Kempe Gowda (film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Kempe Gowda
| image = Kempe Gowda film poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Sudeep]]
| producer = Shankar Gowda<br/>Halappa
| based_on = {{Based on | ''[[Singam]]'' | [[Hari (director)|Hari]]}}
| writer = Anil Kumar
Mrugashira Shrikanth
(Dialogues)
| screenplay = [[Sudeep]]
| story = Singam Hari
| starring = [[Sudeep]]<br />[[Ragini Dwivedi]]<br />[[P. Ravi Shankar]]<br />[[Girish Karnad]]
| music = [[Arjun Janya]]
| cinematography = [[Krishna (Cinematographer)|Krishna]]
| editing = N.M. Vishwa
| studio = Shankar Productions
| distributor = Shankar Productions
[[Eros International]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2011|3|10}}
| runtime = 141 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
}}
'''''Kempe Gowda''''' is a 2011 [[Kannada]]-language [[action film]] starring [[Sudeep]] and [[Ragini Dwivedi]] in the lead roles. The film was directed by [[Sudeep]] and produced by Shankar Gowda. It is a remake of the Tamil-language film ''[[Singam]]'' directed by [[Hari (director)|Hari]]. [[Arjun Janya]] has composed the music.<ref>http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/top-stories/2011/sudeep-kempe-gowda-release-100-theatres-090311-aid0062.html</ref> A namesake sequel titled ''[[Kempegowda 2]]'' was released in 2019.

==Plot==
{{Plot|date=May 2021}}
Kempe Gowda is a sub-inspector in a dusty village of Rona in Hubli in North Karnataka, his hometown, where he is adored. His bumbling colleague Pashupati is cheerful and always helps him with his work. His family business is provisional stores and Kempegowda wants to join it but he joined the police due to his father's wishes. He resolves most of the problems in his village with non-violence and mutual counselling. He uses force only when the situation demands it, thereby gaining much reputation and love from the villagers. Mahadev an industrialist based in Bangalore and a friend of Kempegowda's father comes to the village along with his beautiful daughter Kavya. Eventually Kempegowda and Kavya fall in love with each other.

Bangalore-based Armugam, a big-time extortionist with shady mafia dealings who blackmails people by complaining to the Income Tax Department, is required to travel to Hubli to sign a conditional bail. He instead, sends one of his allies to do the formalities, much to the anger and rage of Kempegowda who demands that Armugam sign the bail in person. Humiliated, Armugam reaches Hubli but is unable to take any revenge on Kempegowda fearing the immense love and devotion of the entire village towards Kempegowda. Using his political contacts, he gets Kempegowda transferred to Bangalore to teach him a lesson. Kempegowda, unaware of Armugam's hand behind his transfer, joins Magadi Road police station. His co-worker, Sub-Inspector Bose, hates Armugam for his crimes but is unable to take any action because of Armugam's political powers. The assistant commissioner, Kempegowda's senior, is on Armugam's payroll and takes care in concealing and eliminating the evidence of Armugam's crimes from the eyes of the law. The police commissioner also does not help Kempegowda as there is no evidence against Armugam and the assistant commissioner and in turn, warns him to stay away from Armugam's case.

Unable to take on Armugam in his stronghold, Kempegowda wants to return to his village but is stopped by Kavya who encourages him to fight against the evil and not run like a coward. Being mentally tortured by Armugam, Kempegowda arrests Armugam's brother Vaikunta in a fake case of illegally smuggling alcohol. He thwarts off the assistant commissioner in full view of the public when the assistant commissioner, bounded by his duties to Armugam, tries to protect the henchman. Meanwhile, Armugam kidnaps Kavya's younger sister Divya for ransom. Rescuing her, with unexpected help from the Home Minister Kempegowda successfully traces the origins of the kidnapping racket to Armugam. Kempegowda also gets promoted to Assistant Commissioner of the specially-formed Anti-kidnapping Task Force. Mahadev, who was hostile to Kempegowda following an altercation with Kempegowda's father back at Hubli, softens up and agrees to give him Kavya's hand in marriage.

