5 Idiots is a 2011 Indian Kannada language comedy film directed by Master Anand making his debut in direction. Besides Anand, the film stars Vasu, Naveen Krishna, Petrol Prasanna, Harshika Poonacha and Namratha Hegde in the lead roles.[1] It is a remake of Hindi film Darwaaza Bandh Rakho (2006) starring Aftab Shivdasani, Isha Sharvani and Manisha Koirala.[2]

5 Idiots
Directed byMaster Anand
Written byVasu
Based onDarwaaza Bandh Rakho (2006)
Produced byLokesh Murthy
Shiva Reddy M V
Mohan
StarringMaster Anand
Naveen Krishna
Vasu
Harshika Poonacha
CinematographyRenu Kumar
Edited byM. Muniraj
Music bySridhar V. Sambhram
Production
company
Shwetha Creations
Release date
  • 18 February 2011 (2011-02-18)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

The film released on 18 February 2011 across Karnataka. Upon release, the film generally met with average reviews from the critics and audience.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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5 Idiots
Soundtrack album by
Drums Deva
Released8 February 2011
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length19:29
LabelAnand Audio

Drums Deva has composed totally 3 songs out of which "Ringa Ringa" is copied from Telugu film, Aarya 2 and "Jingichaka" is from Pournami and "Suvarna Suvarna" is also copied from Girl Friend.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Suvarna Suvarna"Hemanth Kumar4:46
2."Jingichaka Jingichaka"Ashok Sharma, Anuradha Bhat4:50
3."Ringa Ringa"Master Anand, Naveen Krishna, Sunitha Goparaju, Gururaj Hoskote4:56
4."Ringa Ringa"Sunitha Goparaju, Gururaj Hoskote4:57
Total length:19:29

Reception

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Critical response

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A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "A case in point is the 'talking God' in the first few scenes — totally disconnected to the rest of the film. His first film as a director is just as raw as his tele-serials. He should remember that the roles that made him a child-star in films of the last century were made of sterner stuff".[3] Sunayana Suresh from DNA wrote " Vasu, Naveen Krishna, Master Anand, Petrol Prasanna and Namrata — hatching a kidnap plan for quick money, a take on many gangster flicks like Kaante and Plan. The story then revolves around a series of misadventures that happen in one house".[4] A critic from Sify.com wrote "Except for seasoned performers like Naveen Krishna and Harshitha Poonacha, all the other artistes either overacted or did not perform well. '5 Idiots' is eminently watchable if you can laugh at even illogical and poorly-written lengthier sequences".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Now, it's 5 Idiots in Kannada". Rediff.com. 2010.
  2. ^ "'5 Idiots' set to hit silver screen". The New Indian Express. 18 October 2010.
  3. ^ "5 Idiots: Sheer idiocy". Bangalore Mirror. 19 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Review: 'Five Idiots' is meant for TV". DNA. 19 February 2011.
  5. ^ "'5 Idiots' is just ordinary (Kannada Movie Review)". Sify. 19 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011.
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