Ondu Motteya Kathe

<p>A bald Kannada teacher, Janardhana, finds his love blossoming with the stout Sarala whom he met through a flopped pre-arranged marriage function. The film was initially conceived as a short film but turned into a feature film, but Raj’s friend and producer encouraged that he make a feature length film. The soundtrack of the film was composed by and lyrics by Vishwajitj Rao, Raj B Shetty and Keerthan Bhandary. The film received positive reviews from critics. wrote “Do not miss to watch this tale of an egg. It makes you fall in love, laugh, cry and most of all, it makes you realise the most beautiful aspect of life.” Shyam S Prasad of wrote “Ondu Motteya Kathe does not follow in the footsteps of such earlier Kannada films though. There is freshness in the approach. From the dialogues to the performances, there is a touch of new thinking. Motte does fall into familiar approaches in the second half. The plot is wrapped in a predictable manner. But with everything handled subtly, it comes across as a pioneering effort.” Rakesh Mehar of wrote “There’s little that goes wrong with Ondu Motteya Kathe. Light and frothy, but also warm and empathetic, this film is one comedy you surely should not miss.” of Film Companion South wrote “But slowly, Ondu Motteya Kathe moves towards a genre that could be called an anti-rom-com: despite the finding-a-mate hilarity, there’s an undertow of genuine sadness”. The film is probably the best tribute to made on Kannada screen till date and the subtle references to the late matinee idol and his films are a delight to any film buff. This movie brings forth the legend of in an inspiring role through portraits, movie posters, scenes and songs featuring him smack bang in the middle throughout this humorous yet sensible Kannada release. Apart from Dr ’s inspiring presence, this ‘egg’ has apt and simple ingredients which makes for an impressive tale. Debutant plays a major role in this film, both as writer, director and lead actor in his bald avatar. Movie was screened in Bangalore Bengali-Kannada Film Festival. It was one of the 4 films screened.</p>