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Chakravyuha (transl. Labyrinth) is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language vigilante action film written and directed by M. Saravanan and produced by N. K. Lohith under the Sunshine Creations banner. An adaptation of Saravanan's own Tamil-language film Ivan Veramathiri, the film stars Puneeth Rajkumar, Rachita Ram, and Arun Vijay, while Abhimanyu Singh, Sadhu Kokila, Bhavya, and Rangayana Raghu[2] play supporting roles. S. Thaman composed the film's score and soundtrack.
| Chakravyuha | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | M. Saravanan |
| Written by | M. Saravanan |
| Screenplay by | M. Saravanan |
| Produced by | N. K. Lohith |
| Starring | Puneeth Rajkumar Rachita Ram Arun Vijay |
| Narrated by | Kichcha Sudeep |
| Cinematography | Shanmuga Sundaram |
| Edited by | M. Subarak |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
Production company | Sunshine Creations |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office | est.₹25 crore[1] |
The film was dubbed in Hindi with the same name by Shree International, in Telugu as Civil Engineer, and in Tamil as Chakravyuham.
Plot edit
Sadashivayya, who was a former gangster and present Karnataka State Law minister asks for an illegal quota in student admissions in Government Law College, but the principal refuses. In order to remove the principal, he instigates violence in the law college campus using his students in the college. One of the students manages to come out of the campus, but gets badly wounded. Before fainting, he reveals Sadashivayya's plan to a Civil Engineer named Lohith. Lohith, along with his compounder friend Sadhu, takes the student to the hospital and learns that he is suffering from blood loss.
Lohith then takes Anjali, a college student where he makes her to donate blood, but the next day the student dies, and his grief-stricken mother screams in public. Lohith takes the incident seriously and kidnaps Omkaar, who is the paroled-brother of the Sadashivayya and the prepatators behind the violence in the college, where he locks him in an abandoned construction site. The next day, Omkaar tries to escape, but Lohith disguises himself where he thrashes Omkaar and locks him in another room. Sadashivayya tries to find Omkaar, but to no avail where he is arrested as he had given legal assurance for his brother's parole.
Lohith then leaves Omkaar in the highway and Omkaar is taken to the hospital by his henchmen. When he learns of his brother's imprisonment, He swears vengeance on Lohith and decide to track Lohith secretly by pretending to be unstable. When the police learn about Omkaar's plan, they try to arrest him, but Omkar escapes and Omkaar stops a biker for lift, who is revealed to be Lohith. Lohith manages to subdue the police. Soon after, Omkaar escapes leaving Lohith. Omkaar then realizes that Lohith was the kidnapper. Later, Anjali, who is in love with Lohith teases him, to which Lohith angrily rejects Anjali.
Though devastated, Anjali selflessly calls Omkaar and tells him that she knows the kidnapper. At the hideout, Anjali shows him an article that he crashed in a bike accident. Omkaar knows Anjali was lying where he kidnaps her and brings her to the same building where Lohith had kept Omkaar for days. Meanwhile, ACP Raghu starts interrogating Sadashivayya. Just then, Sadashivayya tries to escape, but Raghu shoots him. Omkaar challenges Lohith to save the people who are beloved to him.
Lohith then reaches his home when he deduce that Omkaar was about to kidnap his mother. Lohith thrashes the goons where he brings Omkaar to the same building to learn where Anjali is kept hostage. Lohith manages to save Anjali. When he is taking her to the hospital, Omkaar tries to attack Lohith, but ACP Raghu shoots and kills Omkaar where he salutes Lohith and tells him to leave, Lohith leaves with Anjali and they reunite.
Cast edit
- Puneeth Rajkumar as Lohith
- Rachita Ram as Anjali
- Arun Vijay as Omkaar
- Abhimanyu Singh as Sadashivayya, Law Minister
- Sadhu Kokila as Sadhu
- Rangayana Raghu as ACP Raghu
- Bhavya as Lohith's mother
- Sandeep Yadav as a spy
- Sithara as a student's mother
- Kichcha Sudeep as narrator (voiceover only)[3]
Production edit
The movie made a profit before its release. As per sources, the distribution and audio rights of the movie had been sold out for an amount of ₹14 crores.[4]
Development edit
In February 2015, it was reported that M. Saravanan and Puneeth Rajkumar would work together for the first time. S. Thaman was selected to compose the music for the film. Chakravyuha, was greatly anticipated because of the associated marketing.
