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Directed by | Nagashekar |
Written by | Salam Bappu |
Story by | Preetham Gubbi |
Produced by | Sandhesh.N Brunda Jayaram |
Starring |
Darling Krishna Bhavana Menon |
Cinematography | Satya Hegde |
Edited by | Deepu S Kumar |
Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production company | Sandesh Productions |
Distributed by | KRG Studios |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
[email protected] is a 2021 Indian Kannada romantic film written and directed by Nagashekar. [1] [2] The film was produced by Sandesh.N and co-produced by Brunda Jayaram under the banner Sandesh Productions. It features Darling Krishna [3] and Bhavana Menon [4] in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes H. G. Dattatreya, Sadhu Kokila and Achyuth Kumar. The score and soundtrack for the film is by Arjun Janya [5] and the cinematography is by Satya Hegde. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critic reviews.
The film was announced with the muhurta on June 18 at a temple. [6] [7] Filming started in September 2020 in Bangalore. [8] Later shooting took place in Mysuru and Jog falls. [9] [10] Actress Radhika Kumarswamy was initially approached for the female lead character, but she declined. [11] Later the role went to actress Bhavana who agreed to be a part of the film. [12] Actor Chandan Kumar was approached to play an extended cameo role in the film. [13] Rishab Shetty was approached to play a pivotal cameo role in the film. [14] The film was wrapped in July 2021. [15] The trailer of the film was released on 2 October 2021. [16]
The film was initially slated to hit the theaters on 14 October 2021 [17] but owing to two other big releases, Salaga and Kotigobba 3, it was pushed a day ahead and was released on 15 October 2021. [18] [19] [20]
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Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Language | Kannada |
Label | Anand Audio |
Producer | Sandesh N |
The film's background score and the soundtracks are composed by Arjun Janya. The music rights were acquired by Anand Audio.
All lyrics are written by Kaviraj.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kudi Notada" | Kaviraj | Sanjith Hegde | 4:22 |
2. | "Namgella Yar Beelthare" | Kaviraj | Naveen Sajju | 3:49 |
3. | "Bhetiyaade Yaake Nanna" | Kaviraj | Sonu Nigam, Saindhavi | 5:12 |
4. | "Nee Jeevaku" | Kaviraj | Anuradha Bhat | 3:58 |
Total length: | 17:17 |
The Times of India gave 2/5 stars, stating that "this romantic tale promises a lot, but doesn't eventually deliver." The idea of telling a story of an empowered woman is praised but it fails in its execution. The female lead character is painted as "more powerless than empowered" in a story filled with an "unconvincing" conflict and set of twists. The story is described as "a cop out" where "the treatment of characters seems hackneyed". [21]
The Deccan Herald gave 2.5/5 stars and stated "The film's title is based on a twist that isn't anywhere close to shocking. Somehow, '[email protected]' consistently struggles to be the film it wants to be." [22]