''Monsoon Raaga'' is a 2022 Indian

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-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by S Ravindranath. it is a remake of the

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film, '' C/o Kancharapalem'' (2018), featuring Dhanajaya 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 ...

. The music is composed by

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. The film is produced by A R Vikhyath through Vikhyath Chitra Productions. It received positive reviews

Cast

* Dhanajaya as Katte, who works at a wine store *

as Asma Begum, a sex worker *Yasha Shivakumar as Raga Sudha, a Brahmin girl *

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 ...

as Raju, a bachelor who later marries Hasini *

Suhasini Maniratnam Suhasini Maniratnam (; born 15 August 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films. Early life Suhasini's paternal cousins Anu Hasan, Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan have also since become acto ...

as Hasini, a widow and has a 20-year-old daughter *Nihal as Sundara *Sinchana Koteshwar as Suchitra *Nitesh Nittur as Gopinath *Viraaj as Dhorey

Release

The film was released on 16 September 2022. The digital streaming rights were acquired by

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and was premiered on 9 December 2022.

Reception

Sharadhaa of ''

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'' gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and wrote that "Monsoon Raaga is a slow-moving film that does create some confusion in the beginning, however, the characters steal the show. In a nutshell, Monsoon Raaga makes for a realistic experience for romantic hearts". While comparing it with the original film, Shivani Kava of ''

The News Minute ''The News Minute'' is an Indian digital news platform based in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was founded by Vignesh Vellore who is also the current CEO in 2014. Apart from Karnataka, it also has bureaus in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, ...

'' wrote: "This slice-of-life drama remains a notch below the original". Echoing the same, Muralidhara Khajane of ''

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'' wrote: "Despite commendable performances by the cast, the Kannada remake of ‘C/o Kancharapalem’ has been visualised with pure commercial interest, lacking the charm of the original".

References

External links

* Indian romantic drama films 2020s Kannada-language films 2022 films Films shot in Karnataka 2022 drama films Films set in Karnataka Kannada remakes of Telugu films Slice of life films Indian anthology films {{2020s-Kannada-film-stub