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Mr. Garagasa
Directed by	Dinesh Baboo
Written by	Dinesh Baboo
Produced by	Srinivasulu Hospet
Starring	Komal Anant Nag Aishwarya T. S. Nagabharana Lakshmi Hegde Sudharani
Cinematography	Dinesh Baboo
Edited by	K. Eshwar
Music by	Manikanth Kadri
Production company	Sri Sai Productions
Release date	12 April 2008 (2008-04-12)
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹42 lakh
Box office	₹55 lakh

Mr. Garagasa (transl. Garrulous person) is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language comedy film written and directed by Dinesh Baboo and starring Komal in a lead role after a gap of fifteen years. The film is based on 1998 French comedy Le Dîner de Cons (also known as The Dinner Game) and its Hindi remake Bheja Fry (2007).

Plot

Muniya wants his movie script to be made into a film, so he comes to Bangalore with the script in his briefcase. He finds Parthasarthy, a film producer, but Muniya has a hard time convincing Parthasarathy that his story is good enough.

Cast

• Komal Kumar as Muniya (Mr Garagasa)
• Anant Nag as Parthasarthy
• Aishwarya as Madhavi
• Lakshmi Hegde as Teju
• T. S. Nagabharana as Sharat
• Sudha Rani as Gouri
• Ramesh Bhat as Dr Karanth
• Vanishri as Mandakini
• Pavitra Lokesh
• Pawan Kumar

Production

The film was simultaneously made alongside Ganesha (2007), which shared the same crew. The film was shot in nine-and-a-half days.

Music

The movie contains only one track. The audio launch for this film and Ganesha (2007) was held on 13 September 2007 at the G. M. Rejoyz auditorium in Bangalore.

Critical reception

Indiaglitz called it a "time pass cinema". Sify wrote: "The whole film leaves an impression of watching a stage play. Concentration is given more for dialogues". R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote: "Garagasa is a well made film and gives a full meal entertainment of comedy".

Home media

The rights to the film were purchased by Zee Kannada.

References

1. ^ "Dubbing for 'Mr Garagasa' DTS for 'Ganesha'". Indiaglitz. 20 September 2007.
2. "Now channels too snub Sandalwood". Bangalore Mirror. 8 January 2010.
3. "Jaggesh's brother would do!". Deccan Herald. 30 September 2009.
4. Dinesh, Chethana (13 April 2003). "Smile saar, smile". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 3 February 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
5. "Twin film audio release". Indiaglitz. 14 September 2007.
6. "Mr Garagasa review. Mr Garagasa Kannada movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
7. "Review : (2008)". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015.
8. Vijayasarathy, R. G. (14 April 2008). "Mr Garagasa Review". IANS – via Nowrunning.
9. "Komalkumar on 'Comedy Kiladigalu'". Indiaglitz. 14 February 2012.

External links

• Mr. Garagasa at IMDb

• 2008 films
• Indian remakes of French films
• Films set in Bengaluru
• 2000s Kannada-language films
• Films directed by Dinesh Baboo
• Indian comedy films
• Films based on adaptations
• Films based on works by Francis Veber
• Indian films based on plays
• Indian screwball comedy films
• Indian slapstick comedy films
• Films based on multiple works
• Films about film directors and producers
• Kannada remakes of Hindi films