India vs England
India vs England is an Indian Kannada-language romantic thriller film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar and produced by Y. N. Shankaregowda and several non-resident Indians from the UK and other countries.[2] The film stars Vasishta Simha and Manvitha.[3][4] The film was released on 26 January 2020.[5]
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| Directed by | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar |
| Produced by | Y.N.Shankregowda & Friends |
| Screenplay by | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar |
| Story by | Kanasu Nagathihalli |
| Starring | Vasishta Simha Manvitha Ananth Nag Sumalatha Ambareesh Sadhu Kokila K S Parameshwar Prakash Belawadi Michael Austin Lex Lamprey |
| Narrated by | Puneeth Rajkumar |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
| Cinematography | Will Price, Satya Hegde, AV Krishnakumar |
| Edited by | Srikanth |
| Distributed by | Nagathihalli Cine Creations |
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Running time | 137 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The film features Vasishta as a British-born NRI, and actors Anant Nag in pivotal roles.[6] The music is scored by Arjun Janya and cinematographers Will Price and Satya Hegde are in charge of cinematography.[7]
Plot
Kanishka is vlogger from UK, while Medini is a gemology apprentice. Kanishka comes to India. Initially they don't like each other, but destiny makes them travel together across the country. On their journey they come across a valuable gem stone which gets lost. The gem gets smuggled to England. How they fix the things and how they realize their love for each other forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Vasishta N. Simha as Kanishka, a vlogger in the UK[3]
- Manvitha Harish as Medini, Gemology Apprentice[4]
- Anant Nag[8] as Gemologist
- Sumalatha as Kanishka's mother
- Prakash Belawadi as Kanishka's father
- Sadhu Kokila
- Gopal Kulkarni
- Lex Lamprey as Rupert
- Sal Yusuf as John
- Nagathihalli Chandrashekar in a cameo
Production
Half of the film was shot in the U.K. Four songs of the film are shot in London, Cardiff and Wales in the U.K. An aide-memoire of British rule in India; shot in historical places of India such Ras Amritsar, Jhansi, Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, and Kittur. The film also features the Wagah Border Beating Retreat Ceremony and the Andaman Cellular Jail.[9]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 2019 |
| Recorded | 2019 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Anand Audio |
Arjun has been signed to compose the score and songs for the film.[10]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kannada Kali" | Mattur Nandakumar | Indu Nagaraj | |
| 2. | "London London" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Sanjith Hegde | |
| 3. | "Seemateetavi Snehakura" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Anuradha Bhat and Vyas Raj | |
| 4. | "Preeti Illade" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Sanjith Hegde | |
| 5. | "Jai Jai Jai" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Anirudha Shastri |
References
- "India Vs England". Bookmyshow. 24 January 2020.
- "Kannada actor Vasishta Simha REVEALS the title of his next film; Find Out". Pinkvilla.
- R, Shilpa Sebastian (11 September 2019). "'KGF' star Vasishta Simha goes down a new route" – via www.thehindu.com.
- "'India vs England': Manvitha has this to say about her experience of working with senior actor Ananth Nag - Times of India". The Times of India.
- "India Vs England (2020) | India Vs England Movie | India Vs England Kannada Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos". FilmiBeat.
- "Anant Nag: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- "Arjun Janya Movies: Latest and Upcoming Films of Arjun Janya | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- "India vs England Manvitha has this to say about his experience of working with senior actor Ananth Nag". NEWSJIZZ.
- "Shivarajkumar is easy to work with: director Ravi Varma". Deccan Herald. 30 June 2019.
- "Vasishta's next titled India vs England- Cinema express".