Kidi (film)

Kidi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. Raghu
Story byRajesh Gopinathan
Based onKali (Malayalam)(2016)
Produced byT. Nagraj
B. T. Mallikarjunaiah
Dhananjay R.
StarringBhuvan Chandra
Pallavi Gowda
Danny Kuttappa
CinematographyBenaka Raju
Edited byVishwa
Music byEmil Mohammed
Production
company
Master's Choice creations
Distributed byMysore Talkies (Jack Manjunath)
Release date
  • 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Kidi (lit. 'Spark') is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film starring Bhuvan Chandra, Pallavi Gowda, Danny Kuttappa and Ugrham Manju. It was directed by S. Raghu and produced by Master's Choice Creations. It is a remake of the 2016 Malayalam-language film Kali.[1]

Plot

Bhuvan (R Bhuvan Chandra), a man with anger management issues, tries to control his temper for the sake of his wife, Nandhini(Pallavi Gowda). However, things take a turn when they drive on a highway one night.

Cast

  • R.Bhuvan Chandra as Bhuvan
  • Pallavi Gowda as Nandini
  • Danny Kuttappa as Chuli
  • Manmohan Roy as Shetty
  • Ugramm Manju as Nagaanna
  • Pavan K as Pavan
  • Dakshaya as Young Bhuvan

Music

The music is composed by Emil Mohammad, and the soundtrack was released on 3 June 2017 by Anand Audio.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ondu Manavi"Kaviraj (lyricist)Karthik (singer)5:10
2."Preethi Inda"Lokesh JAnuradha Bhat, Anirudh4:40
3."Enee Kavana"K. KalyanSangeetha Ravindranath5:10
4."Kidi Theme"V. Nagendra PrasadChandan Shetty3:20

Reception

A critic from Firstpost wrote that "A remake doesn’t work with an extra song (shot in Thailand), or giving more muscles to the hero. It works in keeping its aesthetics intact. Raghu’s Kidi fails to do that. Furthermore, the leads don’t recreate the magic of togetherness that Dulquer Salmaan and Sai Pallavi did".[2] Critics from Indiaglitz and Chitraloka gave a more positive review.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "'Kidi' is the Kannada remake of Dulquer's 'Kali'". The News Minute. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Kannada film Kidi is a magic-less remake of Malayalam hit film Kali starring Dulquer Salmaan". 9 October 2017.
  3. ^ "'Kidi' Review : SPARKLING IN ATTEMPT - Tamil News". 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ https://chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/15729-kidi-review.html [bare URL]
  5. ^ "Kidi, Kannada movie review: A standard action flick with nothing more to say – Newsfolo".


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