{{short description|2018 Indian Kannada-language film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Jeerjimbe | image = Jeerjimbe.jpg | caption = | director = Karthik Saragur | writer = Karthik Saragur | producer = | starring = Siri Vanalli<br />Lavanya<br />Suman Nagarkar | music = Charan Raj | cinematography = Balaji Manohar | editing = Pradeep Nayak | studio = Pushkar Films<br />Beehive Productions | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2017|10||Cutting Edge Film Festival|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://cuttingedgefilmfest.com/2017-cutting-edge-film-festival-selections/|title = 2017 Cutting Edge Film Festival Selections|date = 8 October 2017|access-date = 22 December 2020|archive-date = 27 July 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200727012927/http://cuttingedgefilmfest.com/2017-cutting-edge-film-festival-selections/|url-status = dead}}</ref>|2018|11|16|ref2=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newskarnataka.com/sandalwood/jeerjimbe-all-set-to-cycle-around-from-november-16|title="Jeerjimbe" all set to cycle around from November 16|work=NewsKarnataka|date=November 15, 2018|access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref>}} | runtime = | language = Kannada | country = India }} '''''Jeerjimbe''''' is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Karthik Saragur and produced by Beehive Productions in collaboration with Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah. The music was composed by Charan Raj.
The film featured in as many as 23 international film festivals before its theatrical release in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/nov/15/after-doing-rounds-at-23-international-film-festivals-jeerjimbe-finally-ready-for-commercial-release-1898285.html|title=After doing rounds at 23 international film festivals Jeerjimbe finally ready for commercial release|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>Film Companion included Jeerjimbe in one of Kannada cinema's five hidden gems from 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/kannada-features/kannada-cinemas-5-hidden-gems-from-2018/|title=Kannada Cinema's 5 Hidden Gems From 2018|date=26 December 2018}}</ref>
==Plot== ''Jeerjimbe'' follows the trail of a schoolgirl Rudri - carefree as a butterfly, whose single-minded wish in life is to ride a bicycle of her own. Till she discovers life, and the complexities and struggles that beleaguer a teenager in rural India, that is. Astride her government-issued bicycle, Rudri persists past the ups and downs facing her, and asserts her selfhood, identity and agency in face of child marriage and other societal constraints.
==Cast== * Siri Vanalli as Rudri aka Ruddramma * Lavanya * Suman Nagarkar
==Production== In an interview with ''The Times of India'', the director said, "''Jeerjimbe'' is a story of adventures of a 13-year-old girl from a remote village in Karnataka. The story is based on the emotional struggles of a girl when a bicycle enters her life as part of the free cycles programmes provided by the government to all high-school children in rural areas".<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/jeerjimbe-the-story-of-a-girl-coming-of-age/articleshow/61100626.cms|title=Jeerjimbe, the story of a girl coming of age - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The film was made through a crowd funding campaign and was later backed by producer Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah.<ref name="auto"/>
==Reception== The theatre release of ''Jeerjimbe'' elicited rave reviews. The Indian Express hailed ''Jeerjimbe'' as a film that "makes us believe in our dreams. And it does so effortlessly, given the complexities of human emotions during such a journey".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/nov/17/jeerjimbe-review-innocent-yet-intense-1899180.html|title='Jeerjimbe' review: Innocent yet intense|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The popular film portal "Film Companion" called ''Jeerjimbe'' a "deeply empowering social drama".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/kannada-review/jeerjimbe-movie-review-a-deeply-empowering-social-drama-about-a-girl-who-shuns-child-marriage-and-embraces-life/|title=Jeerjimbe Is A Deeply Empowering Social Drama Film Companion|date=19 November 2018}}</ref> Times of India likened the film "to the cinema one experiences from Iran or Italy, where the narrative is subtle and realistic".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/jeerjimbe/movie-review/66645587.cms|title=Jeerjimbe Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Jeerjimbe by Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> The Bangalore Mirror emphasized that ''Jeerjimbe'' is a film "that children can enjoy, grownups can empathise with and a discernible mind would appreciate".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/jeerjimbe-movie-review-director-karthik-sargur-handles-the-story-with-effortless-ease/articleshow/66655329.cms|title=Jeerjimbe movie review: Director Karthik Sargur handles the story with effortless ease|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref>
==Accolades== ;2016 Karnataka State Film Awards This film won four Karnataka State Film Awards, the most for any film in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2017/amaravathi-jeer-jimbe-bag-top-honours-at-karnataka-state-film-awards-2016-258898.html|title=Amaravathi And Jeer Jimbe Bagged Top Honours At Karnataka State Film Awards 2016|first=Santhosh|last=Kumar|date=18 April 2017|website=www.filmibeat.com}}</ref> * Best Children's Film * Best Lyricist – Karthik Saragur * Best Music – Charan Raj * Best Child Actor – Siri Vanalli
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Pushkar Films}}
Category:2017 Kannada-language films Category:2017 films Category:2017 Indian films