Madhu Malathi

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{{Infobox film

| name = Madhu Malathi

| image = Madhu Malathi.jpg

| caption =

| director = S. K. A. Chari

| producer = M. Sampath

| writer = S. K. A. Chari

| screenplay = S. K. A. Chari

| starring = Rajkumar
Udaykumar
Arun Kumar
Bharathi Vishnuvardhan

| music = G. K. Venkatesh

| cinematography = B. Dorairaj

| editing = B. Harinarayanaiah

| studio = Trimurthy Films

| distributor = Trimurthy Films

| released = {{Film date|1966|10|18|df=y}}

| country = India

| language = Kannada

}}

Madhu Malathi ({{audio|Kn-ಮಧು ಮಾಲತಿ.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by S. K. A. Chari and produced by M. Sampath. The film stars Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Arun Kumar and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. The musical score was composed by G. K. Venkatesh.{{cite web|url=http://chiloka.com/movie/madhu-maalathi-1966|title=Madhu Malathi|accessdate=2015-01-09|publisher=chiloka.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.in.com/madhu-malathi/profile-391646.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505131237/http://www.in.com/madhu-malathi/profile-391646.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-05-05|title=Madhu Malathi|accessdate=2015-01-09|publisher=in.com}}

The title card credits the story to the director, noting that it was based on a book by Bhavabhuti.{{cite web |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UICWjGJ-etc&feature=youtu.be |title=Madhu Malathi | Full Movie | Udayakumar | Dr Rajkumar | Family Movie |website=YouTube}} The story traces its origins to the ancient Indian drama Mālatīmādhava by Bhavabhuti ({{Circa|8th-century}}) and later became one of the popular Vikram - Vetal stories from Vetala Panchavimshati, a Sanskrit work whose earliest recensions are found in Kathasaritsagara written by Somadeva ({{Circa|11th-century}}).{{Cite web|url=https://docplayer.net/amp/104068973-A-casestudy-of-dr-rajkumar-s-movies.html|title = A CASESTUDY OF DR. RAJKUMAR S MOVIES - PDF Free Download}}

The film was dubbed as Vedhalan Sonna Kathai in Tamil .{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7iwIMzQ5hIY&feature=youtu.be|title = Solaiyil Kaatru sonnade PBS|| Vedhalan Sonna Kathai Movie songs || Dr.Rajkumar Bharathi Tamil movie| website=YouTube }} The film features characteristics of swashbuckler films with the three male leads playing swashbucklers and the sole female lead portraying a damsel in distress. This was the first film where Bharathi was paired with Rajkumar.{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=__LZEkhPG7m90Juc&v=CzPNUFjY7cM&feature=youtu.be | title=ಮೊದಲ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲೇ ಮೂವರು ನಾಯಕರಿಗೆ ನಾಯಕಿಯಾದರು ಭಾರತಿ..!! | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar | Ep 170 | website=YouTube }}