Ulidavaru Kandanthe | |
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ಉಳಿದವರು ಕಂಡಂತೆ | |
Directed by | Rakshit Shetty |
Produced by | Hemanth Suni Abhi |
Written by | Rakshit Shetty |
Starring | Rakshit Shetty Kishore Tara Sheethal Shetty Rishab Shetty Achyuth Kumar Yagna Shetty |
Music by | B. Ajaneesh Loknath |
Cinematography | Karm Chawla |
Edited by | Sachin |
Production company | |
Release date | |
Running time | 154 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Budget | ₹2.5 crore (US$350,000)[1] |
Box office | ₹ 3 Crores |
Directed by Gautham Ramachandran, the film is the remake of the Kannada hit movie, Ulidavaru Kandanthe, written and directed Rakshit Shetty. Ulidavaru Kandante (English: As Seen by the Rest) is a 2014 Indian Kannada neo-noir crime drama anthology film written and directed by debutant Rakshit Shetty. Shetty appears in the lead role, along with Kishore, Tara, Achyuth Kumar, Rishab Shetty, and Yagna Shetty playing supporting roles.
Ulidavaru Kandante (English: As Seen by the Rest) is a 2014 Indian Kannadaneo-noircrimedramaanthology film written and directed by debutant Rakshit Shetty. Shetty appears in the lead role, along with Kishore, Tara, Achyuth Kumar, Rishab Shetty, and Yagna Shetty playing supporting roles.[2] The film involves an anthology of five stories connected to an incident of a person's murder, with the each character narrating it in his own perspective.
The film was geared up to be sent to the Cannes Film Festival,[3] and released on 28 March 2014, to generally positive reviews from film critics who acclaimed the direction, performances of Rakshit Shetty and Sheetal Shetty, and cinematography. The film was the first in Kannada to be shot entirely in sync sound technology.[4] The film has been remade in Tamil starring Nivin Pauly as Richie.[5][6]
Synopsis[edit]
Malpe is a small fishing town on the Arabian Coast, located 6 km to the west of the temple city, Udupi. Malpe's beaches are washed clean everyday by the sea. The waves ensure that nothing gets left behind on the sands. But the waves cannot reach everything.
It is the time of the year when Udupi and its surroundings are decked up to celebrate Sri Krishna Janmashtami. Men and children walk the streets dressed as characters from mythology. Teams painted as tigers are seen dancing to drum beats all around the town. But violence seems to be brewing in Malpe this Krishna Janmashtami. The movie revolves around five different people narrating their view of a murder incidence that took place during Sri Krishna Janmashtami.
Plot[edit]
The story is set in the early 1990s in the coastal town of Malpe, Udupi district in Karnataka. The opening scene depicts fishermen preparing their fishing boats for the next catch. They do so while singing the traditional folk song. A young lad is seen staring out at the open Sea.
A young journalist, Regina (Sheetal Shetty) is working on a story which she tells her editor, cannot be written as a single piece. The story has several perspectives from the various characters involved and hence must be preserved as they are.
In a flashback scene, a young boy Richard Anthony alias Richi is trying to outrun cops who are there to arrest him for a murder. Regina remembers seeing this from the backseat of a car and it is established that both were childhood friends.
Regina starts investigating the story by questioning various characters who were involved.
Chapter 1 : Voice of silence[edit]
The first person she approaches is a local cashew nut merchant, Shailesha who knows both Richi and his childhood friend Raghu (Rishab Shetty). Richi had been in a remand home for 8 years and Raghu had escaped to Bombay(Mumbai) to work in a hotel and later with a local gang. Shailesha accidentally comes across Raghu during one of his Bombay trips. The two meet up in harbour where Shailesha tells Raghu that his father is no more and his mother is making a living by selling fish at the local market. Raghu tells him he cannot leave Bombay as he knows many 'secrets' of his employer. He plans to relocate to Dubai with his mother, once he has sorted out the necessary funds. To do this, Raghu steals a red bag which was important for a 'deal' between the Bombay party and an interested party in USA. He fights his ways through the gang's henchmen and escapes to Malpe where Shailesha provides him a safehouse.
Raghu realises that his location is compromised as two armed gangsters approach his house and start knocking at the front door. As Raghu steeled himself for the impending gunfight, the knocking stops and the men leave.
