| Pancharangi | |
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| Directed by | Yograj Bhat |
| Produced by | Yograj Bhat K Subramanya[1] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Mano Murthy |
| Cinematography | V . Thiyagarajan |
| Release date(s) | 3 September 2010 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office | 50 million (first 4 weeks)[2] |
Pancharangi (Kannada: ಪಂಚರಂಗಿ) is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film with philosophical overtones[3] directed and produced by Yograj Bhat starring Diganth and Nidhi Subbaiah in the lead roles. The music has been composed by Mano Murthy, story and screenplay is written by Pawan Kumar.[4] The film was predominantly shot in the coastal locales of Karnataka state.
It is a story that unfolds in a span of two days and tackles issues like education, love, profession, marriage, family, life and relationships in a "fun and non-preachy way."[5] As a film with minimal budget under Bhat's maiden home production, it fared well at the box-office.[6] The popular song Lifeu Ishtene was a runaway success and it was used as the title of Pawan Kumar's debut film.[7]
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A family goes to a village near Mangalore to finalize a bride for the elder son, Lucky, played by Pavan Kumar. Lucky is a US-based software professional, and is a teetotaler, always abiding by the pressure and demands of his parents, so much to the fact that he does not have the courage to speak out that he already has a girlfriend. Bharath Kumar, the youngest son, the character played by Diganth, is a carefree individual with weird ideas on life. Bharath meets a tomboyish girl, Ambika, who is the house-owner's niece, and they begin to mingle well due to the nature of their personalities.
However, following a few unusual twists and turns, the alliance is called off and the groom's family members walk out due to embarrassment. Ambika, who has now developed a strong feeling of love towards Bharath, goes ahead and confronts him. And finally, Bharath too says yes.
The film was shot mostly in the coastal areas of Karnataka, especially in the villages Ucchila, Kaapu in the Udupi district.[8] St Mary's Island near Malpe was used for song picturisation, with some additional scenes in Bangalore.
This was the fourth time Diganth has been cast as the main protagonist of the movie in a Yogaraj Bhat film. In addition to Diganth and Nidhi, the rest of the cast is the standard esemble of Anant Nag, Padmaja Rao, Sudha Belavadi and Raju Talikote, accompanied by senior artists such as Nagendra Shah. Pawan Kumar, who has worked with Bhat on the story and screenplay of the movie, plays a supporting role himself.
Although the movie was mentioned in the circles as a typical Yograj Bhat movie, the film went on to become a box office success garnering significant returns in its first week itself. The "Lifeuu Ishtene" song from the movie describing the stark realities of middle-class urban life was the highlight of the movie, and has already spawned several mock versions in Kannada. The success of the movie has bolstered the career opportunities of Diganth and Nidhi and it completed 50 days.[9] Rediff review summed it up calling it a good family entertainer.[10]
Availability of high quality pirated DVDs with English subtitles within 50 days of the film's release dented the gross collection of the film.[11]
| Pancharangi | |
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| Soundtrack album by Mano Murthy | |
| Released | 14 August 2010 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Anand Audio |
The audio of the movie was released on 14 August 2010 by Sonu Nigam, Puneeth Rajkumar in the presence of cast and crew of the movie.[12] The music for the movie is scored by Mano Murthy, who has scored for many of the earlier movies of Yogaraj Bhat.
| Song | Singer | Lyricist |
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| "Lifeu Ishtene" | Chethan Sosca, Yograj Bhat, Ananya Bhagat, Akshata Ramnath |
Yograj Bhat |
| "Udisuve Belakina Seereya" | Sonu Nigam | Jayanth Kaikini |
| "Hudugaru Beku" | Shreya Ghosal, Chethan Sosca | Yograj Bhat |
| "Are Re Re Pancharangi" | Akshatha Ramanath, Anuradha Bhat, Keshava Prasad, Bunty, Chethan Sosca |
Jayanth Kaikini |
| "Lifeu Ishtene" (Shloka) | Chethan Sosca | Yograj Bhat |
| "Ninnaya Nalumeya" | Shreya Ghosal | Jayanth Kaikini |
| "Pancharangi Haadugalu" | Hemanth, Yograj Bhat | Yograj Bhat |