Dev Son of Mudde Gowda

Dev Son of Mudde Gowda
Dev Son of Mudde Gowda
Directed by	Indrajith Lankesh
Written by	Indrajith Lankesh ; B. A. Madhu ; Manju Mandva
Produced by	Shilpa Ramesh
Starring	Diganth; Charmee Kaur; Ananth Nag
Cinematography	Santosh Rai Pathaje
Music by	Jassie Gift; Dharma Vish (background score)
Release date	6 April 2012;
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Dev S/O Mudde Gowda is a 2012 Kannada romantic comedy film loosely inspired by the Bollywood film Wake Up Sid.^[1] It stars Diganth and Charmee Kaur. Ananth Nag plays a prominent supporting role while the model-turned-actress Nathalia Kaur makes a special appearance. The film is directed and written by Indrajith Lankesh. Jassie Gift is the music director; Dharma Vish scored the background music and two songs which can be seen only in the movie. Shilpa Ramesh is the producer.^[2] Award-winning cinematographer Santosh Rai Pathaje is associated with this film as the camera man. It openrf across cinema halls on 6 April 2012.^[3]

Cast[]

Diganth as Dev
Charmee Kaur as Kavya
Ananth Nag as Mudde Gowda
Sudha Belawadi
Sharan
Raju Thalikote
Tabla Nani
Swayamvara Chandru
Mithra
Indrajith Lankesh as Deepu (special appearance)
Nathalia Kaur as item number

Title controversy[]

Karnataka Vokkaligara Okkoota alleged that the title Dev, Son of Mudde Gowda is defaming the Vokkaliga community and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. Further the association went on to say that "it is a deliberate humiliation to the community and its staple food ‘ragi ball’ (Mudde)." They also alleged that some posters of the movie were derogatory.^[4]

Soundtrack[]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Dil Se"	Kaviraj	Javed Ali
2.	"Hosa Hosa Kanasu"	Kaviraj	Lucky Ali
3.	"Jalaja"	Kaviraj	Kailash Kher, Vijayaa Shanker
4.	"Gira Gira"	Kaviraj	Akanksha Badami
5.	"Appu Hey Appu"	Kaviraj	Chaitra H. G., Chetan Sosca

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Reception[]

The film was released on 6 April 2012 in India. It received mostly mixed reviews from the critics and audiences alike.

Critical response[]

IBN Live rated it and commented as "A fun-filled popcorn film" and added "As usual the film has less story, more style of and glitz that entertain the audiences."^[6]
DNA India reviewed it with ratings and summed up as "There are many sequences in this film that remind us of Hindi films we’ve all adored — like the stark similarities to Wake Up Sid. However, Dev S/O Muddegowda has its fair share of glamour, entertainment, comedy and loads of sentiment and that makes it a worthwhile watch".^[7]