Chapter 2 : Richard Antony aka Richi[edit]
The second narrative comes from a close ally of Richi, Dinesha (Pramod Shetty) who is held in lock-up. Richi (now portrayed by Rakshit Shetty) is a brash and flamboyant young man who carries out dirty work for a local gangster-cum-businessman, Shankar Poojary (Dinesh Mangalore). Poojary has links with Bombay underworld and runs several fishing boats in Malpe. Richi has earned a bad reputation for himself and is a disgrace to his father, a priest in the local Church.
Poojary summons Richi and Dinesha at his estate and tasks him to find Balu (Achyuth Kumar), one of his employees to 'teach him a lesson'. Poojary asks Richi not to overdo it by 'losing control'. The annual Janmashtami festival in Udupi is at full swing as Richi and gang arrive at Jod raste. Balu has painted himself as a tiger and is participating in Pili-vesha (tiger dance). Richi knocks out Balu and has him sent to the harbour. However he takes a detour when he hears that Raghu is back in town and needs a 'visit'.
It is revealed that Richi and Dinesha were the armed gangsters who were looking for Raghu in the previous story.
Richi forces his way into the house, and goes about explaining made-up story of a Cuban boy (Tony Montana from the film Scarface) and a boy from Mandva (Vijay Chauhan from the movie Agneepath), and how a person at the receiving end of a beating often doesn't realise why he is being served this. This story doubles as a threat to Raghu and also as a metaphor for the viewers who are kept in dark as the violent story unfolds. Richi finds the red bag which Raghu had stolen from Bombay gang and asks the latter to join him for a boat ride. Raghu reluctantly agrees saying that he has to join his mother for dinner later in the day.
Once on the fishing boat, Richi is torturing Balu and forcing a confession out of him. Eventually Richi pull out a gun on Balu who by now is broken man, and fires a shot. It would seem that Balu is no more.
Chapter 3 : Fish Curry[edit]
Raghu's mother Ratnakka (Tara) makes a living out of selling fish in Malpe. After the death of her husband her life is of struggle. Raghu visits his mother at his childhood house and tells her that he wishes to move permanently to Dubai along with her. However he has to leave immediately and will return to pick her up once her documents are in order. He agrees to visit her the next day for dinner where she will prepare her signature dish Meen-saru (South Canara style fish curry, the chapter's namesake). The next day, a gleeful Ratnakka is shopping for fish in the local market, where she lets her fellow fisherwomen know that she is leaving for Dubai soon. That evening Ratnakka elaborately prepares the fish curry and waits for her son to arrive. Her joy turns to disappointment as the hours go by and she slowly starts to realise that her son may not return.
Chapter 4 : Whispers in the Wind[edit]
Munna(Kishore) has a soft corner for Balu's sister who sells fish. He often roams around the fish market in hopes of getting a glimpse of her. He also tries to woo her with the help of a young lad, aptly known as 'Democracy'. Munna works as a repairman for Shankar Poojary's boats. During the routine inspection of a fishing boat which Richi had used for his earlier 'adventure', Munna discovers an empty shell casing on the deck. Having the knowledge that Balu was previously seen with Richi at harbour, Munna concludes that Balu has been murdered by Richi and gang.
Chapter 5 : Ka[edit]
Balu is in a ragged state when Regina approaches him for questioning. Balu has developed a prejudice for crows and starts to pelt stones at them whenever he sees one. During one of his fishing trips he catches a heavy log of wood in the fishing net. Balu decides to keep this to himself and soon discovers that the log actually contains a priceless relic which 'glows like gold'.
Balu tries to make a profit out of this by selling the merchandise to a foreign party through a Bombay based middleman. The middleman is not able to make full payment as the merchandise has been misplaced and a deal cannot be finalised. As the Janmashtami festival approaches Balu has his body painted as a tiger for Pili-vesha and is performing at Jod raste. Richi and gang knock him out and takes him on a fishing boat to force a confession. During the interrogation Richi pulls out a gun and it is revealed that the shot was fired at Raghu. During his childhood, Richi had committed a hot blooded murder trying to protect Raghu, after which the latter escaped to Bombay leaving Richi behind to be arrested. Richi has deep bitterness against Raghu for this 'betrayal' because of which he spent 8 years in a remand home.
On opening the red bag, it is revealed that it contains the merchandise which Balu was trying to sell off and Raghu is the middleman from Bombay who stole the item before the deal could go through. He was planning to sell it in Dubai in order to secure a life for him and his mother.
