''College Kumar'' is a 2017 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 ...

- language

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film written and directed by

Hari Santhosh Hari Santhosh is an Indian film lyricist and director who predominantly works in the Kannada Film Industry. He is best known for 2012 film Alemari. Early life Hari Santhosh was born to Harish and Prema in Koppa, Sringeri and was Brought up in ...

. It stars

Vikky Varun Vikky Varun (born Santhosh Reva; also credited as Vikky Varun) is an Indian actor and director who works in Kannada cinema. He has given 3 super hits titled ''Kendasampige'' 015 ''College Kumara'' 017and ''Kaalapatthar'' 024 He worked as an ...

and

Samyuktha Hegde Samyuktha Hegde is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada and Tamil films. She made her film debut with the Kannada film '' Kirik Party'' opposite Rakshit Shetty, directed by Rishab Shetty. She played the role named Arya, for whi ...

, with P. Ravishankar, Shruti and

Achyuth Kumar Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, alongside a few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is known for his performances in the ''KGF'', '' Kantara'', '' Sidlingu'', and '' Lucia''. He is the recipient ...

in supporting roles. The

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and soundtrack for the film are 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 ...

and the cinematography is by A. Azhagan. The film was released on 10 November 2017. The film got positive response all over. Performances of Ravishankar and Shruti were praised by critics and audience alike. The film was remade by the director in

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and

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in 2020 with the same title.

Cast

as Kumar *

as Keerti * P. Ravishankar as Shivakumar, Kumar's father * Shruti as Girija, Kumar's mother *

, Keerthi's father * K S Suchitra as Keerthi's mother *

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 ...

as Nani, Shivakumar and Kumar's friend *

Prakash Belawadi Prakash Belawadi is an Indian actor, director and screenwriter, who works predominately in English, Kannada and Hindi theatre, films and television. He is also a theatre teacher, activist and a journalist. He hails from Bengaluru. He has parti ...

as Shivakumar's Boss in Audit Office * Rockline Sudhakar as Sudhakar, Employee in Audit Office *

Sundar Raj Sundar Raj is an Indian actor who works predominantly in the Kannada film industry, apart from a few Tamil films. Some of his notable films include ''Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane'', ''Ondanondu Kaladalli'', ''Chandanada Gombe'', ''Kurigalu Saar Kur ...

as College Principal * Bhargavi Narayan * Ashwin Rao Pallakki *

Prashanth Siddi Prashanth Siddi is an Indian actor who works in Kannada-language films. As of August 2020, he has appeared in seventy films. Career Coming from a lower income background, Prashanth Siddi was selected by Chidambar Rao Jambe to work in the thea ...

*Vijay Koundinya *Mandya Jayaram *M. N. Suresh *Ramesh Pandith as College Lecturer *Sunethra Pandith as College Lecturer *Ganesh Rao Kesarkar *

Honnavalli Krishna Honnavalli Krishna is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. His films include '' Ratha Sapthami'' (1986), '' Aasegobba Meesegobba'' (1990), '' Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' (1974), '' Janumada Jodi'' (1996). Career As of October 2017, Honna ...

Dingri Nagaraj Dingri Nagaraj (born 6 June 1948) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema, stage and television. He is known for his portrayal of comedic characters. He received praise for his roles in films such as '' Solillada Saradara'' (199 ...

Soundtrack

The film's background score and the soundtracks are composed by

. The music rights were acquired by Jhankar Music.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "This is a film that parents and children could watch together — it sort of paints a picture of what is the norm in many families". A critic from ''

Bangalore Mirror ''Bangalore Mirror'' is an English-language daily published by The Times Group in Bangalore, India, as a compact newspaper. It is a deputed newspaper and is the second-largest circulating English daily in the city. In 2020, as part of its COVID ...

'' wrote that "The director has reinvented himself with College Kumar, which is a safe bet for the audience". A critic from ''

Deccan Chronicle ''Deccan Chronicle'' is an English-language daily newspaper based in Hyderabad, India. Founded in 1938, it was initially launched as a Weekly newspaper, weekly and later converted into a daily. The newspaper's name reflects its origins in the ...

'' wrote that "without an iota of doubt it is certainly a bearable movie which has some true emotional moments to watch out for.

References

External links

* 2010s Indian films 2010s Kannada-language films 2017 films 2017 romantic comedy films Films directed by Hari Santhosh Films scored by Arjun Janya Indian romantic comedy films Kannada films remade in other languages {{Improve categories, date=December 2024