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99 Review: Nostalgia rekindled in this faithful remake of 96

Rating: ( 3.5 / 5).

The beauty of screenplay, storytelling, performance and direction all came together in the Tamil movie, 96 . It is no wonder then that Preetham Gubbi has stayed true to the original in this largely faithful remake.

Cast : Ganesh, Bhavana, Shamikshaa, Hemanth, Ravi Shankar Gowda Director : Preetham Gubbi

The original story by C Prem Kumar was a standout. The biggest challenge Preetham faced was not just replicating it but also casting the right actors. In this regard, he has not erred as Ganesh and Bhavana prove they were cut out for this romantic story.

The film revolves around Ramachandra Thirthahalli aka Ram (Ganesh), a freelance photographer. After a visit to his high school, his '99 batch plans a reunion. During the get together, he meets his school sweetheart, Janaki aka Jaanu (Bhavana). While both were in love during their school days, they never expressed their feelings to each other and ultimately, circumstances tore them apart.

The rest of the story goes back and forth, from school and college days to the present, showcasing their love and encounters, marriage to others, and their longing for each other. The magic of screenplay is crucial for such a subject, and Preetham Gubbi succeeds in captivating the audience in this conversational romantic drama. 

He also recreates the freshness of the original with elan. A relatable story of long lost love,  99  is elevated by the music by Arjun Janya. All the songs -- Heege Doora, Navilugari, Aniurthide, Nee Gnyapaka -- are soulful and are neatly woven into the story. It sets the right mood, and is captured beautifully by cinematographer Santhosh Rai Pathaje.

Ganesh is the perfect lead and stands out with his expressions and emotions. The script demands the actor get the right feel of longing for his beloved, and Ganesh delivers exactly this. Sagacity, innocence, courage, hesitation, craving -- all of these are blended in the right proportion in his acting. Adding a physical transformation on top of these is proof of the actor’s exemplary dedication.

Bhavana, who shares an equal amount of screen space, matches Ganesh’s performance in every way. Her expressions of love and pain, and the way she portrays a married woman rekindling her lost love are all well crafted.

School days and happy memories are mostly brought through Samikshaa and Hemanth, who play Bhavana and Ganesh's younger versions. Watching them is akin to taking a nostalgic trip to our own good old days. The episodes with the relationship calculator (Flames), the ink mark, preserving memories with dried flower kept between pages -- all take you back in time. Ravi Shankar Gowda, P D Satish and Jyothi Rai, who are part of this relatively small cast, bind the knots between the lead characters.  

99 is a beautiful story of the pangs of a long lost love, and it's one that's made for both the young and the old.

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99 (Kannada)

In Theaters: May 17, 2019

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99 (Kannada) (2019)

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A tale of romance that is at once heartwarming and heartwrenching, 99 follows the story of Ram and Janu, and their shared destiny. Directed by Preetham Gubbi, the film stars Ganesh and Bhavana in the lead roles.

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Palak Muchhal

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Vijay Prakash

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1. Palak Muchhal

Palak Muchhal's birth date is on 30th March 1992 into a Maheshwari Marwari family in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. She comes from middle-class family. She started singing since the age of four. In 1999, she spent a week singing door-to-door to collect funds for Kargil war soldiers. She has been performing shows since March 2000 and donated the amount for the hospitalization expense of children suffering from heart diseases.

2. Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal, one of the most famous singers in Bollywood today, was born on March 12th, 1984, in Berhampore, West Bengal. Her father Biswajit Ghoshal is an electrical engineer and mother Sharmistha Ghoshal is a postgraduate in literature. She started singing since the age of 4 when her mother taught her. She started her formal training in Hindustani classical Gharana of music when she was only six years old. She was trained for 18 months after which she continued her training in Mumbai with Late Mukta Bhideji. She completed her graduation in Arts with majors in English. Her first on-stage performance was at their club’s annual function. Her first studio album was in Bengali in 19998 and was named Bendhechhi Beena, and her first onscreen performance was in Awaz Nayi Andaaz Wohi. In 1995, she became the winner of All India Light Vocal Music Competition. Her fame and career began with her winning a television singing reality show named Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.

