Bachelor Party is a 2024 Indian Kannada-language comedy film written and directed by Abhijit Mahesh and produced by Rakshit Shetty under Paramvah Studios. It stars Diganth, Achyuth Kumar and Yogesh in the lead roles.[2] The music was composed by Arjun Ramu, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Arvind S. Kashyap and Abhishek M.[3]
| Bachelor Party | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Abhijit Mahesh |
| Written by | Abhijit Mahesh |
| Dialogues by | Abhijit Mahesh Veeresh Shivamurthy Ganesh Vasishta |
| Produced by | G. S. Gupta Rakshit Shetty, Rajesh S Konanur, Sourabh A K (Executive Producers) |
| Starring | Diganth Achyuth Kumar Yogesh,Siri Ravikumar Achara Kirk |
| Cinematography | Arvind S. Kashyap (Member of ISC) |
| Edited by | Abhishek M |
| Music by | Arjun Ramu |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office | ₹1.58 crores [1] |
Bachelor Party was theatrically released on 26 January 2024, during Republic Day weekend, to mixed reviews from critics.
Plot
editSantosh, a software engineer, lives an unhappy life without any promotion from his office due to his female colleague and constant nagging from his obnoxious wife Sandhya. Santhosh secretly attends his friend Ashok's bachelor party, where he meets his trouble-making childhood friend Madhav alias "Maddy" and his PT teacher Ashwath Narayan. The party begins and all of them ends up drunk.
The next morning, Santhosh, along with Maddy and Ashwath, finds himself in Bangkok and soon learns that he is the one who took Maddy and Ashwath to Bangkok in a drunken state. The trio roam around Bangkok and have a happy trip, but Santhosh is in for a shock as he learns that Sandhya is having an affair with another person and she has arrived in Bangkok for a trip. The trio sets out to embark on a journey to find Sandhya.
However, they are unknownigly captured by Prakash Anna as he assumed the trio are Indian police officers because of Maddy (Maddy introduced himself, Santhosh and Ashwath as police officers to find Sandhya at the hotel), but Prakash lets them go and secretly sends stickers, which actually contains "Blue Sky", a costly drug in Bangkok, to deliver it to his brother-in-law Mahabala. A misadventure ensues for the trio and Maddy meets and falls for Achara, a single mother, and also meets her son Navin.
The trio gives the bag to Mahabala's assistant and leaves. However, Mahabala finds jackfruits instead of stickers missing as Maddy gave the stickers to Navin in order to make him happy. Mahabala captures Prakash and the trio, when they try to meet Sandhya at her friend's wedding, and demands to find Navin and retrieve the stickers.
Various comedic events ensue in which Mahabala begins a shootout to finish his rival Marchello at the wedding. Maddy earns Achara's trust by saving Navin from the shootout. Mahabala finishes Marchello with unexpected help from Ashwath. Santhosh scolds Sandhya and breaks up with her. In the aftermath, Maddy marries Achara, Santhosh falls in love with Asha (who is revealed to be Santhosh's childhood crush) and Ashwath talks to his son after a long time.