The police officers, including the police commissioner, and the assistant commissioner, now on Kempegowda's side, decide to help Kempegowda fight Armugam. They manage to kill Armugam's brother in an encounter at a hospital and begins to target everyone and everything related to Armugam. In retribution Armugam starts targeting everyone close to Kempegowda including Kavya whom he shoots but is saved by Kempegowda and Bose who is hacked to death by Armugam's henchmen. Finally in a bid to escape the arrest warrant issued out to him, Armugam kidnaps the Tamil Nadu Home Minister's daughter. He falsely tells Kempegowda that he is going to Mangalore with her when he is actually going to [[Nellore]] in Andhra Pradesh to put the police off the track. However Kempegowda manages to pursue them till Gudur near Nellore, where he rescues the home minister's daughter and kills Armugam in an encounter. In the end as the post credits roll, Kempegowda is seen with Kavya heading back to Mysuru, and as when Kempegowda is stopped briefly by the Home Minister who offers an undercover mission, to which Kempegowda willingly agrees.

==Cast==
{{Colbegin}}
* [[Sudeep]] as Kempe Gowda
* [[Ragini Dwivedi]] as Kavya
* [[P. Ravi Shankar]] as Armugam
* Ashok Kheni as Home Minister
* Prashanth as Bose
* [[Girish Karnad]] as Mahadeva, Kavya's father
* [[Ashok (Kannada actor)|Ashok]] as Kempe Gowda's father
* [[J. Karthik]] as Vaikunta, Armugam's brother
* [[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]] as Pashupathi, [[constable]]
* [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]] as Kavya's Mother
* [[Chitra Shenoy]] as Kempe Gowda's mother
* [[Bullet Prakash]] as Thirupati
* [[Chiranjeevi Sarja]] as Ram (cameo)
* [[Jai Jagadish]] as [[Assistant commissioner|ACP]] Shankar
* Vaibhav Rao
* M. N. Suresh as Armugam's lawyer
* Patre Nagaraj
* Arasu Maharaj
* Shiva manju
* Manmohan Rai
* Mohan Juneja
* Ba. Ma. Harish
* Killer Venkatesh
* [[Vinayak Joshi]]
* [[Tharun Sudhir]]
* [[Tarun Chandra]]
* Rahul Inapur
* Kiran Rao
* Avinash Narasimharaju
* [[Kishori Ballal]] Kavya's grandmother
* [[H. G. Dattatreya]] as Kavya's grandfather
* Ravi Varma
* Rajeev Gowda
{{Colend}}

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Kempe Gowda
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Arjun Janya
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| recorded = 2011
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The soundtrack of Kempegowda was released by Anand Audio. The songs were composed by [[Arjun Janya]] with lyrics by V. Nagendra Prasad.

=== Track listing ===

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| lyrics_credits =
| title1 = Hale Radio
| extra1 = [[Sudeep]], [[Shamitha Malnad]]
| lyrics1 = [[Yogaraj Bhat]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Tara Tara
| extra2 = [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], Akanksha Badami
| lyrics2 = Ghouse peer
| length2 =
| title3 = Sri Rama Jaya Rama
| extra3 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| lyrics3 = [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Geleyane
| extra4 = [[Naresh Iyer]], [[Lakshmi Manmohan]]
| lyrics4 = V. Nagendra Prasad
| length4 =
| title5 = Shankara
| extra5 = [[P. Ravi Shankar]], [[Arjun Janya]]
| lyrics5 = V. Nagendra Prasad
| length5 =
}}

==Release==
''Kempe Gowda'' was released in 100+ theaters on 10 March 2011 across the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/13772/sandalwood/Kempe-Gowda-in-100-Plus-Theaters-on-Thursday-News-Details|title='Kempe Gowda' in 100 Plus Theaters on Thursday|publisher=supergoodmovies.com|date=9 March 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318130747/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/13772/sandalwood/Kempe-Gowda-in-100-Plus-Theaters-on-Thursday-News-Details|archivedate=18 March 2012}}</ref>

==Response==
''Kempe Gowda'' earned {{INRConvert|50|m}}in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apnaindia.com/entertainment/gossip/kannada/kempe-gowda-terrific-on-box-office-993.html|title='Kempe Gowda' terrific on Box Office!|publisher=apnaindia.com}}</ref> It collected more than {{INRConvert|350|m}} at the box office.

