''Kalgejje'' is a 2011 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 ...
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musical romance film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
starring newcomers Vishwas and Roopika alongside
Anant Nag. The film has been directed and written by A Bangaru and produced by debutant Nagabhushan under his home banner. Gandharva has composed the music.
Plot
The film is about romance and has music as its primary element.
Cast
* Vishwas as Gowri Shankar
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Anant Nag
* Roopika as Aarti
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Rangayana Raghu
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Sumithra
* Pavitra Lokesh
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T. S. Nagabharana
Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana (born 23 January 1953), commonly known as T. S. Nagabharana, is an Indian film director, in the Kannada film industry and a pioneer of parallel cinema. He is one of the few film directors to have straddled t ...
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V. Manohar
Vitla Manohar is an Indian music director, lyricist, film director and actor in Kannada and Tulu movies. He has scored music to several Kannada and Tulu films. He has written lyrics to more than 1000 songs in Kannada cinema.
Early life
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Soundtrack
Reception
Critical response
Shruti Indira Laskhminarayana of ''
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'' scored the film at 1.5 out of 5 stars and says "Kalgejje comes with a message for both parents and children. It, on one hand shows how wrong it is to impose one's career plans on their children, and on the other hand, shows how children should resist from disregarding parents. It also highlights the struggles of youth aiming to make it big in films. If the story was told in a different way, it would have come as a breath of fresh air". B S Srivani from
Deccan Herald
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wrote "Instead, this patchwork quilt offers only visual treat, but no real comfort. Roopika is turning into a reliable performer while Vishwas would do well to acquire some seriousness in his outlook. Rangayana Raghu treads the thin line between ludicrity and credibility. Comedy turns into a farce. The sounds of this anklet do not resonate".
Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...
2010-11
* Best Lyricist – A. Bangaru
* Best Sound Recording – Palani D Senapathi
References
2011 films
2010s Kannada-language films
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