Alemari
2012 film
Alemari transl. Wanderer) is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by Hari Santhosh, in his directorial debut. Santhosh based the story on a real-life contract killing incident by a group of teenagers. The stars Yogesh and Radhika Pandit, alongside Umashree, Rakesh Adiga, Raju Talikote, Adi Lokesh and Mico Nagaraj. The film follows Mohan (Yogesh), a young man whose life takes an unexpected turn after he becomes entangled in the rivalries of aspiring gangsters, forcing him to live as a wanderer.
The film was produced by B. K. Srinivas. Music for the film was composed by Arjun Janya, with Manjunath M. Nayak making his cinematography debut and K. M. Prakash serving as editor. The film was released theatrically 9 March 2012, and received positive to mixed reviews critics. They praised the cast performances, music and cinematography, while criticism was directed towards the film's pacing. The film received four nominations at the 60th Filmfare Awards South including Best Director (Santhosh) and Best Supporting Actress (Umashree). At the 2012 Karnataka State Film Awards, it won two awards: Director's First Time Best Film (Santhosh) and Best Music Director (Janya).
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