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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Game
| image = Game_Kannada_Film_Poster.jpg
| alt = Game Kannada film theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster in Kannada
| director = [[A. M. R. Ramesh]]
| producer = Deshraj Rai '''{{small|(Presenter)}}''' A. M. R. Ramesh Roopa Deshraj
| writer = A. M. R. Ramesh
| starring =[[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]] [[Manisha Koirala]] 
| narrator =
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Krishna Sriram
| editing = K. V. Krishna Reddy
C. M. Selvakumar
| studio = Akshaya Creations
| distributor = Sapphire Movies
| released = {{film date|2016|02|26}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Kannada]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| budget = 
| gross =
}}
'''''Game''''' ('''''Oru Melliya Kodu''''' [''{{lit}}: A thin line''] in Tamil) is a 2016 Indian [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[A. M. R. Ramesh]]. Shot as a bilingual in [[Kannada]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] languages, it is a remake of the 2012 Spanish film ''[[The Body (2012 film)|The Body]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/reviews/A-body-of-evidence/articleshow/51160690.cms|title=A BODY OF EVIDENCE|work=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/270216/game-movie-review-a-game-around-the-body.html|title=Game movie review: A game around 'the body'|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> It features [[Arjun Sarja]], [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]] and [[Manisha Koirala]] in the lead roles. With music composed by [[Ilayaraaja]], the Kannada version released first on 26 February 2016 while the Tamil version released on July 1, 2016.

==Plot==

The film opens with a man running away in fear, looking over his shoulder the whole time. He is hit by a car while on the run and is admitted to the hospital in a coma. The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shakthivel is called upon to investigate the matter, where it is found through the security cameras that a corpse of a high-profile businesswoman Maaya is missing from the morgue.

Meanwhile, Maaya's husband Akshay is surrounded by his family and friends offering their condolences but he drives them out saying he wants to be left alone. Once they all leave, he drives to his girlfriend Bhumika aka Bhumi's house, where it is revealed Akshay killed his wife and made it look like a heart attack. The police call Akshay over his cell phone and ask him to come to the forensics lab and explain the issue. Akshay drinks a glass of wine offered by Bhumi and he leaves. Akshay is asked to stay in the lab until they discover the corpse.

In a series of clues and flashbacks, Akshay is made to believe that Maaya is still alive and is out for revenge. He keeps in contact with Bhumi the entire time, until Shakthivel gets evidence that can allow him to arrest Akshay, in the form of a toxin BL-18 that can induce a heart attack. It is then revealed that Akshay drugged a glass of red wine with BL-18 to kill Maaya. He interrogates Akshay and Akshay reveals how Maaya and him met the first time. After getting locked up in a room, Akshay calls up Bhumi and finds out that Maaya's lawyer Krishna Prasad is in fact a private detective hired by Maaya to spy on Akshay. He asks Bhumi to run away afraid that Maaya is after her. When Bhumi comes out of the building, a car comes speeding towards her and Akshay fears the worst.

He confesses everything to Shakthivel and repeatedly requests him to save Bhumi. Shakthivel gets a call from Deva who says they've found a body, revealed to be Maaya. Shakthivel further confirms that there was no one called Bhumi in the university Akshay mentioned neither in the flat he had gone to and that Bhumi was non-existent. Akshay tries to run away, tailed by Shakthivel.

Shakthivel then reveals that the car accident in which Shakthivel's wife had died was caused by a drunken Akshay and Maaya. Although Shakthivel's daughter Amritha repeatedly calls for help, Maaya tells Akshay to leave them be, due to which wife dies. Amritha had been in a coma for two years and when she woke up, she remembers the car license plate, which she tells her father, who tracks them down. It is revealed in a twist that Bhumi is actually the adult Amritha, Shakthivel's daughter, and this was an elaborate plan orchestrated by Shakthivel and Amritha due to which Maaya was killed. Shakthivel further reveals that the glass of wine Amritha had offered Akshay before leaving contained BL-18 and it has been eight hours since it entered his bloodstream. Akshay then dies by a heart attack and Shakthivel walks away from his body.

