Looty (2018 film) explained

Looty
Director:Girish Kamplapur
Producer:N. M. Niranjan
Starring:
Music:Dharma Vish
Studio:Studio Focus
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Country:India
Language:Kannada

Looty is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film directed by Girish Kamplapur and starring Isha Koppikar as a cop, in her return to Kannada cinema after a gap of seventeen-and-a-half years, alongside Dhruv Sharma and Shweta Pandit.[1] [2] [3]

Having started production in 2013,[4] the film released after a four-year delay.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Dharma Vish.[5] Isha Koppikar and Dhruv Sharma shot for a song choreographed by Imran Sadhariya in Bangalore in 2014.[6]

Reception

A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "Although curiosity simmers around the film because of its title and the presence of Bollywood actress Isha Koppikar as the protagonist, it successfully manages to get rid of your curiosity within the first few frames of the film".[7] A critic from The Times of India rated the film out of 5 stars and wrote that "Director Girish Kamplapur's attempt to churn out a thriller by keeping a bank robbery as the theme falls flat. Perhaps, if he had concentrated more on robbery operation and on investigative angle it might been a better watch".[8] A critic from The News Minute wrote "Looty sets a new standard for how to make a bad film. Director Girish Kamplapur's attempt to bring out a comedy thriller falls flat in every category. The story lacks intensity, the actors look tired and drained and the joke is on us for paying money to watch the film. The little said about the music, the better".[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1 October 2013 . Eesha returns as a cop . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231013074047/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/defaultinterstitial.cms . 13 October 2023 . 13 October 2023 . The Times of India.
  2. Web site: Desai . Dhwani . 30 November 2018 . Ready for this Looty today? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230140832/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ready-for-this-looty-today/articleshow/66863828.cms . 30 December 2020 . 13 October 2023 . The Times of India.
  3. Web site: Joy . Prathibha . 27 September 2018 . Isha Koppikar returns to Kannada cinema . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231013074046/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/isha-koppikar-returns-to-kannada-cinema/articleshow/23154214.cms . 13 October 2023 . 13 October 2023 . The Times of India.
  4. Web site: Talukdar . Taniya . 25 October 2013 . Shwetha Pandit bags Eradondla Mooru . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140919095836/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Shwetha-Pandit-bags-Eradondla-Mooru/articleshow/24704555.cms . 19 September 2014 . 13 October 2023 . The Times of India.
  5. Web site: 2016 . Looty . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231013074051/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/looty/0TKxXIXoTOI_ . 13 October 2023 . 13 October 2023 . JioSaavn.
  6. Web site: 8 November 2014 . Isha Kopikar at the press meet of Looti in Bengaluru . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231013074049/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/isha-kopikar-at-the-press-meet-of-looti-in-bengaluru/articleshow/45068145.cms . 13 October 2023 . 13 October 2023 . The Times of India.
  7. Web site: Sharadhaa . A. . 1 December 2018 . Beware! Looty can loot your money . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201115534/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/dec/01/beware-looty--can-loot-your-money-1905580.html . 1 December 2018 . 13 October 2023 . The New Indian Express.
  8. Web site: Lokesh . Vinay . 30 November 2018 . LOOTY MOVIE REVIEW . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211205134341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/looty/movie-review/66878467.cms . 5 December 2021 . 13 October 2023 . The Times of India.
  9. Web site: Shwetha . Aravind . 30 November 2018 . 'Looty' review: Isha Koppikar's bank robbery thriller falls flat . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231013074050/https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/looty-review-isha-koppikars-bank-robbery-thriller-falls-flat-92494 . 13 October 2023 . 13 October 2023 . The News Minute.