Edegarike

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Edegarike
D. Sumana Kittur
Written byAgni Shridhar
Screenplay by
  • Agni Shridhar
  • D. Sumana Kittur
Based onEdegarike
by Agni Shridhar
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyB. Rakesh
Edited byRuben
Music bySadhu Kokila
Production
company
Megha Movies
Release date
  • 23 November 2012 (2012-11-23)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Edegarike (transl. Guts) is a 2012

Aditya in the lead role, while Atul Kulkarni, Achyuth Kumar, Srujan Lokesh
, Dharma and Aakanksha Mansukhani play supporting roles.

The film is based on the real-life incidents that occurred in the 1990s and is about cult figures in the Karnataka underworld such as Sridhar,

Bengaluru in 2023.[5]

Plot

Sona is a

Inspector
J. Nayak where she learns about Sona's true profession.

Rashmi calls Sona and tells him to surrender to the police. Sona relucantly agrees and decides to retire from the crime syndicate by surrendering to the police and lead a peaceful life with Rashmi. Bhai learns about this and hires Muthappanna to eliminate Sona. Muthappanna hires Sridhar Murthy and Bachchan for the job, where they arrive in Bangalore and meets Sona. However, Sridhar learns that the cops are hunting for Sona and police protection has been increased by the city's newly appointed police commissioner where the duo, along with Sona escape to a dense forest.

After learning Sona's past, Sridhar feels guilty and decide to help Sona escape from Bhai's wrath, but is opposed by Bachchan. During a chat in the afternoon, Sona reveals that he already knew that Sridhar and Bachchan were hired by Bhai to kill him and is ready to die. Learning that Sridhar is hesitant to kill Sona due to their friendship, Bachchan kills Sona while Sridhar walks away and receives a call from Rashmi on Sona's phone, where Sridhar lies about Sona getting killed in an accident (Sona gave his phone and told Sridhar to lie about his death to Rashmi as his last wish). After this, Sridhar writes a book about Sona titled Edegarike.

Cast

Production

Development

Edegarike was a

India Mafia circling around Mumbai and Bangalore headed a mafia leader from Dubai. The novel had been a chart topper for several weeks and proved a hit among readers.[6] Since then, around 15 attempts were made to adapt it into a film. Following this, Sumana Kittur who had earlier directed Slum Bala and Kallara Santhe took up the project.[7][8]

Casting and filming

Following the announcement of the film in October 2010, reports said

Aditya was then signed in to play the lead role in the film, with Srujan Lokesh to play a supporting character.[11] Filming that began in late-2011 continued for a period of 35 days in places such as Bangalore, Sakleshpur, Mangalore.[12] It completed in June 2012.[13]

Soundtrack

Edegarike
Feature film soundtrack
Length3:48
LabelAnand Audio
Sadhu Kokila chronology
Sanju Weds Geetha
(2011) 		Edegarike
(2012) 		Myna
(2013)

Sadhu Kokila composed music for the film's soundtrack, and the lyrics were written by Sumana Kittur. The album consists of one soundtrack. Kokila also sung the track.[14]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Neenondu Mugiyada Mouna"Sumana KitturSadhu Kokila3:48
Total length:3:48

Release and reception

Screenings

As a part of screening marking 100 years of Indian cinema, Edegarike was screened at the Puerto Rico Film Institute in 2013. It was then screened at the first edition of the Mumbai Women's International Film Festival in October 2013, as the only Indian film.

Bangalore International Film Festival
in January 2014, where it was awarded the Special Jury Award.

Critical reception

Upon release, Edegarike opened to positive reviews from critics and audience with praise towards the film's direction, writing, cast performances and technical aspects.

G. S. Kumar of

DNA wrote, "The film remains loyal to the book and comes only with a few changes that are needed to cater to cinematic sensibilities. The script and screenplay is aptly supported by hard hitting and thought provoking dialogues" and added, "Director Suman Kittur has managed to extract stellar performances from each of her actors. Lead actors Adithya and Atul Kulkarni steal the show with their understated acts."[17] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "The dialogues emphasise this tension very well. Rakesh’s camerawork is excellent. Sadhu Kokila single-handedly lends that much-needed balance to a taut drama with a soulful rendition of Kittur’s lyrics. A clean effort. Reserved for a leisurely watch when pondering over life’s mechanics".[18]

Awards

Award / Film Festival Category Recipient Result Reference
Bangalore International Film Festival
Special Jury Award
Sumana Kittur
 Won [4]
Karnataka State Film Awards
Third Best Film
Syed Aman Bachchan, M. S. Ravindra
 Won [19]
Best Cinematographer
B. Rakesh
Filmfare Awards South
Best Film – Kannada
Syed Aman Bachchan, M. S. Ravindra
 Nominated [20][21]
Best Director – Kannada
Sumana Kittur
 Nominated
Best Actor – Kannada
Aditya
 Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
Atul Kulkarni
 Won
Udaya Film Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Dharma
 Won [22]
Best Male Playback Singer
Sadhu Kokila
Bangalore Times Film Awards
Best Film
Syed Aman Bachchan, M. S. Ravindra
 Nominated [23]
Best Director
Sumana Kittur
Best Actor – Male
Aditya

See also

  • List of crime films
  • India Mafia

References

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  13. ^ Bhat, Sriram (22 June 2012). "ಅಗ್ನಿ ಶ್ರೀಧರ್ 'ಎದೆಗಾರಿಕೆ' ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಣ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ" [Agni Sridhar's Edegarike completes filming] (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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  16. ^ "Edegarike review". The Times of India. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  17. DNA. 24 November 2012. Archived
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  18. ^ "Life was never this valuable". Deccan Herald. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  19. ^ "State annual awards: Tallana is adjudged best film". The Times of India. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  20. ^ "60th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 (South) Nominations". 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  21. ^ "Filmfare Awards (South): The complete list of winners". ibnlive.in.com. 21 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  22. ^ "Udaya Film Awards winners". 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  23. ^ "The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2012 Nominations". The Times of India. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

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