SandalwoodDirector Sujay Shastry has a field day experimenting with various kinds of comedy, from slapstick to black humour.Aravind ShwethaGubbi Mele Brahmastra feels like a thematic sequel to Raj B Shetty’s Ondu Motteya Kathe. Raj here plays a software engineer Venkata Krishna Gubbi who prefers to be called Krissh rather than Gubbi – probably a pop culture reference to the Hrithik starrer, only identified by the spelling in subtitles. His folks want him to settle down, but Raj wants to fall in love. Debutant director Sujay Shastry also plays Nani, Krissh’s cockeyed best friend who is a pessimistic philosopher uttering food metaphors about the big bad world. There is an ensemble cast of quirky characters starring veterans like Shobraj, Babu Hirannaiah, Pramod Shetty, Girish Shivanna, Aruna Balraj and Manjunath Hegde. The breezy first half establishes the quirky characters and Krissh’s chucklesome situations of finding a bride. He zeroes in on Purple Priya,...
- 8/16/2019
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
InterviewSenna Hegde speaks about his debut film which has been received well, his love for Malayalam cinema, and more.Karthik KeramaluFacebook/Senna HegdeKannada film Katheyondu Shuruvagide is the right mix of hope and second chances, love and loss, comedy and yearning glances. The cast and crew are surely going to bag big awards next year for their work. The movie has entered the second week at the box office and is doing pretty well with the urban audiences. Writer-director Senna Hegde speaks to Tnm about his stunning movie, his influences, and why Malayalam movies hold a special place in his heart. Here are excerpts from the interview: You quit your job in the Us and came back to India. Diganth (as Tarun) does the same thing in Katheyondu Shuruvagide. Is that the only similarity between the director and his story? Well, there are similarities. It is definitely not based on a real story,...
- 8/10/2018
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
SandalwoodA youth-centric film, director Senna Hegde weaves together the stories of three couples.Aravind ShwethaLife should be full of surprises. If you already know what’s in the kitty, you won’t enjoy it much. This is what Katheyondu Shuruvagide is all about. Youth-centric films are a rarity in Sandalwood. While Kirik Party touched the right chord when it came out more than a year ago, Katheyondu Shuruvagide is all set to become the new favourite among youngsters this year. If the trailer gave you the impression that it is a love story involving the lead couple, you are proved so wrong. The movie is more than just a love story. A slow-paced drama, Katheyondu comes with strong narratives and a bundle of emotions. The movie narrates the love story of three couples – Diganth and Pooja Devariya, Ashwin Rao Pallaki and Shreya Anchan, and finally the elderly couple Babu Hirannaiah...
- 8/3/2018
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
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