Mr. Garagasa
Mr. Garagasa (Kannada: ಮಿಸ್ಟರ್ ಗರಗಸ, translation: garrulous person) is a 2008 comedy film in Sandalwood directed by Dinesh Baboo and starring Komal. The film is based on 1998 French comedy Le Dîner de Cons (also known as The Dinner Game).
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Directed by | Dinesh Baboo |
Produced by | Srinivasulu Hospet |
Written by | Dinesh Baboo |
Starring | Komal Kumar, Anant Nag, Aishwarya, T. S. Nagabharana, Lakshmi Hegde, Sudharani |
Music by | Manikanth Kadri |
Release date | 12 April 2008 |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Cast
Komal Kumar........ Muniya (Mr Garagasa)
Anant Nag........ Parthasarthy
Aishwarya.......... Teju
Lakshmi Hegde...... Madhavi
T. S. Nagabharana........ Sharat
Sudha Rani.......... Gouri
Ramesh Bhat........ Dr Karanth
Vanishri........... Mandakini
Pavithra Lokesh....
Plot
Muniya wants his movie script to be made into a film, so he comes to Bangalore with the script in his briefcase. He finds Parthasarthy, a film producer, but Muniya has a hard time convincing Parthasarathy that his story is good enough.
This is a remake of a French film called Diner de cons and similar to the Hindi movie Bheja fry
Music
The movie contains only one melodious track.
Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Lyrics |
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Naviligu Mugiligu | Lakshmi | 03:08 | Raghu Urdigar |
Remakes/Inspirations
Year | Film | Language | Cast | Director |
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1998 | Le Dîner de Cons | French | Jacques Villeret, Thierry Lhermitte, Daniel Prévost, Alexandra Vandernoot, Catherine Frot | Francis Veber |
2007 | Bheja Fry | Hindi | Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Sarika | Sagar Ballary |
2008 | Mr. Garagasa | Kannada | Komal Kumar, Anant Nag, Aishwarya | Dinesh Baboo |
2010 | April Fool | Malayalam | Siddique, Jagadish, Navya Natarajan, Biju Menon, Jagathy Sreekumar | Viji Thampi |
2010 | Dinner for Schmucks | English | Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Stéphanie Szostak, Jemaine Clement, Lucy Punch, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood | Jay Roach |
Critical reception
Indiaglitz called it a "time pass cinema".[1] Nowrunning.com wrote: "Garagasa is a well made film and gives a full meal entertainment of comedy".[2] Sify wrote: "The whole film leaves an impression of watching a stage play. Concentration is given more for dialogues".[3]
References
- "Mr Garagasa review. Mr Garagasa Kannada movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
- "Mr Garagasa Review - Mr Garagasa Kannada Movie Review by RGV". NOWRUNNING.
- "Review : (2008)". www.sify.com.