Vaare Vah

Vaare Vah
DVD cover
Directed byVijayalakshmi Singh
Written byDialogue:
G Magesh Kumar
Shankar Billemane
Based onAga Bai Arrecha!
Produced byJai Jagadish
StarringKomal
Bhavana Rao
CinematographyAjay Vincent
Edited byB. S. Kemparaju
Music byAvinash-Vishwajeeth
Production
company
J J Productions
Release date
  • 31 December 2010 (2010-12-31)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Vaare Vah (transl. Wow!) is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Vijayalakshmi Singh and produced by her husband Jai Jagadish. The film stars Komal and Bhavana Rao with Umashree, Mayuri and Padmaja Rao in supporting roles.

The film is a remake of the Marathi film Aga Bai Arrecha! (2004), which itself was based on What Women Want (2000).[1][2] The film was a box office success.[3]

Cast

Production

The film notably featured forty-five women aged five to sixty in supporting roles.[1] This is Bhavana Rao's second film after Gaalipata (2008).[4][5] The film gained pre-release buzz when Komal dressed as an ardhanarishvara (Shiva half-male and half-female) in posters. According to the director, he did so because his character understands women more and more as the film progresses.[6][7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Avinash-Vishwajeeth.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Athmiya Manase"Sudheer AtthavarShankar Mahadevan4:27
2."Hanimyale Bhagya"V. ManoharFayaz Khan2:28
3."He Nari Ninagyare"KavirajVijay Yesudas4:11
4."Udho Udho"V. ManoharFayaz Khan2:49
5."Athmiya Manase"Sudheer AtthavarFarhad Bhiwandiwala4:30
6."Sarrantha Tirgutte"V. Nagendra PrasadShamitha Malnad4:09
Total length:22:34

Reception

A critic from DNA wrote that "Komal is entertaining and manages to carry the film on his shoulders. The many women in the film have bit roles, but each of them impresses, be it Bhavana as the wife, Mayuri as the boss, or Parvathy as the girlfriend".[8] A critic from IANS gave the film a fraction of 2+1⁄2 out of 5 and wrote that "It is a Komal's film all the way as he tries to infuse laughs in every moment of the film. He once again proves his exceptional talent in essaying comedy oriented roles".[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Lakshminarayana, Shruti Indira (21 May 2010). "Komal gets all the women!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Bypassing copycats, Sandalwood style". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Komal to act in Vasco Da Gama". The Times of India. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Bhavana Rao gets back in shape". The Times of India. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Sandalwood stars that didn't shine". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Kannada comedy actor as female in vaare vah". Kannada Chitraloka. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  7. ^ ಗಿರಿಧರ್ (29 December 2010). "ಕೋಮಲ್-ಭಾವನಾ ಜೋಡಿ 'ವಾರೆವ್ಹಾ' ಈ ವಾರ ತೆರೆಗೆ". Webdunia (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  8. ^ Suresh, Sunayana (1 January 2011). "Review: Komal becomes Superkomal in 'Vare Vaah'". DNA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  9. ^ Rajapur, V. S. (2 January 2011). "Komal's superb performance makes 'Vaarevah' an entertaining comedy". IANS. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2023 – via India Forums.