''5 Idiots'' is a

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comedy film directed by

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making his debut in direction. Besides Anand, the film stars Vasu,

Naveen Krishna Naveen Krishna is an Indian actor, director and writer based in Kannada Film Industry. After having starred in many films as a child actor, he made his adult debut in the film '' Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu'' (2000) and has since then acted in var ...

, Petrol Prasanna, Harshika Poonacha and Namratha Hegde in the lead roles. It is a remake of

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film '' Darwaaza Bandh Rakho'' (2006) starring

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and

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. The film released on 18 February 2011 across

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. Upon release, the film generally met with average reviews from the critics and audience.

Cast

* Petrol Prasanna * Vasu * Harshika Poonacha * Namratha Hegde * Navyashree *

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* Chidanand

Soundtrack

Drums Deva has composed totally 3 songs out of which "Ringa Ringa" is copied from Telugu film, '' Aarya 2'' and "Jingichaka" is from '' Pournami'' and "Suvarna Suvarna" is also copied from '' Girl Friend''.

Reception

Critical response

A critic from

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wrote "A case in point is the 'talking God' in the first few scenes — totally disconnected to the rest of the film. His first film as a director is just as raw as his tele-serials. He should remember that the roles that made him a child-star in films of the last century were made of sterner stuff". Sunayana Suresh from

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wrote " Vasu, Naveen Krishna, Master Anand, Petrol Prasanna and Namrata — hatching a kidnap plan for quick money, a take on many gangster flicks like Kaante and Plan. The story then revolves around a series of misadventures that happen in one house". A critic from

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wrote "Except for seasoned performers like Naveen Krishna and Harshitha Poonacha, all the other artistes either overacted or did not perform well. '5 Idiots' is eminently watchable if you can laugh at even illogical and poorly-written lengthier sequences".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:5 Idiots 2011 films 2010s Indian films 2010s Kannada-language films Indian black comedy films 2011 black comedy films Kannada remakes of Hindi films 2011 directorial debut films