Jolly Days is an Indian 2009 Kannada-language film directed by M. D. Sridhar and produced by Madireddy Param under Young Dream Productions. The film featured mostly newcomers in lead roles including Pradeep, Aishwarya Nag, Vishwas, Praveen Tej and others.[1] The music was scored by Mickey J. Meyer. It is a remake of the 2007 Telugu movie Happy Days. It was released in India on 23 January 2009 and became a hit.
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| Directed by | M. D. Sridhar |
| Written by | B. A. Madhu (Dialogue) |
| Story by | Shekar Kammula |
| Produced by | Madireddy Param |
| Starring | Pradeep Aishwarya Nag Vishwas Ruthuva Praveen Tej Niranjan Shetty |
| Cinematography | A. V. Krishna Kumar |
| Edited by | P. R. Soundar Raj |
| Music by | Mickey J Meyar |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
editThe story is about four pairs of engineering students and their activities in college campus and their hostel stories including ragging, teasing, gaming and their love interests.
Cast
edit- Pradeep as Santhosh "Santhu"
- Aishwarya Nag as "Ankita"
- Vishwas as "Vishwas"
- Spoorthi as Apoorva "Appu"
- Niranjan Shetty as Niranjan "Tyson"
- Ruthuva as Shravanti "Shras"
- Praveen Tej as Praveen
- Keerthi as Keerthi
- Suchendra Prasad as College Principal
- Ruthika as English lecturer
- Vijayasarathi as Faculty member
- Kishori Ballal as Ankita's grandmother
- Hanumanthegowda as Vishwas father
Soundtrack
edit| Jolly Days | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:27 | |||
| Language | Kannada | |||
| Label | Anand Audio | |||
| Mickey J. Meyer chronology | ||||
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The official soundtrack contains seven songs, tuned by Mickey J. Meyer with all the tunes reprising from his own Telugu Happy Days. All the lyrics were penned by Kaviraj.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Saluge Saluge" | Kaviraj | Karthik | 4:59 |
| 2. | "Joy Joy Jolly" | Kaviraj | Krishna Chaitanya, Kranti, Aditya Siddharth, Sashi Kiran | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Jolly Days" | Kaviraj | Mickey J. Meyer, Harshika | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Yakundendu" | Traditional | Pranavi | 1:24 |
| 5. | "Sarigama sarigama" | Kaviraj | Ranjith, Sunitha Sarathy | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Raktha sambandhagala" | Kaviraj | Karthik | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Jolly Days" (Rock Version) | Kaviraj | Suresh Iyer, Mickey J. Meyer | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 28:27 | |||
Reception
editA critic from The Times of India wrote that "A campus love story with lively narration and brilliant script that is sure to take you back to your college life".[2] A critic from IANS wrote that "'Jolly Days' is a jolly good film. Watch it and revive your memories of college days".[3] Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy for Rediff.com wrote that "All in all, Jolly Days is worth watching".[4] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Even if you are not a college student you can still relive you can still relive your student days watching Jolly Days".[5] A critic from New Indian Express wrote that the film "is a mix of emotions one too many - romance, comedy and friendship. It is a mustwatch for college students who have big ambitions in life".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Haughty newcomers". Bangalore Mirror. 19 January 2009.
- ^ "JOLLY DAYS MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "'Jolly Days' - a faithful remake of a Telugu hit (Kannada Film Review)". IANS. 24 January 2009 – via India Forums.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (27 January 2009). "Jolly Days is just like Happy Days". Rediff.com.
- ^ "Jolly Days: 'Happy Days' are here again". Bangalore Mirror. 23 January 2009.
- ^ "Journey back in time to your college days". The New Indian Express. 24 January 2009.
External links
edit- Jolly Days at IMDb