Summary
Aa Karaala Ratri (transl. That Intense Dark Night) is a 2018 Kannada-language thriller film directed by Dayal Padmanabhan and produced under his own banner, D Pictures.
| Aa Karaala Ratri | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dayal Padmanabhan |
| Written by | Mohan Habbu |
| Screenplay by | Dayal Padmanabhan |
| Dialogues by | |
| Produced by | D Pictures |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | P. K. H. Das |
| Edited by | Sri CrazyMindzz |
| Music by | R. S. Ganesh Narayanan |
Production company | D Pictures |
| Distributed by | D Distributors |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The movie is based on a Kannada play by Mohan Habbu which was translated from the tragic English play Lithuania by Rupert Brooke.[2][3] Karthik Jayaram was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 8th South Indian International Movie Awards. The movie won the 2018 Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film.
In September 2020, director Dayal announced that he will be directing the Telugu remake of the movie which would be produced by Allu Aravind. The Telugu remake titled Anaganaga O Athidhi was directly released on the Aha.[4][5] He had also revealed that he would be directing the Tamil remake.[6] The Tamil version was titled Kondraal Paavam released in 2023.[7] The movie was also remade in Malayalam in 2023 as Pakalum Paathiravum [8] - thereby making it the fifth Kannada movie to be remade in three other South Indian languages after School Master, Sampathige Savaal, Devara Kannu and U Turn. Both the Tamil and Malayalam versions were released in March 2023 within one week.[9]
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Story edit
In an interior village, deep in Karnataka, a fortune teller visits a poverty-stricken family and foretells that their fortune will change overnight. A mysterious traveller (played by Jayaram Karthik) visits their home on the same day and requests to be allowed to stay overnight. What happens during that one intense night forms rest of the story.
Cast edit
- Karthik Jayaram as Channa Keshava
- Anupama Gowda as Mallika 'Malli'
- Rangayana Raghu as Muthanna 'Onti Mane Muthanna'
- Veena Sundar as Gowramma
- Naveen Krishna in a cameo appearance
- Jaya Srinivasan
- Ashitha Chandrappa
Production edit
Development edit
The movie is based on a Kannada play by Mohan Habbu which was based on the play Lithuania by Rupert Brooke. Senior director S. K. Bhagavan had revealed that during the making of 1978 Kannada movie Shankar Guru, he had narrated this story to matinee idol Rajkumar.The film was planned to be shot in Ladakh and some preparation was undertaken, but in the end Rajkumar backed out as he felt the story was too dark.[10]
Impressed by Mohan Habbu's[11] story, Dayal decided to acquire the rights and make it into a full-length feature film. When Dayal entered the Bigg Boss house as a contestant his idea was strengthened when his fellow contestants JK & Anupama Gowda agreed to be a part of the film if it was made. Once out of Big Boss[clarification needed] Dayal sprung into action and completed the entire script, along with co-dialogue writer Naveen Krishna, and narrated the full script to JK and Anupama once they were out of the Big Boss game.[12]
Casting edit
Once the lead pair was fixed, Dayal zeroed in on Rangayana Raghu and Veena Sundar for other pivotal roles. Many of Dayal's contestant friends from Bigg Boss like Jaya Srinivasan, Ashitha and Diwakar are making character appearances in the movie. This film will be Jayaram Karthik's first release since his Bigg Boss stint[13] as a lead and is going to be the second movie as a leading lady for popular tele-actress Anupama Gowda. Experienced Cinematographer P.K.H. Das is helming the camera. Sri (CrazyMindz) is the movie's editor. Ganesh Narayan is composing the music for the film. [14]
Filming edit
The muhoorta for the movie is happened on 19 February in Oni Anjaneyaswamy Temple, Bangalore. Simultaneously Dayal's other movie PUTA 109, again starring Jayaram Karthik, is also being launched on the same day. The movie's shoot is to take place over 25 days in Balur, Chikmagalur Taluk.
Reception edit
The movie got 4/5 stars in TOI reviews. The Bangalore mirror rated the movie as one of the best movies of the year. Kannada Actor Sudeep said the movie was "gripping".[15]
The movie has an 80% rating on BookMyShow. TheNewsMinute mentions that "seasoned" actors and "clever" director came together hand-in-hand to make an interesting suspense thriller flick.[16] Shyam Prasad S from Bangalore mirror said the movie is one of the best movies of the year and credited the convincing performances and brilliant technical execution for the success.[17] Cineloka credits the director's smart moves and decision to make a good movie after his recent failures to prove his mettle. Actors' performances and PKH Das' cinematography was praised too.[18]
Awards edit
- Movie won 2018 Karnataka State Film Awards for First Best Film[19]
- Director Dayal Padmanabhan won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director.
- Veena Sundar won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Karthik Jayaram Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 8th South Indian International Movie Awards.
References edit
- ^ "Aa Karaala Ratri movie review: Celebs, critics give a thumbs-up for Dayal Padmanabhan's creation". IBTimes. 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Aa Karala Ratri: What happened when Bhagavan proposed the film to legendary filmmaker Rajkumar 40 years ago". Bangalore Mirror. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ @sssmoviereviews (22 June 2020). "From play to film to book! The film#AaKaralaRatri was based on a play translated from English to Kannada by Mohan…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Review of Anaganaga O Athidhi on Aha: There's No Fire in This Remake of Kannada Thriller Aa Karaala Ratri". 21 November 2020.
- ^ "SEVEN FILMS TO STREAM ON OTT PLATFORMS IN NOVEMBER!". India Glitz. 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Director Dayal Padmanabhan is remaking his film Aa Karaala Ratri, in Telugu and Tamil". Times Of India. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Dayal Padmanabhan set to make his Kollywood debut". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Praveen, S. R. (3 March 2023). "'Pakalum Pathiravum' movie review: Kunchacko Boban, Rajisha Vijayan's thriller is felled by mediocre filmmaking". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Pakalum Pathiravum Movie Review: A thriller that needed toning down". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Aa Karala Ratri: What happened when Bhagavan proposed the film to legendary filmmaker Rajkumar 40 years ago". Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Dayal Padmanabhan's next to have "Bigg Boss 5" contestants". 8 December 2017.
- ^ "JK and Anupama in Dayal Padmanabhan's next film". 5 February 2018.
- ^ "J Karthik gets busy with films again". 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Former Bigg Boss contestant Anupama Gowda to make her Kollywood debut?". 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Sudeep: Read Sudeep's review of Aa Karaala Ratri yet? | Kannada Movie News". The Times of India. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "'Aa Karaala Ratri' review: Dayal Padmanabhan delivers an interesting suspense flick". The News Minute. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Aa Karala Ratri movie review: One of the best films this year – Bangalore Mirror". Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Sunil HC Gowda (12 July 2018). ""Aa Karaala Ratri" – Movie Review". Cineloka.co.in. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018: RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS; CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS". bangalore mirror. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
External links edit
- Aa Karaala Ratri at IMDb
