Cinta Beruang (transl. Bear love) is a 2012 Malaysian Malay-language comedy film directed by Ramanarayanan and starring Nabil Ahmad and Jue Aziz. The film is a remake of the Indian Malayalam film My Dear Karadi (1999).[1]
| Cinta Beruang | |
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 Release poster | |
| Directed by | Ramanarayanan |
| Starring | Nabil Ahmad Jue Aziz |
Production company | Fantaste Villa |
| Distributed by | Grand Brilliance |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Language | Malay |
Cast
edit- Nabil Ahmad as Nabu
- Jue Aziz as Liza
- Tauke Jambu
- Ropie Cecupak
- Sathiya
- Angeline Tan
- Khatijah Tan
- Mat Over
Production
editIn 2011, Rama Narayanan began work on the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film My Dear Karadi (1999) titled Siva Poojayil Karadi (transl. Bear in Shiva Puja). The film was to be set in Malaysia with Shiva reprising Kalabhavan Mani's role and Vennira Aadai Moorthy, M. S. Bhaskar and Subbu Panchu in other roles.[2][3] The music was to be composed by Sundar C. Babu.[1][4] The film began filming in early 2011.[5] The film resumed shooting in 2012,[6] and it ended up being directed by P. Balaji with Rama Narayanan as the producer and remained unreleased despite finishing shooting.[7]
The film was to also be made into a Malay film in 2012,[8] which was initially titled Cinta Buruwa. This film marked the director's Malay debut.[9] Nabil Ahmad said he accepted to star in the film because he wanted to gain experience from working with an Indian director.[8] The film takes place in the National Zoo of Malaysia near Kuala Lumpur.[10]
Reception
editA critic from Kosmo! wrote that "The determination to produce the film is there but the effort to give meaning to a film is not visible".[10] A critic wrote that "This film seems, which I saw based on the production, to be made by Indians; it does look like a Tamil / Hindi film that uses Malaysian as the language of conversation. Ramanarayanan seems to be so involved with Tamil comedy that if you are a die-hard Hindi or Tamil viewer, you will realize that his comedy is not a Malaysian comedy.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Shiva in a comedy flick". Behindwoods. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "சிவா - சிவ பூஜையில் கரடி". Webdunia (in Tamil). 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (12 February 2011). "My First Break: Subbu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Wire, Sampurn (3 February 2011). "Shiva's next project titled Siva Poojayil Karadi". Filmibeat. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Kamath, Sudhish (3 March 2011). "Celebs cheer for charity". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi to direct Siva". Indiaglitz. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Shiva Poojayil Karadi Songs". mymazaa. 2012. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ a b "Komedi berbeza Cinta Beruang". Berita Harian (in Malay). 14 October 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Manigandan, S. R. (16 October 2012). "Shot Cuts". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Cinta Beruang tangkap muat". Kosmo! (in Malay). Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Review: Cinta Beruang". Orange Perlis Menulis (in Malay). 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
