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Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai

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Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shale, Kasaragodu.
Theatrical Poster
Directed byRishab Shetty
Written byRishab Shetty
Raj B. Shetty
Abhijit Mahesh
Screenplay byRishab Shetty
Story byRishab Shetty
Produced byRishab Shetty
StarringAnant Nag
Ranjan
Sampath
Pramod Shetty
Saptha Pavoor
Mahendra
Sohan Shetty
Prakash Thuminad
Manish Heroor
CinematographyA. Venkatesh
Edited byPradeep Rao
Pratheek Shetty
Music by
Production
company
Rishab Shetty Films
Distributed byRishab Shetty Films through Jayanna films
Release date
  • 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Sarkaari Hiriya Praathamika Shaale, Kaasaragodu, Kodugé: Raamanna Rai (transl.Government Higher Primary School, Kasaragodu, Donated by: Raamanna Rai) is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language socio-political comedy film written, directed and produced by Rishab Shetty,[1][2][3][4][5] presented by Sudeep.[6] The film stars Anant Nag, Pramod Shetty, Ranjan, Sampath, Saptha Pavoor, Mahendra, Sohan Shetty, Prakash Thuminad, Manish Heroor and others.

It was declared a Blockbuster at the box office. In 2019, it won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film, at the 66th National Film Awards.

Plot

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In the milieu of Kasaragod (a border district in Kerala having a large Kannada speaking population), where the language supremacy becomes the hothead matter. A Kannada-medium Government-run Middle and High School, faces financial difficulties due to nonreceipt of money from the government officials. As a consequence, various expenses like books, uniforms, teachers' salaries, building repairs and extracurricular activities are virtually at a standstill.

Nambiar, the righteous Principal is being harassed by a hostile and corrupt Government official, Balakrishna Panikker, who is hell-bent upon closing the school as he wants to establish the supremacy of Malayalam. In a moment of weakness, Nambiar is forced to sign on a government order without reading it, which declares that the building is unsafe and needs to be demolished. A group of students coming from normal middle class to poor background are bound by the common thread of learning in Kannada. Their lives are thrown into turmoil when Panikker comes with a government order to physically close the school.

They then decide to get a famous person to fight their case. Accordingly, they chance upon the name of one social worker in Mysore, Ananthapadmanabha in a newspaper. They then journey to Mysuru to persuade Ananthapadmanabha to take up their case. In a hilarious twist, there are two Ananthapadmanabhas living next to each other and both these friends are at loggerheads over trivial issues. The boys are supposed to talk to Ananthapadmanabha.M but instead, end up talking to Ananthapadmanabha.P, who agrees to take up their struggle.

With a lot of hope, they bring the 'famous' Ananthapadmanabha.P to Kasargod. After initial skirmishes with Panikker, it appears that the boys are fighting a losing battle. There are many minor events that help in crystallizing a hitherto scattered struggle into a cohesive well-oiled movement. The parents of the children also get involved in the same under the leadership of Ananthapadmanabha. The culmination of this is a court scene under a sympathetic judge. Ananthapadmanabha, though not a lawyer himself, is allowed to argue on behalf of the students.

Ananthapadmanabha exposes the machinations of Panikker, arguing that the pictures of the abandoned school are photoshopped and concludes the case triumphantly. Being involved with the kids makes him realize how lonely he was. He then decides to remain in Kasargod as a part-time teacher in the school. Realising his mistakes, Ananthapadmanabha M. visits the school and gives Ananthapadmanabha P. his best wishes. The film ends with a group photo of students, parents and teachers.

Cast

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  • Anant Nag as Ananthapadmanabha P., a teacher in criminology and a self-claimed social activist who fights for the survival of S.H.P Shaale, Kasargod. He mentions his surname as "P for peacock."
  • Ranjan S as Praveena Kumar, a student who failed 7th grade thrice
  • Sampath as Mammootty, (named after the Malayalam actor) a student in 6th grade
  • Saptha Pavoor as Pallavi, daughter of Upadhyaya and a student in 7th grade, Praveena's crush
  • Pramod Shetty as Shantharama Upadhyaya, a well-known Yakshagana artiste and Kannada Activist, Pallavi's father
  • Supreetha Shetty as Vasantha Upadhyaya, wife of Upadhyaya, Pallavi's mother
  • Mahendra Prasad as Mahendra, a student in 7th grade and best friend of Praveena
  • Manish Heroor as Mute Student in 7th grade and best friend of Praveena
  • Democracy Sohan Shetty as Satheesha, a student in 7th grade
  • Prakash Thuminad as Bhujanga, an areca nut grower
  • Ramesh Bhat as Anantha Padmanabha M., a social activist and neighbor of Anantha Padmanabha P. He mentions his surname as "M for match-fixing".
  • Rishab Shetty as Inspector Kemparaju (cameo), a police inspector in Mysuru
  • Shanil Guru as Raghava, cook in Upadhyaya's house
  • Balakrishna Adoor as Balakrishna Panikker, Assistant Education Officer of Kasargodu
  • Radhakrishna as Sebastian, watcher of a mansion which is owned by a Dubai resident
  • Rajeev Shetty as Raamanna Rai
  • Pushparaj Bollar as Driver Govindu, Raamanna's driver
  • Arpith Adyar as "Reporter cum photographer"

