Saar is a series of Indian Kannada-language comedy film series. The series is directed by Rajendra Singh Babu.[1] The film's title is based on a famous poem on herd mentality written by acclaimed poet K. S. Nissar Ahmed.[2]
| Saar series | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Written by | Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Produced by | Jai Jagadish Vijayalakshmi Singh Dushyanth Singh |
| Cinematography | B. C. Gowrishankar |
| Edited by | B. S. Kemparaju |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
Production company | Lakshmi Creations |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Film | Release date | Runtime |
|---|---|---|
| Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | 23 March 2001 | 151 minutes |
| Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu | 28 December 2001 | 157 minutes |
| Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu | 28 March 2003 | 154 minutes |
| Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu | 19 April 2013[3][4] | 135 minutes |
Rummi, Nani and Moni are inmates who wants to remain in jail permanently. A kind hearted Jailor gets them released on basis of good behavior and wants them to lead a good life. A auto driver allot them to house without any rent but with one condition. One of them should his middle aged unmarried elder sister Rukmini who is devotee of Lord Krishna. On the night Rukmini assumes Nani is tha avatar of Krishna and forced him to marriage and threatened. Trio escapes from marriage by wearing "Trimoorty" dress, while escaping enter bank unknowingly and got bags of money intended for other robbers. They saw and save the Jailor daughter from committing suicide and decide to help her. Undercover police inspector joined them to find truth about bank robbers.
This table lists the main characters who appear in the Saar franchise.
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- A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
| Actor/Actress | Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu | Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu | Chatrigalu Saar Chatrigalu | |
| Ramesh Aravind | Rammi | |||
| S. Narayan | Nani and Nani's father | Nani | ||
| Mohan | Moni | Moni | ||
| Umashree | Rukmini | Muniyamma | Jayamma | Rajalakshmi |
| Komal Kumar | Ice-candy Gopala | Komi | ||
| Urvashi | Almelu | Urmila | ||
| Ruchita Prasad | Dr Vijayalakshmi | |||
| Bhavana | Ramya | |||
| Ananth Nag | Special Investigation Officer | |||
| Doddanna | Veerappa | |||
| Prema | Prema | |||
| Tara | Anu | |||
| Meghana Naidu | Nandhini | |||
| Sanathahi | Lakshmi | |||
| Occupation | Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu (2001) |
Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu (2001) |
Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu (2003) |
Chatrigalu Saar Chatrigalu (2013) | |
| Director | Rajendra Singh Babu | S. Narayan | ||
| Producer(s) | Jai Jagadish Vijayalakshmi Singh Dushyanth Singh |
B N Pavan Karthik | ||
| Screenplay | Rajendra Singh Babu | Mohan Ramesh Aravind S. Narayan | ||
| Cinematography | B. C. Gowrishankar | P. K. H. Das | Jagadish Vali | |
| Editor | B. S. Kemparaju | K R Lingaraj | ||
| Composer(s) | Hamsalekha | Arjun Janya | ||
| Film | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | 2000–01 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Actress | Umashree | Won | [5] |
| Best Screenplay | Rajendra Singh Babu | Won | |||
| Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu | 49th Filmfare Awards South | Best Film | Jai Jagadish | Won | [6] |
| Best Actor | Ramesh Aravind | Nominated | |||
| 2001–02 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Rajendra Singh Babu | Won | [7] |
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