Simple Agi Ondh Love Story
| Simple Aagi Ondu Love Story | |
|---|---|
| ಸಿಂಪಲ್ಲಾಗ್ ಒಂದ್ ಲವ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ | |
| Directed by | Suni |
| Produced by |
S. Hemanth Suni |
| Screenplay by | Suni |
| Story by | Suni |
| Starring |
Rakshit Shetty Shwetha Srivatsav |
| Music by | B. J. Bharath |
| Cinematography | Manohar Joshi |
| Edited by | Sachin B. R. |
Production company |
Suvin Cinemas |
Release dates |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office | ₹100 million (US$1.5 million) |
Simple Agi Ondh Love Story (Kannada: ಸಿಂಪಲ್ಲಾಗ್ ಒಂದ್ ಲವ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ) is a 2013 Indian Kannada romance comedy film written and directed by Suni, and stars Rakshit Shetty and Shwetha Srivatsav in the lead roles. This movie is considered as an experiment in the Kannada film Industry with all the cast and crew being newcomers. The movie created 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.
Plot
Kushal (Rakshit Shetty) is sent by his radio jockey sister Rachana to Kodagu to meet her boyfriend's sister, Ithihasini, 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 (Shwetha Srivatsav) who claims to be Ithihasini, and says the rest of the family is out of town. The two share their past romantic liaisons. Ithihasini’s actions seem a little odd and her responses to Kushal’s questions all avoid direct answers so it’s not really a surprise when Kushal’s sister calls to tell him that the girl he has been spending time with is not Ithihasini at all. When confronted the fake Ithihasini comes up with a number of different stories, but Kushal finds her even more intriguing as a result and declares his love for her despite not knowing who she actually is, although he does finally discover her real name is Khushi. And the story takes a drastic leap from here.
Cast
- Rakshit Shetty as Kushal "Kush"
- Shwetha Srivatsav as Kushi
- RJ Rachana as Rachana
- Anusha Rao
- Srinagar Kitty as Love Guru in a cameo appearance
- Ne La Narendra Babu in a special appearance
- Sandeep
- Vijeth
- Shivani
- Varsha
- RJ Pradeep
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.[1]
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."[2] 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$290,000).
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.[3]
| 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 | Pavan Ranadheera | 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"
Sequal
The director is also planning to make its sequal.
References
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Simple Agi Ondh Love Story at the Internet Movie Database
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