Nooru Janmaku
| Nooru Janmaku | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar |
| Produced by | Vinay Lad |
| Written by | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar |
| Starring |
Santhosh Aindrita Ray Adarsh Balakrishna Sharan |
| Music by | Mano Murthy |
| Cinematography | Santosh Rai Pathaje |
| Edited by | Basavaraj Urs |
Production company |
Vinay Lad Production |
Release dates |
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Running time | 179 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Nooru Janmaku (Kannada: ನೂರು ಜನ್ಮಕು) is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film written and directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar and produced by Vinay Lad. Nagathihalli's usual associate Mano Murthy is the music composer for the film. The film stars newcomer Santhosh along with Aindrita Ray and Adarsh Balakrishna of Iqbal fame. The film deals with the recession as the backdrop. Santosh Rai Pathaje is the cinematographer for the film.
The film released on 21 May 2010 across Karnataka and set high expectations for its storyline and some controversies. However upon release, the film generally met with negative reviews from the critics and audience.[1]
Plot
Vinyas (Santhosh) working as an architect is shown a pink-slip from his employer due to the huge recession in economy. With the help of his friend Hanumanthu (Sharan), Vinyas sets up his own office and hires a brilliant interior architect Drushti (Aindrita). The team make some high-profile work and get popular within few days. Meanwhile, he develops love towards Drushti to which she rejects as she already was in love with Jeevan (Aadarsh). Seeing the developments, Drushti quits the company and moves out with Jeevan and sets up her own business. Dejected by love, Vinyas begin to lose interest in his business and incurs huge loss. Later, he comes back to reality and revamps his business to get success again. In one of the architectural conferences, he meets Drushti and Jeevan again doing well for themselves and getting 2nd place at the competition. As a courtesy, Vinyas rejects his first prize and stages the sequence as to award Drushti the prize in his place. He walks out in deep satisfaction that he sacrificed with good intention.
Cast
- Santhosh as Vinyas
- Aindrita Ray as Drushti
- Adarsh Balakrishna as Jeevan
- Sharan as Hanumanthu
- Bhavya
- Karibasavaiah
- Bank Janardhan
- Mandya Ramesh
- Veena Bhat
- Manasa
Production
The title of the film, inspired by the most popular song of director Nagathihalli Chandrashekar's 1996 film, America America!, was announced in early 2009 by the director. The film's background deals with the social issue of the job recession.[2] This film was launched at a time when the director Nagathihalli's previous two films failed at the box-office. One of the highlights of the filming was the unit shot some scenes at the star cruise ship at Macau island. The post production work of the film got completed by mid-March and it was ready for release in April month.[3]
Controversy
A major controversy broke out on the last day shooting of the climax portions at a Hong Kong location. Director Nagathihalli reportedly slapped actress Aindrita on the set.[4] She was accused of arriving late to the shoot repeatedly every day and also disrespecting the unit crew members and technicians. However, Aindrita ruled out this and accused the director as a womanizer and misbehaved with her on the sets. The issue was complained to the Karnataka Film Chamber and other legal associations of Kannada cinema. The incident brought down the reputation of the legendary filmmaker. However, the controversy was resolved in a meeting between the Artists Association President Ambarish and Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce President Jayamala. It was reported that the meeting went on for three hours resulting in the problem being solved with both the director and the actress admitting to their mistakes.[5][6]
Soundtrack
| Nooru Janmaku | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Mano Murthy | |
| Released | 19 April 2010 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | Anand Audio |
| Producer | Mano Murthy |
All the songs are composed by Mano Murthy teaming up with the director yet again. The same team's earlier popular song "Nooru Janmaku Nooraru Janmaku" from America America! was remixed in this film and was shot at the Macau island.[7] The songs were well received and remained at the top of the charts.
The audio launch was much amidst the fanfare with actor Puneeth Rajkumar and Sumalatha being the special invitees. The event was held at the Chancery Pavilion hotel in Bangalore on 19 April 2010.[8]
All lyrics written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar; all music composed by Mano Murthy.
| Track listing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Nooru Janmaku" | Rajesh Krishnan | 04:37 |
| 2. | "Banthu Recession" | Hemanth Kumar, Chaitra H. G. | 04:21 |
| 3. | "Ivanu Yaravva" | Hemanth Kumar, M. D. Pallavi Arun | 04:42 |
| 4. | "Maneyanu Kattona" | Sonu Nigam, Shruti Pathak | 04:15 |
| 5. | "Gellu Baa Gellu Baa" | Shreya Ghoshal | 04:35 |
References
- ↑ "Love in time of recession". Deccan Herald. 23 May 2010.
- ↑ "'Nooru Janmaku' is about recession". IBNLive.com. 3 July 2010.
- ↑ "'Nooru Janmaku' Ready". Indiaglitz. 13 March 2010.
- ↑ "Nagathi slap Aindrita Ray". Indiaglitz. 11 December 2009.
- ↑ "Aindrita Ray slapping controversy resolved". Siasat. 14 December 2009.
- ↑ "Controversy ends!". Indiaglitz. 12 December 2009.
- ↑ "Nooru Janmaku gets remixed". Times Of India. 19 April 2010.
- ↑ "'Nooru Janmaku' Audio comes". Indiaglitz. 20 April 2010.