3. Bhavana Menon

Bhavana, a Malayalam Actress, was born in Thrissur, Kerala in the year 1986. by an acting bug at a very early age, this actress started her first movie at the mere age of sixteen while still studying. Her first movie in Malayalam she debuted was Nammal opposite Siddharth, Jishnu and Renuka Menon. This movie received great reviews and acclaimed awards in the cinema industry.   

4. Preetham Gubbi

Preetham Gubbi is and Indian director and scriptwriter. He has worked in the Kannada film industry. He started his career in 2006 as a scriptwriter. His first movie as a scriptwriter was Mungaru Male. The movie was a huge hit. He turned into direction with Haage Summane movie in 2009. He was born in Karnataka and is the grandson of Gubbi Veeranna. His grandfather was a theater artist. He made his debut into the industry as a scriptwriter. His first film was Mungaru Male. The movie was directed by Yograj Bhat. The film was based on the plot of love and sacrifice. The star cast of the consisted of Pooja Gandhi, Ganesh, Padmaja Rao and Anant Nag in the lead roles. The movie gained good response in the theaters and collected 50 crore in the theaters. His next movie was Geleya, which was directed Harsha and the third movie was Ganesh. Both the movies had a simple storyline. He got lot of appreciation and critical acclaim for his script writing techniques and talent. He wrote the script for the movie Haage Summane. Preetham started his directorial move with the wish of making the sequel to Mungaaru Male. He had decided Ganesh and Ramya to play the lead in the movie but of them because of their schedule rejected the movie resulting it to dump. He then later moved on with the script of Haage Summane. The movie cast Suhasi and Kiran Srinivas. They both were newcomers.

Ramu is an Indian actor. He has mainly worked in Malayalam film industry. He has worked in more than 100 movies. He is mainly known for his work as a villain. He was born in Thrissur Kerala. His parents were is an Indian actor. He has mainly worked in Malayalam film industry. He has worked in more than 100 movies. He is mainly known for his work as a villain. He was born in Thrissur Kerala. His parents were Balakrishnan and Kalyani. He was their eldest son. They had three children. Ramu’s brother is Reghu and his sister Ramani. He is the cousin of actor Sukumaran, who also works in Malayalam cinema. He started his career as a child artist. He was first seen in ‘Detective 909 Keralathil’ in the year 1970. He later made his debut with Aana in 1983. The movie was directed and produced by P Chandrakumar. He did George in the film. He was later seen in Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback by K. G. George.

6. C PremKumar

C Premkumar is a veteran director and is the director of two movies till now. These movies include 96 and Madhavan. He worked as the cinematographer in the film Yeidhavan. Both these films released in Tamil language. He is a very talented director, and we can be expecting more films from him shortly. Both of his movies hit the theatres in the year 2017. The movie 96 hit the theatre on February 14th, 2017, whereas Yeidhavan released on May 12th, 2017. He started his career in 2017 and is new to the industry, but he is still very appreciated in the Tamil film industry. 96 is a forthcoming Tamil-language film which is written and directed by C. Prem Kumar who previously handled the shooting for Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom. The movie stars Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan in the major role and the picture is funded by Nandagopal of Madras Enterprises.

7. Arjun Janya

Arjun Janya is an Indian singer and music composer. In 2006, he made his debut in the industry with Kannada movie Autograph Please starring Dilip Raj and Sanjjanaa. In the south film industry, he is a score director and composer of high demand. The movies for which he composes music have done well on box-office in past. He is known for music in Sanchari and Singam. He was born on May 13, 1980, in Bengaluru, Karnataka to Anusuya and Ashwath Kumar. He learnt music from James and thinks of AR Rahman as his inspiration. It is said that a meeting between him and AR Rahman changed him and converted him into what he is today.

