Kerebete is a 2024 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Rajguru. It stars Gowrishankar SRG and Bindu Shivaram in lead roles. The film revolves around Kerebete, an annual fishing event in Malenadu.
Naga (Gowrishankar SRG) is a tough guy. He often gets into trouble and lands in jail for smuggling wood. Kerebete starts with him being released from jail.
The scene shifts to Naga participating in Kerebete, a fishing sport, near his village. It is under these circumstances that both Naga and his mother (Harini Shreekanth) are denied their due share in their father's ancestral property citing the reason that his mother is an orphan from a lower caste.
Meanwhile, Naga is in love with Meena (Bindu Shivaram). While he works hard ( read smuggling wood) to buy a piece of land to live happily ever after with his mother and his future wife, Meena's parents become aware of the romance between the two. The girl's father insults Naga badly and calls his mother names.
Soon, Meena goes missing. She returns eight months later as a pregnant woman and there is no sign of Naga.
The film was released on 15 March 2024.
The soundtrack, composed by Gagan Baderiya
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mali athu beli athu" | Pramod Maravante | Karibasava Tadakal | 2:12 |
| 2. | "Malenada Gombe" | Pramod Maravante | Sai Vignesh, Aishwarya Rangarajan | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Kanugale Kaledhu Hodaga" | Pramod Maravante | Siddharath Bellamannu | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Bhuvana Hudukadidhe" | Ghouspheer | Kapilkapilan | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Muukha Maleyalli" | Pramod Maravante | Venkatesh DC | 2:51 |
| Total length: | 15:46 | |||
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) | 3 times Screening | Gowrishankar SRG | Nominated | [5] |
| 16th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFES) | 2 times screening and Nominated in Kannada cinema competition | Gowrishankar SRG | Nominated | [6] |
| Prajavani Cine Sammana 2025 | Best Movie | Gowrishankar SRG | Nominated | |
| Best Hero | Gowrishankar SRG | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Keerthan Poojary | Nominated | ||
| Best Editor | Jnannesh B Matad | Won | [7] | |
| Best Audiography & Sound Designing | Gowrishankar SRG | Won | ||