Kempa is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by debutante Jagadish and starring newcomers Santhosh and Thanushika.

Kempa
DVD cover
Directed byJagadish
Written byJagadish
Produced byAnekal Balaraj
StarringSanthosh
Thanushika
Music byGurukiran
Distributed byMohan Das Pai
Release date
  • 9 January 2009 (2009-01-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Cast

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Production

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The film began production in 2007 under the title Golla.[2][3] Newcomer Santhosh, son of producer Anekal Balaraj, made his debut with this film. The story is based on a true incident of a shepard's struggle that happened in Gopinatham, the birthplace of Veerappan.[4][5][6]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Gurukiran.[7]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Andhu Omey"Kunal Ganjawala4:26
2."Gollaya Gollaya"Lakshmi Manmohan3:55
3."Hello Ondu Phonu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hariharan4:58
4."Huva Chelliro"Hariharan, Malathi4:54
5."Suridhu Bedu"Vijay Yesudas4:26
6."Yallaru Maduudu"Gurukiran5:18
Total length:27:57

Reception

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R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com opined that "Kempa should be watched for the first and the last 20 minutes".[8] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Kempa could have been a better film".[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Pragna's plans marriage at 24". Bangalore Mirror. 29 June 2009.
  2. ^ "'Kempa' complete". mymazaa. 13 December 2007.
  3. ^ "'KEMPA' IS ONE OF THE FOUR RELEASES THIS WEEK". Chitratara. 4 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Newest Kannada movies fight it out". Rediff.com.
  5. ^ "Poor script, bad performance mar 'Kempa' (Kannada Film Review)". IANS. 11 January 2009 – via India Forums.
  6. ^ S., Shyam Prasad (23 June 2015). "A movie on the underworld of Bengaluru". Bangalore Mirror – via The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Kempa". Spotify. 2008.
  8. ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (12 January 2009). "Kempa could have been much better". Rediff.com.
  9. ^ "Kempa: Almost good". Bangalore Mirror. 9 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Kempa Review". Indiaglitz. 10 January 2009.