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Kempa (film)

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Kempa
DVD cover
Directed byJagadish
Written byJagadish
Produced byAnekal Balaraj
StarringSanthosh
Thanushika
Music byGurukiran
Distributed byMohan Das Pai
Release date
  • 9 January 2009 (2009-01-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Kempa is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by debutante Jagadish and starring newcomers Santhosh and Thanushika.

Cast

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Production

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The film began production in 2007 under the title Golla.[2][3] Newcomer Santhosh, son of producer Anekal Balaraj, made his debut with this film. The story is based on a true incident of a shepard's struggle that happened in Gopinatham, the birthplace of Veerappan.[4][5][6]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Gurukiran.[7]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Andhu Omey"Kunal Ganjawala4:26
2."Gollaya Gollaya"Lakshmi Manmohan3:55
3."Hello Ondu Phonu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hariharan4:58
4."Huva Chelliro"Hariharan, Malathi4:54
5."Suridhu Bedu"Vijay Yesudas4:26
6."Yallaru Maduudu"Gurukiran5:18
Total length:27:57

Reception

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R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com opined that "Kempa should be watched for the first and the last 20 minutes".[8] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Kempa could have been a better film".[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Pragna's plans marriage at 24". Bangalore Mirror. 29 June 2009.
  2. ^ "'Kempa' complete". mymazaa. 13 December 2007.
  3. ^ "'KEMPA' IS ONE OF THE FOUR RELEASES THIS WEEK". Chitratara. 4 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Newest Kannada movies fight it out". Rediff.com.
  5. ^ "Poor script, bad performance mar 'Kempa' (Kannada Film Review)". IANS. 11 January 2009 – via India Forums.
  6. ^ S., Shyam Prasad (23 June 2015). "A movie on the underworld of Bengaluru". Bangalore Mirror – via The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Kempa". Spotify. 2008.
  8. ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (12 January 2009). "Kempa could have been much better". Rediff.com.
  9. ^ "Kempa: Almost good". Bangalore Mirror. 9 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Kempa Review". Indiaglitz. 10 January 2009.