Babru is an Indian Kannada language film, directed by Sujay Ramaiah. Poornachandra Tejaswi has composed music for the film. It stars Suman Nagarkar, Mahi Hiremath, Sunny Moza, Ray Tostado and Prakruthi Kashyap in lead roles. It is jointly produced by Suman Nagarkar Productions and Yuga Creations. It is the first Kannada movie to be made completely in the United States.[1] and is also a comeback movie for Suman Nagarkar in a lead role.[2] It was released on 6 December 2019[3]

Babru
Directed bySujay Ramaiah
Screenplay by
  • Sujay Ramaiah
  • Varun Shastry
  • Lokesh BS
  • Harish Sathish
  • Suhas Malpe
Story bySujay Ramaiah
Produced by
  • Gurudev Nagaraja
  • Siya Sharva
  • Ramakrishna Jujaray
  • Saleela Nandeesh Murthy
  • Arjun Chadrappa
  • Nitin Jagtap
  • Hemaprabhu Jayanna
  • Ravindra HN
  • Yogesh Puttarangachar
Starring
CinematographySujay Ramaiah
Sumukha
Edited byBindu Madhava
Music byPoornachandra Tejaswi
Production
companies
Suman Nagarkar Productions
Yuga Creations
Distributed byKRG Studio (Karnataka)
Kasturi Media (overseas)
Radical Frames
Release date
  • 6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

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The movie revolves around two strangers, Arjun and Sana, who meet at a car rental and bond over their common language, Kannada. Circumstances lead to them sharing a car, and what follows is a road trip filled with unexpected events.[4]

Cast

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  • Suman Nagarkar as Sana/Srishti
  • Mahi Hiremath as Arjun
  • Sunny Moza as Fedrico
  • Ray Tostado as Gustavo
  • Prakruthi Kashyap as Maya and Diya
  • Lauren Spartano as Valerie
  • Gaana Bhat as Carla
  • Sandeep Belliyappa as Gacha
  • Suresh Bhat as Don Marco
  • Bharat Shripad as Hari

Soundtrack

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Babru
Soundtrack album by
Released2019
Recorded2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length20:14
LanguageKannada
LabelPRK Audio
ProducerPoornachandra Tejaswi
Poornachandra Tejaswi chronology
Fortuner
(2019)
Babru
(2019)
Kudi Yedamaithe
(2021)

Five songs in movie and music is composed by Poornachandra Tejaswi. Spanish music composer Carla Veronica Gonzalez composed "Soledad".

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Kanasella Nanasaago"Lokesh B.SPoornachandra TejaswiSanjith Hegde3:44
2."Banda Banda Babru"Chandan ShettyPoornachandra TejaswiChandan Shetty2:48
3."Kaalada Kadalalli"Dr. K.S NarasimhaswamyPoornachandra TejaswiAditi Sagar3:53
4."Shankaane"Varun Shastry, Abhijit MaheshPoornachandra TejaswiVijay Prakash2:58
5."Soledad"Carla Veronica GonzalezCarla Veronica GonzalezCarla Veronica Gonzalez3:00
6."Kaalada Kadalalli"Dr. K.S NarasimhaswamyPoornachandra TejaswiPoornachandra Tejaswi3:51
Total length:20:14

Reception

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Most of the reviews of the film speak about its climax, the cinematography and the use of drones videography for showcasing the landscape of the United States.[5][6][7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Angadi, Jagadish (12 March 2019). "Suman Nagarkar back with a road film shot in the US". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Come back for Suman Nagarkar". www.bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Suman Nagarkar's 'Babru' to release on December 6". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Babru movie website". Archived from the original on 17 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Babru Movie Review: A laid-back thriller with a taut climax" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  6. ^ "BABRU Movie Review | Suman Nagarkar | Box Office Kannada" – via www.youtube.com.
  7. ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (12 November 2019). "Kannada film 'Babru' traces an epic road trip by two strangers across the USA" – via www.thehindu.com.
  8. ^ "Babru Movie review: Visually stunning, Mysterious road trip that keeps you guessing till the end". 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Babru Movie Review: Chitraloka Rating 3.5/ 5* - chitraloka.com | Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Image". www.chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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