Love Mocktail

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Love Mocktail
Love Mocktail poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed by Darling Krishna
Written byDarling Krishna
Produced byDarling Krishna
Milana Nagaraj
Starring Darling Krishna
Milana Nagaraj
Amrutha Iyengar
CinematographySri Crazy Mindz
Edited bySri Crazy Mindz
Music by Raghu Dixit
Production
company
Krishna Talkies
Distributed byMysore Talkies
Release date
  • 31 January 2020 (2020-01-31)
Running time
147 minutes [1]
Country India
LanguageKannada

Love Mocktail is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by Darling Krishna in his directorial debut. The film was released on 31 January 2020. [2] [3] The film was produced by Krishna and Milana Nagaraj, who also star in the film alongside Amrutha Iyengar. The plot follows the story of Adhi on his quest to find true love.

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The film released on 31 January 2020 and received positive reviews. It became one of the most successful film of 2020. In 2022, the movie was remade in Telugu as Gurthunda Seethakalam [4] and in Odia as Gupchup. [5] A sequel titled Love Mocktail 2 released in 2022. [6]

Plot

Adi (Darling Krishna), a software engineer, rescues Aditi (Rachana Indar) from goons. He then agrees to drop her home as he is too going to her hometown Udupi. During the journey Aditi asks Adi about his romantic history. He responds by telling her about his past, from the high school to present.

The film flashes back to Adi's high school years, where he had a crush on a girl from his tuition, Reema (Vibha Kallianpur). His friend approaches her, but she rejects Adi, as her parents had a failed marriage. When he moved on to the engineering college, he met Joshita "Jo" (Amrutha Iyengar). She is from a well-to-do family, and even though she truly loved Adi, she had doubts about his financial ability to provide her with the lifestyle she desired. Determined to quell her doubts, Adi joins an IT company after completing school. Despite this, Jo breaks up with him due to parental pressure and his low income.

Meanwhile Adi meets Nidhima "Nidhi" (Milana Nagaraj), a fellow software employee and a down-to-earth woman, at his workplace. After Adi is left heartbroken by Jo, his friends Vijay and Sushma set him up with Nidhi. Adi and Nidhi formed a happy couple, and Nidhi's warm nature and love changed Adi. After Jo tries to be back with Adi on her birthday, Adi realise his love for Nidhi. Adi and Nidhi get married and lead a happy, peaceful life. They also becomes pregnant. Unfortunately, Nidhi suffers a miscarriage and loses her baby, ultimately being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Nidhi eventually succumbs to the cancer, despite Adi's hopes that she will survive, leaving him devastated.

In the present time, Adi shows Nidhi's grave to Aditi, and the film ends with Adi driving Aditi home.

Cast

Soundtrack

Love Mocktail
Soundtrack album by
Released16 January 2020
Recorded2019
StudioRaghu Dixit Studio
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length22:20
Label Raghu Dixit Music
Raghu Dixit chronology
Ninna Sanihake
(2019)
Love Mocktail
(2020)
External audio
Nuvola apps arts.svg Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The soundtrack was composed by Raghu Dixit, with lyrics by Raghavendra V Kamath and Arun Kumar.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oh! Oh! Love Aagoithalla"Arun Kumar Raghu Dixit 4:27
2."Love you Chinna"Raghavendra V KamathShruthi VS and Nakul Abhyankar 4:24
3."Janumagale Kaayuve"Raghavendra V KamathNakul Abhyankar3:50
4."Kanna Haniyondhu"Raghavendra V Kamath Raghu Dixit 5:27
5."Modala Prema"Arun KumarAshwin Sharma3:50
6."Neene Yendigu"Raghavendra V KamathNihal Tauro3:32
Total length:22.20

Release

The film was released on 31 January 2020, in Karnataka and other screens in India.

Home media

The film was made available for streaming over Amazon Prime on 8 March 2020. [7] Love Mocktail premiered on television on 29 March, on Star Suvarna. [8]

Remake

The movie is being remade in Telugu starring Tamannaah and Satyadev Kancharana in the lead roles. The production will be led by Kannada director Nagashekar, who will also be co-producing the film with Bhavani Ravi. [9] [10] The film will be titled Gurthunda Seethakalam . [11] The 2022 Odia movie Gupchup was loosely based on this movie. [12]

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2nd Chandanavana Film Critics Academy AwardsBest Film Krishna
Milana Nagaraj
Nominated [13]
[14]
[15]
Best DirectorKrishnaNominated
Best ScreenplayNominated
Best Dialogue WriterKrishna
Milana Nagaraj
Nominated
Best ActorKrishnaNominated
Best ActressMilanaNominated
Best Supporting ActressKhushi AcharyaNominated
Amrutha Iyengar Nominated
Best Child ActorDhanush PranavNominated
Best Music Director Raghu Dixit Won
Best LyricsRaghavendra Kamath (Love you Chinna)Nominated
Best Male Singer Nakul Abhyankar (Love you Chinna)Nominated
Best Female SingerShruthi VS (Love You Chinna)Nominated
Best CinematographySri Crazy mindzNominated
Best EditorSri Crazy mindzNominated
9th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Film Krishna
Milana Nagaraj
Won [16]
Best DirectorKrishnaNominated
Best CinematographerSri Crazy MindzNominated
Best ActorKrishnaNominated
Best Actress Milana Nagaraj Won
Best Supporting Actress Amrutha Iyengar Won
Best Music Director - Kannada Raghu Dixit Nominated
Best Lyricist Nakul Abhyankar Nominated
Best Female Playback SingerShruthi VSNominated
67th Filmfare Awards South Best Director Darling Krishna Nominated [17]
Best Actor Nominated
Best Actress Milana Nagaraj Nominated
Critics Best Actress – Kannada Won
Best Supporting Actress Amrutha Iyengar Nominated
Best Music Director Raghu Dixit Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Shruthi VS- "Love you Chinna"Nominated

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