Malgudi Days (2020 film)
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| Malgudi Days | |
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| Directed by | Kishor Moodbidri [1] |
| Written by | Kishor Moodbidri |
| Produced by | K Rathnakar Kamath |
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| Cinematography | Uday Leela |
| Edited by | Pradeep Nayak |
| Music by | Gagan Baderiya |
Production company | Swayam Prabha Entertainment & Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Malgudi Days is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by Kishore Moodbidri, and produced by K Rathnakar Kamath. Starring Vijay Raghavendra,[1] Greeshma Shridar, with a music score by Gagan Baderiya, it was released in India on 7 February 2020.[2][3][4]
Plot
[edit]Writer Lakshmi Narayana Malgudi, (Vijay Raghavendra) a well-known writer, has announced his retirement from writing and his fans are heartbroken. The man, who lived his entire life creating wonderful memories for his readers, carries around a heavy heart but refuses to share with anyone the reason behind it. While his family suggests that he settle in a foreign land, Malgudi has other plans. He decides to go back to the place where he spent his childhood - Malgudi. Prakruti (Greeshma), who has quit her job after reporting workplace harassment, is on the way to find herself. The two meet into each other and begin a journey together. En route, they narrate their stories to each other. In the flashback (the late 70s), Malgudi (a Hindu boy), a studious student of Class 10, falls in love with Lenita (a Christian girl) who is mute. Her father, a cop, is recently transferred to Malgudi and the family is still in the process of settling down. Malgudi's love for Lenita doubles when he finds out she is mute. Amidst all this, communal tension breaks out between Hindus and Christians in the town. While Lenita reciprocates Malgudi's love, miscreants blame Lenita's family for indulging in conversion. As the tension intensifies, Malgudi flees to Bengaluru. Forty years later, still in love with Lenita, he enters Malgudi with the hope of meeting her.
Cast
[edit]- Vijay Raghavendra as Lakshmi Narayana Malgudi in short Malgudi
- Greeshma Sridhar as Prakruti
- Arjun Kapikad as Vijay
- Dhanaraj Cm
- Tejaswini
Production
[edit]The film, despite its title, is not based on the short story collection by R. K. Narayan.[5]
Soundtrack
[edit]| Malgudi Days | |||||
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| Soundtrack album by Gagan Baderiya | |||||
| Released | 2020 | ||||
| Recorded | 2019 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Label | PRK Audio | ||||
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Greeshma Shridar composed the music There are eight songs.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Katale Sarge" | Kishor Moodbidri | Raghu Dixit | 1:09 |
| 2. | "Hoo Malege" | Kishor Moodbidri | Siddhartha Belmannu , Sruthy Sasidharan | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Oorondu Karedante" | Kishor Moodbidri | Raghu Dixit,Vaishnavi Ravi | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Kanasina Kannye Kannamunde" | Kishor Moodbidri, Gubbi | Sanjith Hegde,Ninaada Nayak, Gubbi | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Nooru Nooru Aase" (Rap:Madhura Gowda) | Pramod Maravante | Supriya Lohith | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Nenapina Doniyali" | Madhuri Seshadri | Madhuri Seshadri | 2:39 |
| 7. | "Kanneeru Kenney Mele" | Kishor Moodbidri | Sanjith Hegde | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Amma-Bharavaseya Belaka Bitti" | Kishor Moodbidri | Ashwini Sharma | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 25:24 | |||
Home media
[edit]The film was made available to stream on OTT platform Amazon Prime on 8 March 2020.
Reception
[edit]Reviewing Malgudi Days for The Times of India Tanvi PS gave three points five stars from five.[2] Aravind Shwetha of The News Minute wrote, "Editor Pradeep Nayak had scope for enhancing the quality of the final output by chopping off a few unnecessary scenes. He seems to have gotten along with the ride and let the slow pace try to impress the audience. The biggest drawback of the movie is the music by Gagan Baderia".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "'Malgudi Days' set for release on Feb. 7". thehindu. 4 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Malgudi Days". The Times of India. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ a b "'Malgudi Days' to be released on Feb 7". deccanherald. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "ಮಾಲ್ಗುಡಿ ಡೇಸ್ಗೆ ವಿಜಯ್ ಉತ್ತಮ ಆಯ್ಕೆ: ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ". deccanherald (in Kannada). 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "'Malgudi Days' set for release on Feb. 7". The Hindu. 4 February 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "'Malgudi Days' review: Vijay Raghavendra unable to save this slow but nostalgic film". The News Minute. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Malgudi Days at IMDb