Mumbai, March 5 (Ians) Film ‘Act 1978’ director Manjunatha Somashekara Reddy (Mansore) talked about his latest Kannada feature film ‘19.20.21’ which is based on real-life incidents of human rights violation.
The movie stars Shrunga B.V., Balaji Manohar, M.D. Pallavi, Rajesh Nataranga, Avinash, Mahadev Hadapad and Venkatesh Prasad in key roles.
Director Mansore shares: “This is its first kind of realistic, humanity movie in Kannada after a long time. It’s a story of a small community of people whose fight for fundamental rights, and their courage inspires every citizen of India.
“This kind of cinema is much needed because a large number of people really don’t know about their own constitution and their fundamental rights.
“They almost forgot that they have the right to question the ruling government for their basic needs. So this movie will educate those people about their rights and at the same time it will give a thrilling experience too,...
The movie stars Shrunga B.V., Balaji Manohar, M.D. Pallavi, Rajesh Nataranga, Avinash, Mahadev Hadapad and Venkatesh Prasad in key roles.
Director Mansore shares: “This is its first kind of realistic, humanity movie in Kannada after a long time. It’s a story of a small community of people whose fight for fundamental rights, and their courage inspires every citizen of India.
“This kind of cinema is much needed because a large number of people really don’t know about their own constitution and their fundamental rights.
“They almost forgot that they have the right to question the ruling government for their basic needs. So this movie will educate those people about their rights and at the same time it will give a thrilling experience too,...
- 3/5/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Feb 11 (Ians) Film ‘Act 1978′ director Mansore and producer Devaraj R of D’ Creations have teamed up once again for their upcoming Kannada feature film ‘19.20.21’ set to release on March 3.
It is believed to be based on real events depicting violations of human rights. The movie stars Shrunga B.V., Balaji Manohar, M.D. Pallavi, Rajesh Nataranga, Avinash, Mahadev Hadapad and Venkatesh Prasad in key roles. It is presented by Aagaaz Entertainment.
Having directed National award winning Kannada films such as Harivu and Nathicharami, filmmaker Mansore opens up about his upcoming film ‘19.20.21’.
He said: “This film is based on true incidents that happened in the Western Ghats near coastal Karnataka. This is story of a young tribal boy, a journalism student who fought against system for his community and their rights. He is the first person from the whole tribal community to entered higher studies. It’s a story of a community...
It is believed to be based on real events depicting violations of human rights. The movie stars Shrunga B.V., Balaji Manohar, M.D. Pallavi, Rajesh Nataranga, Avinash, Mahadev Hadapad and Venkatesh Prasad in key roles. It is presented by Aagaaz Entertainment.
Having directed National award winning Kannada films such as Harivu and Nathicharami, filmmaker Mansore opens up about his upcoming film ‘19.20.21’.
He said: “This film is based on true incidents that happened in the Western Ghats near coastal Karnataka. This is story of a young tribal boy, a journalism student who fought against system for his community and their rights. He is the first person from the whole tribal community to entered higher studies. It’s a story of a community...
- 2/11/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
EntertainmentSudeep recently hosted a special vegan dinner for Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza and it turned out to be a night to remember. Digital NativeThe Kannada actor with a pan India appeal, Kiccha Sudeep shares a special rapport with the Bollywood star couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza since long. Last year, on Sudeep’s birthday, both Riteish as well as Genelia shared some pictures with the star and wrote memorable birthday wishes. Their special bonding continues with Sudeep recently hosting a special vegan dinner for Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza and it turned out to be a night to remember. Sharing a few pictures from the memorable night, Genelia posted on her Instagram page, “Had the most amazing time with an absolutely amazing person @kichchasudeepa...Thank You for a wonderful evening, great conversations and most importantly memories than we will always cherish..@riteishd and myself totally love you..Missed...
