Love Mocktail
Love Mocktail is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Krishna in his directorial debut, and produced by Krishna and Milana Nagaraj. The film starring Krishna, Milana Nagaraj follows the story of Aadi and his quest for love. The film was released on 31 January 2020.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Krishna |
| Produced by | Krishna Milana Nagaraj |
| Written by | Krishna |
| Starring | Krishna Milana Nagaraj Amrutha Iyengar |
| Music by | Raghu Dixit |
| Cinematography | Sri Crazy mindz |
| Edited by | Sri Crazy mindz |
Production company | Krishna Talkies |
| Distributed by | Mysore Talkies |
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Running time | 147 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
Adi (Krishna) middle aged software employee while driving in the coastal region rescuing Aditi. The same woman accompanies him and asks him about his love story. On the way he tells her about his past life from his Higher secondary (12th class) to present. Adi on his Higher secondary has a major crush on his classmate Reema (Vibha Kallianpur). He is hesitant to approach her. But his antics like caring for her and dreaming of a future with her keep him busy. Once the bubble is burst, Adi wakes up to reality and gets into an engineering college where he meets Jo (Amrutha Iyengar) who comes from a well-to-do family. Even Though her love is true, she has her own doubts about finance and provide the lifestyle she deserves. After completion of engineering he promises to fulfil her desires and joins an IT company. But because of parent's pressure Jo marry a well-off guy, breaks up with Adi. Heartbroken, Adi meets Nidhi (Milana Nagaraj), a fellow software employee and a down-to-earth woman, who enjoys the simple things in life. Adi and Nidhi were a good couple. Nidhi becomes pregnant but doesn't deliver a baby. This leads to ovarian cancer. Nidhi eventually dies from it though Adi tries to encourage her saying that she has more time to live. Adi shows Aditi Nidhi's grave. This ends with a sad ending as Adi drives Aditi home.
Cast
- Krishna as Adithya aka Adi
- Milana Nagaraj as Nidhi
- Amrutha Iyengar as Joshitha aka Jo
- Rachana Inder as Aditi
- Abhilash as Vijay
- Kushi achar as Sushma
- Geetha Bharathi in a cameo appearance
- Ramakrishna Ganesh (Interviewer)
- Vijeth Suvarna (Interviewer)
- Hitesh Shah as Doctor
- Dhanush pranav as teenage adi
Soundtrack
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| Released | 16 January 2020 | ||||
| Recorded | 2019 | ||||
| Studio | Raghu Dixit Studio | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 22:20 | ||||
| Label | Raghu Dixit Music | ||||
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The soundtrack was composed by Raghu Dixit and lyrics by Raghavendra V Kamath and Arun Kumar.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Oh! Oh! Love Aagoithalla" | Arun Kumar | Raghu Dixit | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Love you Chinna" | Raghavendra V Kamath | Shruthi VS and Nakul Abhyankar | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Janumagale Kaayuve" | Raghavendra V Kamath | Nakul Abhyankar | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Kanna Haniyondhu" | Raghavendra V Kamath | Raghu Dixit | 5:27 |
| 5. | "Modala Prema" | Arun Kumar | Ashwin Sharma | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Neene Yendigu" | Raghavendra V Kamath | Nihal Tauro | 3:32 |
| Total length: | 22.20 | |||
Home media
The film was made available to stream on OTT platform Amazon Prime on 8 March 2020. [4] Television premiered on March 29 on Star Suvarna.[5]
Remake
The movie is being remade in Telugu starring Tamannaah and Satyadev Kancharana in lead roles. It will be helmed by Kannada director Nagashekar who will also be co-producing the film with Bhavani Ravi.[6][7] The movie was titled as Gurthunda Seethakalam.[8]
References
- "Love Mocktail Movie Review: Watch it if you're a fan of romance or nostalgia". times of india. 31 January 2020.
- "'KRISHNA AND MILANA NAGARAJ'S LOVE MOCKTAIL IS A ROMANTIC DRAMA'". 31 January 2020.
- "I was inspired by the Tamil film '96' to make 'Love Mocktail': Director Krishna". the new indian express.
- "Love Mocktail". binged. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "Love Mocktail world television premiere on Sunday 7pm". Times Of India. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "Satyadev, Tamannaah in 'Love Mocktail' Telugu remake". The Hindu. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- "Tamannaah pairs up with Satya Dev". Telugu Cinema. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- "Love Mocktail Telugu remake titled Gurthunda Seethakalam". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 November 2020.