Cast
edit- Diganth as Santhosh
- Achyuth Kumar as P.T. Master Ashwath Narayan
- Yogesh as Madhav aka "Maddy"
- Siri Ravikumar as Sandhya
- Balaji Manohar as Mahabala
- Achara Kirk as Achara
- Prakash Thuminad as Prakash Anna
- Pawan Kumar as Lobo Griffin
- Sowmya Jaganmurthy as Lobo's wife
- Shobaraj as Inspector KD Shobaraj
- Shwetha Srinivas as housekeeper Nagamma
- Sudha Belawadi as Ashwath Narayan's wife
- Jayalakshmi Patil as Sandhya's mother
- Gaana Bhat as Pratibha, Maddy's ex
- Nitin Krishnamurthy as Ashwath Narayan's son (special appearance)
- Jaby Koay as himself (special appearance)
- Guruprasad as TV Guru (special appearance)
- Abhijit Mahesh as Sandhya's boyfriend
- Aindrita Rai in special appearance
- Shine Shetty as Ashok (cameo appearance)
Production
editInitially Diganth, Achyuth Kumar and Rishab Shetty were roped in to play the leading roles, but Rishab was replaced with Yogesh, due to the latter's commitments for Kantara: Chapter 1.[4][5][6]
Soundtrack
edit| Bachelor Party | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Arjun Ramu | |
| Released | 2024 |
| Recorded | 2023 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 15:24 |
| Label | Paramvah Music |
| Singles from Bachelor Party | |
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Arjun Ramu composed the soundtrack and background score.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Warning Song" | Abhijit Mahesh, Veeresh Shivamurthy | Vijay Prakash, Abhishek M R, Madhwesh Bharadwaj, Darshan Narayan, Narahari Achar | 04:21 |
| 2. | "The Uncle Song" | Nagarjun Sharma | Praveen Biligiri, Abhishek M R, Madhwesh Bharadwaj, Vishak Nagalapura, Gagan Puranik | 03:28 |
| 3. | "Nenapirali" | Chandrajith Beliyappa | Akshath Acharya, Abhishek M R, Madhwesh Bharadwaj, Darshan Narayan, Narahari Achar | 04:18 |
| 4. | "Paapa Santhosha" | Veeresh Shivamurthy | Vijay Prakash, Abhishek M R, Madhwesh Bharadwaj, Darshan Narayan, Narahari Achar | 03:17 |
| Total length: | 15:24 | |||
Release
editTheatrical
editThe film was released theatrically across Karnataka on 26 January 2024 coinciding India's Republic day.[8]
Home media
editThe film's digital rights were picked up by Amazon Prime Video and was available for digital streaming from 4 March 2024.[9]
Controversies
editA plagiarism controversy started when MRT Music, a music label, accused Rakshit Shetty and Paramvah Studios of using 2 songs "Nyaya Ellide" and "Omme Ninannu Kantumbha" from Nyaya Ellide (1982) and Gaalimaathu (1981) films respectively in this movie without permission. Naveen Kumar, partner of MRT Music, filed a complaint, highlighting that the music was used without proper licence, leading to a copyright infringement case against Rakshit Shetty.
As per a report by Pinkvilla the Delhi High Court took note of the situation and issued a notice to Rakshit Shetty and Paramvah Studios after they failed to appear in court. The court also ordered the immediate removal of the social media post in which the production house had defended its actions. The court's ruling on August 12, 2024, was clear: Rakshit Shetty and Paramvah Studios must pay Rs 20 lakh as compensation to MRT Music for the unauthorized use of their songs.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Yuva Box Office Collection: Yuva Rajkumar's Debut Venture Yuva Crosses the 10 Crore Mark at the BoxOffice". 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Bachelor Party to delve into life after college", Cinema Express, 14 December 2024
- ^ "ಕಿರಿಕ್ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ ಆಯ್ತು, ಈಗ ಬ್ಯಾಚುಲರ್ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ: 7 ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಬಳಿಕ ರಕ್ಷಿತ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ಟೀಂನಿಂದ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ ಹೊಸ ಸಿನಿಮಾ!". Kannada Prabha. 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Rishab Shetty to be replaced in 'Bachelor Party'", The New Indian Express, 20 December 2022
- ^ "Rishab Shetty to be replaced in Bachelor Party as he is busy with Kantara 2, says Diganth: 'He is nowhere to be found'", Hindustan Times, 26 November 2022
- ^ "Actor Yogesh replaces Rishab Shetty in 'Bachelor Party'", The Times of India, 20 December 2022
- ^ Service, Express News (1 January 2024). "The 'Warning Song' from the Bachelor Party is aimed at married men". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Rakshit Shetty's upcoming venture 'Bachelor Party' to be released in January 2024". The Times of India. 28 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Bachelor Party OTT release date – Diganth and Loose Mada Yogi led comedy will stream on THIS platform". OTTPlay. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Delhi High Court orders Rakshit Shetty and his Paramvah Studios to pay Rs 20 lakh in copyright dispute". Pinkvilla. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.