Male Nilluvavarege
| Male Nilluvavarege | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mohan Shankar |
| Written by | Mohan Shankar |
| Produced by | Mohan Shankar |
| Starring | Mohan Shankar |
| Cinematography | D Prasad Babu |
| Music by | Layendra Kokila |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Male Nilluvavarege is a 2015 Indian Kannada film directed by Mohan Shankar and starring himself.[1][2] The movie is based on a Kannada play by L.N.Sudheendra which was an adaptation of the 1960 English play The Deadly Game which in turn was based on the 1956 German novel A Dangerous Game by Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt. The novel had earlier been adapted into 1963 Marathi play Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe by Vijay Tendulkar which was adapted into Marathi movie of the same name in 1971 as well the 2017 Hindi movie Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai.[3] The novel was also later adapted in Hindi as Chehre (2021) and in Bengali as Anusandhan (2021).[4][5][6]
Cast
[edit]- Mohan Shankar as Mohan
- Kavitha Bohra as Isha
- H. G. Dattatreya as Peter
- Sharath Lohitashwa as Rachaiah
- Srinivas Prabhu as Ramaiah
- Kari Subbu as Pandu
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi
- Bhumika
- Soujanya
Reception
[edit]A critic from The Times of India wrote that "It’s a one-man show by Mohan who plays his role to perfection. Dattatreya, Sharath Lohithahwa, Kari Subbu and Srinivasa Prabhu have done their bit".[7] A critic from The Hindu opined that "The audience needs to have lot of patience to watch Male Nilluvavarege , with a tag line Beware of Rain, as it is dialogue driven thriller drama woven around an incident that takes place in one night".[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Male Nilluvavarege is jinxed?". The Times of India. 10 May 2014.
- ^ S., Shyam Prasad. "A Kannada film shot without a pause". Bangalore Mirror – via The Times of India.
- ^ "At Film Bazaar, Khamosh, Adalat Jaari Hai stirs your soul". Hindustan Times. 29 November 2016.
- ^ "This Bengali film looks EERILY similar to Amitabh Bachchan-Emraan Hashmi starrer Chehre". BookMyShow.
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini. "'Chehre' movie review: One actor steals the show (it's not who you think)". Scroll.in.
- ^ "Amitabh Bachchan's new film Chehre attempts to be a slow-burn thriller". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ^ "Male Nilluvavarege Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Male Nilluvavarege: Test of patience". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
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