Nanu Matthu Gunda

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Nanu Matthu Gunda
Directed bySrinivas Timmayya
Written byVivekananda Tanjarayar [1]
Produced byRaghu Hassan [2]
StarringShivaraj K.R. Pete
Samyukta Hornad
Prakash Belawadi
Music byKarthik Sharma
Production
company
Poem Pictures production
Release date
  • 24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Naanu Matthu Gunda is a 2020 Kannada-language comedy film directed by Srinivas Timmayya . It has an essemble cast of Shivaraj K.R. Pete, Samyukta Hornad, Prakash Belawadi. It was released on 24 January 2020. [1] [2]

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Plot

Shankar, an auto driver, finds a dog in his rickshaw. Feeling repulsive in the beginning, Shankar begins to warm for the dog and names him as Gunda. The emotional bond between Shankar and Gunda becomes strong that they become the talk of the town, which makes his wife Kavitha to feel jealous. Naanu Mutthu Gunda is a heartwarming story about these three lives coming together.

Cast

Release

Naanu Matthu Gunda was released on 24 January 2020 and received positive reviews from critics and audience. [3] [1]

Remakes

Navarasan bought the remake rights of the film and plans to remake it in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam Languages. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "'Naanu Matthu Gunda': A Kannada film that explores the bond between man and dog". The News Minute. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Naanu Matthu Gunda Movie Review {3.0/5}: Critic Review of Naanu Matthu Gunda by Times of India", The Times of India, retrieved 15 April 2022
  3. 1 2 "ಪರಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಿಂಚಲಿದೆ ಶಿವರಾಜ್‌ ಕೆ.ಆರ್‌. ಪೇಟೆ ನಟನೆಯ 'ನಾನು ಮತ್ತು ಗುಂಡ'!". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 17 April 2022.