Melody Drama (film)

Melody Drama is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Manju Karthik G. It stars Sathya Shraya, Supreetha Sathyanarayan, Rangayana Raghu and Anu Prabhakar. It was released theatrically on 9 June 2023.^[1]

Melody Drama
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Manju Karthik G
Written by	Manju Karthik G
Produced by	M Nanjunda Reddy
Starring	Sathya Shraya Supreetha Sathyanarayan
Cinematography	Manu D B Halli
Music by	Kiran Ravindranath
Distributed by	KRG Studios
Release date	9 June 2023 (2023-06-09)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Sathya Shraya as Karthik
• Supreetha Sathyanarayan as Hita^[2]
• Rangayana Raghu
• Anu Prabhakar as Indirakka
• Rajesh Nataranga as Hita's father
• Bala Rajwadi
• Lakshmi Siddaiah
• Ashwin Rao Pallakki
• Ashwin Hasan
• Ranjan Sanath
• Vinod Gobbara
• Chethan Chandra

Soundtrack

Melody Drama
Soundtrack album by Kiran Ravindranath
Released	2023
Recorded	2022
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	24:31
Language	Kannada
Official audio
Melody Drama - Full Album on YouTube

The songs are composed by Kiran Ravindranath and songs sung by Sonu Nigam, Kailash Kher and Palak Muchhal. The lyrics are penned by Jayant Kaikini, V. Nagendra Prasad, and Dhananjay Ranjan.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ondu Becchane Bhavane"	Sonu Nigam	5:02
2.	"Endu Endendu"	Sonu Nigam	4:06
3.	"Yaaru Bareyada Kavithe"	Palak Macchal	4:28
4.	"Chadurida Baligodu"	Palak Macchal	4:28
5.	"Sainikaa Sainikaa"	Kailash Kher	3:52
6.	"Appa NinnaPugeyu"	Rihanaa	3:17
Total length:			24:31

Reception

Critical response

A Sharadhaa from The New Indian Express wrote "However, apart from that, the film feels soulless in terms of its music, story, and character development. It is advisable to skip this musical journey and instead revisit the enchanting experience of watching Mungaru Male once again".^[4] Y Maheswara Reddy from Bangalore Mirror says "Cinematographer Manu Halli has done an excellent job behind the camera. It is worth a watch also if you want to see beautiful locations of Karnataka".^[5] A reviewer of Kannada Asianet News wrote "After finding out why the person who should clap was missing that day, and what is the relationship between it and the hero, the heroine comes to the point of divorcing the hero. Those who are curious and patient can watch this movie".^[6] Sridevi S from The Times of India wrote "Though it is pegged as a musical drama, songs don't linger on. The movie works only in parts and if rom-coms are your genre, this is a one-time watch".^[7]