearing of trouble, Ravi too rushes to the market place. Ramanna is no match for the goon and Ravi tries to intervene before his father is killed. A fight ensues between Kari Kaala and Ravi and both are arrested by the police. Since he managed to defeat the reigning rowdy, Ravi is typecast a rowdy by the people of the town.

After recovering, Kari Kaala targets Ravi and his family. With the police failing to protect him, Ravi is forced to fight for his life and ends up killing Kari Kaala. Ravi is sentenced to prison for murdering Kari Kaala and hence is disqualified in being a Police Inspector. Head Constable Ramanna reads the Police Verification Report which states Ravi as a "notorious criminal".

Cast

Remakes

Kireedam (1989 film)
(Malayalam)
(1989) 		Modadha Mareyalli
(Kannada)
(1991) 		Gardish
(Hindi)
(1993) 		Kireedam
(Tamil)
(2007)
Mohanlal Shivrajkumar Jackie Shroff Ajith
Parvathy Sowmya Aishwarya Trisha
Thilakan K.S.Ashwath Amrish Puri Raj Kiran

The film originally is a remake of Malayalam film, Kireedam, starring Mohanlal, Thilakan and Parvathi. Mohanlal got the National Film Award (Special Jury Award) for portraying his role as Sethumadhavan.

In 1991, the film has been remade in Kannada as Modadha Mareyalli starring Shivrajkumar, K.S.Ashwath as father and son in respective roles. The movie was directed by M.S.Rajshekar for Rajkumar's production house.

In 1993, Priyadarshan remade the film in Hindi as Gardish, starring Jackie Shroff and Amrish Puri.

In 2007, the film was again remade in Tamil as Kireedam starring Ajith and Trisha Krishnan under the banner of Anil Ambani's production company.

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