Arishadvarga
| Arishadvarga | |
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| Directed by | Arvind Kamath |
| Written by | Arvind Kamath |
| Produced by | Kanasu Talkies |
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| Cinematography | Balaji Manohar |
| Edited by | Arvind Kamath, Beena Paul, Divya Raghuram, Bharath MC. |
| Music by | Udit Haritas |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Arishadvarga is a neo noir mystery thriller film written, directed and produced by Arvind Kamath, under the banner Kanasu Talkies.[1][2][3] The film is a tale of lust, anger, love, greed, power, jealousy, mistaken identity and individual deficiencies. It’s a fatalistic noir tale of one man’s vain struggle to escape his own limitations, unfortunately, an impossibility in the world of noir. The film stars Avinash, Samyukta Hornad,[4] Nanda Gopal, Mahesh Bung, Anju Alva Naik, Gopalkrishna Deshpande, Aravind Kuplikar, Sudha Belawadi, M.G Sathya and Sripathi Manjanabayalu in prominent roles. The film had its world premiere at London Indian Film Festival during June 2019,[5][6][7][8][9] where it received positive reviews, followed by the Asian Premiere at Singapore South Asian International film festival during September 2019 and North American Premiere at the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival during November 2019.[10][11] It was reported to be partially based on Shankar Vijaykumar's short story Someone.[12]
Plot
Set in present-day Bangalore, an aspiring actor doubling up as an amateur gigolo gets caught up in a sticky situation after accepting a surprise gift from an anonymous client. Anish is desperately trying to make it as an actor but his dire financial situation pushes him to look for an escape, which he finds with an anonymous wealthy client. Called to her place one day for a rendezvous, he turns up only to be met with a surprise gift, ‘a murder’. He finds himself framed for a crime he didn’t commit with a witness who is convinced he is the culprit.
Cast
- Avinash as Manjunath Bhat, a film producer
- Samyukta Hornad as Saakshi Rao, An aspiring actress
- Nanda Gopal as Ashok Kalburgi, Police Inspector
- Mahesh Bung as Anish Urs, An aspiring actor
- Anju Alva Naik as Kruthi Bhat, Film Editor
- Aravind Kuplikar as Karthik, An aspiring film director
- Gopalkrishna Deshpande as Bheemsen Joshi, an auto-rickshaw driver
- Sripathi Manjanabailu as Raajanna, Head Constable
Soundtrack
| Arishadvarga | |
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| Soundtrack album by Udit Haritas | |
| Released | 2020 |
| Recorded | 2019 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | Zee Music Co. |
| Producer | Kanasu Talkies |
The music is composed by Udit Haritas ("Agnata") and this is his first feature film.
Songs
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bhangi Sedho Bhangi - The weed song" | Pavan Kumar | Sanjith Hegde, Pancham, Udit Haritas | 05:07 |
| 2. | "Doora Dari" | Pavan Kumar | Ananya Bhagat, Udit Haritas, Eesha Suchi, Siri Ravikumar | 05:45 |
| 3. | "Gadiyaarake [Hard Rock]" | Pavan Kumar | Udit Haritas | 04:13 |
| 4. | "Gadiyaarake" | Pavan Kumar | Raghu Dixit | 03:56 |
| 5. | "Naane Bhoomi" | Pavan Kumar | Sanjith Hegde, Ananya Bhat | 06:24 |
| 6. | "Anvartha" | Pavan Kumar | Aditi Sagar, Venkat Raman | 03:44 |
| 7. | "Yaava Bimba" | Pavan Kumar | Siri Ravikumar, Udit Haritas | 04:15 |
| 8. | "Nungu Gulige" | Udit Haritas | Aditi Sagar, Udit Haritas | 03:54 |
Reception
The film opened up to positive reviews at the London Indian Film Festival.[13][14][15][16][17] Josh Hurtado a popular critic who writes about Indian films stated "Arishadvarga is a Labyrinthine Thriller Full of Surprises".[18]
Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote, "With Nathicharami and now this, Kannada cinema seems to have leapfrogged over other industries in terms of bridging the gap between (relatively) older women and lust."[19]
The film released theatrically on 27 November 2020, being the second new Kannada film to be released in theatres post COVID-19 after Act -1978.
References
- ^ Bhat, Padmanabh. ""ಮರ್ಡರ್ ಮಿಸ್ಟರಿ; ಅರಿಷಡ್ವರ್ಗ ಗೆಲ್ಲುವ ಆಟ..."". prajavani.net. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Filmmaker Arvind Kamath shares a pragmatic take on #MeToo". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ Suresh, Sunayna. "Manvitha Harish signs her next Sandalwood film". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Samyukta Hornad completes shoot for Arishadvarga". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ desk, Web. "ಲಂಡನ್ ಫಿಲ್ಮ್ ಫೆಸ್ಟಿವಲ್ನಲ್ಲಿ 'ಅರಿಷಡ್ವರ್ಗ' ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ!..." asianetnews.com. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ George, Nina. "Thriller Set in Bengaluru to premiere in London". Deccan Herald.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Arvind Kamath's Arishadvarga to premiere in London". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ HP, Aakarsh. "Arishadvarga Becomes The Second Kannada Film To premiere At London Film Festival Only After Lucia". metrosaga.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Karki, Manisha. "Arvind Kamath's Arishadvarga to premiere at London Indian Film Festival". boxofficeindia.co.in. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Arishadvarga Singapore South Asian International Film festival".
- ^ "FEATURE MOVIE: ARISHADVARGA".
- ^ https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/kannada-review/arishadvarga-movie-review-kannada-movies-arvind-kamath-existential-whodunit-paints-a-woman-centric-drama-in-noir-shades-baradwaj-rangan/amp/
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini. "In Kannada thriller 'Arishadvarga', the eyes and ears cannot be trusted". scroll.in. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Deshpande, Akash. "ARISHADVARGA [2019] 'LIFF' REVIEW : A WHODUNIT THRILLER ABOUT ITS CHARACTERS MORE THAN THE MYSTERY". highonfilms.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ KOTZATHANASIS, PANOS. "Film Review: Arishadvarga (2019) by Arvind Kamath". asianmoviepulse.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Neskanen, Eija. "Arishadvarga (India, 2019) [LIFF 2019]". vcinemashow.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Mathews, Katherine. "LIFF 2019 Special Review – Arishadvarga". bollyspice.com. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Hurtado, Josh. "London Indian 2019 Review: ARISHADVARGA Is A Labyrinthine Thriller Full Of Surprises". screenanarchy.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (27 November 2020). "Arishadvarga Review". Film Companion. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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