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="infobox" style="width: 22.7em; text-align: left; font-size: 85%; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #eef;"
|-
| colspan="3" |
{| class="collapsible collapsed" width="100%"
! colspan="3" style="background-color: #d9e8ff; text-align: center;" | Awards and nominations
|- style="background-color:#d9e8ff; text-align:center;"
!style="vertical-align: middle;" | Award
| style="background:#cceecc; font-size:8pt;" width="60px" | Wins
| style="background:#eecccc; font-size:8pt;" width="60px" | Nominations
|-
|align="center"|
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|3}}
|-
|align="center"|
;[[South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA)]]
|{{won|0}}
|{{nom|6}}
|-
|align="center"|
;[[Suvarna Film Awards]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|N/A}}
|-
|align="center"|
;Sandalwood Star Awards
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|8}}
|-
|align="center"|
;Bangalore Times Film Awards
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|5}}
|-
|align="center"|
;Kannada International Music Awards (KiMA)
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|1}}
|}
|- style="background-color:#d9e8ff"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | '''Totals'''
|-
| {{won|Awards won}}
| colspan="2" width=50 {{won|5}}
|-
| {{nom|Nominations}}
| colspan="2" width=50 {{nom|23 + N/A}}
|}

'''[[59th Filmfare Awards South]] :-'''
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Film - Kannada]] – Nominated<ref name="59th FFASN">{{cite web|url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=250145271|title=Nominations for Kannada Filmfare announced|publisher=news.in.msn.com|date=13 June 2012|access-date=25 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202163707/http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=250145271|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Kannada]] – Nominated – [[Sudeep]]<ref name="59th FFASN"/>
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada]] – Nominated – [[Ragini Dwivedi]]<ref name="59th FFASN"/>
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Kannada]] – Winner – [[P. Ravi Shankar]]<ref name="59th FFASW">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/83595.html|title=59th Filmfare Awards Winner List (South)|publisher=indiaglitz.com|date=9 July 2012}}</ref>

'''[[1st South Indian International Movie Awards]] :-'''
*Best Actor (Male) – Kannada – Nominated – [[Sudeep]]<ref name="1st SIIMAN"/>
*Best Actor (Female) – Kannada – Nominated – [[Ragini Dwivedi]]<ref name="1st SIIMAN"/>
*Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Kannada – Nominated – [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]]<ref name="1st SIIMAN"/>
*Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada – Nominated – [[P. Ravi Shankar]]<ref name="1st SIIMAN"/>
*Best Playback Singer (Male) – Kannada – Nominated – [[Vijay Prakash]] for the song "Thara Thara Hidiside"<ref name="1st SIIMAN"/>
*Best Lyricist – Kannada – Nominated – Ghose Dheer for the song "Thara Thara Hidiside"<ref name="1st SIIMAN">{{cite web|url=http://www.projectsjugaad.com/2012/06/siima-nominees-are/|title=SIIMA NOMINEES ARE|publisher=projectsjugaad.com|date=June 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201172244/http://www.projectsjugaad.com/2012/06/siima-nominees-are/|archivedate=1 February 2014}}</ref>

