Sagar (Kannada: ಸಾಗರ್) is a 2012 Kannada romantic drama film starring Prajwal Devaraj, Radhika Pandit, Sanjjanaa and Haripriya in the lead roles. The story, screenplay and direction is by M. D. Sridhar. Gurukiran is the music director of the film. Produced by Ramu, the film's cinematography is by Krishna Kumar. The film performed well at the box office. This movie was later dubbed into Hindi as Ek Aur Mr. Sherdil.

Sagar
Directed by	M. D. Sridhar
Written by	B. A. Madhu (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	M. D. Shridhar
Story by	K. S. Kumar
Produced by	Ramu
Starring	Prajwal Devaraj Hari Priya Radhika Pandit Sanjjanaa
Cinematography	A. V. Krishna Kumar
Edited by	P. R. Soundar Raj
Music by	Gurukiran
Production company	Ramu Enterprises
Distributed by	Ramu Films
Release date	10 August 2012
Running time	2 hours 38 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

Hailing from the aristocratic industrialist Rajasekhara Murthy family, Sagar (Prajwal Devaraj) is forced to tell a lie that he is in love with Kajal. That is when the marriage is fixed with him and Priyanka (Haripriya). They decide that unless both fall in love, they will not marry. To prevent this marriage, Sagar comes up with an idea. Accordingly, Kajal (Radhika Pandit) arrives in the house. The family agrees on this and what happens next is the action portion, because Kajal is followed by international don Sonu (Dev Gill). How Sagar saves Kajal and accepts her, is the remaining portion of the film.

Cast

• Prajwal Devaraj as Sagar
• Radhika Pandit as Kajal
• Sanjjanaa Galrani as Jennifer
• Haripriya as Priyanka
• Dev Gill as Sonu
• Vinaya Prasad
• Avinash as Rajashekara Murthy
• Sharath Lohitashwa
• Sangeetha
• Ganesh Rao Kesarkar
• Suresh Anchan
• Aadi Lokesh
• Kaddipudi Chandru

Soundtrack

Gurukiran has composed the songs to the lyrics of Kaviraj. The Audio has been distributed by Anand Audio.

Reception

Critical response

A Sharadhaa from The New Indian Express wrote "The comical element has worked well whenever it has appeared. With a star cast consisting of well known actors, the film has done quite well. Gurukiran has done a decent job with remixes and peppy songs. Dialogues were well written. Cinematography by Krishna Kumar is an asset to the movie".[1] A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says "While Prajwal Devaraj has given a matured performance, Radhika Pandit impresses you with her expressions. Haripriya gives a glamorous touch to her role with an impressive performance. AV Krishnakumar’s cinematography is amazing. Music director Gurukiran has given catchy tunes to the lyrics of Kaviraj. BA Madhu’s dialogues are impressive".[2] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "Radhika gets the meaty part which she plays with cool detachment. Avinash, Sharath Lohitashwa, Vinaya Prakash, Adi Lokesh and the rest are adequate. Dev Gill projects raw aggression, but only just. Sagar is more about emotions than just about the hero, deftly handled. A frothy entertainer at its best".[3] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "Prajwal is good in the romantic part and uncharacteristic in action. Radhika proves why she bags awards by the handful. Haripriya plays out her role well and credit should got to seasoned Avinash and Sharat Lohitashva who make the film grand with their presence. It is the import Dev Gill who pales in comparison though the dubbing of his voice by Gurukiran is a perfect fit".[4] A critic from India Today wrote  "While the fights and three songs are good, the inclusion of some unnecessary sequences in the second half drags the film. Even the story does not offer any freshness, but the production values makes the film much attractive. The comedy portions in the film are weak, but the song picturisations are a strong attraction of the film".[5]

References

External links

• Sagar at IMDb

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