Monsoon Raaga


Monsoon Raaga is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by S Ravindranath. it is a remake of the Telugu film, C/o Kancharapalem, featuring Dhanajaya and Rachita Ram. The music is composed by J. Anoop Seelin. The film is produced by A R Vikhyath through Vikhyath Chitra Productions. It received positive reviews

Cast

  • Dhanajaya as Katte, who works at a wine store
  • Rachita Ram as Asma Begum, a sex worker
  • Yasha Shivakumar as Raga Sudha, a Brahmin girl
  • Achyuth Kumar as Raju, a bachelor who later marries Hasini
  • Suhasini Maniratnam as Hasini, a widow and has a 20-year-old daughter
  • Nihal as Sundara
  • Sinchana Koteshwar as Suchitra
  • Nitesh Nittur as Gopinath
  • Viraaj as Dhorey

    Release

The film was released on 16 September 2022. The digital streaming rights were acquired by ZEE5 and was premiered on 9 December 2022.

Reception

Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and wrote that "Monsoon Raaga is a slow-moving film that does create some confusion in the beginning, however, the characters steal the show. In a nutshell, Monsoon Raaga makes for a realistic experience for romantic hearts". While comparing it with the original film, Shivani Kava of The News Minute wrote: "This slice-of-life drama remains a notch below the original". Echoing the same, Muralidhara Khajane of The Hindu wrote: "Despite commendable performances by the cast, the Kannada remake of ‘C/o Kancharapalem’ has been visualised with pure commercial interest, lacking the charm of the original".