Old Monk (film)

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Old Monk
Directed by M. G. Srinivas
Written byPrasanna VM (dialogues)
Screenplay by
  • Santosh Nandakumar
  • Prasanna VM
  • M. G. Srinivas
Story byM. G. Srinivas
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBharat Parasuram
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Music by Saurabh-Vaibhav
Production
company
Siddi Enterprises
Release date
  • 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹1 crore
Box officeest.₹5 crore

Old Monk [1] is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. G. Srinivas. [2] The film features MG Srinivas, Aditi Prabhudeva [3] [4] in lead role. The film's title was inspired from the popular alcohol beverage brand, but it also means "Hale Sanyasi" in Kannada. [5] Veteran actor Rajesh, made a special cameo appearance in the film. [6] The film was released on February 25, 2022 simultaneously in the Kannada and Telugu languages. [7]

Contents

Critics praised the direction, comedy, writing, dialogue and performance of the film. [8] [9] Music Director duo Saurabh and Vaibhav collaborate a second time with Srini after Birbal, and are one of the producers of the movie. [10]

Premise

Narada is cursed and banished to earth by Lord Krishna after he creates a quarrel between Krishna and Rukmini. The only way he can redeem himself is by marrying someone he loves on the earth. Now, Narada, christened as Appanna, is born into a family that only believes in arranged marriage and he has no chance of finding love with his father playing the villain. When he does find an interest, there are many hurdles.

Cast

Soundtrack

Old Monk
Soundtrack album by
Saurabh-Vaibhav
Released2022
Recorded2021
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length10:11
Label Anand Audio
Producer Saurabh-Vaibhav
Saurabh-Vaibhav chronology
Birbal
(2019)		Old Monk
(2022)

All songs were composed by Saurabh Vaibhav, and released under the label of Anand Audio. [11] In "Old is Goldu", a song penned and sung by Gubbi, a tribute was paid to famous cult movies, through a photoshopped poster. [12]

Track list

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Giccha Gilli Gilli"Mudakanna MorabaMudakanna Moraba3:08
2."Old is Goldu"GubbiGubbi2:01
3."Color Color Chitte"Nagarjun Sharma Saurabh Gupta 2:20
4."I.A.S Andre" Srini, Prasanna VMVishak Naagalapura2:42
Total length:10:11

Release

The film's release was postponed several times due the COVID-19 pandemic.

Director Srini announced the new release date for the film based on the government's decisions on post-pandamic occupation, and to avoid the release dates of other films. [13] The film was released on 25 February 2022 simultaneously in the Kannada and Telugu languages. [7]

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  6. ↑ NS Sridhar Murthy (19 February 2022). "Rajesh: A master at handling complex roles". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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  10. ↑ "This quirky comedy drama will give you a 'high'". Deccan Herald. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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