News (film)

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Directed byM. K. Maheshwar
Written byM. K. Maheshwar
Produced byM T Sriram
C Gopi
M Kumar
Starring Upendra
Reema Sen
Renuka Menon
CinematographySendhil Kumar
Edited byJo Ni Harsha
Music by Gurukiran
Production
company
Sri Vidya Pictures
Release date
  • 4 August 2005 (2005-08-04)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

News is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and written by M. K. Maheshwar. The film stars Upendra along with Reemma Sen and Renuka Menon in the lead roles. [1] The film was produced by Sri Vidya Pictures. Both Reema Sen and Renuka Menon made their Kannada debut through this film.

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The film released on 4 August 2005 to generally positive reviews from critics. [2] However, the film failed commercially at the box-office. The critics commented that the plot elements of the movie had loose similarities with Malayalam movies like Iyer the Great and New Delhi . [3]

Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Gurukiran. [4]

News
Soundtrack album by
Released2005 (2005)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Ashwini Audio
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Naanu Jeetendra" V. Manohar Gurukiran, Sadhana Sargam  
2."Good Morning" Kaviraj Udit Narayan, Chitra Sivaraman 
3."Gira Gira"Kaviraj KK, Priyadarshini  
4."Munjaneya"KavirajUdit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal  
5."Munjaneya-2"Kaviraj Shael Oswal, Shreya Ghoshal 
6."Bombayee" Gurukiran Chaitra H. G.  

Reception

A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Vidya Pictures' maiden venture News is a welcome departure from the regular Kannada film narratives both in content and narrative mode". [5] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Directed by story writer-turned-director Maheshwar, News has an interesting plot. The film's narration in the opening sequences is tight and helps build curiosity. Somewhere down the line, however, the director loses track". [6] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "You will enjoy "News very much if you are a die hard Upendra fan. But if you look at the film objectively, it is a film with both positive and negative points and may be okay for one time viewing". [2]

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References

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  3. "Preview". Moviebuzz. Archived from the original on 21 December 2004 via Sify.
  4. "Songs". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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