''Monsoon Raaga'' is a 2022 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

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directed by S Ravindranath. it is a remake of the

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film, ''

C/o Kancharapalem ''C/o Kancharapalem'' (spelt as ''Care of Kancharapalem'') is a 2018 Telugu-language slice of life anthology film written and directed by debutant Venkatesh Maha. It is produced by American filmmaker Praveena Paruchuri and distributed by Rana ...

'' (2018), featuring Dhanajaya and

Rachita Ram Bindhya Ram , known by her stage name Rachita Ram, is an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Kannada films. Rachita made her film debut with the 2013 film ''Bulbul (2013 film), Bulbul'' as the lead opposite Darshan (actor), D ...

. The music is composed by J. Anoop Seelin. The film is produced by A R Vikhyath through Vikhyath Chitra Productions. It received positive reviews

Cast

* Dhanajaya as Katte, who works at a wine store *

as Asma Begum, a sex worker *Yasha Shivakumar as Raga Sudha, a Brahmin girl *

Achyuth Kumar Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. Born in the town of Belur, in the district of Hassan and brought up in Tiptur. He graduated in bachelor of commerce from the Kalpatharu First Grade College, which was t ...

as Raju, a bachelor who later marries Hasini * Suhasini Maniratnam as Hasini, a widow and has a 20-year-old daughter *Nihal as Sundara *Sinchana Koteshwar as Suchitra *Nitesh Nittur as Gopinath

Release

The film was released on 16 September 2022. The digital streaming rights were acquired by

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and was premiered on 9 December 2022.

Reception

Sharadhaa of ''

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'' gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and wrote that "Monsoon Raaga is a slow-moving film that does create some confusion in the beginning, however, the characters steal the show. In a nutshell, Monsoon Raaga makes for a realistic experience for romantic hearts". While comparing it with the original film, Shivani Kava of ''

The News Minute ''The News Minute'' is an Indian digital news platform based in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was founded by Dhanya Rajendran, Chitra Subramaniam and Vignesh Vellore in 2014. Apart from Karnataka, it also has bureaus in the states of Telangana, And ...

'' wrote: "This slice-of-life drama remains a notch below the original". Echoing the same, Muralidhara Khajane of ''

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'' wrote: "Despite commendable performances by the cast, the Kannada remake of ‘C/o Kancharapalem’ has been visualised with pure commercial interest, lacking the charm of the original".

References

External links

* Indian romantic drama films 2020s Kannada-language films 2022 films Films shot in Karnataka 2022 drama films Films set in Karnataka Kannada remakes of Telugu films Slice of life films Indian anthology films {{2020s-Kannada-film-stub