Joke Falls Explained

Joke Falls
Director:Ashok Patil
Producer:Atlanta Nagendra
Screenplay:Ashok Patil
Studio:Om Creations
Runtime:2 hours 31 minutes
Country:India
Language:Kannada
Music:Mano Murthy
Cinematography:Ashok Kashyap
Editing:T. Shashi kumar
Based On:Chhadmabeshi by Agradoot
Starring:Ramesh Aravind
Neetha
Deepali
Dilip Thadeshwar
Budget:1 crore

Joke Falls is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language comedy movie, directed by Ashok Patil and produced by Atlanta Nagendra. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, Neetha, Deepali and Dilip Thadeshwar.[1] [2] [3] Music was composed by Mano Murthy.[4] The movie is a remake of the 1975 Hindi movie Chupke Chupke which itself remake of 1971 Bengali film Chhadmabeshi.[5]

Plot

Botany professor Anant Patil falls in love with Sulekha and marries her to the dismay of Sulekha's brother in law, Raghav Joshi. Raghav refuses to attend the wedding. But Anant decides to turn the tables on Raghav and teach him a lesson.

Production

Director Patil devised the basic plot of the story from the Hindi movie Chupke Chupke and reworked it to give it a fresh look. Patil then recruited Ramesh Aravind to act in the film.[6] Newcomer Neethu was chosen to play the female lead. [7] Deepali, who had previously acted in Nanna Preethiya Hudugi, was chosen to play the second female lead.[8] [9]

Soundtrack

Joke Falls
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Mano Murthy
Released:2004
Genre:Film soundtrack

The music is scored by Mano Murthy and was big hit.[10]

Song title Singers
"Gandhavathi" Rajesh Krishnan
"Swaraga Shrusthi Modala" Rajesh & Chetan Sosca
"Nanna Beladingalu Neenu" Kavita Krishnamurthy
"O Prema Tangaliye" Nanditha
"Naguvina Loka Idu" Chetan Sosca & Nanditha

Release and reception

Joke Falls was released on 3 December 2004.[11] The film received a good response, and ran for a hundred days in Bangalore.[12] [13] [14] [15] It was the first Kannada movie to run for twenty five weeks in PVR Cinemas in Bangalore.[16]

Joke Falls received positive reviews from critics as well as audiences.[17] [18] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "The film is hilarious comedy".[17] A critic from Sify wrote that "If you are looking for a comedy film, go ahead and watch it".[19] A critic from Viggy wrote that if you can forget the film's drawbacks, "its laughter laughter and laughter all the way".[18]

The movie also saw screenings in Australia, Canada, and the United States.[20]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.viggy.com/english/current_joke_falls.asp Joke Falls is basically an NRI movie
  2. Web site: Welcome to joke falls . 27 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230725/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july112004/enter8.asp . 2 December 2013 . dead. .
  3. http://www.viggy.com/english/current_joke_falls03.asp Joke Falls all set for this winter
  4. http://www.viggy.com/english/current_joke_falls_website.asp JokeFalls in cyberspace
  5. Web site: Remakes of Bengali films: What's new in this trend? - Times of India.
  6. Web site: "Cinema is a team effort": Ramesh Aravind. Sify. https://web.archive.org/web/20181211021947/http://www.sify.com/movies/kannada/interview.php?id=13608188&cid=2404. 11 December 2018.
  7. https://archive.today/20130411071751/http://www.mangalorean.com/printarticle.php?arttype=localnews&newsid=754 Journey To Joke Falls
  8. http://www.viggy.com/english/current_joke_falls01.asp NRI girl for NRI's film Joke Falls!
  9. https://archive.today/20130411194120/http://www.sify.com/movies/deepali-is-back-news-kannada-kkfvKIjfbda.html Deepali is back
  10. http://www.viggy.com/english/current_joke_falls_cassette.asp Catchy tunes of Joke Falls
  11. http://www.viggy.com/english/wings_joke_falls.asp Experience Joke Falls this Friday
  12. http://www.viggy.com/english/current_jokefalls_50days.asp Joke Falls - unbeaten half-century
  13. http://www.viggy.com/english/current_jokefalls_100days.asp Joke Falls - unbeaten century
  14. http://www.chitraloka.com/flash-back/3152-2004-year-round-up.html Joke falls hit movie of 2004
  15. Web site: 2004: An average hit. Deccan Herald. 2 January 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20160113032629/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/jan022005/enter4.asp. 13 January 2016. S. N.. Deepak.
  16. http://www.nripulse.com/CityNews/MumBhaiConnection.html Joke Falls went on to celebrate 25 weeks Silver Jubilee in Bangalore.
  17. Web site: Joke Falls. 5 December 2004. Deccan Herald. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191838/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/dec052004/mr3.asp. 4 March 2016. G. N. S..
  18. http://viggy.com/english/review_joke_falls.asp Joke Falls - film review
  19. Web site: Review: Joke Falls. Sify. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20041221210454/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=13625435&ctid=5&cid=2427. 21 December 2004. 14 December 2023. Moviebuzz.
  20. http://www.viggy.com/english/current_jokefalls_us_release.asp Joke Falls on US screens