''Bazaar'' () is an 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 ...
action crime film
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directed by
Suni
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Suni are around high at the shoulder and weigh . They are usually reddish brown, darker on their back t ...
and produced by Thimmegowda under Bharathi Film Productions banner. The film stars Dhanveer Gowda, a debutant and
Aditi Prabhudeva in the lead roles along with
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 ...
,
Sharath Lohitashwa
Sharatchandra Lohithaswa (born 5 May 1972), known popularly as Sharath Lohithaswa, is an Indian actor mostly known for his work in Kannada and Tamil films. He has had a successful career in theatre, where he continues to work, and television. A ...
and Aruna Balaraj in the supporting roles. The film's plot deals with the gambling process involved in the
pigeon racing
Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance. The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel ...
. The film is shot in the real locations across
Bengaluru
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
,
Mysore
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and
Tumkur
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where the pigeon races are actually held.
The technical crew members for the film include
Ravi Basrur
Ravi Basrur is an Indian music composer, sound designer, lyricist and director who made his debut in the Kannada film industry in 2014.
Career
He debuted by scoring music for the film '' Ugramm''. Following his debut, Basrur composed music ...
as the music composer, Santhosh Rai Pathaje as the cinematographer, Abhishek. M as the editor. Initially planned to release on the
Sankranthi
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festival day, the makers postponed the release to 1 February 2019.
Plot
Kalki always dreams of being a pigeon racer. He falls in love with Pari. Pari works as a fashion designer hailing from a middle-class family. Kalki is from a gangster family. How does their life change when both fall head over heels with each other forms crux of the movie.
Cast
* Dhanveer Gowda as Kalki
*
Aditi Prabhudeva as Parijatha
aka Pari
*
Sharath Lohitashwa
Sharatchandra Lohithaswa (born 5 May 1972), known popularly as Sharath Lohithaswa, is an Indian actor mostly known for his work in Kannada and Tamil films. He has had a successful career in theatre, where he continues to work, and television. A ...
as Yajamana
*
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 ...
as Jumanji
*Chethan Chandra
*Silli lalli Anand
*
Chitkala Biradar
* Aruna Balaraj as Kalki's adopted mother
* Manjunath Hegde ae Kalki's adopted father
* Sheelam M Swamy as Police
* Hampa Kumar Angadi as Hampa, a Pegion Racer
* Arjun A R as Dope
*Kiran as Dope
*Vishal Anvekar as Dope
*Pradeep as Dope
*Vatara Mallesh
*Vishwavijeth gowda as Dopu
*
Raj Deepak Shetty as Shikhar
Soundtrack
Ravi Basrur
Ravi Basrur is an Indian music composer, sound designer, lyricist and director who made his debut in the Kannada film industry in 2014.
Career
He debuted by scoring music for the film '' Ugramm''. Following his debut, Basrur composed music ...
has scored the soundtrack and score for the film. A total of three songs were composed by him. The audio was launched under the Ananda audio label by actor
Darshan in
Bengaluru
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.
Critical reception
Vinay Lokesh of ''
The Times of India
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'' gave three out of five stars, praising score he stated, "Watch this movie to know about the world of pigeon racing which is laced with a love story, mass dialogues and action sequences".
References
External links
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2019 films
2019 crime action films
2010s Kannada-language films
Indian crime action films
2019 masala films
Indian gangster films
Films shot in Karnataka
Indian films about gambling
Films directed by Suni
Works about pigeon racing