Namaste Madam

Namaste Madam (transl. Greetings Madam) is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by R. Raghuraj and produced by Ravi Garani.^[1] The film features Srinagar Kitty, Nikesha Patel and Ragini Dwivedi in the lead roles.^[2] Actress Nikita Thukral made a cameo appearance.^[3]

Namaste Madam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. Raghuraj
Written by	S. Neelakanta
Screenplay by	Sairam Vinayakaram Kalagaru Harshapriya Dev R. Raghuraj
Based on	Missamma by S. Neelakanta
Produced by	Ravi Garani
Starring	Srinagar Kitty Nikesha Patel Ragini Dwivedi
Cinematography	Santhosh Rai Pathaje
Edited by	Kiran Kumar K. L.
Music by	Sridhar V. Sambhram
Production companies	RG Pictures MNK Movies
Release date	23 October 2014 (2014-10-23)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The film is a remake of Telugu film Missamma (2003) directed by G. Neelakanta Reddy and starring Sivaji, Laya and Bhoomika Chawla.^[4] The film opened as a Diwali festival release on 23 October 2014.

Plot

Nanda is a married man who tries to impress Radhika, the MD of their company, to get a promotion. However, he realises that his job is not as easy as it looks because Radhika plans to marry him.

Cast

• Srinagar Kitty as Nanda Gopala
• Nikesha Patel as Rukmini
• Ragini Dwivedi as Radhika
• Sadhu Kokila
• Nikita Thukral in guest appearance
• Seetha
• Bank Janardhan
• Shanoor Sana
• Mahesh Gandhi
• Sathyajith
• Sangamesh
• Shankar Rao
• Srinath Vasishta
• Malathesh
• Nagaraj Murthy
• Layendra

Production

The female lead role was first reported as Priyamani who apparently rejected and later Ragini Dwivedi was signed for the same. The film had its controversy with actress Nikesha Patel refusing to promote the film citing that she had been sidelined and was not invited for the film's press conference meet.^[5] Also there was reports that she was upset with actress Ragini for sidelining her.^[6]

Soundtrack

Namaste Madam
Soundtrack album by Sridhar V. Sambhram
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Lahari Music

The soundtrack for the film is composed by Sridhar V. Sambhram and consists of five tracks.

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Panchendriyagala"	Sridhar V. Sambhram	Shashank
2.	"Ding Dong Bell"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Rajesh Krishnan, Supriya Lohith
3.	"Drankunaka Baatala"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Sangeetha Ravindran
4.	"Kannu Kaadutthide"	Hrudaya-Shiva	Shashank Sheshagiri, Shwetha
5.	"Beetrootu"	Kaviraj	Raj Guru, Sunitha Murali, Supriya Lohith

Release

Critical reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "An absolute family entertainer, this one is meant for the masses".^[7]