''Ondu Motteya Kathe'' () is a 2017

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romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant

Raj B. Shetty Raj B. Shetty is an Indian actor, Film Director, director, and screenwriter who works in Kannada film industry. He gained recognition through his directorial debut, ''Ondu Motteya Kathe'' (2017), which was a huge commercial success. He furthe ...

who also appears in the lead role, along with Usha Bhandary, Shailashree, Prakash Tuminadu, Amrutha Naik, Shreya Anchan, Vj Vineeth, Rahul Amin, Deepak Rai Panaje and Ramdas playing supporting roles. The movie was released on 7 July 2017 to positive reviews. ''

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'' called it the "Kannada film of the year". The film won the

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. The budget of the film was estimated to be at 30 lakhs INR. In 2019, the film was remade in Malayalam as ''

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'' and in Hindi as ''

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''.''.

Plot

A bald Kannada teacher, Janardhana, finds his love blossoming with the stout Sarala whom he met through a flopped pre-arranged marriage function.

Cast

as Janardhana * Usha Bhandary as Janardhan's mother * Shreya Anchan as Moha, marketing girl * Shailashree as Sarala * Amrutha Naik as E-Madam * VJ Vineeth as Janardhana's Brother * Mime Ramdas * Deepak Rai Panaje as Guruji *

Prakash Thuminad Prakash Thuminad is an Indian film actor who works in Kannada cinema. He also the SIIMA award for best comedian in 2019 for his role in the film '' Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai''. He is associated with the Kannada fi ...

as Srinivas * Shine Shetty as English lecturer

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Midhun Mukundan and lyrics by Vishwajitj Rao, Raj B Shetty and Keerthan Bhandary.

Critical reception

The film received positive reviews from critics. ''Deccan Chronicle'' wrote "Do not miss to watch this tale of an egg. It makes you fall in love, laugh, cry and most of all, it makes you realise the most beautiful aspect of life." Shyam S Prasad of ''Bangalore Mirror'' wrote "Ondu Motteya Kathe does not follow in the footsteps of such earlier Kannada films though. There is freshness in the approach. From the dialogues to the performances, there is a touch of new thinking. Motte does fall into familiar approaches in the second half. The plot is wrapped in a predictable manner. But with everything handled subtly, it comes across as a pioneering effort." Rakesh Mehar of ''News Minute'' wrote "There’s little that goes wrong with Ondu Motteya Kathe. Light and frothy, but also warm and empathetic, this film is one comedy you surely should not miss."

Baradwaj Rangan Baradwaj Rangan is an Indian film critic, writer, and formerly the deputy editor of ''The Hindu''. He later became a senior editor of Film Companion. Rangan won the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 2006. Before joining ''The Hindu'' ...

of Film Companion South wrote "But slowly, Ondu Motteya Kathe moves towards a genre that could be called an anti-rom-com: despite the finding-a-mate hilarity, there’s an undertow of genuine sadness" The film is probably the best tribute to Rajkumar made on Kannada screen till date and the subtle references to the late matinee idol and his films are a delight to any film buff. This movie brings forth the legend of ''Annavaru'' in an inspiring role through portraits, movie posters, scenes and songs featuring him smack bang in the middle throughout this humorous yet sensible Kannada release. Apart from Dr Rajkumar’s inspiring presence, this ‘egg’ has apt and simple ingredients which makes for an impressive tale. Debutant Raj shetty plays a major role in this film, both as writer, director and lead actor in his bald avatar. Movie was screened in Bangalore Bengali-Kannada Film Festival. It was one of the 4 films screened.

Awards

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6620238
Official Website

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