- 2/15/2021
- by Luke
- The News Minute
EntertainmentSpeaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Sudeep revealed that he turned a director by chance and that it was completely accidental.Digital NativeDigital NativeKiccha Sudeep recently celebrated his silver jubilee in the film industry in Dubai and hosted a special event for the media in Bengaluru. During his interaction with mediapersons, Sudeep candidly revealed that he turned a director by chance and it was completely accidental. The actor’s maiden directorial was My Autograph, which was the remake of the hit Tamil film Autograph directed by Cheran, who had also played the lead role in it. Speaking about his directorial debut, as quoted by the Times of India, Sudeep is reported to have said, “I'm talking about 2005, it was a low phase of my life. A few of my films weren't doing well, when the films of others were doing very well. It was at that time that I had the...
- 2/9/2021
- by AjayR
- The News Minute
EntertainmentSudeep has been hosting the show consecutively for the last seven seasons.Digital NativeFile photoSandalwood star Kiccha Sudeep’s next film release will be Kottigobba 3. The shooting of this film has been wrapped up and it is gearing up for release on April 29. Prior to that, the audio launch will take place on March 28 and preparations are being planned on a grand scale. Reports suggest that the audio launch will be a grand public event organised by programme head Parameshwar Gundkal and will be telecast on Colors Viacom. Sudeep is not only playing the lead role in Kottigobba 3, but has penned it as well. Kottigobba 3 is directed by debutant Shiva Karthik. Arjun Janya is composing music for this venture while Shekar Chandru is handling the camera. Madonna Sebastian and Shraddha Das will be playing the female leads in this film with Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani in an important role. The...
- 2/5/2021
- by Nitinb
- The News Minute
SANDALWOODThe ‘Kotigobba 3’ event will reportedly be a grand affair and will be aired on television.Digital NativeDigital NativeThe audio launch of the Sudeep starrer Kotigobba 3 is all set to take place on March 28 this year. Reports are that the audio launch will be a grand public event organised by programme head Parameshwar Gundkal, and will be aired on television. The promotional events for Kotigobba 3 are all set to begin this month, after Sudeep returns from his Dubai visit. The star was in Dubai to celebrate his Silver Jubilee in cinema and reveal the title logo of his upcoming film Vikranth Rona. Recently the makers kick-started the promotions of the film in Dubai. The title logo and a sneak peek of the movie were displayed on Dubai’s Burj Khalifa amid a lot of fanfare, along with a glimpse of Sudeep’s journey in the film industry. Besides playing the lead role in Kotigobba 3,...
- 2/4/2021
- by AjayR
- The News Minute
EntertainmentDarshan is expected to appear in a cameo role in 'Inspector Vikram' while Chandan is gearing up to play a Sudeep fan in 'Mangalavara Rajaadina'.Digital NativeDigital NativeTheatres across Karnataka have reopened after the Covid-19 lockdown and there is a long line up of films waiting for release. Two films – Inspector Vikram and Mangalavara Rajaadina, are scheduled to hit the screens on February 5. In Inspector Vikram, Darshan plays a cameo role and in Mangalavara Rajaadina, Chandan Achar plays a hardcore Sudeep fan who wants to make a unique hairstyle for his idol. Inspector Vikram is directed by Narasimha and bankrolled by Vikyath VR under his banner. Prajwal Devaraj and Bhavana play the lead roles in Inspector Vikram which has Raghu Mukherjee as the antagonist. The technical crew of the film comprises Anoop Seelin for music, Naveen Kumar for cinematography and Sathish and Sreenivas for art direction. Reports suggest that while...
- 1/28/2021
- by AjayR
- The News Minute
SandalwoodWith the film industry getting back on its feet after the pandemic, here’s a tentative list of Sandalwood films release dates. Digital NativeThe film industry is slowly but steadily getting back on its feet with theatres reopening after the Covid–19 lockdown since March last year. In fact, there is a long line of films in Sandalwood waiting for the release. Here’s a tentative list with the release dates. Ramarjuna (January 29) - Ramarjuna is an upcoming Kannada film that is directed by Anish Tejaswar. Anish is also playing the lead role in it. Interestingly, the Kannada Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar has rendered a song in this flick which has been composed by Vidya Sagar. Inspector Vikram (February 5) - Prajwal Devaraj and Bhavana play the lead pair in Inspector Vikram which has Ramesh Aravind as the villain. Darshan will be seen making a cameo appearance in this flick. The technical...
