''Alemari'' () is a 2012 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

romantic action drama film directed by Santhu and starring Yogesh and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. The music of the film was composed by

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian film score soundtrack composer, singer and director. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film ''Autograph Please''. Arjun Janya won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for ...

. 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.

Cast

Soundtrack

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.

Reception

Critical response

A critic from ''

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'' 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

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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

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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

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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

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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".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alemari 2012 films 2010s Kannada-language films 2010s Indian films Films scored by Arjun Janya Films shot in Bijapur, Karnataka 2012 directorial debut films Films directed by Hari Santhosh