Kempiruve is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Venkat Bharadwaj and co-written by Karthik Urs, a senior manager at Capgemini. The film stars H. G. Dattatreya as Venkatesh Murthy, a retired middle-class man, alongside Sayaji Shinde, Umesh Banekar, Laxman Shivashankar, and Shreyas. Set in Bengaluru, it explores the struggles of the middle class against the real estate mafia, using the metaphor of red ants to depict the resilience of ordinary people. Released on 17 November 2017, the film received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay in 2017.

Kempirve (2017)
Directed by Venkat Bharadwaj
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Cultural Differences, Generation Gap, Indian Cinema, Intergenerational Conflict, Kannada Language, Modern Life, Rural Life, Social Change, Social Issues, Tradition, Urban Lifestyle
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Kempirve
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