- 1/23/2021
- by Geetika
- The News Minute
CinemaDirected by Gokulraj Bhaskar, this will reportedly be the first film in India to be shot entirely using the virtual production filmmaking technique.Digital NativeDigital NativeKiccha Sudeep, one of the few south Indian actors with a pan Indian appeal, has reportedly been approached for a role in the upcoming Prithviraj starrer. Director Gokulraj Bhaskar has reportedly approached Sudeep for his multilingual film, but is yet to get the go-ahead as the actor is busy with his upcoming film Phantom. We hear that the Prithviraj starrer will be shot using the virtual production filmmaking technique, which has been used in Hollywood flicks such as The Lion King and Avatar. This will be the first film in India to be shot entirely using this technique. Yet to be titled, the film will be made in different Indian languages such as Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Prithivraj, who is also bankrolling the...
- 9/3/2020
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodLast year, Sudeep had unveiled the common Dp for ShivaRajkumar’s birthday.Digital NativeIt’s the Kannada star Kiccha Sudeep’s birthday tomorrow and fans are thrilled with the Superstar of Sandalwood, Shiva Rajkumar unveiling the common Dp as a part of the online celebrations. Releasing the common Dp on Twitter, Shiva Rajkumar had tweeted: “Happy to release common Dp for my dear friend @KicchaSudeep .. all the best.” Happy to release common Dp for my dear friend @KicchaSudeep .. all the best pic.twitter.com/x1LonqME3f — DrShivaRajkumar (@NimmaShivanna) August 30, 2020 Interestingly, Sudeep had unveiled the common Dp for Shiva Rajkumar’s birthday earlier and this shows the good rapport they share. Shiva Rajkumar and Kiccha Sudeep had shared the screen space in the 2018 release The Villain, which turned out to be huge hit. Directed by Prem, The Villain had Shiva Rajkumar and Kiccha Sudeep sharing the screen space for the first time.
- 9/1/2020
- by Sreedevi
- The News Minute
SandalwoodWhile Sudeep plays the lead character Vikranth Rona, Nirup Bhandari will be seen as Sanjeev Gambhira and Neetha Ashok as Aparna Ballal aka Panna.Digital NativeKiccha Sudeep’s fans should be thrilled to know that the star is busy shooting for his upcoming film Phantom. The team is busy shooting a song sequence featuring the lead star along with a host of kids. The shooting is currently happening at the Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad. Art director Shiva Kumar has erected grand sets for the song with Jani master choreographing it. Director Anup Bhandari has penned the lyrics for the song which was composed by Ajeneesh Lokanath. Kiccha Sudeep and director Anup Bhandari are teaming up for Phantom and this is their first outing together. Manjunath Gowda, a close associate of Sudeep, is producing the film under his banner. While Sudeep plays the lead character Vikranth Rona, Nirup Bhandari will be...
- 8/30/2020
- by Cris
- The News Minute
SandalwoodSudeep and Nirup Bhandari’s looks from the film are out already.Digital NativeKichcha Sudeep’s look in the upcoming Kannada movie Phantom was revealed a few days ago. The star as Vikranth Rona has created quite a stir among the netizens. Then came Nirup Bhandari’s look in the film. The star was introduced by Sudeep to the movie buffs as Sanjeev Gambhir, also known as Sanju. And now, Sudeep revealed Neetha Ashok’s look as Aparna Ballal in Phantom. The star took to his social media page to write, “Presenting @neethaofficial as #AparnaBallal Aka #Panna Welcome Neetha to #TheWorldofPhantom #PhantomWelcomesNeetha #NeethaAshokAsPanna” Presenting @neethaofficial as #AparnaBallal Aka #Panna Welcome Neetha to#TheWorldofPhantom#PhantomWelcomesNeetha #NeethaAshokAsPanna pic.twitter.com/e7rqA51Skr — Kichcha Sudeepa (@KicchaSudeep) August 20, 2020 According to sources close to the film unit, Sudeep is very much involved in the film’s promos and is taking personal care in ensuring...
