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Joke Falls
Directed by	Ashok Patil
Written by	Ashok Patil
Screenplay by	Ashok Patil
Based on	Chhadmabeshi by Agradoot
Produced by	Atlanta Nagendra
Starring	Ramesh Aravind Neetha Deepali Dilip Thadeshwar
Cinematography	Ashok Kashyap
Edited by	T. Shashi Kumar
Music by	Mano Murthy
Production company	Om Creations
Release date	3 December 2004 (2004-12-03)
Running time	2 hours 31 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹1 crore

Joke Falls is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language comedy movie, directed by Ashok Patil and produced by Atlanta Nagendra. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, Neetha, Deepali and Dilip Thadeshwar. Music was composed by Mano Murthy. The movie is a remake of the 1975 Hindi movie Chupke Chupke which itself remake of 1971 Bengali film Chhadmabeshi. The film's title is a reference to the popular Jog Falls.

Plot

Botany professor Anant Patil falls in love with Sulekha and marries her to the dismay of Sulekha's brother in law, Raghav Joshi. Raghav refuses to attend the wedding. But Anant decides to turn the tables on Raghav and teach him a lesson.

Cast

• Ramesh Aravind as Anant Patil, botany professor
• Neetha as Sulekha
• Deepali as Vasudha
• Dilip Thadeshwar as Sukumar
• Pallavi as Kamala
• Sudha Belawadi
• Sharan as N. A. Prashanth, Close friend of Ananth
• H. G. Dattatreya as Raghavendra Joshi, a lawyer
• Jayalakshmi
• Nagarathna
• Lamboo Nagesh
• Sanketh Kashi
• Nagashekar
• Shivaram (Kulla)
• Michael Madhu
• Sihi Kahi Chandru
• M. S. Umesh

Production

Director Patil devised the basic plot of the story from the Hindi movie Chupke Chupke and reworked it to give it a fresh look. Patil then recruited Ramesh Aravind to act in the film. Newcomer Neethu was chosen to play the female lead. Deepali, who had previously acted in Nanna Preethiya Hudugi, was chosen to play the second female lead.

Soundtrack

The music is scored by Mano Murthy and was big hit.

Release and reception

Joke Falls was released on 3 December 2004. The film received a good response, and ran for a hundred days in Bangalore. It was the first Kannada movie to run for twenty five weeks in PVR Cinemas in Bangalore.

Joke Falls received positive reviews from critics as well as audiences. A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "The film is hilarious comedy". A critic from Sify wrote that "If you are looking for a comedy film, go ahead and watch it". A critic from Viggy wrote that if you can forget the film's drawbacks, "its laughter laughter and laughter all the way".

The movie also saw screenings in Australia, Canada, and the United States.

References

1. Joke Falls is basically an NRI movie
2. "Welcome to joke falls". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
3. Joke Falls all set for this winter
4. JokeFalls in cyberspace
5. "Remakes of Bengali films: What's new in this trend? - Times of India".
6. ""Cinema is a team effort": Ramesh Aravind". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018.
7. Journey To Joke Falls
8. NRI girl for NRI's film Joke Falls!
9. Deepali is back
10. Catchy tunes of Joke Falls
11. Experience Joke Falls this Friday
12. Joke Falls - unbeaten half-century
13. Joke Falls - unbeaten century
14. Joke falls hit movie of 2004
15. Deepak, S. N. (2 January 2005). "2004: An average hit". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016.
16. Joke Falls went on to celebrate 25 weeks Silver Jubilee in Bangalore.
17. ^ G. N. S. (5 December 2004). "Joke Falls". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
18. ^ Joke Falls - film review
19. Moviebuzz. "Review: Joke Falls". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 December 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
20. Joke Falls on US screens

External links

• Joke Falls at IMDb 

• 2004 films
• 2000s Kannada-language films
• Films scored by Mano Murthy
• Kannada remakes of Bengali films