8. Sanjith Hegde

Born on 3rd October 1997, Sanjith Hegde is an Indian playback singer. Hegde belongs to “Kannadiga” family in Bangalore and he finished his college studies from CMR National PU College situated in Bangalore. Then he went on to complete his engineering from JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore.

9. Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam is a renowned Bollywood singer and composer. He was born on July 30, 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana. Hailing from a musical background, both his parents are singers. He is the son of singer Agam Kumar Nigam. The first performance he gave was at the tender age of 3 when he performed the song Kya Hua Tera Wada by Mohammed Rafi. Besides singing Hindi songs he has recorded songs in Kannada, Assamese, Oriya, Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali and Marathi languages. He is amongst the top Playback singers in Bollywood and has also released a few individual pop albums. Nigam moved to Mumbai at the age of 19, to start a career in Bollywood as a singer. He is the prodigy of famous Hindustani classical singer Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. Though he started his career by covering songs of Mohammed Rafi under the T-Series record label owned by Gulshan Kumar, his first break came in 1990 when he did playback singing in the movie called Janam. In 1995 he started hosting the popular musical TV show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, after which he delivered the famous single Acha Sila Diya Tune for the film Bewafa Sanam. Some of his famous tracks are Sandese Aate Hai from the movie Border (1997), Ye Dil Deewana from the movie Pardes (1997). In 1999 he released his debut album Deewana, he also sang the title track for the movie Kal Ho Na Ho. As an individual composer he has worked on movies like Singh Saab The Great, Sooper Se Ooper and Jal. Nigam has contributed in Britney Spears track I Wanna Go, and has also released a track in the album The Beat of Our Hearts as a tribute to Michael Jacskon. In his small acting career he has acted in films like Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahaani, Love In Nepal and Kaash Aap Humaare Hote. Nigam is married to Madhurima and also had a son named Neevan.

10. Vijay Prakash

Vijay Prakash is an Indian playback singer and film composer. He was born in Mysore and moved to Mumbai in 1996. He worked in so many Hindi films including Blue, Yuvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan, and Force.

11. KM Prakash

KM Prakash is an Indian editor of films. He was born in the city of Bangaluru, located in Karnataka, India. He has worked in industries like Sandalwood, Kollywood, and Tollywood. He works predominantly in the Kannada movie industry. He has worked in popular movies like Trivikrama, Marigold, etc. His latest film was Trivikrama which will be released in 2021. Trivikrama is a romantic movie starring Vikram Ravichandran, Akansha Sharma, and Akshara Gowda. The movie is directed by Sahana Murthy S and produced by Somanna. He is the candidate for the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Editor for the movie “Tony,” released in 2013. He made his debut in 2009 as a film editor in the film “Meghave Meghave.”

12. Sudheendra Venkatesh

Sudheera Venkatesh is an Indian Film public relations officer. He commenced his journey in the year 1985. Having done 1200+ films, Sudheera boasts 35 years of experience as a Public Relations Officer, mirroring all his successes. He is the founder of Raghvendra Chitravani. The all-time best movies, “Mungaru Male” and “Dhuniya” got him recognition for his work. He is continuing Sri Raghavendra Chitravani’s legacy. A few big names such as “Hombale films”; “Rockline Productions”; “Pushkar Films”; “And SV Productions” are permanent clients. With Fluency in 5 Indian languages, Sudheera Venkatesh has worked on assignments beyond Karnataka in his era. His noble works were awarded, the Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Kempe Gowda award, Nagara Jilla Kannada Sahitya Prashasthi, and many more. It is an honor to know about such a multi-talented personality.

Ganesh is an Indian actor and a producer who predominantly works in the Kannada Film Industry. He came to fame by anchoring a show called “Comedy Time” which was aired on Udaya Channel. He acted in the movie “Mungaru Male” which made him an instant superstar in the Kannada film industry. Born in Adakamaranahalli, to Kishan and Sulochna, Ganesh is the eldest son in his family. He has two brothers: Mahesh and Umesh.

14. Ravishankar Gowda

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