- 8/21/2020
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
ReviewRagini is earnest as a young woman fighting the system for justice, but there's barely any thought given to her character. Sowmya RajendranRaghu Samarth's court room drama Law joins the long list of films about rape and revenge that have become a staple in women-led cinema in recent years. While the trend may mark a welcome shift in narratives about sexual assault that traditionally indulged in victim-blaming, quite a few of these films fall into the trap of easy solutions offered by vigilante justice. Like Ponmagal Vandhal, the first south film to have a direct release on Amazon Prime Video, Law too has a rape survivor arguing her own case in court. Ragini Prajwal plays Nandini, a law graduate who files a police complaint of gangrape against three well-connected men. The film opens with Nandini flagging down a car to take her to the police station. The officer in charge...
- 7/17/2020
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodThe film, directed by debutant Shiva Karthik, stars Madonna Sebastian and Shraddha Das as the female leads.Digital NativeThe song ‘Aakashane Adarisuva’ from the Sudeep starrer Kotigobba 3 was released online recently and the song has crossed 3.5 million views with 150K likes. Anand Audios, which has the film’s audio rights, tweeted saying, “#AakashaneAdarisuva lyrical Song from #Kotigobba3 crossed 3.5 Million views with 150K likes. Let your love continue. Watch Now: https://youtu.be/V0fxD-r08hQ #Baadshah #AbhinayaChakravarthy @KicchaSudeep” #AakashaneAdarisuva lyrical Song from #Kotigobba3 crossed 3.5 Million views with 150K likes Let your love continues Watch Now: https://t.co/Jx6q0suIG6#Baadshah #AbhinayaChakravarthy @KicchaSudeep pic.twitter.com/Fkikh8a1a6 — aanandaaudio (@aanandaaudio) April 29, 2020 The song had garnered over 1 million views in about 3 hours and 20 minutes of its release. While Sudeep’s fans are overjoyed at this news, Darshan’s fans think otherwise, pointing out that the number ‘Shivanandi’ from...
- 4/29/2020
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodThe actor himself made an official announcement about the release on his Twitter handle.Digital NativeDigital NativeKichcha Sudeep starrer Kotigobba 3's first lyrical video of the title track, Aakaashaane Adharisuva, from the film, is all set to be released on April 27. The actor himself made an official announcement about the release on his Twitter handle. #k3 title track lyrical video on 27th,10am.#AakaashaaneAdharisuva on @aanandaaudio pic.twitter.com/vrR9rqGv1a — Kichcha Sudeepa (@KicchaSudeep) April 24, 2020 The title track has been composed by music director Arjun Janya and sung by VyasRaj with lyrics written by Dr Nagendra Prasad. Directed by debutant Shiva Karthik, Sudeep himself has penned Kotigobba 3. Initially, the film was scheduled to release on April 30 to cash in on the summer vacations. But the ongoing coronavirus outbreak has upset plans. The film will be presented by Rockline Entertainers and produced by Surappa Babu. The film has Madonna Sebastian...
- 4/25/2020
- by Luke
- The News Minute
SandalwoodThe actor himself made an official announcement about the release on his Twitter handle.Digital NativeDigital NativeKichcha Sudeep starrer Kotigobba 3's first lyrical video of the title track, Aakaashaane Adharisuva, from the film, is all set to be released on April 27. The actor himself made an official announcement about the release on his Twitter handle. #k3 title track lyrical video on 27th,10am.#AakaashaaneAdharisuva on @aanandaaudio pic.twitter.com/vrR9rqGv1a — Kichcha Sudeepa (@KicchaSudeep) April 24, 2020 The title track has been composed by music director Arjun Janya and sung by VyasRaj with lyrics written by Dr Nagendra Prasad. Directed by debutant Shiva Karthik, Sudeep himself has penned Kotigobba 3. Initially, the film was scheduled to release on April 30 to cash in on the summer vacations. But the ongoing coronavirus outbreak has upset plans. The film will be presented by Rockline Entertainers and produced by Surappa Babu. The film has Madonna Sebastian...
