Gowdru Hotel | |
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Directed by | Pon Kumaran |
Written by | Pon Kumaran |
Produced by | Satish Reddy A. |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Shiva |
Edited by | Ravi Santheiklu |
Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production company | Eminent Movie Makers |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Gowdru Hotel is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language drama directed by Pon Kumaran and starring Rachan Chandra, Vedhika and Prakash Raj. The film is a Remake of the Malayalam film Ustad Hotel (2012). [1]
The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Ustad Hotel (2012) and features newcomer Rachan Chandra, Vedhika, and Prakash Raj in the lead roles. [2] [3] [4] [5] The film was adapted to suit the Kannada audience. [6] The film was shorter than the Malayalam original. [7] Anant Nag was cast to play a role in the film. [8] While the Malayalam film featured biriyani, this film featured mudde. [9]
This film marks the Kannada debut of Tamil music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja (his previous Kannada albums were remakes). [10] [11] [12]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ondhe Jeevana" | Kaviraj | Yuvan Shankar Raja | 3:11 |
2. | "Kshanvu Kooda" | Kaviraj | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Sanjana Kalamanje | 3:22 |
3. | "Ninna Haage" | K. Kalyan | Rahul Nambiar | 3:56 |
4. | "Gowdru Hotel Theme" | K. Kalyan | Vijay Prakash | 4:04 |
Total length: | 14:33 |
The Times of India gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and stated that "Go ahead, watch it if you want to check out an okay effort that is nearly salvaged in the second half". [13]
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