Lift Kodla
| Lift Kodla | |
|---|---|
Komal | |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kashyap |
| Edited by | Udayaravi Hegde |
| Music by | V. Manohar |
Production company | Sri CMR Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹3.5 crore (US$410,000)[1] |
Lift Kodla (transl. Shall I drop you off?) is a 2010 Indian
Komal. It is a remake of the Telugu-language film Mee Sreyobhilashi (2007),[2] which itself is based on the Japanese film Ikinai (1998).[3][4] The film deals with the topic of suicides and was released a day after television actors Indudhar and Hema committed suicide.[5] The film was a box office success and ran for more than four weeks in theatres.[1]
Plot
The film follows Krishna (
Komal) travelling from Bangalore to Kodachadri
Hills from committing suicide.
Cast
- Jaggesh as Krishna
- Komal as Ring Road Gowda[6]
- Shashi Kumar as a police officer
- Archanna Guptaa
- Srinivasa Murthy
- Sadhu Kokila as Bogananda Swamy
- Raju Talikote
- Shobaraj
- R. N. Sudarshan
- Bullet Prakash
- Sangamesh Upase
- Rekha Kumar
- Brahmavar
- Jeevan
- Kruthika
- Mimicry Dayanand
- Honnavalli Krishna
- Bank Janardhan
- Katta Subramanya Naidu as the chief minister (cameo appearance)
Production
After the success of Komal starred together in this film.[7] Archanna Guptaa plays a rich girl who softens out in the end.[8]
Soundtrack
| Lift Kodla | |
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YouTube |
The music was composed by V. Manohar.[9] The song "Ondu Maathu" is plagiarised/translated from the song "Oru Vaarthai Solla" from the Tamil film Ayyaa (2005). The song "Chirunavvulatho Brathakali" from Mee Sreyobhilashi was reused as "Manasondu Iddare Marga" with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam singing both versions.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ondu Maathu" | Ram Narayan | Rajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Bhat | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Happy Happy Birthday" | V. Manohar | Kunal Ganjawala | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Suriviya Maleyalli" | V. Manohar | Rajesh Krishnan | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Manasondu Iddare Marga" | Ram Narayan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 7:23 |
| Total length: | 21:33 | |||
Reception
A critic from Chitraloka wrote that "Lift Kodla is a film that no self-respecting Kannada film goers would want to miss".[12]
References
- ^ a b "On the sets of Khaleeja". South Scope. September 2010 – via issuu.com.
- ^ Reddy, Maheswara (14 July 2010). "Spotlight on suicides". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ kavirayani, suresh (30 January 2017). "Copycats in Tollywood". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ IANS. Archivedfrom the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via Nowrunning.
- ^ a b "Lift Kodla Swargakke Moore Ghenu Review". Indiaglitz. 17 July 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Shades of Chaplin". Deccan Herald. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Jaggesh and brother Komal get together again". The New Indian Express. 21 November 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ Hegde, Sudha (7 July 2010). "She's going places". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Lift Kodla (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Liftu Kodla". The New Indian Express. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (19 July 2010). "Lift Kodla - Review". Filmibeat. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Lift Kodla Movie Review". Chitraloka.com. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
External links
- Lift Kodla at IMDb