Gandedhe

Gandedhe (Kannada: ಗಂಡೆದೆ) is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic action film written and directed by Akula Shiva and produced by Ramu of Ramu Enterprises. The film stars Chiranjeevi Sarja and Ragini Dwivedi in the lead roles with Devaraj and Rangayana Raghu in supporting roles.^[1] Noted composer Chakri scored the music.^[2]

Gandedhe
Directed by	Akula Shiva
Written by	Akula Shiva
Produced by	Ramu
Starring	Chiranjeevi Sarja Ragini Dwivedi
Cinematography	Muzeer
Edited by	M. Muniraj
Music by	Chakri
Production company	Ramu Enterprises
Release date	30 July 2010 (2010-07-30)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

Krishna (Chiranjeevi) is a poor college going boy who falls in love with his classmate Nandini (Ragini). Nandini is the daughter of a rich landlord Shankare Gowda (Devaraj). Both fall in love and seeks approval from their parents. Nandini's father is much against the alliance and disapproves of the relationship. The rest of the story deals with the methods adopted by Krishna to win over Nandini's family with the help of his friend SMS (Raghu), who has a solution for every issue that Krishna faces.

Cast

• Chiranjeevi Sarja as Krishna
• Ragini Dwivedi as Nandini
• Devaraj as Shankare Gowda
• Rangayana Raghu as SMS
• Sharath Lohitashwa
• Ramesh Bhat
• Aruna Balraj
• Sanketh Kashi
• Gym Ravi
• Sathyajith
• Kempegowda
• Dombara Krishna Suresh
• Pavan Benaka
• Vaijanath Biradar
• Suryanarayana Waali
• Honnavalli Krishna

Production

Ramu, the head of Ramu Enterprises, teamed up with the Telugu film writer Akul Shiva to direct his debut Kannada film in late 2008. He roped in actor Chiranjeevi Sarja to play the lead role. Actress Ragini Dwivedi was also approached and signed into the team. The film was announced to be basically set in a college campus background. The unit shot two songs in and around Singapore for about eight days.^[3]

Soundtrack

Gandedhe
Soundtrack album by Chakri
Released	2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	33:06
Label	Anand Audio Video
Producer	Chakri
Chakri chronology
Saradaga Kasepu (2010) Gandedhe (2010) Wanted (2011)

The music was composed by Chakri and launched on Anand Audio Video.

Track-List

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Andu Kolladene" (Happy)	Ram Narayan	Sri Krishna	5:09
2.	"Ninna Kadeye Nanna"	Ram Narayan	Karthik, Kousalya	5:19
3.	"Gira Gira Thirugide"	Ram Narayan	Chakri, Anjana Sowmya	4:12
4.	"Andu Kolladene" (Sad)	Shyam Shimoga	Venu, Adarshini	4:32
5.	"Do Something"	Ram Narayan	Simha	4:19
6.	"Nolalyaka Chenni"	Shyam Shimoga	Vasu, Chaitra H. G.	4:16
7.	"Ninna Kadeye Nanna" (Remix)	Ram Narayan	Chakri, Kousalya	5:19
Total length:				33:06

Reception

Release

The film released on 30 July 2010 across Karnataka.^[4]

Critical response

Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana of Rediff.com scored the film at 1 out of 5 stars and says "Music is by Chakri. Songs fail to make an impact and the lyrics don't help in the least. Most songs come with a heard-it-before feel too. What's more is that they add to the length of the film. Overdramatic dialogues and scenes like the one in which an immersed Ganesha idol helps the hero, who has been thrown into a river by goons, to recover, spoil things further. All in all, a confusing potboiler".^[5] A critic from Sify.com wrote "Chakri's music is a big let down. Mujeeb's photography is nothing spectacular though the fight sequences are well choreographed. 'Gandedhe' is a predictable fare with just some good fight scenes thrown in".^[6]