''Operation Alamelamma'' is a 2017 Indian

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directed by

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produced by Amrej Suryavanshi and Suni under production Starfab and Suni cinemas The film features

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and

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in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by

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whilst the cinematography is by Abhishek Kasargod and editing by Sachin. ''Operation Alamelamma'' is Suni's first attempt at a thriller and based on a kidnapping. The director gives us a glimpse of the teaser and explains, "The hero who is a vegetable vendor has this craze for bidding. He is also fascinated by big brands, but flaunts around fake brand clothing. His craze for brands traps him in a crime situation. Usually a movie plot revolves around a boy chasing after a girl, but here the hero is on a pursuit to find his parents as he is an orphan". The movie was successful at the box office and ran for over 50 days in theatres. The movies was dubbed into

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and

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Plot

The movie opens with the kidnapping of a boy, and how a seemingly innocent young man, Mr. Paramesh gets entangled in the case. Mr.Paramesh aka Purmy (

) is an orphan working as an auctioneer at the vegetable market. His passion for branded articles makes him go for heavily discounted stuff. On one such incident, he comes across Ms. Ananya (

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), a school teacher who steals a dress from the store. He blackmails her to buy him coffee which leads on to their sparkling romance. Meanwhile, Ananyas sick mother sets her up with a well to do groom. The plot revolves around how Purmy aids the police in their investigation intertwined with a past timeline of how he manages his love life.

Cast

Production

In August 2016,

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announced his next film as ''Operation Alamelamma''.

Marketing

On 9 December 2016, the film's teaser was released with a unique concept. The teaser was launched by a vegetable vendor at Rajajinagar market as the lead character in the film is a vegetable vendor.

Soundtrack

who previously scored for '' Badmaash'' (2016), composed the film's background and scored for its soundtrack. The soundtrack album consists of two tracks, including one theme song.

Reception

Critical response

Shashiprasad S.M from

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says "The rest of the operation runs nearly perfect keeping the audience guessing about the real kidnapper. It's neat, lovable, laughable and few tit bits of emotional sentiments make the operation a great success, and the patient is definitely cured of boredom for a great two plus hours of simple fun & entertainment". Shyam Prasad S from

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wrote "Operation Alamelamma is not a routine Sandalwood film. But compared to the other new-generation films, falls short of expectations". Nelki Naresh Kumar from

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wrote "The love story has been stretched to a great extent. The scenes where Paramesh wins Ananya's heart again after the engagement is over are silly. Police investigation goes beyond logic".

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Operation Alamelamma 2017 films 2010s Kannada-language films 2010s Indian films Indian romantic comedy films Indian black comedy films 2017 black comedy films 2017 romantic comedy films Films directed by Suni