''Mr. Mommaga'' () is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by N. Ragavan and starring

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, Ravi Gowda and

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. A remake of director's own Tamil film ''

Manjapai ''Manjapai'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by N. Ragavan in his debut. Produced by Thirrupathi Brothers and A Sarkunam Cinemaz, it stars Vimal, Rajkiran and Lakshmi Menon. The film saw its worldwid ...

'' (2014), it was released on 28 May 2016.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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. The film's audio was released with at a ceremony in April 2016, with film industry personalities including

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, and

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sharing the stage with political attendees such as

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Reception

The film was released on 28 May 2016 across Karnataka. A critic from ''

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'' gave the film a positive review, noting that "this comic film is worth a watch, if you like a hearty dose of comedy with some little bit of weeps too". A reviewer from ''Chitratara'' noted "it is Rangayana Raghu variety of performances makes you to sit in the theatres and watch".

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* 2016 films 2010s Kannada-language films 2010s Indian films Kannada remakes of Tamil films Films scored by N. R. Raghunanthan {{India-film-stub