''Amar'' is a 2019 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 film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through da ...

directed by

Nagashekar Nagashekar is an Indian screenplay writer, writer, film director, film actor, actor and film producer, producer primarily working in Kannada cinema. Starting his career as an actor in ''Ninagagi'' (2002), he went on to feature in supporting rol ...

and produced by Sandesh Nagaraj under Sandesh Productions banner. The film stars Abhishek Ambareesh, son of veteran actor

Ambareesh Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath (29 May 1952 – 24 November 2018), known by his screen name Ambareesh, was an Indian actor, media personality, politician from the state of Karnataka. Alongside Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan, he is counted ...

, making his acting debut and Tanya Hope in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes

Devaraj Devaraj (born 20 September 1953) is an Indian Film actor, actor and theatre actor who works in Indian film industry. He has largely featured in Kannada cinema, Kannada films performing various roles as a lead character, supporting character and ...

, Sudharani,

Chikkanna Chikkanna (born 22 June 1984), is an Indian Comedy actor who works in Kannada cinema and appears primarily in comic roles. He made his debut in films with '' Kirataka'' (2011), following which he was recognized for his performances in '' Raja ...

and

Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach, (born 24 March 1966) known by his Stage name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian comedian, musician, actor, film director, producer, occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a com ...

. Actor

Darshan Darshan, a Sanskrit word meaning "sight" or "viewing", may refer to: Ceremony and religion * Darshan (Indian religions), the auspicious sight of a divine image or holy person; also a school of Hindu philosophy * Darshan (Judaism), a Scriptural ...

features in a guest role besides Anup Bhandari and

Rachita Ram Rachita Ram (born Bindhya Ram; 3 October), is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada films, Kannada films. Considered among the leading Kannada actresses, Rachita is a recipient of various accolades including one Filmfare Awards ...

in special appearances. The principal photography began on 28 May 2018 and the filming is set to be held in and around

Bengaluru Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

and

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

. The technical crew members for the film include

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 ...

as the music composer,

Satya Hegde Satya Hegde (born 17 May 1975) is an Indian cinematographer who works in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He made his debut with ''Taali Kattuva Shubhavele'' in 2002. Following this, he worked in over 20 films and received critical praise f ...

as the cinematographer and Deepu S. Kumar as the editor.

Plot

Amarnath (Abhishek), a happy-go-lucky youth, lives with his father (Deepak Shetty) and mother. Amar befriends Bobby then joins her and her team on the Saving Nature mission and eventually falls in love with her. Bobby's father (Devaraj) decides to marry her to a businessman, Darshan's brother (Anup Bhandari). Amar breaks up with her, she leaves him heartbroken. After some years, he finds her and tries to convince her. In the climax, they reunite with the help of Darshan.

Cast

Production

The film marked the acting debut of Abhishek, son of Ambareesh. The filming was held in Bengaluru and Switzerland.

Soundtrack

is set to compose the

score SCORE may refer to: *SCORE (software), a music scorewriter program * SCORE (television), a weekend sports service of the defunct Financial News Network *SCORE! Educational Centers *SCORE International, an offroad racing organization *Sarawak Corrido ...

and

soundtrack A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television show, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of m ...

for the film. Reportedly, the title song of Abhishek's father

starrer '' Olavina Udugore'' (1987) has been recreated in the film. The song "Marethuhoyithe" shot in Switzerland was a huge hit and was choreographed by B. Dhananjay.

Release

The film was released in 300 theatres across Karnataka. The film received negative reviews from critics and audiences alike and performed average.

References

External links

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Amar Movie (2019)
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