Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai

Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai is a 2018 Indian Kannada language socio-political comedy film written, directed and produced by Rishab Shetty,[1][2][3][4][5] presented by Sudeep.[6] The film stars Anant Nag, Ranjan, Sampath, Pramod Shetty, Saptha Pavoor, Mahendra, Sohan Shetty, Prakash Thuminad, Manish Heroor and others. The movie was declared a Blockbuster at the box office. The film won Best Children's film national award in the 66th national awards 2019.

Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai
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Directed by	Rishab Shetty
Produced by	Rishab shetty
Written by	Rishab Shetty Dialogues: Abhijit Mahesh Raj B. Shetty
Screenplay by	Rishab shetty
Story by	Rishab shetty
Starring	Anant Nag Ranjan Sampath Pramod Shetty Saptha Pavoor Mahendra Sohan Shetty Prakash Thuminad Manish Heroor
Music by	Vasuki Vaibhav Background Score: B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Cinematography	A. Venkatesh
Edited by	Pradeep Rao Pratheek Shetty
Production company	Rishab Shetty Films
Distributed by	Rishab Shetty Films through Jayanna films
Release date	24 August 2018
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹2 crore
Box office	est.₹20 crore

Plot

This is a film set in the milieu where Kasaragod (a border district in Kerala having a large number of Kannada speaking population) becomes the hotbed for language supremacy. There is a Kannada medium Government-run Middle and High School, which is facing a lot of financial difficulties due to nonreceipt of money from the government officials. As a consequence, various expenses like books, uniforms, teachers' salaries, building repairs, extracurricular activities, etc., are virtually at a standstill.

Nambiar, the righteous Principal is being harassed by a hostile and corrupt Government official, Balakrishna Panikker, who is hell-bent upon closing the school as he wants to establish the supremacy of Malayalam. In a moment of weakness, Nambiar is forced to sign on a government order (without reading it), which declares that the building is unsafe and needs to be demolished.

A group of students coming from normal middle class to poor background are bound by the common thread of learning in Kannada. Their lives are thrown into turmoil when Panikker comes with a government order to physically close the school. They then decide to get a 'famous' person to fight their case. Accordingly, they chance upon the name of one social worker in Mysore, Anantapadmanabha in a newspaper. They then journey to Mysore to persuade Anantapadmanabha to take up their case.

In a hilarious twist, there are two persons having the same name (Anant Nag and Ramesh Bhat) and both these friends are at loggerheads over trivial issues. The boys are supposed to talk to Ananthapadmanabha M (Ramesh Bhat) but instead, end up talking with Anantapadmanabha P (Anant Nag), who agrees to take up their struggle.

With lot of hope, they bring the 'famous' Ananthapadmanabha to Kasargod. Here, after initial skirmishes with Panikker, it appears that the boys are fighting a losing battle. There are many minor events that help in crystallizing a hitherto scattered struggle into a cohesive well-oiled movement. The parents of the children also get involved in the same under the leadership of Ananthapadmanabha.

The culmination of this is a court scene under a sympathetic judge. Here, Ananthapadmanabha, though not being a lawyer himself, is allowed to argue the case on behalf of the students. He exposes the machinations of Panikker and concludes the case triumphantly. Being involved with the kids makes him realize that how lonely he was all these days. Hence, he decides to remain in Kasargod as a teacher in the school. Then being realised by his mistakes,Ananthapadmanabha M visits the school and wishes Ananthapadmanabha P for his best wishes. The film ends with the group photo of students, parents and teachers.

Cast

• Anant Nag as Anantha Padmanabha .P, a teacher in criminology and a self-claimed social activist who fights for the survival of S.H.P Shaale, Kasargod
• Ranjan as Praveena Kumar, a student who failed 7th grade thrice
• Sampath as Mammootty, a student in 6th grade
• Pramod Shetty as Shantharama Upadhyaya, a well known Yakshagana artist and Kannada Activist
• Supreetha Shetty as Vasantha Upadhyaya, wife of Upadhyaya
• Saptha Pavoor as Pallavi, daughter of Upadhyaya and a student in 7th grade
• Mahendra Prasad as Mahendra, a student in 7th grade and best friend of Praveena
• Manish Heroor as Dumb Student in 7th grade and best friend of Praveena
• Democracy Sohan Shetty as Sateesha, a student in 7th grade
• Prakash Thuminad as Bhujanga, an areca nut grower
• Ramesh Bhat as Anantha Padmanabha .M, a social activist and neighbor of Anantha Padmanabha .P
• Rishab Shetty as Inspector Kemparaju (cameo), a police inspector in Mysore
• Shanil Guru as Raghu, cook in Upadhyaya's house
• Balakrishna Panniker as himself, Assistant Education Officer of Kasargodu
• Radhakrishna as Sebastian, watcher of a Mansion which is owned by a Dubai resident

