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2016 Kannada film ...Re poster.jpg
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Directed by Sunil Kumar Desai
Screenplay bySunil Kumar Desai
Story bySunil Kumar Desai
Produced byLokesh R.
Starring Ramesh Aravind
Anant Nag
Harshika Poonacha
Suman
Divya Shetty Shridhar
Cinematography G.S. Bhaskar
Edited byB. S. Kemparaj
Music by Hamsalekha
Production
company
Sujana Creations
Distributed byJayanna Films
Release date
  • March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Kannada

...Re (English: If) is a 2016 Indian Kannada comedy film written and directed by Sunil Kumar Desai. [1] The film has an ensemble cast consisting of veteran actors: Ramesh Aravind, Anant Nag, Master Hirannaiah, Loknath, Shivaram, Tennis Krishna, Ramesh Bhat, Vaijanath Biradar, Sharath Lohithaswa, Suman, G. K. Govinda Rao among others. [2] Harshika Poonacha and debutant actress Suman play female leads in the film. [2] Ananth Nag had revealed that the movie is thematically similar to Badal Sircar's play Ballabpurer Roopkatha. [3]

Contents

Cast

Production

Pre-production of this movie started in 2013 with the title “Thandana Thandanaana”. The film has been produced by Lokesh R under Sujana Creations banner and has mostly been shot in and around Bengaluru.

Ace cinematographer G.S. Bhaskar who has previously worked for Hollywood technicians such as Richard Attenborough has handled the camera. [4] Veteran music director Hamsalekha has composed the music for the film. The movie was initially titled Thandana Thandanana. [5] Ananth Nag had revealed that the movie is thematically similar to Badal Sircar's play Ballabpurer Roopkatha. [3]

In an interview with The New Indian Express , the director Sunil Kumar Desai said that the film revolves around the "'ifs' of our lives". [6] Lead actor of the film Ramesh Aravind described the film as "an out of the box love story, which has deep meaning with weird characterisations". [1] Anant Nag also felt that the movie had "serious messages" about Indian cultural heritage and Adi Shankara's Advaita philosophy. [3] It has been touted as the comeback film of legends of Kannada cinema such as—director Sunil Kumar Desai, music director Hamsalekha and senior artists Loknath and Shivram. [7] In an interview with the Times of India, Ramesh Aravind said that "Re" may seem like a film from the 70s or 80s and the "old world charm" of the film is intentional. [8] The film makes a sweeping criticism at the state of open defecation in India. [9]

Soundtrack

No.Song TitleSingersLyrics
1"Nanondu Bilihaale"Badri Prasad, Hiranmayee Hamsalekha
2"Savi Nenapina"Badri PrasadHamsalekha

Reception

Critical response

A reviewer of Kannada Prabha wrote"Sunil Kumar Desai, who weaves a story that takes place almost between the four walls, goes to build a hall of speech, is not a good drama and does not show excellence technically, Sunil Kumar Desai is disappointing". [10] Sunayana Suresh from The Times of India says "While the soundtrack from Hamsalekha could have been a tad more contemporary, that can be forgiven given the old-world charm to the entire tale. Watch this for a dose of laughter, with some intelligent witticisms as the bonus". [11] Shyam Prasad S from Bangalore Mirror says "Ramesh Aravind delivers another good performance and seems to be growing younger. It can be safely said that Harshika Poonacha is one of the best actresses in Sandalwood". [12]

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  2. 1 2 "'...Re' Desai Trick". indiaglitz.com. 2 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Dhwani Desai (28 February 2016). "Lucky to play challenging roles: Ananth Nag". The Times of India.
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  5. ↑ "I got offers, but from the wrong kind of people". The Times of India .
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  7. ↑ "ದೇಸಾಯಿ ರಿಟರ್ನ್ಸ್ ನಾನು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದನ್ನೇ ಮಾಡ್ತೀನಿ". udayavani.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Prathibha Joy (2 March 2016). "Ananth Nag, my chemistry shows onscreen". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Open Defecation in India".
  10. ↑ "ಪ್ರೇ'ತಾತ'ಮಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಮಾತಿನ ಮಂಟಪದ ಆಸ'..ರೆ'". Kannada Prabha (in Kannada). 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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