College Kumar (2020 film)

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College Kumar
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Theatrical release poster in Telugu
Directed by Hari Santhosh
Written byVidhyadharan (Tamil dialogues)
Screenplay byHari Santhosh [1]
Based on College Kumar
by Santhu
Produced byL. Padmanabha [2]
Starring
CinematographyGuru Prashanth Rai [1]
Edited by Garry BH (Telugu)
K. Pavan Kalyan (Telugu)
K. M. Prakash (Tamil) [1]
Music by Qutub-E-Kripa
Production
company
M. R. Pictures [2]
Release date
  • 6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Telugu
  • Tamil

College Kumar is a 2020 Indian comedy film written and directed by Hari Santhosh. A remake of his 2017 Kannada film of the same name, it was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil languages, with Rajendra Prasad starring in Telugu and Prabhu in Tamil. Rahul Vijay, Priya Vadlamani and Madhoo co-star in both versions. College Kumar was released on 6 March 2020 in both languages.

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Plot

Sasi Kumar / Thiru Kumaran, a peon, wants to make his son an auditor because his employer, an arrogant auditor, insults him. As time passes by, his son, Shiva Kumar disappoints him by not being a bright student in college. Sasi / Thiru's wife Janaki is upset too over the same. He loses his cool when Kumar is terminated from college for indulging in malpractice. An infuriated Kumar vents his frustration to his father and challenges him to join college and earn a degree. How Sasi / Thiru takes up the challenge forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Cast (Telugu)Cast (Tamil)Role (Telugu)Role (Tamil)Ref.
Rajendra Prasad Prabhu Sasi KumarThiru Kumaran [3] [4]
Rahul Vijay Shiva Kumar [3]
Priya Vadlamani Avantika
Madhoo Janaki [5]
Nassar Santhosh Kumar G. [6]
Manobala K. Murthy
Chaams Swami
SebastianShiva's friend
Avinash Madhava RaoKaliyamurthy [4]
Anchor RoshanKishore Kumar
Kote Prabhakar
Ganesh Rao KesarkarRavanaRavanan
M. N. SureshCanteen worker

Production

In April 2019, it was reported that the Kannada film College Kumar would be remade in Telugu and Tamil and languages, with both versions being shot simultaneously. Hari Santhosh was confirmed to be directing both remakes, while the producers of the original too would be retained. Principal photography began in the same month. [7] Though the cast was largely the same in both versions, [5] [3] Rajendra Prasad was exclusive to the Telugu version and Prabhu to Tamil. [8] It was also the Tamil cinema debuts of Rahul Vijay and Priya Vadlamani. [9] [4]

Themes

Hari Santhosh has stated that, through College Kumar, he intends to convey the message that "it's never too late to learn." [10]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Qutub-E-Kripa. It was released via Sony Music India. [7] [10]

Telugu [11]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."College Kumar" Sri Mani Anurag Kulkarni 4:31
2."Allade Allade"Kittu VissapragadaAnurag Kulkarni3:08
3."Baari Baari"Sri ManiHaricharan Seshadri, Abhijith Rao4:03
4."Kanulaaraa"Kittu VissapragadaSathya Prakash3:40
5."Kannule Daate"Kittu VissapragadaSanthosh Dhayanidhi3:52
Tamil [12]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."College Kumar" Arivu Nakul Abhyankar, Anthony Daasan 4:30
2."Arrathi"Mohan RajA. H. Kaashif, G. V. Prakash Kumar 3:07
3."Baari Baari"ArivuPavan, Haricharan, Abhijith Rao4:02
4."Needhan En Ulagam"Mohan RajA. H. Kaashif, Nithin Rajaram Shastry3:40
5."Kelumbudaa Nanbaa"Mohan Raj Santhosh Dhayanidhi, Yazin Nizar 3:51

Release and reception

College Kumar was released on 6 March 2020 in both Telugu and Tamil versions. [2] [13] Reviewing the Telugu version, Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India rated it 2 stars out of 5, praising the premise but criticised its execution, saying it "makes it seem like leftover material from the 90s or early 2000s." [3] Reviewing the Tamil version, Thinkal Menon of The Times of India also rated it 2 stars out of 5, saying, "College Kumar has the issues which most of the remake versions suffer. The project, which has been made simultaneously in [Telugu] as well, looks like a Telugu film in many scenes, thanks to the location and artistes who play the minor supporting roles." [5] Maalai Malar , however, reviewed the Tamil version more positively, praising its comedy. [6]

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