Kempa (film)

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Kempa
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Directed byJagadish
Written byJagadish
Produced byAnekal Balaraj
Starring Santhosh
Thanushika
Music by Gurukiran
Distributed byMohan Das Pai
Release date
  • 9 January 2009 (2009-01-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Kempa is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by debutante Jagadish and starring newcomers Santhosh and Thanushika.

Contents

Cast

Production

The film began production in 2007 under the title Golla. [2] [3] Newcomer Santhosh, son of producer Anekal Balaraj, made his debut with this film. The story is based on a true incident of a shepard's struggle that happened in Gopinatham, the birthplace of Veerappan. [4] [5] [6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Gurukiran. [7]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Andhu Omey" Kunal Ganjawala 4:26
2."Gollaya Gollaya" Lakshmi Manmohan 3:55
3."Hello Ondu Phonu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hariharan 4:58
4."Huva Chelliro"Hariharan, Malathi 4:54
5."Suridhu Bedu" Vijay Yesudas 4:26
6."Yallaru Maduudu"Gurukiran5:18
Total length:27:57

Reception

R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com opined that "Kempa should be watched for the first and the last 20 minutes". [8] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Kempa could have been a better film". [9] [10]

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