Simple Agi Ondh Love Story
| Simple Agi Ondh Love Story | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Suni |
| Starring |
Rakshith Shetty Shwetha Srivatsav |
| Music by | B. J. Bharath |
| Cinematography | Manohar Joshi |
| Edited by | Sachi |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office |
 100 million (US$1.6 million) |
Simple Agi Ondh Love Story is a 2013 Kannada romantic comedy film written and directed by Suni.[1] This movie is considered as an experiment in the Kannada film Industry with all the cast and crew being newcomers. The movie is creating box office records though the movie lacks a star cast except Srinagar kitty who has done a cameo. The movie is being noted for its fresh story, high technical aspects and most importantly for its dialogues which has set a new trend among the Kannada film goers. According to sources, the movie will be dubbed in Telugu and will be remade in Hindi.
Cast
- Rakshit Shetty as Kushal (Kush)
- Shwetha Srivatsav as Kushi (Kushi)
- Srinagar Kitty as Love Guru
- RJ Rachana
Plot
Kushal (Rakshit Shetty) is sent by his radio jockey sister Rachana to Kodagu to meet her boyfriend’s sister in the hope that the two will take a liking to each other, leading to marriage, and thus paving the way for her own marriage. Kushal meets a bubbly girl Kushi (Shwetha Srivatsav) in the house he is sent to, but the rest of the family is out of town. The two share their past romantic liaisons before falling in love with each other. It turns out, though, that the girl is not who she pretends to be. The film takes a curious turn from here.
Production
Simple Agi Ondh Love Story created a lot of buzz only by its trailer where it had crossed more than a lakh views in just 3 days. The trailer generated a lot of hype and curiosity among Kannada cine goers wherein the dialogues had become the talk of the town.[2]
Filming
The film revolves only around two characters mainly the hero and the heroine and hence not much characters can be seen in the movie. The film was extensively shot in Pollibetta in Kodagu district of Karnataka and surrounding places near Madikeri and Chikmagalur during rainy season and had used a special camera to capture the nature lavishly.
Response
Released with much hype and anticipation, the film received tremendous response from both the critics and audience. The movie has set new standards in the Kannada Film Industry wherein people who were not used to Kannada films, have watched the movie 2-3 times. The movie justified its hype with a good storyline, noteworthy camera work and memorable dialogues. The songs also created a lot of impact among music freaks especially the song "Baanali badalago" with its lavish picturization and melody. Rediff gave the movie a 4/5 and concluded "Simple Agi Ondh Love Story is a must-see film for all those in love, for the freshness in narration and dialogues."[3] The movie has set a new trend after Yograj Bhat's films, be in its making, technical aspects or the overall quality of the film.
Box office
Simple Agi Ondh Love Story collected more than 100 million at box-office and its TV rights sold for 20 million (US$320,000).
Soundtrack
| Simple agi ond love story | |
|---|---|
 Soundtrack cover | |
| Soundtrack album by B. J. Bharath | |
| Released | 24 January 2013 |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 29:42 |
| Label | Jhankar Music |
B. J. Bharath composed the music for the film and the soundtracks. The album has 9 soundtracks.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baanali Badalago" | Siddu Kodipura | Sonu Nigam | 4:48 | |
| 2. | "Karagida Baanalli" | Prakash Srinivas | Sowmya Raoh | 4:49 | |
| 3. | "Smile Iruvanthe Sarasari" | Suni | Priyanka | 2:55 | |
| 4. | "Nanna Preethi Kusuri" | Suni | Vijay Prakash | 2:09 | |
| 5. | "Sereyadanthe Sarasari" | Suni | Bharath B. J. | 2:42 | |
| 6. | "Hale Gujuri Hosa Battery" | Suni | Bharath B. J. | 2:27 | |
| 7. | "Belligge Gymmu" | Suni | Bharath B. J. | 2:15 | |
| 8. | "Smile Iruvanthe Sarasari (Instrumental)" | Suni | Bharath B. J. | 2:40 | |
| 9. | "Baanali Badalago (Remixed)" | Siddu Kodipura | Sonu Nigam | 4:57 | |
Total length: |
29:42 | ||||
Awards
Won -
- Best Lyricist - Siddu Kodipura - "Baanali Badalago"
- Best Playback Singer - Female - Sowmya Raoh - "Karagida Baaninalli"
Nominated -
- Best Film
- Best Director - Suni
- Best Actress - Shwetha Srivatsav
- Best Music Director - B. J. Bharath
- Best Playback Singer - Male - Sonu Nigam - "Baanali Badalago"
References
- ↑ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/16157.html
- ↑ "Simple Agi Ondh Love Story is a feel good film". Rediff. 7 March 2013.
- ↑ "Review: Simple Agi Ondh Love Story is sweet". Rediff. 11 March 2013.
- ↑ "Simpallaag Ond Love Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 20 August 2014.