Malgudi Days (2020 film)
Malgudi Days is an Indian 2020 drama Kannada film written and directed by Kishore Moodbidri, and produced by K Rathnakar Kamath. Starring Vijay Raghavendra, Greeshma Shridar, with a music score by Gagan Baderiya, it was released in India on 7 February 2020.[1][2][3]
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Directed by | Kishor Moodbidri |
Produced by | K Rathnakar Kamath |
Written by | Kishor Moodbidri |
Screenplay by | Kishor Moodbidri |
Story by | Kishor Moodbidri |
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Music by | Gagan Baderiya |
Cinematography | Uday Leela |
Edited by | Pradeep Nayak |
Production company | Swayam Prabha Entertainment & Productions |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Plot
Writer Lakshmi Narayana Malgudi (Vijay Raghavendra) a well-known writer has announced his retirement from writing and his fans are heartbroken. The man, who lived his entire life creating wonderful memories for his readers, carries around a heavy heart but refuses to share with anyone the reason behind it. While his family suggests that he settled in a foreign land, Malgudi has other plans. He decides to go back to the place where he spent his childhood location Malgudi. Prakruti (Greeshma), who has quit her job after reporting workplace harassment, is on the way to find herself. The two meet into each other and begin a journey together. En route, they narrate their stories to each other. In the flashback(the late 70s), Malgudi (young Hindu boy Vijay Raghavendra ), a studious student of Class 10, falls in love with Lenita(Christians classmate) who is mute. Her father, a cop, is recently transferred to Malgudi and the family is still in the process of settling down. Malgudi's love for Lenita doubles when he finds out she is mute. Amidst all this, communal tension breaks out between Hindus and Christians in the town. While Lenita reciprocates Malgudi's love, miscreants blame Lenita's family for indulging in conversion. As the tension intensifies, Malgudi flees to Bengaluru. Forty years later, still in love with Lenita, he enters Malgudi with the hope of meeting her.
Cast
- Vijay Raghavendra as Lakshmi Narayana Malgudi in short Malgudi
- Greeshma Sridhar as Prakruti
- Arjun Kapikad as Vijay
- Dhanaraj Cm
- Tejaswini
Production
Soundtrack
Malgudi Days | |||
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Soundtrack album by Gagan Baderiya | |||
Released | 2020 | ||
Recorded | 2019 | ||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||
Label | PRK Audio | ||
Greeshma Shridar composed the music There are eight songs.[2]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Katale Sarge" | Kishor Moodbidri | Raghu Dixit | 1:09 |
2. | "Hoo Malege" | Kishor Moodbidri | Siddhartha Belmannu , Sruthy Sasidharan | 4:15 |
3. | "Oorondu Karedante" | Kishor Moodbidri | Raghu Dixit,Vaishnavi Ravi | 4:01 |
4. | "Kanasina Kannye Kannamunde" | Kishor Moodbidri | Sanjith Hegde,Ninaada Nayak | 3:10 |
5. | "Nooru Nooru Aase" (Rap:Madhura Gowda) | Pramod Maravante | Supriya Lohith | 4:15 |
6. | "Nenapina Doniyali" | Madhuri Seshadri | Madhuri Seshadri | 2:39 |
7. | "Kanneeru Kenney Mele" | Kishor Moodbidri | Sanjith Hegde | 4:01 |
8. | "Amma-Bharavaseya Belaka Bitti" | Kishor Moodbidri | Ashwini Sharma | 3:19 |
Total length: | 25:24 |
Home media
The film was made available to stream on OTT platform Amazon Prime on 8 March 2020.
Reception
Reviewing Malgudi Days for The Times of India Tanvi PS gave three points five stars from five[1] this move is for the people who love films that take their time to draw you in and are a fan of nostalgia-inducing, emotional, rural narratives and childhood experiences like first love.
References
- "Malgudi Days". The Times of India. 7 February 2020.
- "'Malgudi Days' to be released on Feb 7". deccanherald. 7 January 2020.
- "ಮಾಲ್ಗುಡಿ ಡೇಸ್ಗೆ ವಿಜಯ್ ಉತ್ತಮ ಆಯ್ಕೆ: ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ". deccanherald (in Kannada). 6 February 2020.