My Autograph

My Autograph is a 2006 Kannada romantic drama film which was directed, produced and enacted by Sudeep in his first directorial venture. Along with him, this film starred Meena, Sridevika, Deepu, and Rashmi Kulkarni.[2] This film is a remake of Tamil film Autograph,[3] which was directed by Cheran.

My Autograph
Directed bySudeep
Produced bySudeep
Story byCheran
StarringSudeep
Meena
Sridevika
Deepu
Rashmi Kulkarni
Music byBharathwaj
Rajesh Ramanath (BGM)
Production
company
Kiccha Creations
Release date
  • 17 February 2006 (2006-02-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹3 crore (US$420,000)[1]

Plot

The movie begins with Shankar (Sudeep), who runs an advertising agency, boarding a train to visit his native village to invite all of his friends for his wedding. The journey to his childhood days begins there. The happenings in the school, his tussle with his friends, and his first love with his classmate Kamala (Deepu) are all pictured realistically. Shankar reaches the village and invites all including Kamala, who promises to come to the wedding, with her husband and three children.

Then, he goes to Kerala where he had his college education. His major crush at that time was Lathika (Sridevika), a Malayali girl with whom he falls in love, but later the affair proves to be short-lived as her parents marry her off to her cousin Madhavan. On reaching Kerala to invite her, Shankar is shattered to see his lover as a widow.

Meanwhile, he is dejected at the failure of his love affair, and he comes across a trusted friend Divya (Meena), who instills confidence, unearths his hidden talents, and teaches him the lesson that one has to go ahead in life without looking back. However, she does not reveal the tragedy that occurred in her past. As time passes by, she reveals that her mother is a paralytic patient and that she now has to work for survival. While she and Shankar travel on a bus, she reveals that she was in love with someone and believed that he was a good man but got cheated. A poetic narration on the need for a good friend has been stressed.

Towards the end, Shankar marries a girl of his parents' choice: Rashmi (Rashmi Kulkarni). All three girls who had played a part in his life and many college friends attend the wedding. Also, Shankar sets a very nice ending to the main story.

Cast
  • Sudeep as Shankar
  • Meena as Divya
  • Sridevika as Lathika
  • Deepu as Kamala
  • Rashmi Kulkarni as Rashmi
  • Srinivasa Murthy as Shankar's father
  • Yathiraj as Sathya
  • Harish
  • Laxmi Narayan
  • Vishwanath

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj, whereas Rajesh Ramanath composed the background score. The national-award-winning track "Ovvuru Pookalume" in the Tamil version was reused in this film as "Aralova Hoovugale", and singer K. S. Chithra won Filmfare Award South.

My Autograph
Soundtrack album by
Bharadwaj
Released12 January 2006
GenreFilm soundtrack
ProducerBharadwaj
Bharadwaj chronology
Idhaya Thirudan
(2006)		 My Autograph
(2006)		 Thirupathi
(2006)
External audio
Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Sl No.Song TitleSinger(s)Lyrics
1"Nannavalu"Rajesh KrishnanK. Kalyan
2"Araluva Hoovugale"K. S. ChitraK. Kalyan
3"Malle Hudugi"Rajesh Krishnan, RashmiK. Kalyan
4"Jagadodharana"Rashmi, SrividyaPurandara Dasa
5"Kila Kila"Chetan SoscaK. Kalyan
6"Savi Savi Nenapu"HariharanK. Kalyan

Reception

This film got good response from critics, it completed 175 days.

Review
  • chitraloka in its review said "Don't miss this film. It touches your heart and mind at a time"[4]

Awards
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References
  1. "Sudeep is unhappy!". Sify. 10 April 2006.
  2. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/7889.html
  3. http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/Bypassing-copycats-Sandalwood-style/articleshow/21434657.cms
  4. "My Autograph Movie Review". chitraloka.com. 17 February 2006.
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