Jarasandha is an Indian Kannada-language action crime film directed by Shashank and produced by A. Venkatesh. It stars Duniya Vijay, Pranitha Subhash, Rangayana Raghu, Devaraj, Roopa Devi, Swayamvara Chandru, Chetan and Naveen D. Padil. It was dubbed in Hindi under the same name.
| Jarasandha | |
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| Directed by | Shashank |
| Written by | Shashank |
| Produced by | A Venkatesh |
| Starring | Duniya Vijay Pranitha Rangayana Raghu Devaraj Roopa Devi Swayamvara Chandru Chetan Naveen D. Padil |
| Cinematography | Shekar Chandra |
| Edited by | Sri Crazy Mindz |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production company | Sri Manthralaya Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Jarasandha was released on 25 November 2011 and became a box office success.
Plot edit
Krishamurthy, alias Kitty (Duniya Vijay) is a gym trainer, who is happy leading life with his mother (Roopa Devi). His aim is to win the Mr. India title and Naidu (Rangayana Raghu) is sponsoring him by bearing all his expenses. Don Poojari heads a gang and operates from Dubai, whose men are assassinated by another gang, "Z".[1] Samantha (Pranitha) comes in between and falls for Kitty. Kitty has a hidden face or horror which is kept secret from the outside world.[2] Meanwhile, the cops are waiting for the arrival of Ravi Poojari after his brother was killed by Z gang. Later, it is all about the battle between the two gangs to rule the underworld.
Cast edit
- Duniya Vijay as Krishamurthy "Kitty" alias "Z"
- Pranitha Subhash as Samantha
- Karthik Jayaram as Ravi, Don Poojari's brother
- Rangayana Raghu as Bull Naidu
- Devaraj as DGP Ajay Deshpande
- Roopa Devi as Sharadamma
- Swayamvara Chandru
- Mallesh Gowda
- Uday K. Mehta
- Danny Kuttappa
- Shashank as a reporter
- Sadashiva Brahmavar
- Chetan Chandra
- Naveen D. Padil
- Vikas
- Sampath Raj as JP alias Don Poojari
- Ramesh Indira
- Manmohan Rai
- Venkata Ram
- Arasu Maharaj
- Ravi Chethan
- Apoorva
- Sharath
- Gopinath Bhat
- Rithesh
- Shankar Narayan
Production edit
The song "Avarivara Jothe" was shot in the Bidar fort and surroundings of Basavakalyana. With ₹70 lakh expenditure, the song was shot featuring Duniya Vijay and Pranitha Subhash. The foreign dancers were part of the song. Another song "Padhe Padhe Phoninalli" was shot in four days at Bangkok. Harsha has choreographed for both the songs.
The song "Nee Neerige Bare Channi" was based on the Sinhalese song "Mata Aloke Genadevi".[3]
Soundtrack edit
| Jarasandha | |
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| Released | September 2011 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
The audio album of Jarasandha was released in September 2011. The five songs of the album tuned by Arjun Janya were released by well known actors. Yogaraj Bhat and Shashank have written the lyrics for the songs.
The Jarasandha soundtrack album has been well received in the market according to sources.[citation needed]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Neerige Baare Chenni" | Arjun Janya, Shamitha Malnad | 03:31 |
| 2. | "Avarivara Jothe" | Sonu Nigam, Anuradha Bhat | 04:13 |
| 3. | "Padhe Padhe Phoninalli" | Upendra, Priya Himesh | 04:32 |
| 4. | "Hale Hubli" | Arjun Janya | 04:11 |
| 5. | "Yaradru Halagogli" | Kailash Kher, Shashank Sheshagiri, Harshasadananda | 03:42 |
Reception edit
Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana from Rediff gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Shashank had promised a stylish action flick and with Vijay at the helm, that was what was expected, but the film comes as a disappointment".[4] Bangalore Mirror wrote "Without Arjun Janya's music, Harsha’s cute concepts for the songs and Shekar Chandra's cinematography which reaches credible heights in scenes like the temple car festival, Jarasandha would have been relegated to a much poorer film".[5] The New Indian Express wrote "Jarasandha is worth watching if you are fond of action-oriented films".[6]
References edit
- ^ Upadhyaya, By: Prakash (25 November 2011). "Jarasandha – Movie Review". www.filmibeat.com.
- ^ "Jarasandha Synopsis | Kannada Movie | Jarasandha Story | Movie Plot | Preview | Oneindia.in". Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Mata Aloke Genadevi - Jikki (Aiyai Malli 1957)". YouTube.
- ^ "Review: Jarasandha is disappointing". Rediff.com. 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Jarasandha: Cock-and-bull story". Bangalore Mirror. 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Jarasandha". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012.
External links edit
- Jarasandha at IMDb
