Kallarali Hoovagi

Kallarali Hoovagi

Film poster
Directed by T. S. Nagabharana
Produced by Anand Singh
Madhu Bangarappa
Written by B. L. Venu
Based on Kallarali Hoovagi
by B. L. Venu
Starring Vijay Raghavendra
Umashankari
Ambareesh
Bharathi
Music by Hamsalekha
Cinematography H. C. Venu
Edited by Basavaraj Urs
Production
company
Akash Audio
Release dates
 22 December 2006 (2006-12-22)
Running time
 148 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Kallarali Hoovagi (Kannada: ಕಲ್ಲರಳಿ ಹೂವಾಗಿ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada historical period drama romance film directed by T. S. Nagabharana, based on a novel of the same name written by B. L. Venu. Set in 1772, during the reign of Madakari Nayaka, the last ruler of Chitradurga, it features a fictitious love story between a Hindu Lingayat boy and a Muslim girl.[1] The film stars Vijay Raghavendra, Umashankari, Anant Nag, Bharathi, Ambareesh, Avinash.

At the 54th National Film Awards, the film won Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.[2] It also won multiple awards at the 2006–07 Karnataka State Film Awards.[3] Upon theatrical release on 22 December 2006, the film received widespread critical acclaim and also emerged as a box-office success.[4][5] It was reported that the plot of the 2015 Hindi film Bajrangi Bhaijaan bore resemblance to that of this movie [6] as the core concept of both the movie is same - hero finding a dumb Muslim girl belonging to enemy nation, giving her shelter in his Hindu family, providing her with biryani in spite of him being vegetarian, facing opposition from a family member for his act, trying to send her back to her hometown and the girl regaining her lost voice in the climax.

Plot

The film is set in the time of Madakari Nayaka, a palegar of Chitradurga. The story revolves around a young Hindu Lingayat boy who falls in love with a Muslim girl of an enemy kingdom whom he meets at the war-ruined area.

Cast

Soundtrack

Kallarali Hoovagi
Soundtrack album by Hamsalekha
Released October 2006
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 50:13
Label Anand Audio

Hamsalekha composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack, also writing its lyrics. The soundtrack album consists of 12 tracks.[7]

No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "Kallarali Hoovaagi"  HamsalekhaHemanth Kumar 5:26
2. "Wah Wah Khana"  HamsalekhaUdit Narayan 5:51
3. "Ee Bhoomi"  HamsalekhaHemanth Kumar 5:42
4. "Nanna Nechhina Koteya"  HamsalekhaKunal Ganjawala, Chithra 5:26
5. "Hanatheya Adiyalle"  HamsalekhaShankar Mahadevan 3:57
6. "Dayavillada Dharmavu"  HamsalekhaM. M. Keeravani 2:58
7. "Barappa O Thingala Mava"  HamsalekhaKunal Ganjawala 5:08
8. "Akka Kelavva"  HamsalekhaNanditha 4:51
9. "Ninna Nenapinali"  HamsalekhaRajesh Krishnan, Chithra 4:54
10. "Alimola Alimola"  HamsalekhaRajesh Krishnan, Chithra 2:37
11. "Mysore Desh"  HamsalekhaJayateerth Mevundi 1:40
12. "Sampige Siddesha"  HamsalekhaHemanth Kumar 1:53
Total length:
 50:13

Critical reception

"Kallarali Hoovaagi" got very good critical reaction. Most newspapers and websites hailed it as an exceptional film.[8]

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "This is my treasure Venu BL". indiaglitz.com. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2006-07". kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Director of `Kallarali Hoovagi' overwhelmed by its success". The Hindu. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Ramachandra C. V. (8 January 2007). "On cloud nine". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ↑ B. L. Venu (12 October 2015). "ಭಜರಂಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಲ್ಲರಳಿ..." [Kallarali and Bhajarangi] (in Kannada). Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Kallarali Hoovagi (2006)". kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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