Mythri (transl. Alliance) is a 2015 Indian social drama film written and directed by Giriraj and produced by N. S. Rajkumar under the banner of Omkar Movies. It stars Mohanlal and Puneeth Rajkumar in extended cameo roles, and features Adithya Bharadwaj, Archana, Atul Kulkarni, and Bhavana in substantial roles. Ilaiyaraaja scored the music for the film and Krishna Kumar handled the cinematography. The film is shot in both Kannada and Malayalam and the film is a social drama, and also focuses on relationships in the time of liberalisation.Mythri was released worldwide on 20 February 2015 and garnered widespread critical acclaim. The film was praised for its strong and realistic plot, cast perormance, cinematography and social message. Some critics called it one of the best films made in Kannada. Malayalam version titled My Hero Mythri was released on 12 June 2015 in Kerala. It had Kalabhavan Mani reprising the role played by Ravi Kale in the original, and also had Anu Joseph and Sajitha Betti in the additional scenes. The film won the Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film.