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Savaari (2009)

Savaari poster
Directed by
Jacob Varghese
Genre
romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
UA
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man goes on a road trip after a personal loss. Along the way he meets a woman who helps him confront his grief.

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What happens

Savari (transl. The Ride) is a 2009 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by Jacob Verghese and produced by Ramoji Rao of Ushakiran Movies in association with Arka Media Works. The film stars Raghu Mukherjee, Kamalini Mukherjee and Srinagar Kitty in main roles. It is a remake of Telugu film Gamyam (2008) directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi. The film released on 10 April 2009 across Karnataka and upon release, the film generally met with positive reviews from the critics and audience. It was one of the hit films of the year 2009 completing a successful 50 days run in many cinema halls. The film earned 5 Filmfare awards nominations at the 57th Filmfare Awards South in various categories including the Best Film. Kitty was selected for the Filmfare Special Jury Award for his performance in the film. In 2014, a sequel to this film titled Savaari 2 was released which retained the actor Srinagar Kitty while replacing the other two main roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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