''Gimmick'' is an 2019 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 ...

-language comedy horror film, directed by

Naganna B. Naganna is an Indian film director and writer working in Kannada cinema. He is the son of acclaimed producer and distributor R. Lakshman. After working as an associate director in the K. S. L. Swamy directorial '' Jimmy Gallu'' in 1982, Naga ...

and produced by Deepak Samidurai under the banner of Samy Pictures. The film starring

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, Ronica Singh,

Chi. Guru Dutt Chitnahalli Guru Dutt is an Indian actor and director, primarily concentrating on Kannada and Tamil films. He is the son of Chi. Udaya Shankar. Career He debuted along with Shivrajkumar in the Kannada film '' Anand'' (1986). He was launched i ...

Shobaraj Shobaraj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of his notable films include ''Yajamana'' (2000), ''Shabdavedhi'' (2000), '' Police Story'' (1996), and '' Sangliyana Part-3'' (1997). Career Shobaraj has been part of more than 25 ...

Ravishankar Gowda Ravishankar Gowda (born 26 August 1973) is an Indian actor who works in the Kannada film industry. He is known mostly for his comic roles in television and films. He shot to fame as Dr. Vittal Rao, in the sitcom ''Silli Lalli'' which aired on ...

and

Sundar Raj Sundar Raj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry (Sandalwood). Some of the notable films of Sundar Raj as an actor include ''Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane'', ''Ondanondu Kaladalli'', ''Chandanada Gombe'', ''Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu'' (2001), ...

is a remake of 2016 Tamil film '' Dhilluku Dhuddu''. The film marks Ronica Singh's debut in the Kannada film industry. The film was released theatrically on 15 August 2019. The story of the film follows a happy-go-lucky poor guy Gani (Played by Ganesh) and wrestler Raani (played by Ronica Singh), daughter of a rich father, who tries to separate them.

Cast

as Gani * Ronica Singh as Raani *

as Shet father of Raani *

as Pratao *

Mandya Ramesh Mandya Ramesh is an Indian actor, comedian, director and theatre personality who mainly works in the Kannada films and theatre. He is the founder secretary oNatanaRangashaale, Mysore, one of the eminent theatre training institutions of India. ...

as Manic *

as Pulti Sundar raj *

Vijay Chendoor Vijay Chendoor is an Indian actor and writer who works in Kannada-language films. Career Vijay Chendoor worked as a writer for the film '' Rocky'' (2008) before making his acting debut with ''Swayam Krushi'' (2011). Yash, whom he worked with in ...

Production

, the director of the film began the horror comedy with

, which was filmed at a house in Sri Lanka,

Mysuru Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

and Bengaluru. ''Gimmick'' cast included Ravi Shankar Gowda, Sadhu Kokila, Shobhraj and Sundar Raj in supporting roles. The film was bankrolled by Deepak Sami under his banner Sami Pictures. The film marked Ronica Singh's debut in the Kannada film industry. The filming was wrapped in January.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film is composed by

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian 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 such as '' Biruga ...

and lyrics by

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Marketing and release

The official trailer of the film was unveiled on 18 May 2019. The official sneak-peak of the film was unveiled on 25 May 2019. The film was theatrically released on 15 August 2019.

Reception

Critical response

A Sharadhaa of ''The New Indian Express'' opined that music director Ajrun Janya's compositions suited the mood of the film. Praising the cinematography by Vignesh Vasu, Sharadhaa concluded, "In company of ghosts, the horror film with comical twists makes for a one-time-watch." Vinay Lokesh of ''

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'' gave three stars out of five and noted that the story took time to come up, but after that there were 'edge-of-the-seat moments' till the end. Lokesh concluded, "The actor excels in his role in this horror-comedy. If you have not watched the original, Gimmick is sure to entertain.

References

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External links

Gimmick on IMDb
2019 films Kannada remakes of Tamil films Indian comedy horror films 2010s Kannada-language films Films shot in Bangalore Films shot in Mysore Films shot in Sri Lanka Films directed by Naganna