Govinda Govinda (2021 film)

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Govinda Govinda
Govindagovinda.jpg
Directed byThilak
Written by Vivek Athreya
Story byVivek Athreya
Based on Brochevarevarura
Produced byS. Shailendra Babu
M. K. Kishore
Ravi R. Garani
Starring Sumanth Shailendra
Bhavana
Roopesh Shetty
Kavitha Gowda
CinematographyK. S. Chandrasekhar
Edited byC. Ravichandra
Music byPradeep Varma
Production
companies
Shree Shailendra Productions
LG Creations
Ravi Garani Productions
Distributed by Pushkar Films
Release date
  • 26 November 2021 (2021-11-26)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Govinda Govinda is a 2021 Indian Kannada comedy thriller film directed by Thilak, making his debut. [1] The film was jointly produced by S. Shailendra Babu, [2] [3] M. K. Kishore and Ravi R. Garani. It features Sumanth Shailendra [4] [5] in the lead role. The supporting cast includes Vijay Chendur, Pavan and Achyuth Kumar. The score and soundtrack for the film is by Hithan Hasan and the cinematography is by K. S. Chandrasekhar. The film is an official remake of 2019 Telugu film Brochevarevarura .

Contents

Plot

Cast

Production

The film was announced in December 2019 after the shoot had started. The film marks comeback of actor Sumanth Shailendra to Kannada films. [6] The team had Bhavana [7] reprising the role of Nivetha Pethuraj and Kavitha Gowda reprising the role of Nivetha Thomas from the original. [8] The film later had Tulu actor Roopesh Shetty play another male lead role. The filming of the film had taken place in Vijayapura and in and around Bengaluru.

Soundtrack

Govinda Govinda
Soundtrack album by
Hithan Hassan
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageKannada
Label Pushkar Films
Producer S Shailendra Babu

The film's background score and the soundtracks are composed by Hithan Hassan. The music rights were acquired by Pushkar Films.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Modern Suprabhatha"Dev RangabhoomiKadab gere Muniraju , Hithan Hassan2:07
2."Yaarivaro"Hithan HassanVyasraj3:45
3."Kanninda Jaari"Vijay Vishwavani Anuradha Bhat 4:00
4."Govinda Govinda"Hithan HassanAnthony Das4:07
5."Aavarisu"Sai SukanyaVyasraj1:32
6."Manmohe"Hithan HassanHithan Hassan2:45
Total length:24:58

Release and reception

The film was earlier slated to release on 16 April 2021 [9] but owing to COVID-19 pandemic the film was theatrically released on 26 November 2021. [10] [11] [12]

The Times Of India gave 3/5 stars stating "Govinda Govinda is a fun ride, filled with humour and thrills. The second half of the story has some good substance. This can make for a good family outing" [13]

The New Indian Express gave 2.5/5 stars stating "The comedy-drama, which comes with an underlying message, does make for a one-time watch that had the potential to be a fun ride. " [14]

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