# Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu (film series)

Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu is a series of Indian Kannada-language comedy films. The series is directed by Rajendra Singh Babu. The film's title is based on a famous poem on herd mentality written by acclaimed poet K. S. Nissar Ahmed.

## Films

| Film | Release date | Runtime |
| Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | 23 March 2001 | 151 minutes |
| Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu | 28 December 2001 | 157 minutes |
| Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu | 28 March 2003 | 154 minutes |
| Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu | 19 April 2013 | 135 minutes |

### Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu

Rummi, Nani and Moni are inmates who wants to remain in jail permanently. A kind hearted jailor gets them released on basis of good behavior and wants them to lead a good life. An auto driver allowed them to house without any rent but with one condition. One of them should his middle aged unmarried elder sister Rukmini who is devotee of Lord Krishna. On the night Rukmini assumes Nani is tha avatar of Krishna and forced him to marriage and threatened. Trio escapes from marriage by wearing "Trimoorty" dress, while escaping enter bank unknowingly and got bags of money intended for other robbers. They saw and save the Jailor daughter from committing suicide and decide to help her. Undercover police inspector joined them to find truth about bank robbers.

### Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu

Nani, Moni and Varada are middle-class employees, who wish to commit suicide but fail in it. They see an elderly business-man trying to commit suicide and talk him out of his woes. All three of them start to work for him and turn his ventures profitable. However, they become embroiled while trying to get the three daughters of the businessman married. Trying to vent out their frustrations against their wives, they flirt with the three daughters of businessman, only to end up learning the difference between marriage and flirting.

### Chatrigalu Saar Chatrigalu
## Principal cast

This table lists the main characters who appear in the Saar franchise.
   * A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
| Actor/Actress | Film | Film | Film | Film |
| Actor/Actress | Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu | Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu | Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu |
| Ramesh Aravind | Rammi | Rammi | Rammi | Rammi |
| S. Narayan | Nani and Nani's father | Nani | Nani | Nani |
| Mohan | Moni | Moni | | Moni |
| Umashree | Rukmini | Muniyamma | Jayamma | Rajalakshmi |
| Komal Kumar | Ice-candy Gopala | | Komi | |
| Urvashi | | Almelu | Urmila | |
| Ruchita Prasad | Dr Vijayalakshmi | | | |
| Bhavana | Ramya | | | |
| Ananth Nag | Special Investigation Officer | | | |
| Doddanna | Veerappa | | | |
| Prema | | Lalita | | |
| Tara | | Anu | | |
| Meghana Naidu | | | Nandhini | |
| Sanathahi | | | | Lakshmi |

## Crew

| Occupation | Film | Film | Film | Film |
| Occupation | Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu (2001) | Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu (2001) | Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu (2003) | Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu (2013) |
| Director | Rajendra Singh Babu | Rajendra Singh Babu | Rajendra Singh Babu | S. Narayan |
| Producer(s) | Jai Jagadish Vijayalakshmi Singh Dushyanth Singh | Jai Jagadish Vijayalakshmi Singh Dushyanth Singh | Jai Jagadish Vijayalakshmi Singh Dushyanth Singh | B N Pavan Karthik |
| Screenplay | Rajendra Singh Babu | Rajendra Singh Babu | Rajendra Singh Babu | Mohan Ramesh Aravind S. Narayan |
| Cinematography | B. C. Gowrishankar | B. C. Gowrishankar | P. K. H. Das | Jagadish Vali |
| Editor | B. S. Kemparaju | B. S. Kemparaju | B. S. Kemparaju | K R Lingaraj |
| Composer(s) | Hamsalekha | Hamsalekha | Hamsalekha | Arjun Janya |

## Awards

| Film | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | 2000–01 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Actress | Umashree | Won |
| Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | 2000–01 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Rajendra Singh Babu | Won |
| Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu | 49th Filmfare Awards South | Best Film | Jai Jagadish | Won |
| Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu | 49th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actor | Ramesh Aravind | Nominated |
| Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu | 2001–02 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Rajendra Singh Babu | Won |