Samagama
| Samagama | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Kasthuri Jagannath |
| Written by | Andani Gowda Halahalli (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Kasthuri Jagannath |
| Story by | Andani Gowda Halahalli |
| Starring | Vishranth Vidya |
| Cinematography | Suresh Babu |
| Edited by | Narahalli Jnanesh |
| Music by | Kiran C. Ashwath |
Production company | Sri Sai Innovators |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Samagama (transl. Marriage) is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Kasthuri Jagannath and starring Vishranth and Vidya.
Plot
[edit]Devu and Srinivasa are business partners-cum-friends. Their respective children Nandini and Jayanth are classmates and their friendship slowly becomes love. However, Nandini has a marriage proposal from a relative to which her parents agree. Nandini is uninterested in arranged marriage. When Jayanth’s parents come to know that their son is in love, his father wants him to stop so that it doesn't ruin his friendship with Devu while his mother supports him. Devu asks Jayanth to convince his daughter for marriage ignoring the fact that they are in love. Whether Jayanth and Nandini's respective parents agree to their marriage forms the rest of the story.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Vishranth as Jayanth
- Vidya as Nandini
- Susheel as Nandini's prospective groom
- Ramakrishna as Devu
- Manjunath Hegde as Srinivasa
- Aruna Balraj
- Vijayalakshmi
- Shivaji Rao Jadhav
- Kuri Prathap
- Sunil
- Shailaja
Soundtrack
[edit]| Samagama | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Kiran and C. Ashwath | |
| Released | 2010 |
| Recorded | 2010 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Kannada |
The music consists of five songs composed by Kiran and one song composed by C. Ashwath.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Nanna Preethiya Geleya" | Subraya Chokkadi | Kiran | K. S. Chithra | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Ene Mallika" | Dhananjaya Mysore | Kiran | Hemanth | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Ankura Premankura" | Hrudayashiva | Kiran | Karthik, Anuradha Bhat | |
| 4. | "Munisu Tharave Mugude" | Subraya Chokkadi | C. Ashwath | Ajay Warier | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Saaguthalide Ello Payana" | Jhamakhandi Shivu | Kiran | Anuradha Bhat | |
| 6. | "Naa Kaanada Kanase" | Jhamakhandi Shivu | Kiran | Kiran, Shamitha Malnad |
Reception
[edit]A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "‘Samagama’ is another film that raises hopes of a better year for the industry. A good time to pay a visit to the nearest theatre".[2] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "But without the cherry topping this good film may find it hard to pull the audience. It is still one of the best films to be made by a new team in recent years".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Samagama: Just one mistake". Bangalore Mirror. 6 January 2010. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Samagama". Deccan Herald. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.