''Sagar'' ( kn, ಸಾಗರ್) is a 2012

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 ...

romantic drama film starring

Prajwal Devaraj Prajwal Devaraj (born 4 July 1987) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut with the Kannada film '' Sixer'' (2007) for which he won the Best Debut actor award at the Suvarna Film Awards. This was followed by t ...

Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit is an Indian film and television actress. She has established a career in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema as a leading actress. Having worked in Soap opera, television serials such as ''Nandagokula'', ''Kaadambari'', and ''Su ...

Sanjjanaa Sanjjanaa Galrani is an Indian model and actress who made her film debut in the 2005 Telugu film Soggadu. She is known for her role in the Kannada film ''Ganda Hendathi'' (2006). She played a supporting role in the 2008 Telugu film ''Bujjigadu' ...

and

Haripriya Shruthi Chandrasena, known professionally as Haripriya, is an Indian actress and model who chiefly works in Kannada films, in addition to a few Tamil and Telugu films. Haripriya is currently engaged to Kannada actor Vasista.N. Simha. Early life ...

in the lead roles. The story, screenplay and direction is by

M. D. Sridhar M. D. Shridhar is a Kannada film writer and director. He debuted with the successful 2002 film ''Friends'' and since then has directed many successful films such as '' Chellata'' (2006), '' Porki'' (2010) and '' Bulbul'' (2013). Personal life ...

Gurukiran Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is an Indian music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie '' A'', directed and acted by Upendra. His music for his next movie ''Upendra'' furt ...

is the music director of the film. Produced by

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, the film's cinematography is by Krishna Kumar. This movie was later dubbed into Hindi as .

Plot

Hailing from the aristocratic industrialist Rajasekhara Murthy family, Sagar (Prajwal Devaraj) is forced to tell a lie that he is in love with Kajal. That is when the marriage is fixed with him and Priyanka (Haripriya). They decide that unless both fall in love, they will not marry. To prevent this marriage, Sagar comes up with an idea. Accordingly, Kajal (Radhika Pandit) arrives in the house. The family agrees on this and what happens next is the action portion, because Kajal is followed by international don Sonu (Dev Gill). How Sagar saves Kajal and accepts her, is the remaining portion of the film.

Cast

as Sagar *

as Kajal *

Sanjjanaa Galrani Sanjjanaa Galrani is an Indian model and actress who made her film debut in the 2005 Telugu film Soggadu. She is known for her role in the Kannada film ''Ganda Hendathi'' (2006). She played a supporting role in the 2008 Telugu film '' Bujjigadu ...

as Jennifer *

as Priyanka *

Dev Gill Dev Singh Gill is an Indian actor and model known for his work in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada movies alongside Hindi and Punjabi movies. Career Gill made his debut with film ''Shaheed-E-Azam'' (2002). In 2008, he acted in Telugu language film ...

as Sonu *

Vinaya Prasad Vinaya Prakash ( Bhat), also credited as Vinaya Prasad, is an Indian actress who has primarily featured in Kannada, and Malayalam films and TV series besides acting in Telugu language films. She has won the State Best Actress Award for her pe ...

Avinash Avinash Yelandur (born 22 December 1959) is an Indian actor who stars predominantly in South Indian language films, notably in the Kannada and Tamil film industries. He has been in the industry for two decades and has acted in over 200 films. Kn ...

as Rajashekara Murthy *

Sharath Lohitashwa Sharatchandra Lohithaswa (born 5 May 1972), known popularly as Sharath Lohithaswa, is an Indian actor mostly known for his work in Kannada and Tamil films. He has had a successful career in theatre, where he continues to work, and television. A ...

* Sangeetha * Ganesh Rao Kesarkar * Suresh Anchan * Aadi Lokesh * Kaddipudi Chandru

Soundtrack

has composed the songs to the lyrics of

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. The Audio has been distributed by Anand Audio.

Reception

A Sharadhaa from ''

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'' wrote "The comical element has worked well whenever it has appeared. With a star cast consisting of well known actors, the film has done quite well. Gurukiran has done a decent job with remixes and peppy songs. Dialogues were well written. Cinematography by Krishna Kumar is an asset to the movie". A critic from

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says "While Prajwal Devaraj has given a matured performance, Radhika Pandit impresses you with her expressions. Haripriya gives a glamorous touch to her role with an impressive performance. AV Krishnakumar’s cinematography is amazing. Music director Gurukiran has given catchy tunes to the lyrics of Kaviraj. BA Madhu’s dialogues are impressive". B S Srivani from

Deccan Herald ''Deccan Herald'' is an Indian English language daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka. It was founded by K. N. Guruswamy, a liquor businessman from Ballari and was launched on 17 June 1948. It is published by The Printe ...

wrote "Radhika gets the meaty part which she plays with cool detachment. Avinash, Sharath Lohitashwa, Vinaya Prakash, Adi Lokesh and the rest are adequate. Dev Gill projects raw aggression, but only just. Sagar is more about emotions than just about the hero, deftly handled. A frothy entertainer at its best". A critic from

Bangalore Mirror ''Bangalore Mirror'' is a daily English-language newspaper published in Bangalore, India. It is a deputed newspaper and is the second-largest circulating English newspaper in the city ''Vijay Times'' ''Vijay Times'' was an English newspaper st ...

wrote "Prajwal is good in the romantic part and uncharacteristic in action. Radhika proves why she bags awards by the handful. Haripriya plays out her role well and credit should got to seasoned Avinash and Sharat Lohitashva who make the film grand with their presence. It is the import Dev Gill who pales in comparison though the dubbing of his voice by Gurukiran is a perfect fit". A critic from

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wrote "While the fights and three songs are good, the inclusion of some unnecessary sequences in the second half drags the film. Even the story does not offer any freshness, but the production values makes the film much attractive. The comedy portions in the film are weak, but the song picturisations are a strong attraction of the film".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sagar 2012 films 2010s Kannada-language films Films scored by Gurukiran Films directed by M. D. Sridhar