Happy New Year (2017 film)

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Happy New Year
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Theatrical Poster
Directed byPannaga Bharana
Screenplay byPannaga Bharana
Athi Sankar
Avinash Balekkala
Story byPannaga Bharana
Produced byVanaja Patil
Starring B. C. Patil
Saikumar
Rajshri Ponnappa
Vijaya Raghavendra
Diganth
Dhananjay
Sudharani
Cinematography Shreesha Kuduvalli
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Music by Raghu Dixit [1]
Production
company
Soumya Films
Release date
  • May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Happy New Year is a 2017 Indian Kannada anthology film directed by Pannaga Bharana and featuring an ensemble cast consisting of B. C. Patil, Saikumar, Rajshri Ponnappa, Vijaya Raghavendra, Diganth, Dhananjay, Sudharani, Shruthi Hariharan, Sonu Gowda, Margarita and Srushti Patil in the lead roles. Music is composed by Raghu Dixit.

Contents

The principal photography commenced on 22 August 2016 and the film was released on 5 May 2017.

Synopsis

The movie revolves around five stories interwoven. Raghavendra (Vijaya Raghavendra) is a police constable who is struggling to make time with daughter Pranathi and wife Suma (Sonu Gowda).He is unhappy with his job. Harsha (Diganth) is a IT professional goes for a vacation and that is when he falls in love with Vismaya who is a ardent believer of science . Venkatramana Bhat (P. Sai Kumar) is a car show room head and Varalaxmi (Sudha Rani) his wife are a childless couple. Venkatramana Bhat is unhappy with his orthodox wife. Danny (Dhananjaya) is a RJ who loves Charvi, who is bedridden due to terminal disease. Danny tries hard to save her. Kourava (B. C. Patil) is a underworld Don who is released from the jail and finds a love. All the characters are in search of meaning in their life. New Year brings a big change in their lives.

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs and background score for the film are composed by Raghu Dixit. The audio was launched on 20 February 2017 at the KSC Stadium in Bangalore. Actor Sudeep officially launched the album. [2]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Adda Bidde"  Raghu Dixit  
2."Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Da Ni"  Nakul Abhyankar  
3."Baduke Neenentha Nataka" Kapil Nair 
4."Preethiya Hesare Neenu" Vasuki Vaibhav, Raghavendra V Kamath 
5."Kaurava (Theme)" Master Vishwas, Nakul Abhyankar  
6."Preethiya Hesare Neenu (Unplugged)" Vasuki Vaibhav, Raghavendra V Kamath 
7."The Party Anthem"Rahul Dit-O (rap lyrics only)Raghu Dixit, Nakul Abhyankar, Sujay Harthi, Nikhil P Sarathy, Inchara Rao, Apoorva Sridhar, Aishwarya Rangarajan (Rap verse by Rahul Dit-O) 

Reception

Sunayana Suresh of Times of india rated 3.5 out of 5 and stated that "The film is definitely worth that summer vacation watch, which you can watch with either your entire family or your special someone". [3] Shyam Prasad S of Bangalore Mirror rated 3.5 out of 5 star and wrote that "Overall the film is a neat little package of a bit of everything. It is a slice of life from characters from different sections of the city". [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Happy New Year (2017) Kannada Movie Mp3 Songs Download - 123 Musiq" . Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Happy New Year songs arrive, colorful event". Indiaglitz.com.
  3. ↑ "Happy New Year Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Prasad S., Shyam (5 May 2017). "Movie Review: Happy New Year | An interesting anthology". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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