Bettanagere
| Bettanagere | |
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| Directed by | Mohan Gowda Bettanagere |
| Screenplay by | Mohan Gowda Bettanagere |
| Story by | Mohan Gowda Bettanagere |
| Produced by | B. N. Swamy |
| Starring | Sumanth Shailendra Akshay Vinod Kambli |
| Cinematography | Venu H. C. |
| Edited by | Jo. Ni. Harsha |
| Music by | Rajesh Ramanath |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Bettanagere is a 2015 Indian
Although the film went on floors in October 2013, it had to face many legal troubles and halts during the making.[3] The filming had to be halted and it was reported that the film was dropped.[4] The film eventually underwent a revival and resumed the shoot towards the completion in early 2015.[5] However, the film had to settle for a record 139 edits from the censor board making it the first Kannada film with such large cuts.[6]
Cast
- Akshay as Shekara
- Sumanth Shailendra as Shiva
- Naina Sarwar
- Vinod Kambli
- Muniraj
- Shobaraj
- Avinash
- Achyuth Kumar
- Bullet Prakash
- Yathiraj
- Killer Venkatesh
- Veena Sundar
- Ramnitu Chaudhary as item number "Bandi Bandi"
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is composed by Rajesh Ramanath. The audio was launched by director Ram Gopal Varma in Bangalore's Chamundeshwari Studios.[7] Varma was in town for shooting his film Killing Veerappan. The lyrics of the song "Bandi Bandi" came under the scrutiny of the censor board and the entire lyrics had to be changed for the final approval.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bandi Bandi" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Mamta Sharma | |
| 2. | "Neeli Neeli" | Rajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Bhat | ||
| 3. | "Harakeya Thandevamma" | Kailash Kher | ||
| 4. | "Neeli Neeli" | Kunal Ganjawala, Anuradha Bhat | ||
| 5. | "Bethanagere Theme" | Santhosh Venky |
References
- ^ "Bettanagere Launched". Chitraloka. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Vinod Kambli to Act in Bettanagere!". Chitraloka. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Bettanagere gets into trouble". The New Indian Express. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Film on Bettanagere Seena dropped?". The Times of India. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Bettanagere movie gets a 'makeover'". Ytalkies. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bettanagere's 139 cuts is a record in Sandalwood". Bangalore Mirror. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "RGV Releases Bettanagere Audio". Chitraloka. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