Final Chapter : Reasons[edit]
Richi returns to Malpe where he is celebrating with Poojary and the tigers from Pili-vesha. Munna believes Balu was killed by Richi's gang and is now blinded by hatred for Richi and compassion for Balu's sister. Finding the right opportunity, Munna pulls out Dinesha's gun and shoots down Richi who in his dying moments is unaware of Munna's motive. The irony is clearly seen now that Richi becomes a victim of his own story of the 'Cuban boy and boy from Mandwa'. Dinesha returns the favour by shooting Munna in the back, who in his dying moments finds peace in the fact that he has avenged for Balu's sister.
It is now clear that Regina was investigating the triple murders (Richi/Munna/Raghu). She concludes that the story has many facets and cannot be clubbed into a single narrative and hence decides to name the story 'as seen by others'.
Cast[edit]
- Rakshit Shetty as Richard Anthony aka 'Richi'
- Kishore as Munna
- Tara as Ratnakka
- Achyuth Kumar (credited as Achyuth Rao) as Balu
- Rishab Shetty as Raghu
- Sheetal Shetty as Regina
- Yagna Shetty as Sharada
- Dinesh Mangalore as Shankar Poojary
- B. Suresha as Richi's father
- Pramod Shetty as Dinesha
- Gowrish Akki
- Raghu Pandeshwar
- Arun Prakash Shetty
- Master Sohan as Democracy
- Master Akshay
- Master Lohith
- Baby Kavya
Production[edit]
In an interview during the production of Ulidavaru Kandante, Rakshit Shetty said, 'For UK, I want to create an experience that would last for generations to come. I will be more than happy if my movie keeps running in people’s hearts.' [7]
Development[edit]
The production of Ulidavaru Kandante was started on 1 August 2013.[8]
Marketing[edit]
The trailer of the movie was published on YouTube on 6 December 2013.[9] It garnered 44,618 views within 48 hours of its launch, breaking the previous record for a Kannada film trailer set by Simple Agi Ondh Love Story. The trailer was also released in theatres by Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar, at the Triveni theatre, Bangalore the next day.[10][11]Loose Maada Yogesh said he is ready to postpone his next movie for Ulidavaru Kandante.[12]
The film maintains a presence on Facebook[13] and Twitter,[14] where they solicit memes and invite users to take turns at guessing the nature of film's MacGuffin. Director Rakshit Shetty, busied himself after the release of the trailer, in the design of customisable T-shirts to promote the movie, and also as a vehicle to bring out more popular dialogues to build public anticipation and the fan-base prior to release. This was motivated by the favourable response to scenes depicted in the trailer, as well as some of the lines delivered by the characters.
The team also plan to release video screensavers, and curate blog posts of the audience's reactions after release. Shetty explains that this social engagement - inviting viewer and fan perspectives on the subject - is a natural extension of the thematic subject of the film itself.[15]
Sify.com reports Ulidavaru Kandante as a 'wave of freshness'.[16]
Soundtrack[edit]
Theme[edit]
In an interactive session, Rakshit Shetty said he developed the story of the film with reference to Pancha Bhoota. He also stated that he not only wanted to narrate the story of the characters but also wanted to portray life also Udupi in the 90s. Even though the commercial elements of a successful cinema are there in the film, it was truthful to Karnataka culture. Rakshit Shetty also stated that he was inspired by Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction for making the film. But he did not westernise the script. Being truthful to Karnataka culture is the speciality of this film.[17]
The movie employs Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon Effect in the narration and story telling pattern.[18][19]
Trivia[edit]
The movie overall is an ode to the way of life in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. Certain creative choices of the movie bring these aspects out:
- Ratnakka wants to prepare Meen-saru for Raghu, a dish predominantly from Dakshina Kannada/Malabar coast and uses traditional Clay pot during preparation.
- The grandfather clock which Ratnakka has in her house is of Nayak's brand which was a popular brand at the time.
- The movie is generously sprinkled with dialogues(including cuss words) in Tulu language.
- Movie has scenes depicting Yakshagana and Pili-vesha, which are native to Dakshina Kannada.
- Richi refers to the local deity Jumadi in one of his dialogues.
