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{{short description|2008 Indian comedy-romance film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mast Maja Maadi
| image = Mast Maja Maadi.png
| caption = Film Poster
| director = R. Ananth Raju
| producer = Soundarya Jagadish
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Sudeep]]|[[Vijay Raghavendra]]|[[Diganth]]|[[Naga Kiran]]|[[Komal (actor)|Komal]]|[[Jennifer Kotwal]]}}
| music = P. B. Balaji
| cinematography = M. R. Seenu
| editing = Tirupati Reddy
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|12|12|ref1=<ref name="MMM release">{{cite web |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/5741/kannada/mast-maja-maadi/index.htm |title=Mast Maja Maadi Kannada Movie - Preview, Trailers, Gallery, Review, Events, Synopsis |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=2008-12-12 |accessdate=2013-12-12 |archive-date=2 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602032129/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/5741/kannada/mast-maja-maadi/index.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| runtime = 160 minutes
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Mast Maja Maadi''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] comedy-romance film directed by R. Ananth Raju featuring [[Sudeep]], [[Vijay Raghavendra]], [[Diganth]], [[Naga Kiran]], [[Komal (actor)|Komal]] and [[Jennifer Kotwal]] in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by P. B. Balaji and lyrics by K. Ram Narayan. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/guest-entry/articleshow/22378975.cms|title=Guest entry|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|date=21 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/mast-maja-maadi/cast-crew.html |title=Mast Maja Maadi Cast & Crew |publisher=Oneindia |date= |access-date=2013-12-12 |archive-date=14 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214171332/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/mast-maja-maadi/cast-crew.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It is a remake of the 2007 Hindi film ''[[Dhamaal]]'' by [[Indra Kumar]].

==Plot==

''Mast Maja Maadi'' is the story of four good-for-nothing, unemployed youngsters in search of a treasure hidden somewhere in [[Ooty]]’s Botanical Gardens. Apart from them, a cop is also eyeing the treasure. The youngsters’ attempts to get the treasure all to themselves and the hurdles they face in their mission form the crux of the story<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiamoviespot.blogspot.com/2010/01/mast-maja-maadi-vijay-raghavendra.html|title=Mast Maja Maadi - Vijay Raghavendra, Diganth Hit Movie|date=21 January 2010}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Sudeep]] as [[Assistant commissioner of police|ACP]] Pratap
* [[Vijay Raghavendra]] as Ramu
* [[Diganth]] as Kamesh
* [[Naga Kiran]] as Shyam Bhatatei
* [[Komal (actor)|Komal]] as Mylaari
* [[Jennifer Kotwal]] as Sahana
* [[Rangayana Raghu]] as Somanath Tantri, Kamesh's father
* [[Umashree]] as Keerthi Bedi, [[Police commissioner|Police Commissioner]]
* [[Sadhu Kokila]] as Bond DK
* [[Tennis Krishna]]
* [[Sihi Kahi Chandru]] as Samarasimha Reddy
* [[R.N.Sudarshan]] as Moneylink Shastry
* [[Nagashekar]]
* Shankar Rao as College Principal Bekupa - Bedarahalli Kumarappa Son Palakshappa
*[[Bullet Prakash]] as Hari Navarathan
*R. Anantharaju
*K. Ram Narayan
*Bangalore Amjad Khan
*[[Mandeep Roy]]
* Shantamma
}}

===Guest roles===
The following actors and actresses appear as themselves in the song "Shakalaka Bhoom".
{{cast listing|
* [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]
* [[Rekha Vedavyas]]
* [[Sharmila Mandre]]
* [[Sanjjana]]
* [[Sherin]]
* [[Gowri Munjal]]
* [[Suman Ranganathan]]
* [[Ragini Dwivedi]]
* [[Aindrita Ray]]
* [[Keerthi Chawla]]
}}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by P. B. Balaji and released by Akshaya Audio.

{{Infobox album
| name = Mast Maja Maadi
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = P. B. Balaji
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 14 November 2008
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 27:26
| label = Akshaya Audio
| producer = P.B. Balaji
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 27:26
| title1 = Chori Chori
| lyrics1 = Ram Narayan
| extra1 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Chinmayi Sripada|Chinmayi]]
| length1 = 5:10
| title2 = Jhana Jhana Kanchana
| lyrics2 = Ram Narayan
| extra2 = [[Benny Dayal]], [[Krish (singer)|Krish]], P. B. Balaji, [[SuVi]]
| length2 = 6:10
| title3 = Ota Ota
| lyrics3 = Ram Narayan
| extra3 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Gopal Sharma, P. B. Balaji, Janaki Iyer
| length3 = 4:53
| title4 = Ota Ota (Female)
| lyrics4 = Ram Narayan
| extra4 = [[SuVi]]
| length4 = 5:08
| title5 = Shakalaka Bhoom
| lyrics5 = Ram Narayan
| extra5 = [[Benny Dayal]], Janaki Iyer
| length5 = 6:05
}}

==Release and reception==
''Mast Maja Maadi'' released on 12 December 2008 in India.<ref name="MMM release"/>

''[[Bangalore Mirror]]'' opined that "Set aside your thinking cap and just enjoy maadi".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/mast-maja-maadi-this-is-fun/articleshow/22290595.cms|title=Mast Maja Maadi: This is fun|date=12 December 2008|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]}}</ref> [[R. G. Vijayasarathy]] of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote that "Mast Maja Maadi is a timepass film if you like comedy".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/15mast-maja-maadi-is-timepass.htm|title=Mast Maja Maadi is timepass|last=Vijayasarathy|first=R. G.|work=[[Rediff]]|date=15 December 2008}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2918996|Mast Maja Maadi}}

[[Category:2008 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2000s adventure comedy films]]
[[Category:2008 adventure films]]
[[Category:2000s comedy road movies]]
[[Category:2008 comedy films]]
[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Films about treasure hunting]]
[[Category:Films directed by Indra Kumar]]
[[Category:Films set in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Films set in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Films set in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Films set on aircraft]]
[[Category:Films set on balloons]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
[[Category:Films shot in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Indian adventure comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian buddy comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian chase films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy road movies]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:Indian heist films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:Kannada remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:Mafia comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Karnataka Police]]
[[Category:Police detective films]]
[[Category:Indian detective films]]
[[Category:Indian mystery comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:2000s police procedural films]]

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