Whistle (2013 film)

Whistle

First look poster
Directed by Prashant Raj
Produced by Naveen
RudraPrasad Kakolu
Pradeep Goud
Written by Karthik Subbaraj
Screenplay by Prashant Raj
Starring Chiranjeevi Sarja
Pranitha Subhash
Guruprasad
Music by Joshua Sridhar
Cinematography Santhosh Rai Pathaje
Edited by Deepu S. Kumar
Production
company
Nimma Cinema
Release dates
  • 12 July 2013 (2013-07-12)
Running time
 127 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada
Budget 28 million
Box office ₹15 million (US$220,000) (first 3 days net)

Whistle (Kannada: ವಿಜ್ಹಿಲ್) is a 2013 Indian Kannada suspense supernatural thriller film starring Chiranjeevi Sarja alongside Pranitha Subhash directed by Prashant Raj of Love Guru fame. The film is a romantic love thriller story which revolves between an engaged couple, who are chasing their dreams, first of its kind in Kannada Film Industry. It is a remake of Tamil movie Pizza, blockbuster of 2012. Notable directors Guruprasad and Chi. Gurudutt appear in the supporting roles in the film.[1]

Plot

A pizza delivery boy lands in a mysterious circumstance and it works a dramatic change in his life.

Cast

Soundtrack

Whistle
Soundtrack album by Joshua Sridhar, DJ Chetan
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Kannada
Label Arrasu Audio
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Palapala Kangala"  DhananjayHaricharan, Ramya NSK4:21
2."Oora Mandi"  Mahesh Dev ShettyHaricharan, Ramya NSK4:10
3."Aaru Uruthu"  KavirajTippu4:08
4."Oora Mandi (remix)"  AradhyaHaricharan, Ramya NSK2:35
5."Whistle Theme"  DhananjayPrashant Raj2:00

[2]

Release

Whistle released on 12 July 2013 all over Karnataka in about 75+ theatres and PVR Cinemas in Delhi, Chennai, Pune, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Whistle was made on a decent budget and it collected Rs. 3.7 million in the first day itself and is having 70% occupancy in all theatres across Karnataka.

Critical reception

Whistle opened to very positive reviews from critics. S. Shyam Prasad from Bangalore Mirror gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that the script is racy and crisp.He additionally mentions that the product in Kannada has managed to have a taut and gripping narrative that keeps the audience on the edge throughout. He additionally adds,"For a change, it is the interval you want to get over fast."[3]Entertainment.OneIndia mentioned that the story of Whistle is backed by good screenplay, which keeps the viewers engaged most of the time.It also states that Chiranjeevi Sarja has played his part well and justifies the role and that he is energetic and shows the signs of maturity in acting.It further adds that Santhosh Pathaje's cinematography is the highlight in technical front.[4] The Times of India also gave 3.5 out of 5 and mentions that Director Prashant Raj has selected a horror story and has given it life with good script and narration, though in some places it gets boring. But full marks to him for the way he has handled the story with excellent sequences which are gripping.".[5] Ritvik Muralidhar from CineKannada states that Director Prashant Raj has handled the script and narration brilliantly. He also mentions that dialogues by Guruprasad have the punch and works well![6]

Other Versions


References

  1. ↑ Kannada Movie Whistle - Preview
  2. ↑ Whistle Songs
  3. ↑ "Whistle delivered Hot!". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Whistle Movie Review". Entertainment.OneIndia. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Whistle (Kannada)". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Whistle Movie Review". CineKannada. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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