Kirik Party
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Kirik Party is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy drama directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by Govind Sahai Guptha and Rakshit Shetty, under Paramvah Studios. It stars Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, Achyuth Kumar, Aravinnd Iyer, Dhananjay Ranjan, Chandan Achar and Pramod Shetty play prominent roles. Rakshit Shetty wrote the story and co-wrote the script with a team called "The Seven Odds", which consisted of Rakshit Shetty, Rishab Shetty, Abhijith Mahesh, Dhananjay Ranjan, Kiranraj K, Chandrajith Belliappa. The film marks the acting debut of Rashmika Mandanna and Samyuktha Hegde. The film marks the second directorial venture of Rishab Shetty after Ricky (2016). The principal photography commenced on 17 April 2016 at Malnad College of Engineering in Hassan and was completed in September 2016. Karm Chawla and Sachin Ravi handled the cinematography and editing, while the music was composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, which became viral upon its release. Kirik Party was released worldwide on 30 December 2016 to positive reviews from critics and became one of the highest grossing Kannada films of all time and also had a 365-days run in multiplexes. It won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Family Entertainer, and was nominated in seven categories at the 64th Filmfare Awards South, winning five of them. It also received five awards at the IIFA Utsavam and seven awards at the 6th South Indian International Movie Awards. The film was remade in Telugu as Kirrak Party (2018).
Infobox
Directed by
Rishab Shetty
Written by
Rakshit ShettyThe Seven Odds[N 1]
Produced by
Govind Sahai GupthaRakshit Shetty
Starring
mw- Rakshit Shetty Rashmika Mandanna Samyuktha Hegde Achyuth Kumar
Cinematography
Karm Chawla
Edited by
Sachin B. Ravi
Music by
B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Productioncompanies
Paramvah StudiosPushkar Films
Distributed by
Jayanna Films
Release date
30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
Running time
165 minutes
Country
India
Language
Kannada
Budget
₹4 crore
Box office
est. ₹50 crore
Tables
· Accolades
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South
Award
Filmfare Awards South
Date of ceremony
17 June 2017
Category
Best Director – Kannada
Recipient(s)
Rishab Shetty
Result
Won
Best Actor – Kannada
Best Actor – Kannada
Award
Best Actor – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Rakshit Shetty
Category
Nominated
Critics Best Actor – Kannada
Critics Best Actor – Kannada
Award
Critics Best Actor – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Won
Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
Award
Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Samyuktha Hegde
Category
Won
Best Music Director – Kannada
Best Music Director – Kannada
Award
Best Music Director – Kannada
Date of ceremony
B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Category
Won
Best Lyricist – Kannada
Best Lyricist – Kannada
Award
Best Lyricist – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Rakshit Shetty (for song "Katheyondu Helide")
Category
Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada
Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada
Award
Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Vijay Prakash (for song "Belageddu")
Category
Won
Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada
Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada
Award
Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Shreya Ghoshal (for song "Neenire Saniha")
Category
Nominated
IIFA Utsavam
IIFA Utsavam
Award
IIFA Utsavam
Date of ceremony
28–29 March 2017
Category
Best Film
Recipient(s)
G. S. Guptha, Rakshit Shetty
Result
Won
Best Director – Kannada
Best Director – Kannada
Award
Best Director – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Rishab Shetty
Category
Nominated
Best Story – Kannada
Best Story – Kannada
Award
Best Story – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Rakshit Shetty
Category
Nominated
Best Actor – Kannada
Best Actor – Kannada
Award
Best Actor – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Won
Best Actress – Kannada
Best Actress – Kannada
Award
Best Actress – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Rashmika Mandanna
Category
Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
Award
Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Chandan Achar
Category
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
Award
Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Aishwarya Acchappa
Category
Nominated
Best Actor in a Comic Role – Kannada
Best Actor in a Comic Role – Kannada
Award
