News (film)
News is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed and written by M. K. Maheshwar. The film stars Upendra along with Reemma Sen and Renuka Menon in the lead roles.[1] The film was produced by Sri Vidya Pictures. Both Reema Sen and Renuka Menon made their Kannada debut through this film.
| News | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | M. K. Maheshwar |
| Written by | M. K. Maheshwar |
| Produced by | M T Sriram C Gopi M Kumar |
| Starring | Upendra Reema Sen Renuka Menon |
| Cinematography | Sendhil Kumar |
| Edited by | Jo Ni Harsha |
| Music by | Gurukiran |
Production company | Sri Vidya Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film released on 4 August 2005 to generally positive reviews from critics.[2] However, the film failed commercially at the box-office. The critics commented that the plot elements of the movie had loose similarities with Malayalam movies like Iyer the Great and New Delhi.[3]
Cast
- Upendra as Guru
- Reemma Sen as Pooja
- Renuka Menon as Divya
- Nassar as Devaraj, editor of Number 1, a newspaper
- Tennis Krishna as Gopala, film director
- Ashok as editor of Super News
- Avinash as Umesh
- Bank Janardhan as Gopala's father
- Anantha Velu as J. J. Patil
- Mandeep Roy as a doctor
- Bhagya Shree
- K. V. Manjaiah
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Gurukiran.[4]
| News | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2005 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Ashwini Audio |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Naanu Jeetendra" | V. Manohar | Gurukiran, Sadhana Sargam | |
| 2. | "Good Morning" | Kaviraj | Udit Narayan, Chitra Sivaraman | |
| 3. | "Gira Gira" | Kaviraj | KK, Priyadarshini | |
| 4. | "Munjaneya" | Kaviraj | Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal | |
| 5. | "Munjaneya-2" | Kaviraj | Shael Oswal, Shreya Ghoshal | |
| 6. | "Bombayee" | Gurukiran | Chaitra H. G. |
Reception
A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Vidya Pictures' maiden venture News is a welcome departure from the regular Kannada film narratives both in content and narrative mode".[5] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Directed by story writer-turned-director Maheshwar, News has an interesting plot. The film's narration in the opening sequences is tight and helps build curiosity. Somewhere down the line, however, the director loses track".[6] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "You will enjoy "News very much if you are a die hard Upendra fan. But if you look at the film objectively, it is a film with both positive and negative points and may be okay for one time viewing".[2]
References
- "News about 'News'". Viggy. 2004. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- "Movie Review: News". Indiaglitz. 6 August 2005. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006.
- "Preview". Moviebuzz. Archived from the original on 21 December 2004 – via Sify.
- "Songs". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- Rao, K. N. Venkatasubba (7 August 2005). "A welcome departure from the routine stuff". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- Anuradha, B. (9 August 2005). "Upendra's top class in News". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.