''Orange'' is a 2018 Indian

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-language

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film directed by Prashant Raj and produced by Naveen starring

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in the lead, making it a second collaboration after ''

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'' (2016), alongside

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. The supporting cast features

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Ravishankar Gowda Ravishankar Gowda (born 26 August 1973) is an Indian actor who works in the Kannada film industry. He is known mostly for his comic roles in television and films. He shot to fame as Dr. Vittal Rao, in the sitcom '' Silli Lalli'' which aired on ...

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and

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among others. The music is scored by

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and cinematography is by Santhosh Rai Pathaje. The film team has shot three songs and few montage scenes across several cities of the Europe continent. The film released across Karnataka on 7 December 2018. The film marks the first ever venture in

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to have been acquired by the

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prior to its release.

Plot

Santosh is a

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, who is released from jail where he boards a train for his village. He meets Radha and befriends her and tells him she is in love with her boyfriend Prashanth, but her father HuliVeerayya disapproves. Santhosh leaves the train to catch the thief who stole Radha's bracelet, but Radha misunderstands that Santhosh has reached his destination where she gives his bag and belongings and bid goodbye. Santhosh tries unsuccessfully to find her where he goes to HuliVeerayya's house where the family misunderstands Santhosh to be Radha's lover lets him stay at their house. One day, Radha arrives back and the family fixes her marriage with Santhosh. In the village festival, Narasimha is a gangster who insults HuliVeerayya and tries to trouble Radha, but is saved by Santhosh. Some comical events occur in home when Prashanth and his family arrive. Radha, who learns about Santhosh's identity falls in love with him. One night, Some thieves barge into HuliVeerayya's house and steals

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s from the house and Santosh becomes the

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where he is thrown out of the house. Narasimha starts to trouble Huli again at Radha's marriage. He shows the captured Santosh to instill fear in them. However, HuliVeerayya doesn't budge and insults Santhosh calling him a thief, but Santhosh's grandmother intervenes and reveals that he was stealing money to run an

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and old-age home for the poor, needy and depressed people. Santosh awakens and fights Narasimha where he gets him arrested. HuliVeerayya apologize to Santhosh where he unites Santhosh with Radha, leaving Prashanth devastated.

Cast

as Santhosh *

as Radha *

as Narasimha Nayaka *

as Kodanda *

as Giddappa *

as Huli Veeraiah *

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as Prashanth, Giddappa's son *Joy Badlani *

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as Radha's mother *Meghana Khushi as Rukmini, Radha's sister *Rashmi Subbanna as Huli Veeraiah Sister ( Avinash Sister) *

as Rukmini's husband *

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as Gowramma, Radha's grandmother *

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*Srinivasa Gowda as V. Govind, a

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as Dr. Sudha *Girish Shivanna as Muniyyappa, a thief *K. V. Manjayya as a priest *Radha Ramachandra as Santosh's grandmother * Prashant Raj in a cameo appearance as a fortune-teller

Production

Terming the film a romcom with a "cute love story", director Prashant Raj stated that the film was named after the

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because it "plays a major role in the film". He added that the protagonists in the film meet because of it. He added that

who plays the lead role in the film, plays a thief, while

plays a wrestler called Undertaker. The film was Raj and Ganesh's second collaboration after ''

'' (2016). Filming began in early February 2018 and later that month

was signed to play the female lead opposite Ganesh. In July 2018, a ten-day schedule involving three songs and "montage scenes" were filmed in Europe.

Soundtrack

Music composer

was finalized to compose the songs for the film even though initially

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was considered. Thaman had previously collaborated with Prashant Raj's previous venture ''

'' (2016). A single track of the film was released first on 25 October 2018 online. The lyrics for the songs have been written by

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and Prashant Raj.

Reception

S. M. Shashiprasad of ''

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'' stated "Though predictable, the escapades of misplaced romantic scenario, runs swift without any delay which is another reason to grab this Orange filled with decent humour for the weekend."

References

External links

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