Best Actor in a Comic Role – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Pramod Shetty
Category
Nominated
Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada
Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada
Award
Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Aravinnd Iyer
Category
Nominated
Best Music Direction – Kannada
Best Music Direction – Kannada
Award
Best Music Direction – Kannada
Date of ceremony
B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Category
Won
Best Lyricist – Kannada
Best Lyricist – Kannada
Award
Best Lyricist – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Rakshit Shetty (for song "Katheyondu Helide")
Category
Won
Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada
Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada
Award
Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Vijay Prakash (for song "Belageddu")
Category
Won
Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada
Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada
Award
Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Inchara Rao (for song "Ayomaya")
Category
Nominated
Karnataka State Film Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards
Award
Karnataka State Film Awards
Date of ceremony
24 April 2017
Category
Best Family Entertainer
Recipient(s)
Rakshit Shetty, G. S. Guptha, Rishab Shetty
Result
Won
South Indian International Movie Awards
South Indian International Movie Awards
Award
South Indian International Movie Awards
Date of ceremony
1 July 2017
Category
Best Film – Kannada
Recipient(s)
Paramvah Studios
Result
Won
Best Director – Kannada
Best Director – Kannada
Award
Best Director – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Rishab Shetty
Category
Won
Best Actor – Kannada
Best Actor – Kannada
Award
Best Actor – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Rakshit Shetty
Category
Nominated
Entertainer of the Year
Entertainer of the Year
Award
Entertainer of the Year
Date of ceremony
Won
Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
Award
Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Chandan Achar
Category
Won
Best Comedian – Kannada
Best Comedian – Kannada
Award
Best Comedian – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Pramod Shetty
Category
Nominated
Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada
Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada
Award
Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Aravinnd Iyer
Category
Nominated
Best Female Debut – Kannada
Best Female Debut – Kannada
Award
Best Female Debut – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Rashmika Mandanna
Category
Won
Samyuktha Hegde
Samyuktha Hegde
Award
Samyuktha Hegde
Date of ceremony
Nominated
Best Music Director – Kannada
Best Music Director – Kannada
Award
Best Music Director – Kannada
Date of ceremony
B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Category
Won
Best Lyricist – Kannada
Best Lyricist – Kannada
Award
Best Lyricist – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Dhananjay Rajan
Category
Won
Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada
Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada
Award
Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Vijay Prakash
Category
Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada
Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada
Award
Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada
Date of ceremony
Shreya Ghoshal
Category
Nominated
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Filmfare Awards South | 17 June 2017 | Best Director – Kannada | Rishab Shetty | Won | |
| Best Actor – Kannada | Rakshit Shetty | Nominated | |||
| Critics Best Actor – Kannada | Won | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress – Kannada | Samyuktha Hegde | Won | |||
| Best Music Director – Kannada | B. Ajaneesh Loknath | Won | |||
| Best Lyricist – Kannada | Rakshit Shetty (for song "Katheyondu Helide") | Nominated | |||
| Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada | Vijay Prakash (for song "Belageddu") | Won | |||
| Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada | Shreya Ghoshal (for song "Neenire Saniha") | Nominated | |||
| IIFA Utsavam | 28–29 March 2017 | Best Film | G. S. Guptha, Rakshit Shetty | Won | |
| Best Director – Kannada | Rishab Shetty | Nominated | |||
| Best Story – Kannada | Rakshit Shetty | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor – Kannada | Won | ||||
| Best Actress – Kannada | Rashmika Mandanna | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor – Kannada | Chandan Achar | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress – Kannada | Aishwarya Acchappa | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Comic Role – Kannada | Pramod Shetty | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada | Aravinnd Iyer | Nominated | |||
