''Adyaksha In America'' is a 2019 Indian

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-language

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. It was written by

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and directed by Yoganand Muddanna, in his directorial debut. It features Sharan and

Ragini Dwivedi Ragini Dwivedi (born 24 May 1990) is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Kannada films. She made her entry to filmdom with ''Veera Madakari'' (2009). She rose to fame starring in successful Kannada language films, ''Kempe Gowda' ...

in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes

Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach (born 24 March 1966) known by his screen name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian musician, actor, comedian, film director and producer, and an occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his care ...

and

Rangayana Raghu Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared ...

. The score and soundtrack for the film is done by V. Harikrishna and cinematography is done by Sudhakar Siddharth and Anish. The editing is done by K. M. Prakash. The film marks the 25th film of actress,

. The film is a

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to the 2014 film ''

Adyaksha ''Adhyaksha'' () is a 2014 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film directed by Nanda Kishore. It stars Sharan, Hebah Patel, Chikkanna, P. Ravi Shankar, Malavika Avinash and Ramesh Bhat. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Varuthapadatha Va ...

'' and a remake of 2015 Malayalam film ''

Two Countries ''Two Countries'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written by Rafi and directed by Shafi. The film stars Dileep and Mamta Mohandas in the lead roles, with Suraj Venjarammoodu, Mukesh, Aju Varghese and Jagadish appearing ...

'' starring

Dileep Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian actor, producer, and businessman who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in more than 150 films and has won several awards, inc ...

and

Mamta Mohandas Mamta Mohandas is an Indian actress, film producer and a playback singer of Malayalam film industry, she has also worked in Tamil and Telugu productions. She has acted in more than 50 films and won several accolades including two Filmfare Awar ...

in the lead.

Synopsis

A. Ullas is a

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ster living in a small town who will do anything for good money. A confusion leads him to marry a rich NRI girl, who has an alcohol problem. Then Ullas tries to sweep away the money of the girl and things becomes complicated

Cast

* Sharan as A Ullas *

as Nandini *

as Jimmy Carter * Shivaraj K. R. Pete as Venky *

Makarand Deshpande Makarand Deshpande (born 6 March 1966) is an Indian actor, writer, and director in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil cinema, and Indian Theatre. He is often seen in supporting and pivotal roles in various films like ''Jungle'' ...

as Chaman Lal Sheth *

Tabla Nani Tabla Nani is an Indian theatre and film actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in the 2006 Kannada film '' Mata''. His role in the 2009 film ''Eddelu Manjunatha'' won him critical praise. Career ...

* Ashok as Father of Ullas *

Padmaja Rao Padmaja Rao is an Indian actress, TV serial director and producer in Karnataka, India. She is a versatile actor known for playing a wide variety of character roles in various film genres. Some of the notable films of Padmaja Rao as an actress i ...

as Mother of Ullas *

Disha Pandey Disha Pandey (born 17 January) is an Indian actress and model. She has appeared in films in Tamil, notably in the commercial success, '' Thamizh Padam'' (2010), and in Telugu and Hindi. Early life In comments published in a 2011 article in ' ...

as Simran * Thaarak Ponnappa as O Ullas * Chitra Shenoy as * Avinash *

Prakash Belawadi Prakash Belawadi is an Indian theatre artist, film director, television and media personality, who's also a teacher, activist and a journalist. He hails from Bangalore. He has participated in many seminars, conferences and festivals in India an ...

as Prakash * Rockline Sudakar aide of O Ullas *

Sunaina Balekundri Sunaina is an Indian actress and model. She predominantly works in Tamil movies as well as few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her film debut with Telugu film ''Kumar Vs Kumari'' (2005) and her Tamil debut '' Kadhalil Vizhunthen'' ( ...

as Prakash's wife

Production

The principal photography of the film was held in April 2018 in America. First actor Sharan was on board for the project. Later actress Ragini Dwivedi was on board. Then V. Harikrishna was on board to score music for the film. The makers announced that it will be a sequel project to the 2014 comedy hit Adyaksha. The film's major portions have been shot in America. Only few portions of the film has been shot in Bengaluru and Mysuru.

Release

The film was released on 4 October 2019 in

Karanataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Music

The film's background score and the soundtracks are composed

V. Harikrishna V. Harikrishna (born 5 November 1974) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, playback singer and film producer. He has mainly scored music for Kannada films. After his stint as a programmer and assistant musician, Harikrishna made h ...

. The music rights were acquired by D Beats music company.

Reception

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'' wrote "Adhyaksha in America is a script that is tailor-made for Sharan fans. This remake of the Malayalam film Two Countries sticks to the original narrative, while it also has the elements that a Kannada comedy lover would want. The film has more than its share of laughs, and it is picturised well with a good cast too".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 10102328 2010s Kannada-language films 2019 romantic comedy films Indian romantic comedy films 2019 directorial debut films Films scored by V. Harikrishna 2019 films Films shot in Mysore Films shot in Bangalore Kannada remakes of Malayalam films