Production

Filming

The film was shot in 55 days at one stretch.[7]

Soundtrack

Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai
Soundtrack album by Vasuki Vaibhav and B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Released	2018
Recorded	2018
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Rishab Audio
Producer	C.R. Bobby
Vasuki Vaibhav chronology
Choorikatte (2018) Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai (2018) Ondalla Eradalla (2018)
B. Ajaneesh Loknath chronology
Nannu Dochukunduvate (2018) Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai (2018) Bell Bottom (2019)

Vasuki Vaibhav has composed the songs and B. Ajaneesh Loknath has composed background score for the film. The lyrics for the songs are written by K. Kalyan, Trilok Trivikrama, Avinash Balekkala, Veeresh Shivamurthy and Vasuki Vaibhav.[8][9]

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Arere Avala Naguva[10]"	Trilok Trivikrama	Vasuki Vaibhav	03:28
2.	"Nooraaru Bannagalu"	K. Kalyan	Madhuri Sheshadri	02:51
3.	"He Sharade"	K. Kalyan	Asha, Sunidhi	03:00
4.	"Dadda Song"	Trilok Trivikrama	Vasuki Vaibhav	02:53
5.	"Balloon Song"	Veeresh Shivamurthy, Trilok Trivikrama, Gokul Abhishek	Shishu Taansen Jnaneshwar	03:29
6.	"Aleyo Alege Eega (Patho Song)"	Vasuki Vaibhav	Venkatesh D C	03:22

Reception

Received very positive reviews.

awards

Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
66th National Film Awards	Best Children's Film	Rishab Shetty	Won	[11]
2018 Karnataka State Film Awards	Best Family Entertainer.	Rishab Shetty	Won	[12][13]
66th Filmfare Awards South	Best Film	Rishab Shetty	Nominated	[14][15]
	Best Director	Rishab Shetty	Nominated
	Best Music Director	Vasuki Vaibhav	Won
	Best Lyricist	Trilok Trivikram ("Praveena Praveena")	Nominated
	Best Playback Singer – Female	Madhuri Sheshadri ("Nooraru Bannagalu")	Nominated
8th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Movie	Rishab Shetty	Nominated	[16][17]
	Best Director	Rishab Shetty	Nominated
	Best Cinematographer	Venkatesh Anguraj	Nominated
	Best Actor	Anant Nag	Nominated
	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Balakrishna. P	Nominated
	Best Comedian	Prakash Thuminad	Won
	Best Music Director	Vasuki Vaibhav	Nominated
	Best Lyricist	K. Kalyan ("Hey Sharadhe")	Nominated
	Best Male Playback Singer	Vasuki Vaibhav ("Dadda Song")	Nominated
	Best Female Playback Singer	Asha – "Hey Sharadhe"	Nominated

Outside Karnataka

More than 3,000 students were reported to have watched the film at Kasargod. The Kannada Sangha members of Chandigarh made it possible to play the Kannada Naadageete before the screening of the movie. It was reported that the movie had the highest ticket sales in Mumbai compared to any Kannada movie released there earlier. It was also the first Kannada movie to be released after 12 years in Thiruvananthapuram (two centres) and in Vizag( one centre) and first Kannada movie to have its posters spread over 12 areas in Chennai.[18]

Satellite rights

The satellite rights were sold to Udaya TV.

Box office

The movie got positive response from both audience and critics. It completed 100 days in theatres and was a blockbuster hit.

References

1. Desai, Dhwani (5 July 2018). "A government school plays a pivotal role in Rishab Shetty's". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
2. "When film titles are sentences". The Hindu.
3. "It's destination Kasargod for Rishab Shetty's next film". Times of India.
4. "Meet the life of the sarkari shaale". Times of India.
5. "What is Kirik Party director up to now?". Times of India.
6. "Sudeep to present Rishab Shetty's upcoming children's film". Times of India.
7. "Shooting a children's film was a beautiful experience': Rishab Shetty". The New Indian Express.
8. "Bringing alive the culture of Kasaragod with his songs". Times of India.
9. "A prayer song for kids, sung by kids". Times of India.
10. Arere Avala Naguva Lyrics
11. "66th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
12. "KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018: RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS; CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS". bangalore mirror. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
13. "Karnataka State Film Awards 2018: Raghavendra Rajkumar and Meghana Raj Bag Top Honours". News18. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
14. "Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
15. "Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
16. SIIMA Awards 2019: Here’s a complete list of nominees
17. "SIIMA Awards 2019 full winners list". Times Now. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
18. "Has 2018 helped widen the releases of Kannada films across the globe? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

External links

• Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai at IMDb