Mr. Garagasa

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Mr. Garagasa
File:Garagasa.gif
Directed byDinesh Baboo
Produced bySrinivasulu Hospet
Written byDinesh Baboo
StarringKomal Kumar, Anant Nag, Aishwarya, T. S. Nagabharana, Lakshmi Hegde, Sudharani
Music byManikanth Kadri
Release date
12 April 2008
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Mr. Garagasa (Kannada: ಮಿಸ್ಟರ್ ಗರಗಸ, translation: garrulous person) is a 2008 comedy film in Sandalwood directed by Dinesh Baboo and starring Komal. The film is based on 1998 French comedy Le Dîner de Cons (also known as The Dinner Game).

Cast[edit]

Komal Kumar........ Muniya (Mr Garagasa)

Anant Nag........ Parthasarthy

Aishwarya.......... Madhavi

Lakshmi Hegde...... Teju

T. S. Nagabharana........ Sharat

Sudha Rani.......... Gouri

Ramesh Bhat........ Dr Karanth

Vanishri........... Mandakini

Pavithra Lokesh....

Pawan Kumar

Plot[edit]

Muniya wants his movie script to be made into a film, so he comes to Bangalore with the script in his briefcase. He finds Parthasarthy, a film producer, but Muniya has a hard time convincing Parthasarathy that his story is good enough.

This is a remake of a French film called Diner de cons and similar to the Hindi movie Bheja fry

Music[edit]

The movie contains only one melodious track.

Song Singer(s) Duration Lyrics
Naviligu Mugiligu Lakshmi 03:08 Raghu Urdigar

Remakes/Inspirations[edit]

Year Film Language Cast Director
1998 Le Dîner de Cons French Jacques Villeret, Thierry Lhermitte, Daniel Prévost, Alexandra Vandernoot, Catherine Frot Francis Veber
2007 Bheja Fry Hindi Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Sarika Sagar Ballary
2008 Mr. Garagasa Kannada Komal Kumar, Anant Nag, Aishwarya Dinesh Baboo
2010 April Fool Malayalam Siddique, Jagadish, Navya Natarajan, Biju Menon, Jagathy Sreekumar Viji Thampi
2010 Dinner for Schmucks English Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Stéphanie Szostak, Jemaine Clement, Lucy Punch, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood Jay Roach

Critical reception[edit]

Indiaglitz called it a "time pass cinema".[1] Nowrunning.com wrote: "Garagasa is a well made film and gives a full meal entertainment of comedy".[2] Sify wrote: "The whole film leaves an impression of watching a stage play. Concentration is given more for dialogues".[3]

References[edit]

  1. "Mr Garagasa review. Mr Garagasa Kannada movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
  2. "Mr Garagasa Review - Mr Garagasa Kannada Movie Review by RGV". NOWRUNNING.
  3. "Review : (2008)". www.sify.com.
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