| Best Music Direction – Kannada | B. Ajaneesh Loknath | Won | |||
| Best Lyricist – Kannada | Rakshit Shetty (for song "Katheyondu Helide") | Won | |||
| Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada | Vijay Prakash (for song "Belageddu") | Won | |||
| Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada | Inchara Rao (for song "Ayomaya") | Nominated | |||
| Karnataka State Film Awards | 24 April 2017 | Best Family Entertainer | Rakshit Shetty, G. S. Guptha, Rishab Shetty | Won | |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 1 July 2017 | Best Film – Kannada | Paramvah Studios | Won | |
| Best Director – Kannada | Rishab Shetty | Won | |||
| Best Actor – Kannada | Rakshit Shetty | Nominated | |||
| Entertainer of the Year | Won | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor – Kannada | Chandan Achar | Won | |||
| Best Comedian – Kannada | Pramod Shetty | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada | Aravinnd Iyer | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Debut – Kannada | Rashmika Mandanna | Won | |||
| Samyuktha Hegde | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music Director – Kannada | B. Ajaneesh Loknath | Won | |||
| Best Lyricist – Kannada | Dhananjay Rajan | Won | |||
| Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada | Vijay Prakash | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada | Shreya Ghoshal | Nominated |
References
- The Seven Odds is the pen of seven writers together, namely, Rakshit Shetty, Rishab Shetty, Abhijith Mahesh, Dhananjay R
- Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
- Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
- International Business Timeshttps://www.ibtimes.co.in/rakshit-shettys-blockbuster-kirik-party-set-its-first-tv-premiere-colors-kannada-738978
- The Hinduhttp://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rakshith-shettys-kirik-party-to-go-on-the-floors-in-march/article8191273.ece
- "Made in Rs 4 crore, this film earned Rs 50 crore, ran for 100 days in theatres, became highest-grossing movie in..."https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-made-in-rs-4-crore-this-film-kirik-party-earned-rs-50-crore-ran-for-100-days-theatres-highest-grossing-movie-3086188/amp
- International Business Timeshttp://www.ibtimes.co.in/rakshit-shettys-kirik-party-telugu-remake-rights-sold-talks-other-language-rights-721075
- indianexpress.comhttp://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/rakshit-shetty-confirms-his-relationship-with-kirik-party-co-star-rashmika-mandanna-4691861/&s=1&hl=en-IN
- The Hinduhttp://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/the-reluctant-multitasker/article8710095.ece
- The Times of Indiahttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Rakshit-Shettys-Kirik-Party-flags-off-next-week/articleshow/51693216.cms
- timesofindiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kamal-hassan-associate-to-direct-shivarajkumar/articleshow/58078143.cms
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/nikhils-kirrak-party-nears-completion/articleshow/62055803.cms
- The Hans Indiahttp://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2017-12-02/Nikhils-Kirrak-Party-First-Look-Poster-Talk/342676
- The Times of Indiahttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kirik-partys-poovaiah-is-most-wanted-now/articleshow/57536782.cms
- The Hinduhttp://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rakshith-shettys-kirik-party-to-go-on-the-floors-in-march/article8191273.ece
- The Times of Indiahttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/rakshit-shetty-has-on-kirik-party/articleshow/56201556.cms
- Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/290616/such-a-kirik-party.html
- "Meet Saanvi, the hottie from Kirik Party"http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/rashmika-mandanna-on-her-debut/articleshow/56137743.cms
- "RISHAB PLANS FOR KIRIK PARTY"https://web.archive.org/web/20160306050553/http://www.chitraloka.com/news/12924-rishab-plans-for-kirik-party.html
- The Times of Indiahttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Two-new-women-in-Rakshit-Shettys-life/articleshow/51731656.cms
- Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/200416/a-reel-virajpet-beauty.html
- The New Indian Expresshttps://web.archive.org/web/20170202004224/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/nov/26/sidekicks-of-kirik-party-1542611--1.html
- "ರಕ್ಷಿತ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಯ ಕಿರಿಕ್ ಪಾರ್ಟಿಗೆ ಮುಹೂರ್ತ"http://www.kannadaprabha.com/cinema/news/rakshits-kirik-party-movie-muhurata/273841.html
