Namo Bhootatma is a 2014 Indian Kannada horror comedy film directed by Murali in his debut.[1][2] The film was a remake of the 2014 Tamil film Yaamirukka Bayamey, which itself was based on the Korean movie The Quiet Family.[3][4][5] It stars Komal Kumar, Iswarya Menon, Anaswara Kumar, Gayathri Iyer, and Harish Raj in the lead roles.[6][7] Telugu comedian Ali made his second Kannada movie with this film.[8][9] It's also dubbed in Hindi with the same name. A sequel Namo Bhoothathma 2 released in 2023.
| Namo Bhootatma | |
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| Directed by | Murali |
| Written by | Ma. Chandru |
| Produced by | Rs infotainment |
| Starring | Komal Kumar Iswarya Menon Harish Raj Anaswara Kumar Gayathri Iyer |
| Cinematography | Dasari Seenu |
| Music by | Farhan Roshan S. N. Prasad |
Production company | R. S. Infotainment Private Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹40 million (US$480,000) |
Cast
edit- Komal Kumar as Karthik
- Iswarya Menon as Soumya
- Anaswara Kumar as Mohini
- Gayathri Iyer
- Harish Raj as Sharath alias Bhaskar
- Avinash as Karadi Shivanna
- Vinayak Joshi
- Ali as Brother Ali
- Shobaraj as Police Inspector
- Nalinikanth
- Aadhav Kannadasan
- Nikita Thukral as herself in cameo appearance
- Nurse Jayalakshmi in guest role
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Farhaan Roshan and S. N. Prasad and released by Sony Music India. Prasad, who composed the original film, retained his tunes from it. Daler Mehndi sang a song in the film.[10]
| Namo Bhootatma | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Farhan Roshan and S. N. Prasad | ||||
| Released | 31 October 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 17:04 | |||
| Label | Sony Music India | |||
| Producer | Farhaan Roshan S. N. Prasad | |||
| Farhan Roshan chronology | ||||
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| S. N. Prasad chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paisa Paisa" | Hrudaya Shiva | Farhaan Roshan | Daler Mehndi | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Ivalu Posu Koduthalla" | Hrudaya Shiva | Farhaan Roshan | Komal Kumar | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Nina Chanda" | S. Nagesh Prasanna | S. N. Prasad | Yazin Nizar | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Hennu Honnu Mannu" | Hrudaya Shiva | S. N. Prasad | Al Rufian, Farhaan Roshan | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Paravasam Paravasam" | Hrudaya Shiva | S. N. Prasad | Al Rufian, Anitha Karthikeyan | 3:05 |
| Total length: | 17:04 | ||||
Reception
editCritical response
editShyam Prasad S from Bangalore Mirror Wrote "Komal does his job well.There are no histrionics with everything cut to the point. But also being the producer seems to have burdened him a bit.Harish Raj never gets stranded in any character. He proves he can do any kind of role".[11] A reviewer of The Hans India Wrote "A pacy movie with good sound effects. Telugu comedian Ali as ghostbuster is perhaps the highlight of the movie. He was last seen in Upendra's Super. Horror with comedy is more experimented in Telugu movies, this attempt in Kannada is commendable. A must watch for all Komal fans".[12]
References
edit- ^ "Choreographer Murali's Career Takes a New Turn". Archived from the original on 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Komal Threatens to Quit Sandalwood". Archived from the original on 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Pinning hopes on a ghost".
- ^ "Southern movies inspired without credit - here's the list". The News Minute. 21 November 2014.
- ^ Karkare, Aakash (16 June 2016). "Revealed: Why Indian filmmakers love South Korean films". Scroll.in.
- ^ "Watch: Trailer of Namo Bhootaathma". The Times of India. 16 November 2014.
- ^ "Nikita acts in Namoo Bhoothaathma". The Times of India. 21 August 2014.
- ^ Murthy, Neeraja (28 July 2014). "Season of festivals". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Sandalwood's Komal is making Tamil debut".
- ^ "Daler Mehndi in Sandalwood". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Film Review: Namo Bhootatma". Bangalore Mirror. 29 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Namo Bhootatma review". The Hans India. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.