Casting edit
Rachita Ram was roped into playing the lead actress role, which marked her debut collaboration with Puneeth Rajkumar. Incidentally, actor Vamsi Krishna was approached by director Saravanan to reprise the role he had done in the original, Ivan Veramathiri. However, the dates did not work out, and the role was offered to his friend Arun Vijay.[5]
Filming edit
The film went on the floors in 2015. A song shoot has been shot in Portugal.[6] This is the first Kannada movie whose song is shot in Portugal.[7]
Release edit
The film release is planned for 29 April 2016, with a premier on 28 April at Australia. It is set to have a global opening and planned to release in more than 50 countries, including the UK, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, US and Canada.[8]
Soundtrack edit
| Chakravyuha | |||||
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| Released | 17 March 2016 | ||||
| Recorded | 2016 | ||||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 14:34 | ||||
| Language | Kannada | ||||
| Label | Anand Audio | ||||
| Producer | S. Thaman | ||||
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Songs of the movie have been released on 17 March 2016, coinciding with the birthday of the actor Puneeth Rajkumar.
S. Thaman composed the soundtrack album (containing 4 songs) and background score for the film. The song recording of the movie commenced already, Telugu actor N. T. Rama Rao Jr. sung a song Geleya Geleya, which was his first playback singing in Kannada film and Kajal Aggarwal sung a song Yenaithu, which was her first playback singing in any language, despite not knowing Kannada language.[9][10][11][12][13][14] The beginning portion of the song "Ninthalli Nillalaare" reuses a part of Thaman's "Megastar Intro Theme" from Bruce Lee: The Fighter (2015).
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Geleya Geleya" | Chandan Shetty | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Yenaithu" | Kaviraj | Puneeth Rajkumar, Kajal Aggarwal | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Ninthalli Nillalaare" | Kaviraj | Megha | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Theme of Chakravyuha" | Chandan Shetty | Chandan Shetty | 2:08 |
| 5. | "Yenaithu" (Remix) | 5:02 | ||
| Total length: | 14:34 | |||
The album was also released in Hindi it contains 3 songs and all lyrics by Shree International Company
Critical reception edit
Chakravyuha received mixed reviews from critics.
Bangalore Mirror wrote "how it was interesting that the hero's name is used only four times in the entire movie, that too in the second half only".[15]
Awards and nominations edit
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Mirchi Music Awards edit
Star as A Singing Sensation - Jr. NTR (for "Geleya Geleya")
6th South Indian International Movie Awards:
- Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada – Nominated – Arun Vijay
- Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada – Nominated - Jr. NTR (for "Geleya Geleya")
References edit
- ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (22 December 2016). "Sandalwood 2016: Highest-grossing Kannada movies of 2016 at the box office". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Movie Review: Chakravyuha". Bangalore Mirror. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "BIG NEWS: Sudeep's Voice For Puneeth Rajkumar's Chakravyuha!". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar's 'Chakravyuha' Makes Profit Even Before Release!". Filmibeat. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Suresh, Sunayana. "Telugu actor roped in for SRK's next - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Veena (7 January 2016). Filmi Beat (ed.). "Puneeth & Rachita Ram Head To Portugal For Chakravyuha Song Shooting!". Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Details". Vijaykarnatakaepaper.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Chakravyuha to Premiere in Oz on April 21". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Geleya Geleya Jr NTR Chakravyuha Full Video Song". ulaska. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Actor Jr. NT Rama Rao to croon for Kannada film Chakravyuha". 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Jr NTR nominated for Kannada Filmfare award for best singer". 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Puneeth's Chakravyuha: You Will Not Believe Who Just Lent His Voice to the Geleya Geleya Number". 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Kajal Aggarwal to Make Her Singing Debut in Kannada, After NTR". 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Kajal Aggarwal's dual debut - Tamil News". 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Movie Review: Chakravyuha". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
External links edit
- Chakravyuha at IMDb