'''Sandalwood Star Awards :-'''
*Best Film – Nominated<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nneweLVwt4c|title=TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 2} – Part 7/14|publisher=youtube.com|date=27 March 2012}}</ref>
*Best Actress – Nominated – [[Ragini Dwivedi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWxCERyAqII|title=TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 2} – Part 11/14|publisher=youtube.com|date=27 March 2012}}</ref>
*Best Actor in a Negative Role – Nominated – [[P. Ravi Shankar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH5Ee4odMcA|title=TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 2} – Part 2/14|publisher=youtube.com|date=26 March 2012}}</ref>
*Rising Star (Female) – Winner – [[Ragini Dwivedi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvM6hBZiV_0|title=TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 2} – Part 4/14|publisher=youtube.com|date=26 March 2012}}</ref>
*Best Music Director – Nominated – [[Arjun Janya]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqFmX4g2KLA|title=TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 1} – Part 9/13|publisher=youtube.com|date=26 March 2012}}</ref>
*Best Stunt Director – Nominated – Ravi Varma<ref name="SSA"/>
*Best Stunt Director – Nominated – Different Dyani<ref name="SSA">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t35OepE48z4|title=TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 1} – Part 5/13|publisher=youtube.com|date=26 March 2012}}</ref>
*Best Cinematographer – Nominated – [[Krishna (Cinematographer)|Krishna]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLwvC7RKb2g|title=TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 1} – Part 4/13|publisher=youtube.com|date=26 March 2012}}</ref>
*Best Editor – Nominated – N.M Vishwa<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lw1jg_CrPA|title=TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 1} – Part 3/13|publisher=youtube.com|date=26 March 2012}}</ref>

'''[[Suvarna Film Awards|4th Suvarna Film Awards]] :-'''
*Best Editor – Winner – N.M. Vishwa<ref name="Suvarna Film Awards 2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.gandhadagudi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6782&sid=5dca9417408ea8575e9f8edeb82706c6|title=Suvarna Awards 2012 – DECLARED|publisher=gandhadagudi.com|date=14 May 2012|access-date=20 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517234954/http://www.gandhadagudi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6782&sid=5dca9417408ea8575e9f8edeb82706c6|archive-date=17 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Bangalore Times Film Awards :-'''
*Best Actor in a Negative Role – Winner – [[P. Ravi Shankar]]<ref name="BTFA TOI">{{cite web| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-21/news-interviews/32336976_1_ramya-video-clear-winner | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218032426/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-21/news-interviews/32336976_1_ramya-video-clear-winner | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 December 2013 | title=The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011 | date=21 June 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | accessdate=21 June 2012 }}</ref>
*Best Film – Nominated<ref name="BTFA 2011 TOI"/>
*Best Music Director – Nominated – [[Arjun Janya]]<ref name="BTFA 2011 TOI"/>
*Best Lyricist – Nominated – [[Yogaraj Bhat]] for the song "Hale Radio"<ref name="BTFA 2011 TOI"/>
*Best Playback Singer Male – Nominated – [[Sudeep]] for the song "Hale Radio"<ref name="BTFA 2011 TOI"/>
*Best Playback Singer Female – Nominated – [[Shamitha Malnad]] for the song "Hale Radio"<ref name="BTFA 2011 TOI">{{cite web | url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOIBG/2012/03/20&PageLabel=27&EntityId=Ar02700&ViewMode=HTML | title=The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011 | publisher=epaper.timesofindia.com | date=20 March 2012 | accessdate=20 March 2012}}</ref>

'''1st Kannada International Music Awards (KiMA):-'''
*Best Composer (Film Album) – Nominated – [[Arjun Janya]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kima.co.in/kima-voting/|title=Best Composer (Film Album)|publisher=kima.co.in|access-date=21 May 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140521115040/http://kima.co.in/kima-voting/|archive-date=21 May 2014|url-status=dead}} click on "Best Composer (Film Album)"</ref>
*Best Background Score – Winner – [[Arjun Janya]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kima.co.in/winner/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140522180015/http://kima.co.in/winner/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-05-22 |title=KIMA 2013 Winners |publisher=kima.co.in }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1964837|Kempe Gowda}}
* {{allrovi movie|538170|Kempe Gowda}}

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