Happy Birthday (2016 Indian film)

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Happy Birthday
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Directed byKiran Kumaru
Written bySai Prasad
Screenplay bySai Prasad
Story bySai Prasad
Produced byDhanalakshmi Cheluvaraayaswam
Bhagya Sukhadhare
Starring Sachin
Samskruthy Shenoy
CinematographySuresh Jayakrishna
Edited byCheluva Murthy
Music by V. Harikrishna
Production
company
Swarnambika Pictures
Release date
  • 26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)
Running time
150minutes
CountryIndia
Language Kannada

Happy Birthday is a 2016 Indian Kannada language romantic action film written, directed and co-produced by Mahesh Sukhadhare. [1] It stars Sachin, making his debut, [2] and Samskruthy Shenoy in the lead roles [3] along with guest appearances by actors Ambareesh and Srinagar Kitty. [4] The music of the film is composed by V. Harikrishna whilst the cinematography is by Suresh Jayakrishna.

Contents

Principal photography for the film began in June 2015 by Sai Prasad and the shooting was held around Mandya district. [5] [6]

Cast

Soundtrack

Happy Birthday
Soundtrack album by
V. Harikrishna
Released23 July 2016 [7]
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label D-Beats
Producer V. Harikrishna

V. Harikrishna has composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack. The audio was officially launched by actor Yash. [8] The event was attended by many celebrities from the cinema industry and political parties. It was held on 23 July 2016 at Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah grounds in Mandya.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Hogume Hogume" V. Nagendra Prasad Naveen Sajju 
2."Prathi Mounavu" K. Kalyan Sonu Nigam  
3."Kaagegyaak Kankappu"Krishne Gowda Vijay Prakash  
4."Neenagi Helalilla"K. Kalyan Vani Harikrishna  
5."Yen Varase"V. Nagendra PrasadVani Harikrishna 

Reception

Critical response

Shyam Prasad S of Bangalore Mirror scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "At least two songs are blockbuster material. Aerial shots stop being impressive after a point due to excessive use of drones. The phrase, Happy Birthday, has a completely different meaning in some parts of rural Karnataka. If you don’t know what it is and are curious, the film may well provide you with more than the entertainment you asked for." [9] Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "One of the highlights of the film is the Hogume song, which lingers on even after you've left the cinema hall. This film will work for audience that love their masala fare, replete with action, unpalatable comedy, romance and a fair share of melodrama too." [10] The Hindu wrote "The dialogues are set in the dialect of the region. With a stiff body language, Sachin can barely act or emote. Samskruthi saves the film partially with her performance. Achyuth Kumar and Rajesh Nataranga do what they can within their roles." [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "PIn Conversation: Mahesh Sukhadhare speaks about his upcoming film Happy Birthday". Deccan Chronicle.
  2. ↑ "Cheluvarayaswamy's Son to Debut in Happy Birthday". Chitraloka. June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Happy Birthday Heroine Samskruti Shenoy". Chitraloka.
  4. ↑ "Ambareesh and Srinagara Kitty in special appearances". YTalkies.
  5. ↑ "Sachin Starrer Happy Birthday Launched". Chitraloka. 13 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Happy Birthday on floor". Indiaglitz. 13 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Happy Birthday Audio Releasing on July 23rd". Chitraloka. 16 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Yash Releases Happy Birthday Songs". Chitraloka. 25 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "MOVIE REVIEW: HAPPY BIRTHDAY". Bangalore Mirror . Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India . Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "'Happy Birthday' review: An excuse for a launch". The Hindu . 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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