''Nam Areal Ond Dina'' () is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language romantic

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film directed by

Aravind Kaushik Aravind Kaushik is an Indian film director, screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He rose to fame with 2010 film '' Nam Areal Ond Dina''. Career Aravind Kaushik began his career as an dubbing artist in 2002 film ''Joot''. He continued as ...

and starring Anish Tejeshwar,

Meghana Gaonkar Meghana Gaonkar (born 8 May 1986) is an Indian actress working in Kannada cinema. She made her acting debut in 2010, with the film '' Nam Areal Ond Dina''. Early life Meghana Gaonkar was born in Kalaburgi. She did her schooling from Sharanba ...

, and

Rakshit Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and filmmaker of Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South. Early life Shetty was born in Udupi on 6 June 1983 in a Tulu-speaking Bunt family. ...

. The film began production in 2008 and released two years later. This film marked the acting debut of Gaonkar and Shetty and the directorial debut of Aravind Kaushik. This film was supposed to be the debut film of Tejeshwar, but '' Police Quarters'' ended up releasing first.

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. ...

Kuri Prathap Prathap (also known as ''Kuri Prathap'') is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He made his debut in the movie Sixer (2007), and went on to cast in many commercial films. Some films Prathap worked as an actor include '' Mylari'' (20 ...

, and Ravi Teja were cast in supporting roles and a song pictured on Ramesh was included in the film.

Plot

The film is about a man, Chinna, who has no major goal in his life, runs after a girl named Chinnu. When she wants him to make Rs. 5000 a month, he manages to get the money illegally. Chinna faces more problems after he learns about Chinnu's other love interest, Aravind.

Cast

* Anish Tejeshwar as Chinna *

as Chinnu *

as Aravind *

*Ravi Teja

Soundtrack

The songs are 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 ...

. Regarding the songs, a critic from ''

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'' wrote that "While Nenapu is a melodious composition, the other songs -- by Arjun -- are just okay. Some of them could have been done away with".

Reception

A critic from the '' Bangalore Mirror'' noted that "The director’s non-linear narration turns out to be the biggest asset of the film". A critic from ''

'' gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and stated that "Colloquial dialogues by Arvind is another strong point. But the film could have had a better screenplay".

Legacy

Gaonkar, Shetty, and Janya collaborated with Kaushik for his second film ''Tughlaq'' (2012). A sequel titled '' Namma Arealli Innondu Dina'' () began production in 2012.

References

{{Reflist 2010s Kannada-language films 2010 romantic drama films 2010 films Indian romantic drama films 2010 directorial debut films Films directed by Aravind Kaushik