Crazy Kutumba
Crazy Kutumba (Kannada: ಕ್ರೇಜಿ ಕುಟುಂಬ) is a 2010 Kannada comedy film directed by B. Ramamurthy and produced by Ravi Joshi for Luv Kush Productions banner. The story is a remake of Marathi film De Dhakka (2008) which was inspired from the Hollywood film, Little Miss Sunshine (2006).[1]
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| Directed by | B Ramamurthy |
| Produced by | Ravi Joshi |
| Written by | Atul Kale Sudesh Manjrekar |
| Starring | Ramesh Aravind Ananth Nag |
| Music by | Ricky Kej Mysore Ananthaswamy |
| Cinematography | K. Mallikarjun Ramesh Appi |
| Edited by | Narahalli Jnanesh |
Production company | Luv Kush Productions |
Release date | 12 February 2010 |
Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film features Ramesh Aravind and Ananth Nag in leading roles with Sanathini, Dhanya Rao, Jai Jagadish, Bank Janardhan and other theater artistes from North Karnataka region playing supporting roles.
Cast
- Ramesh Aravind as Shankar Patil
- Ananth Nag as Mallanna
- Sanathini as Sumathi
- Chindodi Veershankar
- M. S. Umesh
- Rajinikanth
- Jai Jagadish
- Karibasavaiah
- Bank Janardhan
- G. Bharathkumar
- Baby Dhanya Rao as Gowri
- Shanoor Sana
Plot
A family travels from a village to Bangalore, as one of its members is to participate in a dance contest. En route, the conflicts and travails of the family come to the fore in a humorous manner.
Soundtrack
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| Released | March 2008 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Anand Audio | |||
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The music was composed by Ricky Kej for Junglee music company. One song "Amma Naanu" is composed by Mysore Ananthaswamy.[2] The soundtrack includes popular folk poems written by acclaimed poets such as Kuvempu and K. S. Narasimhaswamy.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Amma Naanu (originally composed by Mysore Ananthaswamy and rearranged by Ricky Kej)" | H. S. Venkateshmurthy | Shreya Ghoshal | 05:40 |
| 2. | "Hendathi Obbalu" | K. S. Narasimhaswamy | Rajesh Krishnan | 03:41 |
| 3. | "Nade Mundhe" | Kuvempu | Avinash Chebbi, Avinash Bharadwaj | 04:36 |
| 4. | "Naanagiddare Shrimantha" | Jayanth Kaikini | Rajesh Krishnan | 04:27 |
| 5. | "Banthu Banthu" | Avinash Chebbi | Avinash Chebbi | 01:21 |
| 6. | "Chori Chori" | Avinash Chebbi | M. D. Pallavi Arun | 01:50 |
| 7. | "Nee Badalaadare" | Avinash Chebbi | B. Jayashree, M. D. Pallavi Arun, Avinash Chebbi, Rajesh Krishnan, Badri Prasad, L. N. Shastry | 03:59 |
| 8. | "Main Chulbuli Hoon" | Avinash Chebbi | Avinash Chebbi, Sinchan Dixit | 01:30 |
Review
Upon release, the film met with favorable critical reviews for its content and character portrayals. Rediff.com reviewed with 3 stars saying the film is meant to be watched with entire family.[3] Times of India reviewed saying the film is endearing to the family audience.