''Old Monk'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film written and directed by MG Srinivas. The film features MG Srinivas, Aditi Prabhudeva in lead role. The film's title was inspired from the popular alcohol beverage brand, but it also means "Hale Sanyasi" in Kannada. Veteran actor

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, made a special cameo appearance in the film. The film was released on February 25, 2022 simultaneously in the Kannada and Telugu languages. Critics praised the direction, comedy, writing, dialogue and performance of the film. Music Director duo Saurabh and Vaibhav collaborate a second time with Srini after

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, and are one of the producers of the movie.

Premise

Narada Narada ( sa, नारद, ), or Narada Muni, is a sage divinity, famous in Hindu traditions as a travelling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom. He is one of mind-created children of Brahma, the creator god. He ...

is cursed and banished to earth by Lord Krishna after he creates a quarrel between Krishna and Rukmini. The only way he can redeem himself is by getting married to someone he loves on the earth. Now, Narada, christened as Appanna, is born into a family that only believes in arranged marriage and he has no chance of finding love with his father playing the villain. When he does find an interest, there are many hurdles.

Cast

* MG Srinivas as Appanna and

* Aditi Prabhudeva as Abhigna * S. Narayan as Narayan, Appanna's father * Sujay Shastry as Ranveer Singh *

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as Shashank Radhakrishna *

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as Aruna, Appanna's mother *

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as Abhigna's father * Ashok Hegde as Radhakrishna, ex-minister * Bangalore Nagesh * Kalathapasvi Rajesh LIC Shyama Raya Guest appearance * Sunil Raoh as

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, extended cameo appearance *

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Rukmini Rukmini ( sa, रुक्मिणी, , ) is a Hindu goddess and the first queen and chief wife of Krishna. In Vaishnava tradition, she is described as Krishna's principal queen in Dvaraka, as well as the chief of his wives. She is an in ...

* PD Satish Chandra

Soundtrack

All songs were composed by Saurabh Vaibhav, and released under the label of

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. In "Old is Goldu", a song penned and sung by Gubbi, a tribute was paid to famous cult movies, through a photoshopped poster.

Track list

Release

The film's release was postponed several times due the

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pandemic. Director Srini announced the new release date for the film based on the government's decisions on post-pandamic occupation, and to avoid the release dates of other films. The film was released on 25 February 2022 simultaneously in the Kannada and Telugu languages.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt11791964 2020s Kannada-language films 2022 films 2022 romantic comedy films Films shot in Karnataka Indian romantic comedy films