Kempa (film)

Kempa is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by debutante Jagadish and starring newcomers Santhosh and Thanushika.

Cast

 * Santhosh as Kempa
 * Thanushika as Bindu
 * Pradeep Rawat
 * Avinash
 * L. Revannaiah Siddaiah
 * Ruchita Prasad as journalist
 * Pragna as Bindu's sister

Production
The film began production in 2007 under the title Golla. Newcomer Santhosh, son of producer Anekal Balaraj, made his debut with this film. The story is based on a true incident of a shepard's struggle that happened in Gopinatham, the birthplace of Veerappan.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Gurukiran.

Reception
R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com opined that "Kempa should be watched for the first and the last 20 minutes". A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Kempa could have been a better film".