==Cast==
*[[Arjun Sarja]] as Shakthivel IPS, Deputy Commissioner of Police
*[[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]] as Akshay
*[[Manisha Koirala]] as Maaya
*[[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] as Dr. Brinda
*[[A. M. R. Ramesh]] as Deva
*[[Neha Saxena (film actress)|Neha Saxena]] as Sandhya

==Production==
Ramesh had narrated the story to [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] who agreed to work on the film and helped contact [[Manisha Koirala]] about playing the film's leading female role. [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]] was selected to play the film's main antagonist, a role initially planned to be played by the director himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Arjun-Sarjas-Next-Game-with-Manisha/2015/02/05/article2652567.ece|title=Arjun Sarja's Next Game with Manisha|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Arjun also helped the makers get in touch with composer [[Ilaiyaraaja]] to compose two songs for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/music/Chowta-out-Ilaiyaraaja-in-for-Game/articleshow/46228539.cms|title=Chowta out, Ilaiyaraaja in for Game|work=The Times of India}}</ref> The team shot in Chennai in February 2015, with ''Oru Melliya Kodu'', a dialogue taken from [[Gautham Menon]]'s ''[[Yennai Arindhaal]]'' (2015), adapted as the film's Tamil title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/arjun-draws-oru-melliya-kodu-tamil-news-126086.html|title=Arjun draws Oru Melliya Kodu|work=indiaglitz.com}}</ref>

In April 2015, actress [[Khushbu]] was approached to play Arjun's wife in the film but turned down the offer. The actress later sought a public clarification from the team if the story was based on the death of Indian businesswoman, [[Sunanda Pushkar]], and urged the team to narrate the story with sensitivity. Ramesh, however, refused to confirm Kushboo's allegations and turned down her request of divulging the film's plot to the media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/film-based-on-life-of-sunanda-pushkar/article7148521.ece|title=Film based on life of Sunanda Pushkar?|author=Muralidhara Khajane|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/AMR-Rameshs-Game-Puts-Pressure-on-Khushboo/2015/04/30/article2789447.ece|title=AMR Ramesh's Game Puts Pressure on Khushboo?|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> During December 2015, the director revealed that production was complete and that postproduction and censoring works were ongoing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-snippets/article8008213.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment|title=Cinema Snippets|author=Nikhil Raghavan|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Game
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 2016
| recorded = [[Prasad Studios]]
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = 12:50
| label = Trend Music
| producer = Ilaiyaraaja
| prev_title = [[Oyee]]
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = [[Ki & Ka]]
| next_year = 2016
}}

;Kannada track listing
{{tracklist
| all_music =
| all_lyrics = [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Hoovinda Hoovige Kavana
| extra1 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Priya Himesh]]
| lyrics1 =
| length1 = 5:35
| title2 = Ondu Manjina Bindu
| extra2 = Karthik, [[Ramya NSK]]
| length2 = 5:50
| lyrics2 =
| title3 = Sogasu Sogasu
| extra3 = Ilaiyaraaja
| length3 = 1:25
| lyrics3 =
|lyrics_credits=|music_credits=|note1=|writer1=|note2=|writer2=|note3=|writer3=|title4=|note4=|writer4=|extra4=|total_length=12:50}}

'''Tamil track listing'''

{{tracklist
| all_music =
| all_lyrics = [[Pa. Vijay]]
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Yaar Indha Velvettu
| extra1 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Priya Himesh]]
| lyrics1 =
| length1 = 5:35
| title2 = Oru Melliya Kodu
| extra2 = Karthik, [[Ramya NSK]]
| length2 = 5:50
| lyrics2 =
| title3 = Parandhu Parandhu
| extra3 = Ilaiyaraaja
| length3 = 1:25
| lyrics3 =
|lyrics_credits=|music_credits=|note1=|writer1=|note2=|writer2=|note3=|writer3=|title4=|note4=|writer4=|extra4=|total_length=12:50}}

==Release==
The film was dubbed and released in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Notuku Potu'' in 2017.

;Kannada version
''The Times of India'' wrote that "the film is engaging and makes for a good watch" and "This non-linear narrative holds the viewer gripped."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/Game/movie-review/51176184.cms|title=Game Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2016-10-13}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' wrote "The slow paced narration, which is unusual for Kannada audience, uses sound and visuals to get the needed effect, with Ilayaraja's music score succeeding in creating the mood."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/where-every-character-plays-a-game/article8288372.ece|title=Where every character plays a 'Game'|last=Khajane|first=Muralidhara|date=2016-02-27|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-10-13}}</ref>

;Tamil version
''The Times of India'' wrote that "It is a pity that the film fails to cross that melliya kodu [thin line] between being ‘not boring’ and ‘compelling enough’".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/oru-melliya-kodu/movie-review/53018481.cms|title=Oru Melliya Kodu Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Oru Melliya Kodu by Times of India|work=The Times of India}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half stars and wrote that "Despite few glitches, OMK is worth a watch for its gripping making".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/020716/oru-melliya-kodu-movie-review-despite-glitches-worth-a-watch.html|title=Oru Melliya Kodu movie review: Despite glitches, worth a watch|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=2 July 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|5543690|Game}}

{{A. M. R. Ramesh}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:2016 films]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:2010s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2010s mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of Spanish films]]
[[Category:2016 crime thriller films]]
[[Category:2016 multilingual films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. M. R. Ramesh]]

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