Mr. Garagasa
Mr. Garagasa (transl. Garrulous person) is a 2008 Kannada-language comedy film in Sandalwood directed by Dinesh Baboo and starring Komal in a lead role after a gap of fifteen years.[3][4] The film is based on 1998 French comedy Le Dîner de Cons (also known as The Dinner Game) and its Hindi remake Bheja Fry (2007).
Mr. Garagasa | |
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Directed by | Dinesh Baboo |
Written by | Dinesh Baboo |
Produced by | Srinivasulu Hospet |
Starring | Komal Anant Nag Aishwarya T. S. Nagabharana Lakshmi Hegde Sudharani |
Cinematography | Dinesh Baboo |
Edited by | K. Eshwar |
Music by | Manikanth Kadri |
Production company | Sri Sai Productions |
Release date | 12 April 2008 |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Budget | ₹42 lakh[1] |
Box office | ₹55 lakh[2] |
Plot
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.
Cast
- Komal Kumar as Muniya (Mr Garagasa)
- Anant Nag as Parthasarthy
- Aishwarya as Madhavi
- Lakshmi Hegde as Teju
- T. S. Nagabharana as Sharat
- Sudha Rani as Gouri
- Ramesh Bhat as Dr Karanth
- Vanishri as Mandakini
- Pavitra Lokesh
- Pawan Kumar
Production
The film was simultaneously made alongside Ganesha (2007), which shared the same crew.[1] The film was shot in nine-and-a-half days.[1]
Music
The movie contains only one track. The audio launch for this film and Ganesha (2007) was held on 13 September 2007 at the G. M. Rejoyz auditorium in Bangalore.[5]
Song | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Duration |
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"Naviligu Mugiligu" | Raghu Urdigar | Lakshmi | 03:08 |
Critical reception
Indiaglitz called it a "time pass cinema".[6] Sify wrote: "The whole film leaves an impression of watching a stage play. Concentration is given more for dialogues".[7] R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote: "Garagasa is a well made film and gives a full meal entertainment of comedy".[8]
Home media
The rights to the film were purchased by Zee Kannada.[9]
References
- "Dubbing for 'Mr Garagasa' DTS for 'Ganesha'". Indiaglitz. 20 September 2007.
- "Now channels too snub Sandalwood". Bangalore Mirror. 8 January 2010.
- "Jaggesh's brother would do!". Deccan Herald. 30 September 2009.
- Dinesh, Chethana (13 April 2003). "Smile saar, smile". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 3 February 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Twin film audio release". Indiaglitz. 14 September 2007.
- "Mr Garagasa review. Mr Garagasa Kannada movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
- "Review : (2008)". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015.
- Vijayasarathy, R. G. (14 April 2008). "Mr Garagasa Review". IANS – via Nowrunning.
- "Komalkumar on 'Comedy Kiladigalu'". Indiaglitz. 14 February 2012.