Mr. Garagasa
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Directed by | Dinesh Baboo |
Written by | Dinesh Baboo |
Produced by | Srinivasulu Hospet |
Starring | Komal Anant Nag Aishwarya T. S. Nagabharana Lakshmi Hegde Sudharani |
Cinematography | Dinesh Baboo |
Edited by | K. Eshwar |
Music by | Manikanth Kadri |
Production company | Sri Sai Productions |
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Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Budget | ₹42 lakh[1] |
Box office | ₹55 lakh[2] |
Mr. Garagasa (transl. Garrulous person) is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language comedy film written and directed by Dinesh Baboo and starring Komal in a lead role after a gap of fifteen years.[3][4] The film is based on 1998 French comedy Le Dîner de Cons (also known as The Dinner Game) and its Hindi remake Bheja Fry (2007).
Plot
Muniya wants his movie script to be made into a film, so he comes to Bangalore with the script in his briefcase. He finds Parthasarthy, a film producer, but Muniya has a hard time convincing Parthasarathy that his story is good enough.
Cast
- Komal Kumar as Muniya (Mr Garagasa)
- Anant Nag as Parthasarthy
- Aishwarya as Madhavi
- Lakshmi Hegde as Teju
- T. S. Nagabharana as Sharat
- Sudha Rani as Gouri
- Ramesh Bhat as Dr Karanth
- Vanishri as Mandakini
- Pavitra Lokesh
- Pawan Kumar
Production
The film was simultaneously made alongside Ganesha (2007), which shared the same crew.[1] The film was shot in nine-and-a-half days.[1]
Music
The movie contains only one track. The audio launch for this film and Ganesha (2007) was held on 13 September 2007 at the G. M. Rejoyz auditorium in Bangalore.[5]
Song | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Duration |
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"Naviligu Mugiligu" | Raghu Urdigar | Lakshmi | 03:08 |
Critical reception
Indiaglitz called it a "time pass cinema".[6] Sify wrote: "The whole film leaves an impression of watching a stage play. Concentration is given more for dialogues".[7] R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote: "Garagasa is a well made film and gives a full meal entertainment of comedy".[8]
Home media
The rights to the film were purchased by Zee Kannada.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Dubbing for 'Mr Garagasa' DTS for 'Ganesha'". Indiaglitz. 20 September 2007.
- ^ "Now channels too snub Sandalwood". Bangalore Mirror. 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Jaggesh's brother would do!". Deccan Herald. 30 September 2009.
- ^ Dinesh, Chethana (13 April 2003). "Smile saar, smile". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 3 February 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Twin film audio release". Indiaglitz. 14 September 2007.
- ^ "Mr Garagasa review. Mr Garagasa Kannada movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
- ^ "Review : (2008)". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (14 April 2008). "Mr Garagasa Review". IANS – via Nowrunning.
- ^ "Komalkumar on 'Comedy Kiladigalu'". Indiaglitz. 14 February 2012.
External links
- Mr. Garagasa at IMDb