Crazy Kutumba

Crazy Kutumba
Directed by	B Ramamurthy
Written by	Atul Kale Sudesh Manjrekar
Produced by	Ravi Joshi
Starring	Ramesh Aravind Ananth Nag
Cinematography	K. Mallikarjun Ramesh Appi
Edited by	Narahalli Jnanesh
Music by	Ricky Kej Mysore Ananthaswamy
Production company	Luv Kush Productions
Release date	12 February 2010 (2010-02-12)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Crazy Kutumba (transl. Crazy family) is a 2010 Kannada comedy film directed by B. Ramamurthy and produced by Ravi Joshi for Luv Kush Productions banner. The story is a remake of Marathi film De Dhakka (2008) which was inspired from the Hollywood film, Little Miss Sunshine (2006).^[1]

The film stars Ramesh Aravind and Ananth Nag with Sanathini, Dhanya Rao, Jai Jagadish, Bank Janardhan and other theater artistes from North Karnataka region playing supporting roles.^[2][3]

Cast

• Ramesh Aravind as Shankar Patil
• Ananth Nag as Mallanna
• Sanathini as Sumathi
• Chindodi Veershankar
• M. S. Umesh
• Rajinikanth
• Jai Jagadish
• Karibasavaiah
• Bank Janardhan
• G. Bharathkumar
• Baby Dhanya Rao as Gowri
• Shanoor Sana

Plot

A family travels from a village to Bangalore, as one of its members is to participate in a dance contest. En route, the conflicts and travails of the family come to the fore in a humorous manner.

Soundtrack

Crazy Kutumba
Soundtrack album by Ricky Kej
Released	March 2008
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Anand Audio
Ricky Kej chronology
Venkata in Sankata (2009) Crazy Kutumba (2008)

The music was composed by Ricky Kej for Junglee music company. One song "Amma Naanu" is composed by Mysore Ananthaswamy. The soundtrack includes popular folk poems written by acclaimed poets such as Kuvempu and K. S. Narasimhaswamy.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Amma Naanu (originally composed by Mysore Ananthaswamy and rearranged by Ricky Kej)"	H. S. Venkateshmurthy	Shreya Ghoshal	05:40
2.	"Hendathi Obbalu"	K. S. Narasimhaswamy	Rajesh Krishnan	03:41
3.	"Nade Mundhe"	Kuvempu	Avinash Chebbi, Avinash Bharadwaj	04:36
4.	"Naanagiddare Shrimantha"	Jayanth Kaikini	Rajesh Krishnan	04:27
5.	"Banthu Banthu"	Avinash Chebbi	Avinash Chebbi	01:21
6.	"Chori Chori"	Avinash Chebbi	M. D. Pallavi Arun	01:50
7.	"Nee Badalaadare"	Avinash Chebbi	B. Jayashree, M. D. Pallavi Arun, Avinash Chebbi, Rajesh Krishnan, Badri Prasad, L. N. Shastry	03:59
8.	"Main Chulbuli Hoon"	Avinash Chebbi	Avinash Chebbi, Sinchan Dixit	01:30

Reception

Critical response

Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana of Rediff.com scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "As the characters are from Belgaum, they speak Kannada in the North Karnataka style that too very convincingly. Coming to humour, it is the scenes between Anath Nag and Ramesh that mostly invite laughter. The comedian in Rajinikanth (who plays kleptomaniac) impresses only at a few places. Also the film could have done without Sundari's character.^[4] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "Veteran actor Anant Nag shines in the role of a drunkard father. Well-known comedians Umesh and Karibasavayya have played their parts with ease. The newcomers Sanathini, Natana Rajanikanth, who plays a kleptomaniac, Veera Shankar, Vijayakumar and child artist Dhanya really impress and surely can be groomed further for future roles".^[5] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote "Ramesh as the sixth-pass genius, husband, disgruntled son and doting father is good. His attempt at learning a different dialect is praiseworthy. Anant Nag, the grizzled, liquor guzzling patriarch caresses each word lovingly. Rajnikant and Vijaykumar provide most of the lighter moments in the film. Baby Nityashree’s innocent look blends in" ^[6] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "The dialect is from north Karnataka but it has been kept simple enough for comprehension. The comedy, except, for scenes involving Rajinikanth, is subdued. Thankfully Ricky Kej’s music is not loud and the songs blend with the film. Crazy Kutumba is a film parents would want to take their children to".^[7]

References

1. "Bypassing copycats, Sandalwood style". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
2. "When two veterans met". Deccan Herald. 31 January 2010.
3. "'A great family entertainer'". Deccan Herald. 11 February 2010.
4. "Take your family for Crazy Kutumba". Rediff.com. 15 February 2010.
5. "Crazy Kutumba". The New Indian Express. 14 February 2010. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022.
6. "Crazy Kutumba". Deccan Herald. 12 February 2010.
7. "Crazy Kutumba: All is well". Bangalore Mirror. 11 February 2010.

External links

• Crazy Kutumba at IMDb