Birugaali

Birugaali (Kannada: ಬಿರುಗಾಳಿ) is a 2009 Indian Kannada language action film written and directed by Harsha making his second directorial after Geleya. The film stars Chetan Kumar of Aa Dinagalu fame along with Sithara Vaidya, Charisma Bharadwaj and Tara in main roles.[1] The film featured the musical score by Arjun Janya which was received positively among the critics and masses.

Birugaali
Directed byHarsha
Produced byAdarsha Enterprises
Written byHarsha
StarringChetan Kumar
Sithara Vaidya
Charisma Bharadwaj
Music byArjun Janya
CinematographyH. C. Venu
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Production
company
Adarsha Enterprises
Release date
  • 6 February 2009 (2009-02-06)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

The film released on 6 February 2009 across Karnataka with a U/A certification for its excessive violence content.[2] Upon release, the film generally met average reviews from the critics for its conventional script and audience.[3]

Cast

Production

The lead actor Chetan Kumar underwent a rigorous body building regime developing a six-pack abs for his role.[4] Director Harsha lauded his training skills at the audio launch and also told that the film would showcase his dancing skills which was not exhibited in his last film Aa Dinagalu. The film was shot in Greece locales for two songs and also included an under-water action scene.[5]

Soundtrack
Birugaali
Soundtrack album by
Arjun Janya
ReleasedJanuary, 2009
GenreFilm soundtrack
LabelSwarna Audio

The audio comprises a total of 7 original songs with 2 repeated tracks and one instrumental theme all composed by Arjun Janya. The audio launch took place at a Bangalore hotel in January 2009. Noted music director Gurukiran released the audio in the presence of entire film team [6]

The audio was received very positively and the songs "Madhura Pisumaatige" and "Hoovina Baanadante", both written by Jayanth Kaikini, earned maximum positive reviews and were on the top of the charts for many weeks. The songs were also nominated at various award functions of the year 2009.

All music is composed by Arjun Janya.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Amma Amma"RanganathSrinivas 
2."Macchi Sacchi"Shivananje GowdaShankar Mahadevan 
3."Jo Jo Laali"RanganathK. S. Chithra 
4."Helbide Helbide"Kaviraj, Mahesh KumarJassie Gift 
5."Idhu Nanna Kathe"HarshapriyaVijay Prakash, Hamsapriya 
6."Hoovina Baanadante"Jayanth KaikiniShreya Ghoshal 
7."Madhura Pisumaatige"Jayanth KaikiniMohit Chauhan, Shamitha Malnad 
8."Amma Amma"RanganathArjun Janya 
9."Helbide Helbide"Kaviraj, Mahesh KumarArjun Janya 
10."Theme"InstrumentalArjun Janya 

Awards

References
  1. "Birugaali Cast & Crew". Entertainment One India. 2009.
  2. "'U/A' for 'Birugali'". Indiaglitz. 9 January 2009.
  3. "Birugaali: Old wine in old bottle!". Rediff. 9 February 2009.
  4. "Chetan's makeover for Birugaali". Entertainment One India. 2009.
  5. "Birugaali's USP : Chetan's Six-Pack Abs". Entertainment One India. 23 December 2008.
  6. "Birugali audio launched". Sify.com. January 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

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