Fortuner (film)

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Fortuner
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Directed byManjunath J Anivaarya
Written byPavan Ranadheera
Story byPavan Ranadheera
Starring Diganth
Sonu Gowda
CinematographyMadhusudhan Maddy
Edited byGuruswamy T
Music by Poornachandra Tejaswi
Production
company
Golecha Films International
Release date
  • 4 January 2019 (2019-01-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Fortuner (transl. Luck or Privilege) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language romantic-family drama directed by Manjunath J Anivaarya [1] who is making his directorial debut. The film is first venture by Golecha Films International helmed by Rajesh Golecha, Anand Golecha, Surendar Golecha and Vimal Golecha. Diganth, Sonu Gowda [2] and Swathi Sharma are playing lead roles supported by Rajesh Nataranaga, Kalyani Raju, Vinayak Joshi, Naveen Krishna among many others. [3]

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Plot

Fortune translates to Luck or Privilege. Life is said to be meaningful only when we analyze, punish and omit our imperfections before it is pointed out by others. This transition in life forms the crux of the story. The romantic drama unfolds life's situations and the protagonist's adaptation to the scenario. Watch the complete film to know whose fortunes are going to change.

Cast

Soundtrack

Fortuner
Soundtrack album by
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageKannada
Label Jhankar Music

The film's score and soundtrack was composed by Poornachandra Tejaswi. [4]

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."O Deva"Pavan Ranadheera Sanjith Hegde, Varun04:21
2."Suggi Madona"Shishunala Sharifa Poornachandra Tejaswi, Sachin03:41
3."Sirigereya Neeralli"K N Narasimha Swamy Sanjith Hegde 04:48
4."Kaiya Chivuti Omme"Hemanth Kumar Shreya Ghoshal  
5."Thanuvina Dhigbhandana"Rakshith M Nagarle Poornachandra Tejaswi  
6."Kadala Dadadamele"Hemanth Kumar Ananya Bhat  

Reception

Critical response

Vinay Lokesh of The Times of India scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says "Fortuner highlights the complexities in today's relationships and how the young generation reacts when their expectations fall short. Director J Anivaarya deserves credit for adopting a refreshing approach that strikes the right chord. Fortuner takes you on an emotional journey that doesn't have the regular tropes of commercial films" [5] A Shardhha of Cinema Express scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "Fortuner leaves us with a strong sense of déja-vu, and had there been better sync between the cast and crew, the result could have been a better picture." [6] Arvind Shweta of The News Minute wrote "The film may have worked well if it was made a decade ago. But right now, it is difficult to convince the audience with such a weak script." [7]

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References

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