Software Ganda
| Software Ganda | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| ಸಾಫ್ಟ್ ವರ್ ಗಂಡ | |
| Directed by | Venkatesh |
| Produced by | Venkatesh Ramappa Sampath Kumar |
| Starring | Jaggesh Nikita Thukral Sakshi Agarwal |
| Cinematography | Nagesh Acharya |
| Music by | Veer Samarth |
Production company | Sri Marikamba Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Software Ganda (transl. Software husband)[1] is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy drama film directed and co-produced by Venkatesh. The film features Jaggesh and Nikita Thukral in the lead roles besides Sakshi Agarwal and Srinath in other pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Veer Samarth while the cinematography is by Nagesh Acharya.
The film was released on 5 December 2014 worldwide. The film is a remake of the 2012 Malayalam film My Boss, which itself was inspired from the 2009 American film The Proposal.[2]
Premise
[edit]Manu, a software engineer, faces difficulty working under Priya, his short-tempered NRI boss. Priya is forced to leave India due to visa issues and she decides to marry Manu for her selfish needs.
Cast
[edit]- Jaggesh as Manu
- Nikita Thukral as Priya S Rao
- Srinath as Manu's father
- Sakshi Agarwal as Nancy
- Kuri Prathap as Venu, Manu's coworker
- Ruthu as Priya's friend
- Jayalakshmi as Manu's grandmother
- Master Manjunath
- Achyuth Kumar as Vishwanath, Chairman at Citra Infotech
- Srinivas Prabhu as Srinivasan, FRRO
Production
[edit]Ravichandran, Puneeth Rajkumar and Sudeep graced the film's launch.[3] The final schedule of the film shoot was shot at Hebbal, Bengaluru on 27 March 2014 and the shoot continued in Thirthahalli for five to six days.[4]
Soundtrack
[edit]The film score and soundtrack has been composed by Veer Samarth and the audio has been brought out by Anand Audio label.[5] The lyrics are written by Dr. Nagendra Prasad and Hrudaya Shiva. An Atlanta-based singer, Rekha Pallath, made her debut in playback singing with this film.[6] The audio launch took place in Bengaluru in August 2014.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kuditha Beda" | Hrudaya Shiva | Vijay Prakash | 04:34 |
| 2. | "Sorry Very Sorry" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Chetan Gandharva, Rekha Pallath | 04:28 |
| 3. | "Saniha Saniha" | Hrudaya Shiva | Rajesh Krishnan, Lakshmi Nataraj | 04:10 |
| 4. | "Pyategintha" | Hrudaya Shiva | Rajesh Krishnan, Shamitha Malnad | 03:44 |
| Total length: | 16:56 | |||
Release
[edit]The film was released on 5 December 2014 alongside Ka and Baanaadi.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]GS Kumar of The Times of India rated the film three out of five stars and wrote, "An all-out entertainer, Software Ganda offers a generous dose of laughter. Jaggesh shines all through the movie with his superlative performance".[8] A critic from Sify gave the film the same rating and wrote, "Over all, the movie is entertaining and worth watching once for the humorous dialogues".[2]
Home media
[edit]The satellite rights for the film was sold for ₹1.6 crore to a leading television channel.[9]
Controversy
[edit]Before the release of the film, Jaggesh disassociated himself from the film as he felt that the film fell in the wrong hands and that the producers were not promoting the film.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Srinivasa, Srikanth (5 December 2014). "Which Kannada film do YOU want to watch this weekend?". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ a b Moviebuzz. "Software Ganda". Sify. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ Moviebuzz. "Puneeth & Sudeep at `Software Ganda` launch". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ Joy, Prathibha (27 March 2014). "Nikitha Thukral in Bangalore for Software Ganda". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Software Ganda (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ Veena (26 September 2014). "Atlanta singer Rekha Pallath makes playback debut with 'Software Ganda'". NRI Pulse. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Jaggesh and Nikita Thukral attend audio release of Software Ganda in Bangalore". The Times of India. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "SOFTWARE GANDA MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Software Ganda TV rights sold for 1.6 Cr". The Times of India. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Jaggesh Washes His Hands of Software Ganda". The New Indian Express. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 December 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2025.