- 4/25/2020
- by Luke
- The News Minute
SandalwoodDirected by Anup Bhandari, the film’s shooting is set to commence in Hyderabad where a massive set has been created.Digital NativeKiccha Sudeep is done with the shooting for Kotigobba 3 and is now all ready to move on to the sets of his next film titled Phantom. The actor is teaming up with director Anup Bhandari for Phantom and this is their first outing together. Manjunath Gowda, a close associate of Sudeep, will be bankrolling the film under his banner. Reports say that Anup had floored Sudeep with an impressive script following which the actor decided to shelve Billa Ranga Baashaa, which was announced earlier. The groundwork for Phantom has been going on for months now and the shooting is all set to commence on Monday in Hyderabad. Talking about the preparations for Phantom, producer Manjunath Gowda had told the Times of India in an interview, “We have...
- 3/2/2020
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodThe star is teaming up with director Anup Bhandari for the film, which is their first outing together.Digital NativeKiccha Sudeep is done with the shooting of Kotigobba 3. The film is directed by debutant Shiva Karthik while Sudeep himself has penned Kotigobba 3. Arjun Janya is composing the music for this venture while Shekar Chandru is handling the camera. Madonna Sebastian and Shraddha Das are playing the female leads in this flick with Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani is an important role. The others in supporting roles include Tabla Nani, Rajesh Nataranga and Ravi Shankar. This film is bankrolled by Surappa Babu under his banner. The film is in the post-production mode and its release date will be announced officially soon. With this latest update, Sudeep’s fans must be wondering what their idol’s next plan is. Well, we hear that the star will not be taking a break...
- 2/6/2020
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodReports say Sudeep’s ‘Kotigobba 3’ and Darshan’s ‘Roberrt’ may hit the marquee on the same day.Digital NativeDigital NativeTwo of the biggest stars in Sandalwood, Sudeep and Darshan, are gearing up for a box-office clash, we hear. Reports say that Sudeep’s Kotigobba 3 and Darshan’s Roberrt may hit the marquee on the same day. If this happens, it is surely going to start a storm online as the fans of both these stars are known to lock horns on social media on a regular basis. While Sudeep himself has penned Kotigobba 3, it is directed by debutant Shiva Karthik. The film’s shooting began with a fight sequence in Belgrade in June 2018. It has had a staggered shooting schedule with Sudeep juggling between various films in Kannada and other languages. The film is said to be a sequel to the 2016 film Kotigobba 2. The earlier film...
- 2/4/2020
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodThe set worth Rs 2 crore has been erected at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, where an intense action sequence is being shot.Digital NativeThe shooting of the Sudeep starrer Kotigobba 3 is currently going on at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. According to reports, the team has erected a set worth Rs 2 crore, where an intense action sequence is being shot. Reports say that this schedule will go on for 15 days. While Sudeep has himself penned Kotigobba 3, it is directed by debutant Shiva Karthik. Arjun Janya is composing the music for this venture while Shekar Chandru is handling the camera. Madonna Sebastian and Shraddha Das will be playing the female leads in this flick with Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani in an important role. The others in supporting roles include Tabla Nani, Rajesh Nataranga and Ravi Shankar. It may be noted here that the shooting schedules of Kotigobba 3 have been getting delayed...
- 7/24/2019
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodWhile the trailer promised an engaging comic entertainer, the film follows an 'old wine in new bottle' format.Aravind ShwethaFor Sandalwood, 2018 ended with a big bang, thanks to Yash’s Kgf: Chapter 1, which kept the hopes of the audience soaring for 2019. The film, considered to be a magnum opus, not only broke records but also set high standards. The first Kannada release of 2019, Fortuner, with its engaging trailer, had promised a comic entertainer. However, the film follows the “old wine in new bottle” format, making it an uninteresting watch. Partha (Diganth) is a local Mla’s son and a spoilt brat. He is not interested in politics or securing a job. He meets Anusha (Sonu Gowda), a techie, and immediately falls in love with her. After lying through his teeth about his livelihood, he marries her. Anusha gets to know that Partha is a jobless man and is disgusted by his attitude.
