Kempa (film) explained

Kempa
Director:	Jagadish
Producer:	Anekal Balaraj
Music:	Gurukiran
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Distributor:	Mohan Das Pai
Country:	India
Language:	Kannada

Kempa is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by debutante Jagadish and starring newcomers Santhosh and Thanushika.

Cast

• Santhosh as Kempa
• Thanushika as Bindu
• Pradeep Rawat
• Avinash
• L. Revannaiah Siddaiah
• Ruchita Prasad as journalist
• Pragna as Bindu's sister^[1]

Production

The film began production in 2007 under the title Golla.^{[2] [3]} Newcomer Santhosh, son of producer Anekal Balaraj, made his debut with this film. The story is based on a true incident of a shepard's struggle that happened in Gopinatham, the birthplace of Veerappan.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Gurukiran.^[7]

Reception

R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com opined that "Kempa should be watched for the first and the last 20 minutes".^[8] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Kempa could have been a better film".^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pragna's plans marriage at 24. 29 June 2009. Bangalore Mirror.
2. Web site: 'Kempa' complete. mymazaa. 13 December 2007.
3. Web site: 'KEMPA' IS ONE OF THE FOUR RELEASES THIS WEEK. 4 January 2009. Chitratara.
4. Web site: Newest Kannada movies fight it out. Rediff.com.
5. Web site: Poor script, bad performance mar 'Kempa' (Kannada Film Review). IANS. India Forums. 11 January 2009.
6. Web site: A movie on the underworld of Bengaluru. Bangalore Mirror. The Times of India. 23 June 2015. Shyam Prasad. S..
7. Web site: Kempa. 2008. Spotify.
8. Web site: Kempa could have been much better. R. G. Vijayasarathy. R. G.. Vijayasarathy. 12 January 2009. Rediff.com.
9. Web site: Kempa: Almost good. 9 January 2009. Bangalore Mirror.
10. Web site: Kempa Review. 10 January 2009. Indiaglitz.