Malgudi Days (2020 film)

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Malgudi Days
File:Malgudi Days (2020 film).jpg
Film poster
Directed byKishor Moodbidri [1]
Produced byK Rathnakar Kamath
Written byKishor Moodbidri
Starring
Music byGagan Baderiya
CinematographyUday Leela
Edited byPradeep Nayak
Production
company
Swayam Prabha Entertainment & Productions
Release date
  • 7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Malgudi Days is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by Kishore Moodbidri, and produced by K Rathnakar Kamath. Starring Vijay Raghavendra,[1] Greeshma Shridar, with a music score by Gagan Baderiya, it was released in India on 7 February 2020.[2][3][4]

Plot[edit]

Writer Lakshmi Narayana Malgudi, (Vijay Raghavendra) a well-known writer, has announced his retirement from writing and his fans are heartbroken. The man, who lived his entire life creating wonderful memories for his readers, carries around a heavy heart but refuses to share with anyone the reason behind it. While his family suggests that he settle in a foreign land, Malgudi has other plans. He decides to go back to the place where he spent his childhood - Malgudi. Prakruti (Greeshma), who has quit her job after reporting workplace harassment, is on the way to find herself. The two meet into each other and begin a journey together. En route, they narrate their stories to each other. In the flashback (the late 70s), Malgudi (a Hindu boy), a studious student of Class 10, falls in love with Lenita (a Christian girl) who is mute. Her father, a cop, is recently transferred to Malgudi and the family is still in the process of settling down. Malgudi's love for Lenita doubles when he finds out she is mute. Amidst all this, communal tension breaks out between Hindus and Christians in the town. While Lenita reciprocates Malgudi's love, miscreants blame Lenita's family for indulging in conversion. As the tension intensifies, Malgudi flees to Bengaluru. Forty years later, still in love with Lenita, he enters Malgudi with the hope of meeting her.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The film, despite its title, is not based on the short story collection by R. K. Narayan.[5]

Soundtrack[edit]

Malgudi Days
Soundtrack album by
Gagan Baderiya
Released2020
Recorded2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelPRK Audio
External audio
Official Audio Jukebox at YouTube

Greeshma Shridar composed the music There are eight songs.[3]

Track list
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Katale Sarge"  Raghu Dixit 1:09
2. "Hoo Malege"  Siddhartha Belmannu , Sruthy Sasidharan 4:15
3. "Oorondu Karedante"  Raghu Dixit,Vaishnavi Ravi 4:01
4. "Kanasina Kannye Kannamunde"  Sanjith Hegde,Ninaada Nayak, Gubbi 3:10
5. "Nooru Nooru Aase" (Rap:Madhura Gowda)Supriya Lohith 4:15
6. "Nenapina Doniyali"  Madhuri Seshadri 2:39
7. "Kanneeru Kenney Mele"  Sanjith Hegde 4:01
8. "Amma-Bharavaseya Belaka Bitti"  Ashwini Sharma 3:19
Total length:
25:24

Home media[edit]

The film was made available to stream on OTT platform Amazon Prime on 8 March 2020.

Reception[edit]

Reviewing Malgudi Days for The Times of India Tanvi PS gave three points five stars from five[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "'Malgudi Days' set for release on Feb. 7". thehindu. 4 January 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Malgudi Days". The Times of India. 7 February 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "'Malgudi Days' to be released on Feb 7". deccanherald. 7 January 2020.
  4. "ಮಾಲ್ಗುಡಿ ಡೇಸ್ಗೆ ವಿಜಯ್ ಉತ್ತಮ ಆಯ್ಕೆ: ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ". deccanherald (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 6 February 2020.
  5. "'Malgudi Days' set for release on Feb. 7". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 4 February 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 July 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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