Summer Holidays

Summer Holidays
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Directed by	Kavitha Lankesh
Written by	Kavitha Lankesh
Produced by	Kavitha Lankesh
Starring	Esha Lankesh Samarjit Lankesh Sonia Hegde Anish Angre
Cinematography	AC Mahender
Edited by	Jo Ni Harsha
Music by	Songs: Rohit Gandhi Score: Argenil
Production company	Esha Lankesh Productions
Release date	3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)
Country	India
Languages	English Kannada

Summer Holidays is a 2018 Indian children's film directed by Kavitha Lankesh starring Esha Lankesh, Samarjit Lankesh, Sonia Hegde and Anish Angre with Prakash Raj and Suman Nagarkar in supporting roles. The film was simultaneously shot in English and Kannada.

Plot

Four kids and their dog named Bheema go on a trip to Chikkamagaluru. However, they have an eerie encounter.[1]

Cast

• Esha Lankesh
• Samarjit Lankesh
• Sonia Hegde
• Anish Angre
• Bheema
• Prakash Raj
• Suman Nagarkar
• Gauri Lankesh as an activist[2]
• Siddaramaiah as himself[3][4]

Production

Since there are many village-based children's films in Kannada, Kavitha Lankesh decided to make an urban children's film in both English and Kannada.[5] Siddaramaiah played a guest role in the film appearing in the forest similar to his real life encounter with Adivasis in the Didalli forest range.[4]

Themes and influences

The film was reported to be similar to Enid Blyton's films.[4]

Soundtrack

English Track listing[6]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Lets Go To The Mountains (Female)"	Chaitra H. G.	2:49
2.	"Lets Go To The Mountains (Male)"	Santosh Venky	2:49
3.	"Take Off On A Highway (Female)"	Chaitra H. G.	2:59
4.	"Take Off On A Highway (Male)"	Santosh Venky	2:59
Total length:			11:36

Kannada Track listing[6]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Rekke Bidisaaithu Haarooke"	Chaitra H. G.	2:50
2.	"Rekke Bidisaaithu Haarooke"	Santosh Venky	2:50
3.	"Haaru Inu Mele Jeevane"	Vasuki Vaibhav	3:20
4.	"Rasteyalli Haarikondu Naavu"	Santosh Venky	2:59
5.	"Rasteyalli Haarikondu Naavu (Female)"	Chaitra H. G.	3:00
Total length:			12:59

Release

Prior to the film's release, the film was well received in a special screening attended by 500 parents and children.[7] The film was theatrically released on 3 August 2018 at PVR, Vega City Mall in Bengaluru.[7][2]

References

1. "Summer Holidays". bookmyshow. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
2. George, Nina C. "Slain Gauri is activist in kids' film". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
3. "CM Siddaramaiah to face 'Lights...camera...action...' in 'Summer Holidays'". Asianet News. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
4. Sharadhaa, A. (22 June 2017). "Karnataka CM to play himself in a children's movie". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
5. Sharadhaa, A. (2018-07-30). "I would rather work with children than any big star: Kavitha Lankesh". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
6. "Summer Holidays (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
7. "Kavitha Lankesh's 'Summer Holidays' hits the screens". The Times of India. 2018-08-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-20.