Bell Bottom (2019 film)

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.

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.

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.

With Constable Qureshi's help, Divakara suspects Marakutuka and interrogates him where he learns about a maniac named Sagani Pinto, but to no avail.

Amidst investigation, Divakara meets Kusuma, a bootlegger who sells hooch in the area and falls in love with her.

While interrogating the blind priests, Divakara learns about the antidote of the drug which is actually created by Kusuma, and that Kusuma frequently arrives at the police station at the time of the robbery on the pretext of her marks card theft and also trains the blind priest to perform the robbery without leaving any clues.

Divakaras asks the reason for the robberies and Annappa reveals that Chamanlal Seth, a rich merchant had laid eyes on the land of Ashakirana orphanage which is famous for producing Bell bottom pants.

With the orphanage being leased with Seth, Annappa decides to steal the robbery goods and also to take vengeance against the Inspectors.

On the day of the building lease, Divakara manages to make Seth to refuse the land on the basis of superstitious beliefs, and the orphanage is saved.

[10] The critic of Times of India wrote: "Bell Bottom is one of the finer films to have hit the screens lately.

Bell Bottom is worth that weekend trip to the cinema halls for its laughs and clever writing".

[11] The critic of The New Indian Express wrote: "Bell Bottom made under Golden Horse Cinema is worth a watch as it marks the beginning of a summer thrill".