Darling
Release poster
Directed bySanthosh
Written byManju Mandavya
Screenplay bySanthosh
Produced bySanthosh
Arjun Janya
Yogesh
M. Manjunath Naik
Starring
CinematographyManjunath B. Nayak
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Music byArjun Janya
Production
companies
Samy Associates
S Team Productions
Release date
  • 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Darling is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language romantic action comedy film directed by Santhosh and starring Yogesh and Muktha.

Plot summary

Cast

Production

Much of the crew from except the producer and actress were retained from Alemari (2012).[1] Yogesh plays a tattoo artist in the film.[2] Bhanu made her Kannada debut with this film.[3]

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by Arjun Janya. Santhu wrote the lyrics for all of the songs. In a music review of the film, a critic wrote that "The album of Darling — said to highlight a local love story — is as local and in your face as you can expect it to be".[4]

Reception

A critic from Bangalore Mirror called the film Yogesh's "best film in the last couple of years".[5] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Though the story is not so strong, Santhu, with a good script, has made it interesting with some curious turns and lively moments".[6] A critic from Chitraloka wrote that "Darling is not a great film in many respects. But if you have enjoyed the best of Yogish's films you will find that there is more to this extremely thin actor you will want to see".[7]

Box office

The film had a moderate box office run.[8] Darling was made with a production budget of Rs 6 crore, and the movie collected Rs 2 crore at the box office. The movie’s Times of India rating is 2.9/5.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Yogi's next is Darling". The Times of India. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Lokesh, Vinay (18 October 2013). "Yogi to play a tattoo artist". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Desai, Dhwani (17 October 2013). "Yogi sizzles with Darling co-star Bhanu". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Christopher, Kavya (7 February 2014). "Darling Music Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. ↑ S., Shyam Prasad (1 February 2014). "Movie review: Darling". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Darling Movie Review". The Times of India. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Darling Movie Review". Chitraloka. 31 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Darling television premiere on May 24". The Times of India. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Service, Postal (2023-12-19). "Darling Kannada Movie Cast, Box Office Collection & Review". Retrieved 2023-12-20.
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