Olu Saar Bari Olu

Olu Saar Bari Olu
DVD cover
Directed byNagendra Magudi
Written byThadoor Keshav (dialogue)
Screenplay byNagendra Magadi
Story byThadoor Keshav[a]
Produced byAnanda Apagola
Starring
CinematographyAnaji Nagaraj
Edited byLakshman
Sanjeev
Music byRajdev
Production
company
Sri Sangolli Rayanna Creations
Release date
  • 29 October 2002 (2002-10-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Olu Saar Bari Olu (transl. Lies sir, just lies) is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Nagendra Magudi. A remake of the Marathi film Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (1988),[1] the film stars Jayanthi, Ramesh Aravind, Anu Prabhakar, Mohan, Balaraj and Pramod Chakravarthi. The original story itself is based on Sailesh Dey's Bengali play Joymakali Boarding.

Plot

Raghupati, a makeup artist for Roja, stays in his homeowner's house with his brother Pammi in Bangalore. His friends Sadanand and Balu want to stay in the house but the homeowner doesn't let them. They come across Jayanthi Deshpande's house, who only lends her house to couples. Raghupati comes up with a plan and Sadanand and Balu come to the house dressed as Pammi's and Ragupati's wife, respectively. How they hide their identities and how they console their girlfriends form the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

The film was reported to be similar to Samayakkondu Sullu (1996) and was made with the intention to make the audience laugh for two-and-a-half hours.[2][3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Rajdev.[4]

All lyrics are written by V. Nagendra Prasad.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Mavane Nanna Rajane"B. Jayashree4:25
2."Ee Jaghave Ondhu Maya"Rajdev, Hemanth4:51
3."Seereyannu Hudisidare"Sangeetha Katti, Nanditha4:11
4."Prema Vasantha"Manu, Sangeetha Katti5:08
5."Olu Sir Idhella"Hemanth, Nanditha, Rajdev4:38
Total length:23:13

Reception

A critic from Viggy praised the performances of the cast and the film's sense of comedy while criticizing the music.[5]

The film was a box office success.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Although the film is a remake, Thadoor Keshav takes credit for the story.

References

  1. ^ "33 Years Of 'Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi': FIVE Interesting Facts About Sachin Pilgoankar And Ashok Saraf's Iconic Comedy Film". The Times of India. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Olu Saar Bari Olu - hilarious comedy movie by Ramesh". Viggy. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Hudgeeru Saar Hudgeeru- comedy film of Mohan". Viggy. Archived from the original on 9 August 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Olu Sir Olu Songs, Download Olu Sir Olu Movie Songs For Free Online at Saavn.com". JioSaavn. 18 May 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ^ "'Olu Saar... Bari Olu'". Viggy. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Three films celebrating 100 days". Viggy. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2023.