Kallarali Hoovagi
2006 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2006 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kallarali Hoovagi (Kannada: ಕಲ್ಲರಳಿ ಹೂವಾಗಿ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada historical drama romance film directed by T. S. Nagabharana, based on a novel of the same name written by B. L. Venu. Set in 1772, during the reign of Madakari Nayaka, the last ruler of Chitradurga, it features a fictitious love story between a Hindu Veerashaiva boy and a Muslim girl.[1] The film stars Vijay Raghavendra, Umashankari, Anant Nag, Bharathi, Ambareesh, Avinash.
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| Directed by | T. S. Nagabharana |
| Written by | B. L. Venu |
| Based on | Kallarali Hoovagi by B. L. Venu |
| Produced by | Anand Singh Madhu Bangarappa |
| Starring | Vijay Raghavendra Umashankari Anant Nag Ambareesh Bharathi |
| Cinematography | H. C. Venu |
| Edited by | Basavaraj Urs |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
Production company | Akash Audio |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
At the 54th National Film Awards, the film won Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.[2] It also won multiple awards at the 2006–07 Karnataka State Film Awards. Upon theatrical release on 22 December 2006, the film received widespread critical acclaim and also emerged as a box-office success.[3][4]
The core plot of the 2015 Hindi film Bajrangi Bhaijaan was thematically same as this movie.[5]
A young Hindu boy (belonging to a caste primarily considered vegetarian) staying in a Hindu dominated kingdom finds a dumb Muslim girl belonging to Muslim dominated neighbouring enemy kingdom. He gives her shelter in his Hindu family without knowing her background. When he realizes that she is a non-vegetarian, he provides her with biryani secretly in spite of him being vegetarian. Then he realizes that she is Muslim while she is offering prayers but hides it from his parents. When it comes to fore that she belongs to enemy kingdom, he faces opposition from a senior family member. He decides to personally send her back to her hometown safely. Though he escapes the security at the borders, he gets caught in the enemy kingdom as she reaches home and is sentenced to death by hanging. However, he is pardoned after the girl regains her lost voice in the climax.
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| Kallarali Hoovagi | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 20 October 2006 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 50:13 | |||
| Label | Anand Audio | |||
| Producer | Hamsalekha | |||
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Hamsalekha composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack, also writing its lyrics. The soundtrack album consists of 12 tracks.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kallarali Hoovaagi" | Hamsalekha | Hemanth Kumar | 5:26 |
| 2. | "Wah Wah Khana" | Hamsalekha | Udit Narayan | 5:51 |
| 3. | "Ee Bhoomi" | Hamsalekha | Hemanth Kumar | 5:42 |
| 4. | "Nanna Nechhina Koteya" | Hamsalekha | Kunal Ganjawala, Chithra | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Hanatheya Adiyalle" | Hamsalekha | Shankar Mahadevan | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Dayavillada Dharmavu" | Basavanna | M. M. Keeravani | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Barappa O Thingala Mava" | Hamsalekha | Kunal Ganjawala | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Akka Kelavva" | Akka Mahadevi | Nanditha | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Ninna Nenapinali" | Hamsalekha | Rajesh Krishnan, Chithra | 4:54 |
| 10. | "Alimola Alimola" | Hamsalekha | Rajesh Krishnan, Chithra | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Mysore Desh" | Hamsalekha | Jayateerth Mevundi | 1:40 |
| 12. | "Sampige Siddesha" | Hamsalekha | Hemanth Kumar | 1:53 |
| Total length: | 50:13 | |||
R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Kallarali Hoovaagi is a top line film which is a must see for all film buffs who look for quality in films. Even for the so called mass audience, it will be a good package of good entertainment values".[6] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Long story short, Kallarali Hoovaagi is that modern day rarity -- a must see film for all ages, all classes, everywhere".[7]
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