Kirataka

Kirataka Kannada is an 2011 Indian Kannada comedy film directed by Pradeep Raj, starring Yash and Oviya in the lead roles. It is a remake of the Tamil film, Kalavani 2010. The film was a success at the domestic boxoffice. The movie is Kannadas 2500th movie.

V. Manohar composed the music of the film and wrote the lyrics for six soundtrack, while the lyrics for the soundtrack Dhanakku Dandaa penned by Pradeep Raj. The soundtrack album has seven songs. The song Dhanakku Dandaa was notable for, its lyrics had the names of 108 villages of Mandya district, which was the backdrop in which the film was set in.Kirataka received generally positive from critics upon its theatrical release. G. S. Kumar of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3.55 and wrote, Armed with a good script, Pradeep, in his first venture, has selected a story with a rural background, a rarity in Sandalwood now, and has given it a comical touch with decent narration. and concluded writing, Yash has done marvellous job as a village boy with excellent dialogue delivery and body language. Ovia is impressive. Tara is gracious. Sanketh Kashi shines in comedy track. Music by V Manohar is melodious while cinematography by R Selvan is good. Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana of Rediff too a 3.55 rating to the film and called the film a breezy entertainer and praised the role of the plot and the acting department in the film. On the negative aspects, she wrote, ...the film is just too long. Several songs are unnecessary and should have ended up on the cutting floor and not one is likely to make it to the top of the charts. ........

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