Kallarali Hoovagi

Kallarali Hoovagi
Kallarali Hoovagi
Soundtrack album by Hamsalekha
Released	October 2006
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	50:13
Label	Anand Audio
Producer	Hamsalekha
Country	India
Hamsalekha chronology

Kallarali Hoovagi
Kallarali Hoovagi
	File:Kallarali Hoovagi.Jpg Film poster
Directed by	T. S. Nagabharana
Produced by	Anand Singh; Madhu Bangarappa
Written by	B. L. Venu
Based on	Kallarali Hoovagi; by B. L. Venu
Starring	Vijay Raghavendra; Umashankari; Ambareesh; Bharathi
Music by	Hamsalekha
Cinematography	H. C. Venu
Edited by	Basavaraj Urs
Production; company	Akash Audio
Release date	22 December 2006
Running time	148 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
	India

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.

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]

Plot[edit]

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.

Cast[edit]

Director T. S. Nagabharana (center) with the film's crew, addressing the media in the sidelines of 37th International Film Festival of India, 2006.

Ambareesh as Madakari Nayaka
Sumalatha as Padmamma Nagathi, Madakari Nayaka's consort
M. P. Shankar as Dodda Madakari Nayaka
Vijay Raghavendra as Jayadeva
Uma Shankari as Noor Jahan / Ratna
Anant Nag as Basavadeva "Basayya", Jayadeva's father and royal court physician
Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Neelamma, Jayadeva's mother
Mukhyamantri Chandru as Murigeppa, Jayadeva's uncle
Smitha as Gangi
Mahalakshmi as Gauri, Jayadeva's sister
Amulya as Uma, Jayadeva's sister (credited as Maulya)
Shanthamma as Thippajji, Jayadeva's neighbour
Devaraj as Hyder Ali
Pavan Kumar as Ranga, Jayadeva's friend
Yogish as Shivu
Akul Balaji as Thippaga, Jayadeva's friend
Santosh as Bhasha
Avinash as Parashuramappa
Sathyajith as Kallinarasappa
Sharath Lohithaswa as Palanayaka
Kishore as Mohiddin
Duniya Vijay as Bedara Paapu
Narendra Babu Sharma as Talavar Rangayya
Bharath Bagavathar as Kuthbuddin Khan

Soundtrack[edit]

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

Critical reception[edit]

"Kallarali Hoovaagi" got very good critical reaction. Most newspapers and websites hailed it as an exceptional film.^[6]

Awards[edit]

54th National Film Awards^[7]

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration

2006–07 Karnataka State Film Awards

Best Editor – Basavaraj Urs
Best Art Direction – Vittal
Special Jury Award (Costume Design) – Nagini Bharana, Roshni Dinaker

References[edit]

↑ "This is my treasure Venu BL". indiaglitz.com. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
↑ "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
↑ "Director of 'Kallarali Hoovagi' overwhelmed by its success". The Hindu. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
↑ Ramachandra C. V. (8 January 2007). "On cloud nine". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
↑ B. L. Venu (12 October 2015). "ಭಜರಂಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಲ್ಲರಳಿ..." [Kallarali and Bhajarangi] (in ಕನ್ನಡ). Retrieved 7 November 2015.
↑ RGV (23 December 2006). "Kallarali Hoovagi Kannada Movie Review". nowrunning.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
↑ Rao, K. N. Venkatasubba (11 June 2008). "Master Kishan's 'C/O Foot Path' wins Golden Lotus Award". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008.

External links[edit]

Kallarali Hoovagi on IMDb
"Director of 'Kallarali Hoovagi' overwhelmed by its success". The Hindu. 9 January 2007.

[1] "This is my treasure Venu BL". indiaglitz.com. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

[2] "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

[3] "Director of 'Kallarali Hoovagi' overwhelmed by its success". The Hindu. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

[4] Ramachandra C. V. (8 January 2007). "On cloud nine". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

[5] B. L. Venu (12 October 2015). "ಭಜರಂಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಲ್ಲರಳಿ..." [Kallarali and Bhajarangi] (in ಕನ್ನಡ). Retrieved 7 November 2015.

[6] RGV (23 December 2006). "Kallarali Hoovagi Kannada Movie Review". nowrunning.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[7] Rao, K. N. Venkatasubba (11 June 2008). "Master Kishan's 'C/O Foot Path' wins Golden Lotus Award". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008.

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