Hoomale
1998 Indian film
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Hoomale (transl. Flower shower) is a 1998 Indian Kannada language film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar and written by Ramesh Aravind. The film, besides Ramesh, stars Suman Nagarkar, H. G. Dattatreya, Sorat Ashwath, Bhagirathi Bai, N.B. Jayaprakash (JP) and B. V. Radha in prominent roles. Produced by K. S. Usha Rao, under the banner Mythri syndicate for the benefit of Parivarthana trust promoting widow marriages the trustees being Nadahalli Sripada Rao & N.B. Jayaprakash, the film was highly appraised by critics upon release and went on to win many awards and accolades including the much coveted National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada. Actor Ramesh won in the Best Actor category at the Karnataka State Film Awards and Filmfare Awards South.
Suman Nagarkar
| Hoomale | |
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VCD cover | |
| Directed by | Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar |
| Written by | Ramesh Aravind |
| Produced by | K. S. Usha Rao |
| Starring | Ramesh Aravind Suman Nagarkar |
| Cinematography | G. S. Bhaskar |
| Edited by | B. S. Kemparaj |
| Music by | Ilayaraja |
| Distributed by | Parivarthana |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
It is a love story in the backdrop of terrorism set in Assam.
Cast
- Ramesh Aravind as Santosh
- Suman Nagarkar as Subhashini
- H. G. Somashekar Rao as Santosh's father
- B. V. Radha as Santosh's mother
- H. G. Dattatreya as Santosh's uncle
- Sorat Ashwath as Santosh's grandfather
- Renukamma Murgod as Santosh's grandmother
- Nanjundaiah
- B. V. Rajaram
- Yamuna Murthy
- Mandya Ramesh
- Nagesh
- Vanishree as Santosh's cousin
- Sandhya
- Sunetra Pandit as Bangaramma
- Hema
- Bhavana
- N. B. Jayaprakash as Boss
- Hima (credited as Baby Hima) as Sonali
- Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar in a cameo
- Vinaya Prasad as Vinaya (Guest appearance)
Soundtrack
The music of the movie is composed by Ilayaraja. Audio on Manoranjan Audio
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hoomale Hoomale" | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Rajkumar | |
| 2. | "Preethiya Gellalu" | K. Kalyan | Ilayaraja, Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | |
| 3. | "Jhum Jhum Jhenkarava" | K. Kalyan | SPB Charan, Manjula Gururaj | |
| 4. | "O Mahaniyare" | K. Kalyan | SPB Charan, Manjula Gururaj, Raju Ananthaswamy | |
| 5. | "Hennigondu Gandu Beku" | K. Kalyan | SPB Charan, Chandrika Gururaj, B. Jayashree, Manjula Gururaj, Raju Ananthaswamy, Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | |
| 6. | "Nanna Muddu Rambe" | K. Kalyan | Ramesh Chandra |
Awards
| Award | Year of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Film Awards | 1998 | Best Kannada Film | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Won | [2] |
| Karnataka State Film Awards | 1998–99 | Second Best Film | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Won | |
| Best Actor | Ramesh Aravind | Won | |||
| Filmfare Awards South | 1999 | Best Actor | Ramesh Aravind | Won |
