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Mr. 420
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Wikipedia article
'Mr. 420' is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film starring Ganesh and Pranitha Subhash. This film was directed by Pradeep Raj and produced by Sandesh Nagaraj under Sandesh films banner. V. Harikrishna is the music composer and R. Giri is the cinematographer. The film made its theatrical release on 19 October 2012
Plot
Krishna is a village boy whose grandmother dies and leaves for Bangalore with his uncle Ranganna to eke out a living. But Rangannas family engages in Pickpocketing and theft. Krishna feels disgusted and leaves for his village but circumstances force him to accept the situation. Krishna falls in love with Rukmini, who leaves his activities when Rukku learns of this. Krishna and Ranganna seek jobs at an electronic showroom, but to no avail.
They work as Bagger in bus station and finds a suitcase and are caught by the police led by Inspector Sadhu and find a severed head in the suitcase, which the duo and Sadhu initially thought was a bag of money. They find that the severed head is actually the famous underworld gangster Karadi Seena. Circumstances force Krishna and Ranganna to tell that they killed Seena to Seena's rival gang and they treat them with respect and lead a luxurious life.
The twist in the tail arises when the due learns that Seena is Rukmini's brother and decide to prove their innocence. Rukmini misunderstands Krishna to be Seena's killer and leaves him, Krishna follows Rukmini to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, The gang finds out that their gang member Paagal actually killed Seena and chases Ranganna, who escapes and proves Krishna's innocence. They are chased by the gang along with Sadhu and officers.
A hilarious climax ensues where Sadhu accidentally shoots at sting bees and the bees attack them. Krishna-Ranganna and Rukmini jump from a terrace to a swimming pool and are saved. Thus, Krishna-Ranganna are proved innocent and leave for their village and become farmers and start farming at their grandmother's land
Cast
* Ganesh as Krishna
* Pranitha Subhash as Rukmini
* Rangayana Raghu as Ranganna
* Sadhu Kokila
* Chikkanna
Critical response
'Mr. 420' mostly received average to negative reviews from the critics upon release. 'Rediff' gave the film a 2.5/5 rating and commented "The film is okay just for passing the time and for those looking for a little entertainment." 'The Times of India' which gave the film a negative review with a rating of 2.5/5 mentioned "It's a time pass movie with silly sequences that focuses on how a village boy turns Mr 420 in city and his embarrassing moments." 'DNA' gave the film a 1.5/5 rating and concluded that "Dont let this Mr 420 burn a hole in your pocket, watch out!"
Soundtrack
V. Harikrishna composed 5 songs to the lyrics of Jayanth Kaikini.
References
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