Googly (film)
| Googly | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Pawan Wadeyar |
| Produced by |
Jayanna Bhogendra |
| Written by | Pawan Wadeyar |
| Starring |
Yash Kriti Kharbanda Anant Nag |
| Music by |
Joshua Sridhar Background score: Anoop Seelin |
| Cinematography | Vaidy S. |
| Edited by | Sanath Suresh |
Production company |
Jayanna Combines |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget |
 40 million (US$630,000) |
| Box office |
150 million (US$2.4 million) + 20 million (US$320,000){Satellite rights}[1] |
Googly (Kannada: ಗೂಗ್ಲಿ) is a 2013 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film directed by Pawan Wadeyar and produced by Jayanna Combines. Yash and Kriti Kharbanda are the lead actors while Ananth Nag and Sadhu Kokila play the primary supporting roles. The film released on 19 July 2013 and was declared a "Blockbuster".[2]
The film won multiple nominations at the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards. Having been nominated in 11 categories, the film won the awards for Best Director (Pawan Wadeyar), Best Cinematographer (Vaidi S.), Best Lyricist (Pawan Wadeyar) and Best Fight Choreographer (Ravi Varma).[3]
Cast
- Yash as Sharath
- Kriti Kharbanda as Swathi
- Anant Nag
- Sudha Belawadi as Kausalya
- Sadhu Kokila as Musthafa
- Neenasam Ashwath as Ravi Joshi
- Deepu as mandya
Production
Choreography and music
Palaniraj and Ravi Verma choreographed the action scenes, with dance choreography done by Murali. Joshua Sridhar composed the score and soundtrack while ace Kannada music composer and state awardee Anoop Seelin scored the background music. Lyrics were written by Yogaraj Bhat, Jayanth Kaikini, Pawan Wadeyar and Kaviraj.
Filming
The filming of Googly took place in Bengaluru, Sakleshpur, Moodabidre and Mangaluru over forty days. One of the songs was shot in Malaysia
Soundtrack
| Googly | |
|---|---|
 Soundtrack cover | |
| Soundtrack album by Joshua Sridhar | |
| Released | 3 June 2013 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 25:42 |
| Label | D Beats |
| Producer | V. Harikrishna |
The soundtrack music for the film was composed by Joshua Sridhar and the background music for the film was scored by Anoop Seelin.[4] The lyrics for the soundtracks were penned by Jayant Kaikini, Yogaraj Bhat, Kaviraj and Pawan Wadeyar. The album consisting of six soundtracks was released on June 3, 2013, in Bangalore.[5]
| Tracklist | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Gandu Janma" | Pawan Wadeyar | Pawan Wadeyar | 4:21 | ||||||
| 2. | "Eno Eno Aagide" | Kaviraj | Haricharan | 4:52 | ||||||
| 3. | "Neenirade" | Jayant Kaikini | Sonu Nigam | 4:24 | ||||||
| 4. | "Googly Gandasare Keli" | Pawan Wadeyar | Haricharan, Apoorva | 4:15 | ||||||
| 5. | "Bisilu Kudureyondu" | Yogaraj Bhat | Rajesh Krishnan | 3:22 | ||||||
| 6. | "Googly Googly" | Pawan Wadeyar | Pawan Wadeyar | 4:28 | ||||||
Total length: |
25:42 | |||||||||
Reception
Critical reception
The film opened to generally positive reviews from critics upon release. G. S. Kumar of The Times of India reviewed the film and gave a 3.5/5 rating writing, "Armed with a good script, director Pavan Wadeyar has done a good job of a romantic story with neat narration and screenplay capturing the trauma of a young industrialist..." He concludes crediting the performances of Yash, Kharbanda, and the film's music and cinematography.[6] Bangalore Mirror in its review wrote, "Wadeyar is in complete control of the proceedings. Though most part of the film focuses on the leading pair, there is hardly a dull moment. His dialogues are brimming with wit and humour." and added, " Yash is at his best and truly establishes himself as a star material in Sandalwood. Kriti’s charm continues and she is sure to ‘wound more hearts’ in the gallery in this film as well."[7] Writing of Deccan Herald, B. S. Srivani rated the film 3/5 and praised the performances of the actors and gave a special mention to the film's music. Of the music, she wrote, "the film’s music plays an important part in shoving the aberration aside. Both Anoop Seelin and Joshua Sridhar come up with scintillating scores. That the tunes are catchy and are a rage is not surprising at all. Seelin’s background score is refreshing and complements Joshua’s work nicely."[8]
Box office
Released on 19 July 2013, Googly, according to box office reports earned more than a crore on the first day and 45 million (US$710,000) within the first four days of its release.[9] According to the producer, the film collected 70 million (US$1.1 million) gross at the box office in its first week.[10] The film was declared a "Blockbuster" after completing 100 days of run in several centers and grossing 150 million (US$2.4 million) at the box office with its satellite rights having been sold for 20 million (US$320,000).[11]
References
- ↑ "Yash strikes gold with Googly". The Times Of India.
- ↑ "Googly Box Office Report".
- ↑ "And the SIIMA Awards go to...". The Times of India. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ "Googly: Old wine in a new bottle". cityplus.jagran.com. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Googly Audio Released". chitraloka.com. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Googly review". The Times of India. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Googly: Bhat's doosra". Bangalore Mirror. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Love's lessons hard to come by". Deccan Herald. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Googly setting new records for Yash". The Times Of India.
- ↑ "Googly Box Office Report".
- ↑ "Googly setting new records for Yash". The Times Of India.