Mandakini
is
a
youth-centric
film
which
focuses
on
the
equality
between
men
and
women.
Debutante
director
Ramesh
Surve
has
tried
to
bring
out
his
view
that
both
men
and
women
have
the
same
rights
as
human
beings.
The
movie
revolves
around
the
story
of
a
teenage
girl,
who
moves
from
her
village
to
the
capital
city,
Bangalore
and
finds
things
strange
and
entirely
different
from
her
village.
Here
she
encounters
four
men
with
different
natures.
How
the
innocent
girl
from
a
rich
family
responds
on
meeting
people
of
different
character
forms
the
rest
of
the
story.
The
movie
casts
Rashmi
(who
zoomed
into
the
limelight
with
her
first
film
Duniya)
in
the
title
role.
Chetan,
Suresh
Rai,
Ashwini
and
Sangamesh
Upase
play
the
male
leads.
The
movie
also
casts
Srinath,
Jayanthi,
Dodanna,
Sharat
Lohitashva
and
Pavitra
Lokesh.
Produced
by
B.N.
Srinivas,
the
movie
has
the
music
by
K.
Kalyan.
P.K.H.
Das
cranks
the
camera.
The
major
highlight
of
the
film
is
the
eight-minute
song,
shot
in
20
districts
and
40
taluks
of
the
state.