Mysooru Mallige

Mysooru Mallige (1942) is a literary work of Kannada poet, K. S. Narasimhaswamy. The collection of poems inspired a movie made by T.S. Nagabharana and also a musical play by Kalagangothri.

Due to its popularity, the book was often presented in marriages and it has been re-printed several times. The book was first released in 1942 at Maharaja College. It is the narration style, centered around the observations of a theater director, B.V. Rajaram . By according flexibility to the character of "Balegaara Channayya" (fictitious character of a bangle seller in rural parts, who converses with the granddaughter of the poet and looks critically at the socio-economic changes in the post-Independence era), he succeeds in communicating effectively.