Nam Areal Ond Dina

Nam Areal Ond Dina (transl. A day in our area) is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Aravind Kaushik and starring Anish Tejeshwar, Meghana Gaonkar, and Rakshit Shetty. The film began production in 2008 and released two years later.[2] This film marked the acting debut of Gaonkar and Shetty and the directorial debut of Aravind Kaushik.[2][3] This film was supposed to be the debut film of Tejeshwar, but Police Quarters ended up releasing first.[4] Mandya Ramesh, Kuri Prathap, and Ravi Teja were cast in supporting roles and a song pictured on Ramesh was included in the film.[1][5]

Nam Areal Ond Dina
Directed byAravind Kaushik
Produced byChandrachari C
Ramaswamy K
Rajashekar C
D N Nagendra Jois
StarringAnish Tejeshwar
Meghana Gaonkar
Rakshit Shetty
Music byArjun Janya
CinematographyAshok Kashyap
Production
company
Sri Lakshmi Sai Bhairaveshwara Films
Release date
  • 23 July 2010 (2010-07-23)[1]
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

The film is about a man, Chinna, who has no major goal in his life, runs after a girl named Chinnu.[3] When she wants him to make Rs. 5000 a month, he manages to get the money illegally.[5] Chinna faces more problems after he learns about Chinnu's other love interest, Aravind.[5]

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by Arjun Janya.[3] Regarding the songs, a critic from Rediff wrote that "While Nenapu is a melodious composition, the other songs -- by Arjun -- are just okay. Some of them could have been done away with".[4]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Manmathana"Arvind KaushikPriya Prakash5:00
2."Thalenovu"Arvind KaushikHemanth Kumar, Harsha, Arjun Janya5:35
3."Nenape"K. KalyanKarthik5:38
4."Nam Areal (Bit)" Arjun Janya1:33
5."Jamaise"Arvind Kaushik, Manjunath BagadeRanjith, Chaitra H. G.4:34
6."Kanyamani"Arvind KaushikMukesh, Ramadevi, Vijay, Divya4:35
7."Kaapaadiko"Arvind Kaushik, Manjunath BagadeKarthik, Shamitha Malnad5:39
Total length:32:34

Reception

A critic from the Bangalore Mirror noted that "The director’s non-linear narration turns out to be the biggest asset of the film".[5] A critic from Rediff gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and stated that "Colloquial dialogues by Arvind is another strong point. But the film could have had a better screenplay".[4]

Legacy

Gaonkar, Shetty, and Janya collaborated with Kaushik for his second film Tughlaq (2012).[6] A sequel titled Namma Arealli Innondu Dina (transl. Another day in our area) began production in 2012.[7][8]

References
  1. "Anish Tejeshwar, Meghana Gaonkar and Rakshit Shetty complete a decade in Sandalwood - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "This Day That Year: 'Nam Areali Ondina' was released in 2010, introducing Meghana Gaonkar to Sandalwood; actress reminisces the days - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. R, Shilpa Sebastian (July 9, 2018). "Lured by the digital move". The Hindu.
  4. "Review: Impressive lead cast in Nam Areal Ondina". Rediff.
  5. "Nam Areal Ondina: Fast but not furious". Bangalore Mirror.
  6. "Review: Tughlaq is not engaging enough". Rediff.
  7. "Aravind Kaushik creates record - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. "Kannada film shot in two hours". Rediff.
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