America America (1995 film)

America! America!!
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Produced by	G. Nandakumar
Written by	Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
Screenplay by	Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
Starring	Ramesh Aravind Akshay Anand Hema Panchamukhi
Music by	Mano Murthy
Cinematography	Sunny Joseph
Edited by	Basavaraj Urs
Production company	Vishwapriya Films
Release date	1995
Running time	153 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹2Crores

America! America!! is a 1995 Indian Kannada family drama film written and directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. It features Ramesh Aravind, Akshay Anand and Hema Panchamukhi essaying the key roles whilst H. G. Dattatreya, Vaishali Kasaravalli and Shivaram performing the supporting roles. The plot revolves around three childhood friends hailing from a coastal village of Karnataka who get entangled in the marital issues after flying and settling in the United States. The film makes an attempt to study the psyche of Non-resident Indians who are settled abroad.

The film was produced by G. Nandakumar under Vishwapriya Films banner and was made on a budget of ₹2Crores. Whilst the ninety percent of filming was in San Francisco, U.S., few shots were canned in the coastal regions of Kundapura, Udupi District and Chikmagalur District of Karnataka in India. The film's successful and acclaimed score and soundtrack were composed by Mano Murthy, who debuted as a film composer with this film.

The film released in early 1995 to both critical and commercial success. Upon release, the film won the National Award for Best Kannada film in the regional category. This was followed by a string of other awards won for best actor and best film categories. Emerging as a commercial success, the film grossed around ₹1.1Crore within the first two months of its release.

Three childhood friends – Surya (Ramesh Aravind), Shashank (Akshay Anand) and Bhoomi (Hema Panchamukhi) – are from the coastal region of Karnataka. After finishing their undergraduate studies, Shashank goes to the US for further studies. Surya is extremely patriotic about India and doesn't want to go anywhere and starts his business in his hometown, and Bhoomi stays at home. After three years, Shashank comes back to India. He starts going off on India on his way from the airport, saying how much greater America is. While in India, his family arranges his marriage to Bhoomi. Surya, on the other hand, is the one who truly loves Bhoomi and tries to tell her using recorded audio tape and plants it in Bhoomi's room having no idea that she is to be married to Shashank.