Production

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Filming

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The film was shot in 55 days at one stretch.[7]

Soundtrack

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Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai
Soundtrack album by
Released2018
Recorded2018
GenreSoundtrack
LabelRishab Audio
ProducerC.R. Bobby
Vasuki Vaibhav chronology
Choorikatte
(2018)
Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai
(2018)
Ondalla Eradalla
(2018)
B. Ajaneesh Loknath chronology
Nannu Dochukunduvate
(2018)
Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai
(2018)
Bell Bottom
(2019)

Vasuki Vaibhav has composed the songs and B. Ajaneesh Loknath has composed background score for the film. The lyrics for the songs are written by K. Kalyan, Trilok Trivikrama, Avinash Balekkala, Veeresh Shivamurthy and Vasuki Vaibhav.[8][9]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Karavalli Song"Vasuki VaibhavVijay Prakash03:21
2."Arere Avala Naguva[10]"Trilok TrivikramaVasuki Vaibhav03:28
3."Nooraaru Bannagalu"K. KalyanMadhuri Sheshadri02:51
4."He Sharade"K. KalyanAsha, Sunidhi03:00
5."Dadda"Trilok TrivikramaVasuki Vaibhav02:53
6."Balloon Song"Veeresh Shivamurthy, Trilok Trivikrama, Gokul AbhishekShishu Taansen Jnaneshwar03:29
7."Aleyo Alege Eega (Pathos Song)"Vasuki VaibhavVenkatesh D C03:22

Reception

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The movie has received positive reviews.[11][12]

Awards

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Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
66th National Film Awards Best Children's Film Rishab Shetty Won [13]
2018 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Family Entertainer. Rishab Shetty Won [14][15]
66th Filmfare Awards South Best Film Rishab Shetty Nominated [16][17]
Best Director Rishab Shetty Nominated
Best Music Director Vasuki Vaibhav Won
Best Lyricist Trilok Trivikram ("Praveena Praveena") Nominated
Best Playback Singer – Female Madhuri Sheshadri ("Nooraru Bannagalu") Nominated
8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Movie Rishab Shetty Nominated [18][19]
Best Director Rishab Shetty Nominated
Best Cinematographer Venkatesh Anguraj Nominated
Best Actor Anant Nag Nominated
Best Actor in a Negative Role Balakrishna. P Nominated
Best Comedian Prakash Thuminad Won
Best Music Director Vasuki Vaibhav Nominated
Best Lyricist K. Kalyan ("Hey Sharadhe") Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Vasuki Vaibhav ("Dadda Song") Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Asha – "Hey Sharadhe" Nominated

Outside Karnataka

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More than 3,000 students were reported to have watched the film at Kasargod. The Kannada Sangha members of Chandigarh made it possible to play the Kannada Naadageete before the screening of the movie. It was reported that the movie had the highest ticket sales in Mumbai compared to any Kannada movie released there earlier. It was also the first Kannada movie to be released after 12 years in Thiruvananthapuram (two centres) and in Vizag (one centre) and first Kannada movie to have its posters spread over 12 areas in Chennai.[20]

Satellite rights

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The satellite and digital rights were secured by Udaya TV and Sun NXT where the film had its World Television Premiere on 23 December 2018 at 6:00 p.m. IST[21]

Box office

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The movie got positive response from both audience and critics. It completed 100 days in theatres and was a blockbuster hit.

References

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  3. ^ "It's destination Kasargod for Rishab Shetty's next film". Times of India.
  4. ^ "Meet the life of the sarkari shaale". Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. ^ "What is Kirik Party director up to now?". Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Sudeep to present Rishab Shetty's upcoming children's film". Times of India.
  7. ^ "Shooting a children's film was a beautiful experience': Rishab Shetty". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Bringing alive the culture of Kasaragod with his songs". Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. ^ "A prayer song for kids, sung by kids". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Arere Avala Naguva Lyrics". Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Rishab strikes gold in Kasaragod". Deccan Herald. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  12. ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (27 August 2022). "A cause with content". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  13. ^ "66th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  14. ^ "KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018: RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS; CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS". bangalore mirror. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2018: Raghavendra Rajkumar and Meghana Raj Bag Top Honours". News18. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  18. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2019: Here's a complete list of nominees". Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  19. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2019 full winners list". Times Now. 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Has 2018 helped widen the releases of Kannada films across the globe?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  21. ^ "Sarkari.Hi.Pra. Shaale Kasargodu world television premiere on December 23". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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