...Re (film)
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| Directed by | Sunil Kumar Desai |
| Screenplay by | Sunil Kumar Desai |
| Story by | Sunil Kumar Desai |
| Produced by | Lokesh R. |
| Starring | Ramesh Aravind Anant Nag Harshika Poonacha Suman Divya shetty Shridhar |
| Cinematography | G. S. Bhaskar |
| Edited by | B. S. Kemparaj |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
Production company | Sujana Creations |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
...Re (Template:Lang-en) is a 2016 Indian Kannada comedy film written and directed by Sunil Kumar Desai.[1] The film has an ensemble cast consisting of veteran actors: Ramesh Aravind, Anant Nag, Master Hirannaiah, Loknath, Shivaram, Tennis Krishna, Ramesh Bhat, Vaijanath Biradar, Sharath Lohitashwa, Suman, G. K. Govinda Rao among others.[2] Harshika Poonacha and debutant actress Suman play female leads in the film.[2] Ace cinematographer G S Bhaskar who has previously worked for Hollywood legends such has Richard Attenborough has handled the camera.[3] Veteran music director Hamsalekha has composed the music for the film. Ananth Nag had revealed that the movie is thematically similar to Badal Sircar's play Ballabpurer Roopkatha.[4]
About
In an interview with New Indian Express, the director Sunil Kumar Desai said that the film revolves around the "'ifs' of our lives".[5] Lead actor of the film Ramesh Aravind described the film as "an out of the box love story, which has deep meaning with weird characterisations".[1] Anant Nag also felt that the movie had "serious messages" about Indian cultural heritage and Adi Shankara's Advaita philosophy.[4] It has been touted as the comeback film of legends of Kannada cinema such as—director Sunil Kumar Desai, music director Hamsalekha and senior artists Loknath and Shivram.[6] In an interview with the Times of India, Ramesh Aravind said that "Re" may seem like a film from the 70s or 80s and the "old world charm" of the film is intentional.[7] The film makes a sweeping criticism at the state of open defecation in India.[8]
Cast
- Ramesh Aravind as PaPu Babu Rao
- Anant Nag as Narayan Rao
- Harshika Poonacha as Parvathi
- Suman as Preethi Bhat
- Suman Nagarkar
- Ramesh Bhat
- Master Hirannaiah
- Loknath
- G. K. Govinda Rao
- Srinivasa Prabhu
- Shivaram
- Chi. Guru Dutt
- Sharath Lohitashwa
- Vaijanath Biradar
- Divya Shetty Shridhar as Shreya
- Mahesh Nethrekar
- P. D. Sathish Chandra
- Prashanth
- Tennis Krishna
- Mandeep Roy
- Chidanand
Production
Pre-production of this movie started in 2013 with the title “Thandana Thandanaana”. The film has been produced by Lokesh R under Sujana Creations banner and has mostly been shot in and around Bengaluru.
| No. | Song Title | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nanondu Bilihaale" | Badri Prasad, Hiranmayee | Hamsalekha |
| 2 | "Savi Nenapina" | Badri Prasad | Hamsalekha |
References
- ^ a b "Loving it with Re". The New Indian Express.
- ^ a b "'...Re' Desai Trick". indiaglitz.com.
- ^ Muralidhara Khajane. "Attenborough as seen through Bhaskar's eyes". The Hindu.
- ^ a b Dhwani Desai (28 February 2016). "Lucky to play challenging roles: Ananth Nag". The Times of India.
- ^ "'Re' Revolves Around the 'ifs' of our Lives: Desai". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "ದೇಸಾಯಿ ರಿಟರ್ನ್ಸ್ ನಾನು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದನ್ನೇ ಮಾಡ್ತೀನಿ". udayavani.com.
- ^ Prathibha Joy (2 March 2016). "Ananth Nag, my chemistry shows onscreen". The Times of India.
- ^ "Open Defecation in India".