''Alemari'' ( kn, ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ) is a 2012 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

romantic action drama film starring

Yogesh Yogesh is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word ' is a compound of the words ' and ' and has the meaning "master of yoga" and has also been used as an epithet of Shiva. Notable people * Yogesh (actor) (born 1990), Indian actor * Y ...

and

Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit is an Indian film and television actress. She has established a career in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema as a leading actress. Having worked in Soap opera, television serials such as ''Nandagokula'', ''Kaadambari'', and ''Su ...

in the lead roles. The story, screenplay, lyrics and direction is by

Hari Santhosh Hari Santhosh is an Indian film lyricist and director who predominantly works in the Kannada Film Industry. He is best known for 2012 film Alemari. Early life Hari Santhosh was born to Harish and Prema in Koppa, Sringeri and was Brought up ...

. The music of the film was composed by

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian Film composer, film score soundtrack composer and singer. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film ''Autograph Please''. Since then he has composed and scored music for successful films suc ...

. B. K. Srinivas has produced the venture under BK Srinivasa Productions. The film released in theatres across Karnataka on 9 March 2012. However the film is rated as an average, but the director

fetched best director in Karnataka state film awards 2012–13.

Cast

as Pardeshi *

as Neeli *

Rakesh Adiga Rakesh Adiga (born 7 July 1986) is an Indian actor, who works in the Kannada film industry. Rakesh Adiga is a Bigg Boss Kannada Runner Up in the Bigg Boss Kannada (season 9). He was introduced to the film industry through the film ''Jhoshh'' ...

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*Adhi Lokesh as Palavu Chandra *

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as Murthy *Nayana

Reception

Critical response

A critic from ''

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'' scored the film at 4 out of 5 stars and says "Yogesh is brilliant as a loverboy and physically impaired person; Radhika is lively as the girl next door; Nayana impresses you with her bold and beautiful performance; Adi Lokesh has done justice to the role; Josh Rakesh makes a positive beginning as a villain. Music by Arjun Janya has some catchy tunes". B S Srivani from

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wrote "But by then the whole drama is over, leaving only lingering sadness and dissatisfaction behind. With the underworld as the backdrop, director Santhu recounts the tale of a wanderer and lets him remain so, all his life. A rootless existence finds resonance in “Alemaari”". Srikanth Srinivasa from

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scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Director Santhu has missed an opportunity to give his audience a deeper understanding of the film. Although the film is watchable, it could have been handled better and the message of the wanderer be made clearer. It is not really worth wandering into the theatre to watch this movie". A critic from

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wrote "The songs are full of life and good to watch as well. The dialogues are witty in parts and repetitive in bits. If only the maker/editor had a bigger pair of scissors, Alemaari would have been a great watch. Santu, as a director, is definitely promising". Y Maheswara Reddy from DNA wrote "The music by Arjun Janya is will leave you humming a few tunes even after the movie, but Neeli Neeli, rendered by Shreya Ghoshal and Javed Ali, deserves a special mentions. Simply put, after a really long time, here’s a Kannada film, you wouldn’t mind watching".

Soundtrack

composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack, with all the lyrics written by

. The soundtrack album consisting of nine tracks was distributed by Ashwini Media.

References

2012 films 2010s Kannada-language films Films scored by Arjun Janya Films shot in Bijapur, Karnataka 2012 directorial debut films Films directed by Hari Santhosh {{2010s-Kannada-film-stub