Bell Bottom (2019 film)

This article is about the 2019 Indian comedy film. For the type of trousers, see Bell-bottoms. For the 2021 Indian spy film, see Bell Bottom (2021 film).

Bell Bottom
Film poster
Kannadaಬೆಲ್ ಬಾಟಂ
Directed byJayatheertha
Screenplay byJayatheertha
Story byDayanand T. K.
Produced bySanthosh Kumar K. C.
StarringRishab Shetty
Hariprriya
Achyuth Kumar
Yogaraj Bhat
Pranay Ranjan
CinematographyArvind S. Kashyap
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Music byB. Ajaneesh Loknath
Production
company
Golden Horse Cinema
Distributed byJayanna Films
Release date
  • 15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Bell Bottom: The Adventures of Detective Diwakara is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language crime comedy film directed by Jayatheertha and written by Dayanand T. K. Set in the 1980s, it is produced by Santhosh Kumar K. C. under the Golden Horse Cinema banner.[2] Rishab Shetty and Hariprriya are in the lead roles.[3][4] The supporting cast includes Achyuth Kumar, Yogaraj Bhat and Pramod Shetty. The technical crew members include B. Ajaneesh Loknath as the music composer, Aravind Kashyap as the cinematographer, K. M. Prakash as the editor and Raghu Niduvalli as the dialogue writer. It was shot in Sagara taluk in Shivamogga. Parts of the police station sequences were shot in Udupi.

The film launched in late January 2019 and was released across theaters in Karnataka on 15 February 2019, becoming one of the highest grossers of 2019. It completed 100 days in 25-plus centers having sold-out shows. It also premiered at the Indian Film Week in Japan.[5]

  1. ^ "BELL BOTTOM MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Bell Bottom is a comedy thriller that will appeal to all". The Times of India. 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Rishab Shetty as hero in Bell Bottom to be helmed by Jayatheertha". The New Indian Express. 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Hariprriya reunites with Jayatheertha in 'Bell Bottom'". Deccan Herald. 10 March 2018.
  5. ^ Balkani, editorkannada (18 December 2020). "ಜಪಾನ್ ಇಂಡಿಯನ್ ಫಿಲಂ ಫೆಸ್ಟಿವಲ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಲ್ ಬಾಟಮ್". kannada.balkaninews.com.