2017 Indian film
Happy New Year is a 2017 Indian Kannada anthology film directed by Pannaga Bharana and featuring an ensemble cast consisting of B. C. Patil, Saikumar, Rajshri Ponnappa, Vijaya Raghavendra, Diganth, Dhananjay, Sudharani, Shruthi Hariharan, Sonu Gowda, Margarita and Srushti Patil in the lead roles. Music is composed by Raghu Dixit.
The principal photography commenced on 22 August 2016 and the film was released on 5 May 2017.
Synopsis
The movie revolves around five stories interwoven. Raghavendra (Vijaya Raghavendra) is a police constable who is struggling to make time with daughter Pranathi and wife Suma (Sonu Gowda).He is unhappy with his job. Harsha (Diganth) is a IT professional goes for a vacation and that is when he falls in love with Vismaya who is a ardent believer of science .
Venkatramana Bhat (P. Sai Kumar) is a car show room head and Varalaxmi (Sudha Rani) his wife are a childless couple. Venkatramana Bhat is unhappy with his orthodox wife. Danny (Dhananjaya) is a RJ who loves Charvi, who is bedridden due to terminal disease. Danny tries hard to save her. Kourava (B. C. Patil) is a underworld Don who is released from the jail and finds a love. All the characters are in search of meaning in their life. New Year brings a big change in their lives.
Soundtrack
The songs and background score for the film are composed by Raghu Dixit. The audio was launched on 20 February 2017 at the KSC Stadium in Bangalore. Actor Sudeep officially launched the album.[2]
| Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) |
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| 1. | "Adda Bidde" | | Raghu Dixit | |
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| 2. | "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Da Ni" | | Nakul Abhyankar | |
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| 3. | "Baduke Neenentha Nataka" | | Kapil Nair | |
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| 4. | "Preethiya Hesare Neenu" | | Vasuki Vaibhav, Raghavendra V Kamath | |
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| 5. | "Kaurava (Theme)" | | Master Vishwas, Nakul Abhyankar | |
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| 6. | "Preethiya Hesare Neenu (Unplugged)" | | Vasuki Vaibhav, Raghavendra V Kamath | |
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| 7. | "The Party Anthem" | Rahul Dit-O (rap lyrics only) | Raghu Dixit, Nakul Abhyankar, Sujay Harthi, Nikhil P Sarathy, Inchara Rao, Apoorva Sridhar, Aishwarya Rangarajan (Rap verse by Rahul Dit-O) | |
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Reception
Sunayana Suresh of Times of india rated 3.5 out of 5 and stated that "The film is definitely worth that summer vacation watch, which you can watch with either your entire family or your special someone".[3] Shyam Prasad S of Bangalore Mirror rated 3.5 out of 5 star and wrote that "Overall the film is a neat little package of a bit of everything. It is a slice of life from characters from different sections of the city".[4]
