Kempa (film)
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| Directed by | Jagadish |
| Written by | Jagadish |
| Produced by | Anekal Balaraj |
| Starring | Santhosh Thanushika |
| Music by | Gurukiran |
| Distributed by | Mohan Das Pai |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Kempa is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by debutante Jagadish and starring newcomers Santhosh and Thanushika.
Cast
[edit]- Santhosh as Kempa
- Thanushika as Bindu
- Pradeep Rawat
- Avinash
- L. Revannaiah Siddaiah
- Ruchita Prasad as journalist
- Pragna as Bindu's sister[1]
Production
[edit]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
[edit]The music was composed by Gurukiran.[7]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Andhu Omey" | Kunal Ganjawala | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Gollaya Gollaya" | Lakshmi Manmohan | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Hello Ondu Phonu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hariharan | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Huva Chelliro" | Hariharan, Malathi | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Suridhu Bedu" | Vijay Yesudas | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Yallaru Maduudu" | Gurukiran | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 27:57 | ||
Reception
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Pragna's plans marriage at 24". Bangalore Mirror. 29 June 2009.
- ^ "'Kempa' complete". mymazaa. 13 December 2007.
- ^ "'KEMPA' IS ONE OF THE FOUR RELEASES THIS WEEK". Chitratara. 4 January 2009.
- ^ "Newest Kannada movies fight it out". Rediff.com.
- ^ "Poor script, bad performance mar 'Kempa' (Kannada Film Review)". IANS. 11 January 2009 – via India Forums.
- ^ S., Shyam Prasad (23 June 2015). "A movie on the underworld of Bengaluru". Bangalore Mirror – via The Times of India.
- ^ "Kempa". Spotify. 2008.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (12 January 2009). "Kempa could have been much better". Rediff.com.
- ^ "Kempa: Almost good". Bangalore Mirror. 9 January 2009.
- ^ "Kempa Review". Indiaglitz. 10 January 2009.