Mungaru Male

Mungaru Male (pronunciation^ⓘ transl. Pre-monsoon rain) is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat, and produced by E. Krishnappa. It stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi and Anant Nag. The film is believed to have shaped and strengthened the careers of Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi, Yograj Bhat, lyricist Jayant Kaikini, choreographers A. Harsha and Imran Sardaria and composer Mano Murthy, and made Bollywood playback singers Sonu Nigam, Kunal Ganjawala and Udit Narayan popular in Karnataka.

It was the first film in India (for any language) to be screened continuously for over one year in a multiplex, and holds the record for the longest-running film at a multiplex in addition to having one of the highest recorded box-office collections in Kannada cinema. According to the Bangalore Mirror, it was the first Kannada film to cross the ₹50 crore box office collection mark. It was the first film to run for over 865 days in history of Karnataka. and collected an estimated ₹75 Crore to become the first South Indian film. The Income Tax department alleged that the movie had collected ₹67.5 crore (US$8.0 million) and demanded tax on that amount. It ran for a record 460 days at the PVR Multiplex. It also holds a national record in Indian Cinema for running more than one year in PVR.

It was remade in 2008 in Telugu as Vaana, in 2008 in Bengali as Premer Kahini, in 2009 in Odia as Romeo - The Lover Boy and in 2017 in Marathi as Premay Namaha. A spiritual sequel to the film, titled Mungaru Male 2, was released in 2016.