- "'ಕಿರಿಕ್ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ'ಗಾಗಿ 2400 ಕಿಲೋ ಮೀಟರ್ ರಸ್ತೆ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಬೆಳೆಸಿದ ರಕ್ಷಿತ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ"http://www.kannadaprabha.com/cinema/review/rakshit-shettys-2400-km-road-trip-for-kirik-party/282279.html
- The New Indian Expresshttps://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/dec/06/classic-car-joins-kirik-party-fun-1546350.html
- The Times of Indiahttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kirik-party-car-to-be-auctioned-for-social-cause/articleshow/58256150.cms
- "Kirik Party (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP"https://web.archive.org/web/20170202083249/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/kirik-party-original-motion/id1183250429
- The Times of Indiahttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ajaneesh-loknath-on-the-songs-of-kirik-party/articleshow/56101160.cms
- "Rakshit shetty will take Kirik Party's audio online"https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/nov/14/rakshit-shetty-will-take-kirik-partys-audio-online-1538542.html
- IndiaGlitzhttps://www.indiaglitz.com/it-is-success-party-kirik-party-sets-record-kannada-news-179275.html
- Asianethttps://web.archive.org/web/20170226123551/http://newsable.asianetnews.tv/entertainment/5-insanely-amazing-things-that-happened-post-kirik-party-release
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/blockbuster-hit-kirik-party-television-premiere-on-colors-kannada/articleshow/59806693.cms
- chitraloka.comhttp://www.chitraloka.com/news/13927-upendra-releases-the-trailer-of-kirik-party.html
- "Rakshit Shetty is Back With 'Kirik Party' Trailer to Relive Your Engineering College Life! - FilmyPundit"https://web.archive.org/web/20161029174405/http://www.filmypundit.com/rakshit-shetty-back-kirik-party-trailer-relive-engineering-college-life/
- The Hinduhttp://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/A-party-down-memory-lane/article16964786.ece
- The Times of Indiahttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/kirik-party/movie-review/56250634.cms
- The Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/301216/kirik-party-movie-review-watch-with-your-college-friends-for-maximum-fun.html
- "Movie Review: Kirik Party"https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2017/01/08/kirik-party-a-joyous-irresistible-coming-of-age-tale/
- Bangalore Mirrorhttp://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-Review-Kirik-Party/articleshow/56262530.cms
- The New Indian Expresshttps://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2016/dec/31/youngsters-live-the-kirik-life-here-1554624.html
- Deccan heraldhttp://www.deccanherald.com/content/589437/highs-lows-campus-life.html
- "Kirik Party Collects 6 Crores In Three Days"https://web.archive.org/web/20221126100929/https://chitraloka.com/news/14191-kirik-party-collects-6-crores-in-three-days.html
- "KIRIK PARTY RELEASED IN CHENNAI AND KOCHI"https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155246/http://www.chitraloka.com/news/14210-kirik-party-released-in-chennai-and-kochi.html
- The Times of Indiahttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/kirik-party-in-10-crore-club/articleshow/56291288.cms
- The New Indian Expresshttps://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/jan/24/kirik-party-earns-rs-25-crore-in-25-days-1563168.html
- "Kirik party makes Rs 38 L in UAE in three days"https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/jan/10/kirik-party-makes-rs-50-l-in-uae-in-three-days-1557915.html
- International Business Timeshttps://web.archive.org/web/20170211075411/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kirik-party-box-office-collection-rakshit-shettys-film-beats-rangitaranga-become-highest-715186
- International Business Timeshttps://www.ibtimes.co.in/64th-filmfare-south-awards-2017-heres-malayalam-tamil-telugu-tamil-nomination-lists-730110
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/filmfare-awards-kirik-party-is-the-big-winner-of-the-night/articleshow/59201196.cms
- Updatebro.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170328224355/http://updatebro.com/iifa-utsavam-full-show-kannada-winners/
- Business Standard Indiahttps://web.archive.org/web/20170330122023/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/janatha-garage-kirik-party-bag-top-honours-at-iifa-utsavam-2017-117033000677_1.html
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/karnataka-state-film-award-winners-for-2016/articleshow/58130032.cms
- The Indian Expresshttps://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/siima-nominations-theri-janatha-garage-maheshinte-prathikaram-and-kirik-party-lead-4683082/
- Idlebrainhttp://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/siima-2017awards-kannada.html