Neenade Naa (English: For Yourself, Right?) is a 2014 Indian Kannada romantic comedy film directed and written by "Kadhal" Kandhas who earlier worked as a choreographer for South Indian films. The film stars Prajwal Devaraj, Priyanka Kandwal[1] and Ankitha in the lead roles. The film marks the first productional venture of Devaraj's home production, "Dynamic Visions".[2] The film released on 17 October 2014 and positive response from critics[3]
| Neenade Naa | |
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| Directed by | Kandhas |
| Written by | Kandhas |
| Produced by | Chandrakala Devaraj |
| Starring | Prajwal Devaraj Priyanka Kandwal Ankitha Avinash |
| Cinematography | Srinivas |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production company | Dynamic Visions |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot edit
Dev is an assistant director who has a best friend called Pavithra alias Pavi. Lachchu meets Dev and falls in love with him, where she learns that Dev and Pavi were already married due to family pressure and were divorced long ago. Pavi misunderstands that Dev is in love with her and begins to despise him, but later realizes her mistake and apologize to Dev. Pavi leaves for Canada for her job, where she thanks Dev for his support. Later, Dev moves on with Lacchu.
Cast edit
- Prajwal Devaraj as Dev
- Priyanka Kandwal as Pavi, Dev's ex-wife
- Ankitha as Lachchu, Dev's love interest
- Doddanna
- Avinash as Pavi's father
- Pavitra Lokesh as Pavi's mother
- Bullet Prakash as Nani
- Pannaga Bharana
Development edit
Based on true story..Its director's own life story..The title of the film is inspired by a popular song in the Prajwal's earlier starrer Murali Meets Meera.[4] The film features Prajwal's character in four different looks from a school going boy to a grown-up youth[5] and he had to shed around 14 kilos weight for portraying the role.[6]
Soundtrack edit
| Neenade Naa | |
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| Released | October 2014 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Arjun Janya has composed a total of 5 songs written by various lyricists.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Byandu Baaja" | Shivananje Gowda & Chandan | Shankar Mahadevan | Choreograbhy = harsha |
| 2. | "Sumke Sumke" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Arjun Janya, Shilpa | Choreograbhy = kandhas(Director) |
| 3. | "Maribyadave" | K. Kalyan | Karthik | Choreograbhy = kandhas(Director) |
| 4. | "Bitt Budu" | Yogaraj Bhat | Vijay Prakash | Choreograbhy = Thribuvan |
| 5. | "Joru Joru" | K. Kalyan | Rajesh Krishnan, Archana Ravi | Choreograbhy = Sivasankar |
References edit
- ^ "Another Hindi TV actress debuts in Kannada with Neenade Naa". The Times of India. 14 September 2014.
- ^ "'It's a new-age film'". Deccan Herald. 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Movie Review: Neenade Naa". Sify. 18 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
- ^ "'Neenade Naa' on schedule". Sify. 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Prajwal goes from playing school kid to Grown up in his next". Times of India. 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Prajwal's Schoolboy Look Evokes Nostalgia". The New Indian Express. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Neenade Naa's music set to impress audiences". The Times of India. 1 August 2014.
