...Re (2016)

Interesting facts

...Re is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language comedy film written and directed by Sunil Kumar Desai. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of veteran actors: Ramesh Aravind, Anant Nag, Master Hirannaiah, Loknath, Shivaram, Tennis Krishna, Ramesh Bhat, Vaijanath Biradar, Sharath Lohithaswa, Suman, G. K. Govinda Rao among others. Harshika Poonacha and debutant actress Suman play female leads in the film. Ananth Nag had revealed that the movie is thematically similar to Badal Sircar's play Ballabpurer Roopkatha.

Production

Pre-production of the film started in 2013 with the title Thandana Thandanaana. It was revealed that Lokesh R. under Sujana Creations would produce the film and that it would be mostly shot in and around Bengaluru.

Ace cinematographer G. S. Bhaskar who previously worked for Hollywood technicians such as Richard Attenborough handled the camera. Veteran music director Hamsalekha was signed to score music for the film. Anant Nag stated that the film was thematically similar to Badal Sircar's play Ballabpurer Roopkatha.

In an interview with The New Indian Express, the film's director Sunil Kumar Desai said that the film revolves around the "'ifs' of our lives". Lead actor of the film Ramesh Aravind described the film as "an out of the box love story, which has deep meaning with weird characterisations". Nag also felt that the film had "serious messages" about Indian cultural heritage and Adi Shankara's Advaita philosophy.

The film was touted as a comeback film for veterans of Kannada cinema such as director Desai, composer Hamsalekha and senior artists Loknath and Shivaram. In an interview with the Times of India, Ramesh Aravind said that ...Re may seem like a film from the 70s or 80s and that the "old world charm" of the film was intentional. The film makes a sweeping criticism at the state of open defecation in India.

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