Male Bille
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{{Infobox film
| name = Male Bille (ಮಳೆಬಿಲ್ಲೇ)
| image = Male Bille.jpg
| caption = VCD cover
| director = K Mahesh Sukhadhare
| producer = H R Kodanda Ramu
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Diganth
- Akshay
- Pragna
}}
| narrator =
| music = Manikanth Kadri
| cinematography = Cinetech Soori
| editing = R Dorairaj
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|12|04}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Male Bille ({{langx|kn|ಮಳೆಬಿಲ್ಲೇ}}) is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film directed by K Mahesh Sukhadhare starring Diganth, Akshay, and Pragna in lead roles.{{Cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/dec/03/slide-show-1-south-yogish-vs-diganth-at-bo.htm|title=It's Yogish vs Diganth at the box office|date=3 December 2009|work=Rediff.com|author=R. G. Vijayasarathy}}
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Diganth as Akash
- Akshay as Anand
- Pragna as Anjali
- Amogh
- Ramakrishna
- Doddanna
- Komal
- Sharan
- M. S. Umesh
- Mandeep Roy
}}
Music
{{Infobox album
| name = Male Bille
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Manikanth Kadri
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2009
| recorded = 2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length = 25:28
| language = Kannada
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year = 2008
| year = 2009
| next_title =
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio
|{{YouTube| zdCaTq7Kfm0| Male Bille - Full Album}}
}}
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 25:28
| title1 = Duddidre Duniya Maga
| extra1 =Hemanth Kumar, Mysore Benny, Picchalli Srinivas, Chinthan Jenni
| length1 = 5:17
| title2 = Sidukabyada Sidukabyada
| extra2 = Raghu Dixit, Vinaya Karthik
| length2 = 5:08
| title3 = Naanu Ninna Muddisuvaase
| extra3 = Karthik
| length3 = 5:45
| title4 = Chandamaama Chandamaama
| extra4 =Haricharan, Anuradha Bhat
| length4 = 5:16
| title5 = Malebille Malebille
| extra5 =Chinmayi
| length5 = 4:02
}}
Reception
= Critical response =
R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "The real asset of the film is Manikanth Kadri's music. Two songs Chandamaama, Chandamaama and Nanage Ninna Muddisuvaase are well composed though the choreography is found lacking. The background music oscillates between good and ordinary. Suri's cinematographic work is above average".{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-kannada-movie-review-male-bille/20091204.htm|title=Review: Male Bille is not good|work=Rediff.com|date=4 December 2009|url-status=live|access-date=28 August 2022|archive-date=29 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829102714/https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/south-kannada-movie-review-male-bille/20091204.htm}} A critic from Deccan Herald wrote "Ramakrishna, Sangeetha and Doddanna are all well-placed. Hopefully, ‘Malebillhe’ will be the last such role for Digant. Finally, rainbow is known as Kamanabillu or Malebillu in Kannada, not ‘Malebillhe’ or ‘Malebille’!"{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/content/39499/male-billhe.html|title=Male Billhe|work=Deccan Herald|date=5 December 2009|url-status=live|access-date=28 August 2022|archive-date=28 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828135337/https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/content/39499/male-billhe.html}} A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote "The background music is loud and hampers a decent sleep while watching the film. The camerawork is better than most other aspects of the film. Sukadhare’s break from filmmaking has not worked for him or the audience".{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/malebille-not-so-true-colours/articleshow/21975480.cms|title=Malebille: Not so true colours|work=Bangalore Mirror|date=5 November 2009|url-status=live|access-date=28 August 2022|archive-date=28 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828135555/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/malebille-not-so-true-colours/articleshow/21975480.cms}} A critic from Sify.com wrote "There are two lovely songs scored by Manikanth Khadri. The doyen in Saxophone Khadri Gopalanath has lent a small tune in this film. The camerawork is the best part of the film".{{cite web|url=https://m.sify.com/movies/male-bille-review-kannada-pclxwQdfiegic.html|title=Male Bille|work=Sify.com|date=7 November 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=28 August 2022|archive-date=29 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829102719/https://m.sify.com/movies/male-bille-review-kannada-pclxwQdfiegic.html}}