Alemari

Alemari (Kannada: ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ) is a 2012 Indian Kannada romantic action drama film starring Yogesh and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. The story, screenplay, lyrics and direction is by Hari Santhosh. The music of the film was composed by Arjun Janya. B. K. Srinivas has produced the venture under BK Srinivasa Productions. The film released in theatres across Karnataka on 9 March 2012. However the film is rated as an average, but the director Hari Santhosh fetched best director in Karnataka state film awards 2012–13.

Alemari
Film poster
Directed by	Hari Santhosh
Written by	Hari Santhosh
Screenplay by	Hari Santhosh
Produced by	B. K. Srinivas
Starring	Yogesh Radhika Pandit Raju Talikote Rakesh Adiga
Cinematography	Manjunath M. Nayak
Edited by	K. M. Prakash
Music by	Arjun Janya
Production companies	Ashwini Media Networks 9 Thots Entertainment
Release date	9 March 2012 (2012-03-09)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Yogesh as Pardeshi
• Radhika Pandit as Neeli
• Rakesh Adiga
• Ramesh Bhat
• Umashri
• Mandeep Roy
• Adi Lokesh as Palavu Chandra
• Raju Talikote as Murthy
• Nayana

Soundtrack

Alemari
Soundtrack album by Arjun Janya
Released	15 February 2012 (2012-02-15)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	29:06
Label	Ashwini Media

Arjun Janya composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack, with all the lyrics written by Hari Santhosh . The soundtrack album consisting of nine tracks was distributed by Ashwini Media.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ale Aleyo"	Santhu	Fayaz Khan	4:18
2.	"Alemari"	Santhu	Fayaz Khan	1:21
3.	"Baa Baa"	Santhu	Arjun Janya, Rakesh Adiga, Chandan, Harsha, Santhosh	3:35
4.	"Dheeraja"	Santhu	Harsha	1:12
5.	"Maribeku Ninna"	Santhu	Karthik	3:57
6.	"Nee Modala Kavithe"	Santhu	Vijay Prakash	4:33
7.	"Neeli Neeli"	Santhu	Javed Ali, Shreya Ghoshal	4:29
8.	"Neeli Neeli (Patho)"	Santhu	Javed Ali, Shreya Ghoshal	1:25
9.	"Thundu Beedi"	Santhu	Kailash Kher, Priya Himesh	4:16
Total length:				29:06

Reception

Critical response

A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 4 out of 5 stars and says "Yogesh is brilliant as a loverboy and physically impaired person; Radhika is lively as the girl next door; Nayana impresses you with her bold and beautiful performance; Adi Lokesh has done justice to the role; Josh Rakesh makes a positive beginning as a villain. Music by Arjun Janya has some catchy tunes". B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "But by then the whole drama is over, leaving only lingering sadness and dissatisfaction behind. With the underworld as the backdrop, director Santhu recounts the tale of a wanderer and lets him remain so, all his life. A rootless existence finds resonance in “Alemaari”". Srikanth Srinivasa from Rediff.com scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Director Santhu has missed an opportunity to give his audience a deeper understanding of the film. Although the film is watchable, it could have been handled better and the message of the wanderer be made clearer. It is not really worth wandering into the theatre to watch this movie". A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "The songs are full of life and good to watch as well. The dialogues are witty in parts and repetitive in bits. If only the maker/editor had a bigger pair of scissors, Alemaari would have been a great watch. Santu, as a director, is definitely promising". Y Maheswara Reddy from DNA wrote "The music by Arjun Janya is will leave you humming a few tunes even after the movie, but Neeli Neeli, rendered by Shreya Ghoshal and Javed Ali, deserves a special mentions. Simply put, after a really long time, here’s a Kannada film, you wouldn’t mind watching".

External links

• Alemari at IMDb