- 1/4/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
TollywoodReports indicate that director-producer Ram Gopal Varma might bankroll the remake under his banner.Digital NativeThe Kannada movie Kaddipudi, starring Shiva Rajkumar, hit the marquee on June 7, 2013 and went on to become one of the biggest hits in the star’s career. The film was directed by Duniya Soori and produced by M Chandru on a budget of Rs 6.5 crore. According to industry reports doing the rounds, Tollywood star Nagarjuna may be reprising the role enacted by Shiva Rajkumar in the Telugu remake of the film. Apparently, director-producer Ram Gopal Varma is keen on bankrolling this venture under his banner. The talks are on and nothing has been finalised yet. Reports say that more details about the remake will emerge only after the release of Nagarjuna’s next movie in the making, Officer. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, Officer is gearing up for release on May 25. The film is now in the post-production mode and the promos will begin soon, say sources. It may be noted here that Officer marks the coming together of Nag and Rgv after a gap of two and half decades. The last time they worked together was in Govinda Govinda, which came out in 1992. Officer, which has Myra Sareen playing the female lead, is bankrolled by Sudeer Chandra and Ram Gopal Varma under the banner R Company. In the film, Nag will be seen playing a police officer. A crime film, the screenplay of Kaddipudi was jointly penned by Duniya Soori and Rajesh Nataranga. The film starred Shiva Rajkumar and Radhika Pandit as the lead pair with Rangayana Raghu, Balu Nagendra, Anant Nag, Rajesh Nataranga, Sharath Lohitashwa, Renuka Prasad, Pradeep V, Avinash, Girija Lokesh, Aindrita Ray and Santhosh Reva in supporting roles. The technical crew of the film included V Hari Krishna for music, Krishna for cinematography and Deepu S Kumar for editing. (Content provided by Digital Native)...
- 4/8/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
Sandalwood'Ondu Motteya Kathe' was, without a doubt, one of the clear winners of 2017.Rakesh MeharIf 2016 was a breakout year for Kannada cinema, the following year has been much more of a mixed bag for Sandalwood. This year saw big-budget star vehicles taking centre stage once again, with Puneeth Rajkumar’s Raajakumara hitting box office gold in the first half of the year, while his brother Shivarajkumar’s Mufti is showing signs of significant commercial and critical success at the year-end. Kiccha Sudeep’s Hebbuli, Darshan’s Tarak and rising star Dhruva Sarja’s Bharjari too found favour with the audiences. Further down the budget ladder, though, Kannada cinema struggled to repeat the success of last year, when a handful of modest films with strong stories like Thithi, U-Turn, Rama Rama Re, Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu managed to become the talk of the town by drawing fresh audiences into theatres. It wasn’t as though there was a shortage of films or ideas in the market. Indeed, 2017 saw a massive number of Kannada films hit the screens, with some weekends even boasting of six or seven simultaneous releases. But this very glut cut at the chances of success, as many movies disappeared before finding their foothold at the box office. This, coupled with the less-than-satisfactory execution of many experimental ideas left many new films struggling to hit the mark. The one runaway exception to this story, 2017’s independent cinema fairytale, was Raj B Shetty’s Ondu Motteya Kathe. First written as a tiny short film and originally destined for a small release in a few theatres in Mangaluru, this film’s fortunes changed after indie hero Pawan Kumar laid his hands on the promotion of the film, finding both statewide and international audiences. A refreshingly earnest but gently mocking look at people’s beauty obsessions, Ondu Motteya Kathe scored big because it was a genuinely relatable narration of the many quirks of the middle-class marriage market. What worked best about the film was that it treated all its characters as real people, neither deifying nor crassly parodying them. Backed by strong acting performances, crisp cinematography and editing, and a thoroughly enjoyable soundtrack, Ondu Motteya Kathe was one of the clear winners of 2017. Another film that managed to make smaller but nevertheless interesting ripples was Operation Alamelamma, starring Shraddha Srinath and Rishi. A quirky