Thayiya Madilu

Thayiya Madilu (transl. In the lap of mother) is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and written by S. Narayan. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Rakshita and Jayasudha. The film was produced by Narayan's home production while the original score and soundtrack were composed by S. A. Rajkumar.

Thayiya Madilu
Directed by	S. Narayan
Written by	S. Narayan
Produced by	Bhagyavathi
Starring	Shiva Rajkumar Rakshita Jayasudha Doddanna
Cinematography	PKH Das
Edited by	P. R. Soundar Raj
Music by	S. A. Rajkumar
Production company	Vidyadhare Combines (P) Ltd
Release date	12 January 2007 (2007-01-12)
Running time	164 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The film was the first release of the year 2007 and it was an average grosser at the box-office. Critics lauded the performances of the lead actors and termed it a spectacular treat.^[1] The lead actress Rakshita announced her retirement from acting after this film.^[2]

Cast

• Shiva Rajkumar as Nanda Kumar
• Rakshita as Deepa
• Jayasudha as Nanda Kumar's mother
• Avinash
• Doddanna as Nanda Kumar's stepfather
• Vinaya Prasad
• Mukhyamantri Chandru
• Sihi Kahi Chandru
• Shobaraj
• Girija Lokesh
• Mandeep Roy

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by S. A. Rajkumar and lyrics written by S. Narayan.^[3] A song was sung by Shiva Rajkumar and shot in Chikmagalur.^[4] Three songs were shot in the Austria, Berlin, and the Egyptian pyramids, respectively.^[5] An audio release function was held on 29 November 2006 in Kolar in the presence of H. D. Kumaraswamy's friend T. Venkatesh.^[6]

Thayiya Madilu
Soundtrack album by S. A. Rajkumar
Released	29 November 2006 (2006-11-29)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Jhankar Music

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Yeke Heegaitho"	S. Narayan	Shivarajkumar, Shreya Ghoshal
2.	"Thumbalare"	S. Narayan	S. A. Rajkumar
3.	"Malavalli Malli"	S. Narayan	Tippu, K. S. Chithra
4.	"Aparanji"	S. Narayan	Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal
5.	"Usirerida Devi"	S. Narayan	Haricharan
6.	"Nannavale Nannavale"	S. Narayan	Kunal Ganjawala, Shreya Ghoshal

Reception

Critical response

A critic from Indiaglitz rated the film seven out of ten and wrote that "This is a film with sentiments, suspense, action and good songs which you cannot miss".^[1] A critic from Filmibeat wrote that "Thaayiya Madilu entertains the entire family with its good package of sentiment, comedy and action. There is a good story as a big foundation which is built around some well presented commercial elements which makes the film appeal to both classes and masses".^[7]