Mr. Garagasa

Mr. Garagasa
Mr. Garagasa
	DVD cover
Directed by	Dinesh Baboo
Written by	Dinesh Baboo
Produced by	Srinivasulu Hospet
Starring	Komal; Anant Nag; Aishwarya; T. S. Nagabharana; Lakshmi Hegde; Sudharani
Cinematography	Dinesh Baboo
Edited by	K. Eshwar
Music by	Manikanth Kadri
Production; company	Sri Sai Productions
Release date	12 April 2008;
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Box office	₹55 lakh

Mr. Garagasa (transl. Garrulous person) is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language comedy film written and directed by Dinesh Baboo and starring Komal in a lead role after a gap of fifteen years.^[2]^[3] The film is based on 1998 French comedy Le Dîner de Cons (also known as The Dinner Game) and its Hindi remake Bheja Fry (2007).

Plot

Muniya wants his movie script to be made into a film, so he comes to Bangalore with the script in his briefcase. He finds Parthasarthy, a film producer, but Muniya has a hard time convincing him that his story is good enough.

Cast

Komal Kumar as Muniya (Mr Garagasa)
Anant Nag as Parthasarthy
Aishwarya as Madhavi
Lakshmi Hegde as Teju
T. S. Nagabharana as Sharat
Sudha Rani as Gouri
Ramesh Bhat as Dr Karanth
Vanishri as Mandakini
Pavitra Lokesh
Pawan Kumar

Production

The film was simultaneously made alongside Ganesha (2007), which shared the same crew.^{[citation needed]} The film was shot in nine-and-a-half days.^{[citation needed]}

Music

The movie contains only one track. The audio launch for this film and Ganesha (2007) was held on 13 September 2007 at the G. M. Rejoyz auditorium in Bangalore.^[4]

Song	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Duration
"Naviligu Mugiligu"	Raghu Urdigar	Lakshmi	03:08

Critical reception

Sify wrote: "The whole film leaves an impression of watching a stage play. Concentration is given more for dialogues".^[5] R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote: "Garagasa is a well made film and gives a full meal entertainment of comedy".^[6]

References

^ "Now channels too snub Sandalwood". Bangalore Mirror. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ "Jaggesh's brother would do!". Deccan Herald. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ Dinesh, Chethana (13 April 2003). "Smile saar, smile". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 3 February 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "Twin film audio release". Indiaglitz. 14 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ "Mr Garagasa". Sify. 15 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (14 April 2008). "Mr Garagasa Review". IANS. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2015 – via Nowrunning.

External links

Mr. Garagasa at IMDb

[1] "Now channels too snub Sandalwood". Bangalore Mirror. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

[2] "Jaggesh's brother would do!". Deccan Herald. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

[3] Dinesh, Chethana (13 April 2003). "Smile saar, smile". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 3 February 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[4] "Twin film audio release". Indiaglitz. 14 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

[5] "Mr Garagasa". Sify. 15 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[6] Vijayasarathy, R. G. (14 April 2008). "Mr Garagasa Review". IANS. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2015 – via Nowrunning.

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