Bettanagere is a 2015 Indian Kannada crime thriller film written and directed by Mohan Gowda Bettanagere. It is a fictional exposé of the underworld cousin goons Bethanagere Seena and Bethanagere Shankara who are based in the North Bangalore region called Bethanagere.[1] The film is produced by B. N. Swamy and the music is composed by Rajesh Ramanath. The film stars Sumanth Shailendra and Akshay as the goon brothers along with former cricketer Vinod Kambli in a special supporting role.[2]
| 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 |
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
edit- 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
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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.