Release and reception[edit]
The film was given the 'U/A' (Parental Guidance) certificate by the Regional Censor Board. The scene that was censored was that of a cockfight sequence and the use of abusive words muted. Apart from this, the number of smoking scenes were asked to be cut down.[20] Following this, the film was released on 28 March 2014, in over 100 theatres across Karnataka, simultaneously releasing in theatres in the United States, and New Zealand.[21]
Screenings[edit]
The film was screened in June 2014 at the London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) where it received positive response from the audience, and it was called one of the best Indian films to have been made at the time. LIFF rated the film calling it a 'dazzling epic'.[22][23] The film was screened in Leverkusen, Germany on 18 May 2014.[24] It was announced in August 2014 that the film would be screened at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas in September 2014.[25]
Critical reception[edit]
Upon release, the film received positive to mixed reviews from critics. Shyam Prasad S. of the Bangalore Mirror reviewed the film and drew comparisons to Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950),[26] which has a similar plot. He added, 'The film strives hard to become a 'cult' film, but it falls short somewhere during its journey.' He, however, praised the role of direction and acting departments in the film, and appreciated the director for brilliantly capturing the culture of Mangalore and the surrounding areas.[27] B. S. Srivani of Deccan Herald rated the film 3/5 and praised the cinematography, music and writes about the 'fine effort by a debutant [director].'[28]
Box office[edit]
Ulidavaru Kandante opened to a good collection of around ₹3 crore (US$420,000) in its first week from release. Collections dropped in the second week and it was declared as hit at the box office.
Awards[edit]
Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Reference |
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Won | [29] | |||
Won | [30][31] | |||
('Gatiya Ilidu') | ||||
Nominated | ||||
Nominated | [32] | |||
('Gatiya Ilidu') | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Has Ulidavaru Kandathe overshot the estimated budget?'. The Times of India. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^'Ulidavaru Kandante'.
- ^Sundaram, Praveen (7 March 2014). 'Kannada film Ulidavaru Kandanthe at Cannes Film Festival'. rediff.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^''There are lots of hidden meanings and metaphors in the film''. rediff.com. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/premam-star-nivin-pauly-to-star-in-remakes-of-kannada-hit-ulidavaru-kandante.html
- ^http://www.ibtimes.co.in/premam-star-nivin-pauly-lead-tamil-malayalam-remakes-rakshit-shetty-starrer-ulidavaru-637490
- ^[1],Simple Aag Ond Karnataka Rajyotsava with Rakshit Shetty
- ^[2], Rakshit Shetty Direction starts on August 2013
- ^UK Movie Trailer on YouTube
- ^[3], Puneeth launches trailer of UK
- ^[4], Ulidavaru Kandante's Trailer Gets Rave Reviews
- ^[5], Yogi ready to postpone his film
- ^Facebook - Ulidavaru Kandanthe
- ^Twitter - Ulidavaru Kandanthe
- ^'Ulidavaru Kandante boasts of custom made T-shirts'. The Times of India. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^[6], UK wave of freshness
- ^https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/kannada-features/best-kannada-movies-thriller-on-amazon-prime-video-youtube-zee5-mx-player-dr-rajkumar-lucia-accident-kavaludaari/amp/
- ^https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kannada-cinema-in-the-last-decade-an-explosion-of-new-voices-new-avenues/article30383549.ece
- ^https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kannada-cinema-in-the-last-decade-the-highs-and-lows/article30432090.ece
- ^'U/A Certificate for Ulidavaru Kandante'. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^''UK' in Abroad'. indiaglitz.com. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^'London Indian Film Festival: Ulidavaru Kandante'. Institute of Contemporary Arts. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^'Ulidavaru Kandante wins hearts of London cinephiles'. The Times of India. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^'Ulidavaru Kandante gets Germany release'. The Times of India. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^'Ulidavaru Kandanthe to be screened at film fest in Texas, USA'. The Times of India. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Kishore-Rakshit-Shetty-Tara-Achyuth-Kumar-Rishab/articleshow/32862836.cms?
- ^'Ulidavaru Kandante review'. The Times of India. 29 March 2014.
- ^'Crumbling motives of a perfect crime'. Deccan Herald. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^'Here's how these award winners received the big news'. The Times of India. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^'Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)'. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^'Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South'. Filmfare. filmfare.com. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^'Kannada award winners at SIIMA'. The Times of India. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
External links[edit]
- Ulidavaru Kandante on IMDb
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