mix of a love story and a comic thriller, this film was eminently watchable despite a mediocre mystery component, thanks largely to its great humour and strong acting performances. Rishi, as a suspiciously innocent-looking bystander tangled up in a kidnapping, particularly caught movie-goers’ attention as one of the new faces to watch out for. The year also saw some interesting attempts at writing strong women characters, though they did not all find success at the box office. Urvi and Shuddhi were the two main contenders on this count, picking up important issues around sex work and trafficking and rape and gender violence respectively. While neither film was without its problems, the women protagonists of both films scored with their strong performances. Coming from a very different space, the horror film Aake also ticked off many of the right boxes. Centred on a single mother whose life suddenly takes an eerie turn, Aake got its fundamentals right, teasing out the tension in a slow but intense narrative that works almost throughout the film. And while the film’s superb cinematography and sound gave the film its strong effect, Sharmeila Mandre turned in a highly creditable performance as the woman at the centre of it all. There were many other experiments that showed promise but fizzled in the final stretch. Ensemble film Dayavittu Gamanisi and Happy New Year, for instance, faltered for want of some better writing. Happy New Year struggled to bring enough intensity and emotional conflict to its love stories, resulting in diluted, surface-level tales. And while Dayavittu Gamanisi showed some flashes of brilliance, particularly in the way it scripted the marriage market transactions between Rajesh Nataranga and Prakash Belawadi, the film faltered in the absence of well-written women characters. Other multi-starrers that didn’t quite live up to their potential included Mugulu Nage, Chowka and Kaafi Thota. While Chowka started off with a strong premise of stories across different time periods, it faltered towards the when it brought its protagonists together in a single narrative. Kaafi Thota had a rock solid ground for an exciting thriller. But director Tn Seetharaman wasted this potential with a stuttering structure for the final film. Mugulu Nage was a nostalgic ride back to the runaway success of Mungaaru Male, with director Yograj Bhatt and Golden Star Ganesh coming back together after a long break. The meandering love story, with flashes of what worked for their breakaway hit, gave audiences eminently likeable women characters who knew their own minds and wanted to live on their own terms. But the film finished by affirming a fairly traditional view of relationships and marriage, leaving one wondering why the whole journey was necessary at all. Among the many duds of the year, one of the key points to emerge was that a courageous experiment can’t be crassly replicated. So, after director Raam Reddy and writer Ere Gowda’s incredible success last year with Thithi, there were a few filmmakers eager to ride the rural bandwagon by using the same cult characters. But with little more to offer than crass comedy and tired plotlines, these films failed to make any mark on audiences. Comedy was the one genre where many films struggled to make an impact. Whether it was Sharan’s remake products Raj Vishnu and Sathya Harishchandra or Upendra’s disturbing-on-some-levels family comedy Upendra Matte Baa, many films found it hard to get laughs out of audiences. Even Ramesh Aravind’s Pushpaka Vimana, a melt-in-your-mouth comedy about a naive and slightly confused man and his relationship with his daughter, couldn’t stay high and dry. Overplaying moments that should have been underplayed, the film turned into a cloying sentimental love-fest instead of a light and heartwarming film about life’s simple pleasures.
- 12/27/2017
- by Editor
- The News Minute
Television personality and theatre artiste, Manish Rishi is all set to make his big screen debut with the Kannada movie Operation Alamelamma. Written and directed by Suni, the film is produced jointly by Amrej Suryavanshi and Suni under the banner Suni Cinemas and Star Fab. While Rishi plays the lead role in this suspense comedy thriller, it has Sharddha Srinath as his heroine with Rajesh Nataranga, Aruna Balaraj, Vijeth Gowda, Pranaya Murthy, Sumukha and Karthik.
- 6/30/2017
- by TNM NEWS
- The News Minute
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