America America (1996)
- Directed by
- Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 33m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The story follows three childhood friends from a coastal village in Karnataka as they move to the United States and deal with marital problems. It explores how the friends experience life abroad and how their relationships change.
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What happens
America! America!! is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language family drama film written and directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. It stars Ramesh Aravind, Akshay Anand and Hema Panchamukhi, with H. G. Dattatreya, Vaishali Kasaravalli and Shivaram in supporting roles. The plot revolves around three childhood friends hailing from a coastal village of Karnataka who are entangled in marital issues with a major portion of the story taking place in the United States. The film makes an attempt to study the mindset of non-resident Indians settled abroad at the time. The film was produced by G. Nandakumar under Vishwapriya Films banner and was made on a budget of ₹ 2 crores. Around seventy-eighty percent of filming was in the US, mainly San Francisco. Rest of the shots were canned in the coastal regions of Kundapura, Udupi District and Chikmagalur District of Karnataka. The film's acclaimed soundtrack was composed by Mano Murthy, who debuted as a film composer. The film released in early 1997 and achieved both critical and commercial success. Upon release, the film won the National Award for Best Kannada film in the regional category. This was followed by a string of other awards in best actor and best film categories. Emerging as a commercial success, the film had grossed around ₹ 1.1 crore within the first two months of its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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