Gharshana (transl. 'Friction' or 'Clash') is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film produced by G.Sivaraju & C.Venkatraju on Geeta Chitra International banner, directed by Gautham Menon. It is the Telugu remake of the 2003 Tamil film Kaakha Kaakha. Venkatesh and Asin played the lead roles and music was composed by Harris Jayaraj.
| Gharshana | |
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| Directed by | Gautham Menon |
| Written by | Gautham Menon |
| Based on | Kaakha Kaakha (Tamil) |
| Produced by | G.Sivaraju C.Venkataraju Kalaipuli S. Thanu |
| Starring | Venkatesh Asin |
| Narrated by | Venkatesh |
| Cinematography | R. D. Rajasekhar |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | Harris Jayaraj |
Production company | Geeta Chitra International |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Ramachandra IPS is the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Hyderabad City. His upbringing as an orphan and the special nature of his job as a policeman have left him reluctant to form relationships with women. He doesn't have much faith in the judicial system and seeks to 'eliminate' the criminals in the town through encounters.
Rama Chandra, however, has fallen in love with Maya. She is a school teacher and has fallen in love with him. Initially, he shuns her love, fearing that his enemies might cause harm to her. But her love is so deep for him that she is willing to take this risk, and they are married.
In one of his encounters, Rama Chandra kills Das, an Orissa-based leader of a criminal family, and his troubles begin. Das’ brother Panda resolves to take revenge on Rama Chandra for the death of his brother by targeting Chandra's friends and family members. Maya is kidnapped by these villains, and her husband sets out to rescue her and to free Hyderabad City of this criminal menace at the same time. Despite facing growing horror and betrayal at every step, Ramachandra violently finishes off Panda and his mafia, and also rescuing his wounded wife. The ending scene features Rama Chandra a few months later, calling out to his wife 'Maya' and both leaving in a car.
Cast
- Venkatesh as D.C.P Ramachandra I.P.S
- Asin as Maya
- Salim Baig as Panda
- Ravi Prakash as Rajesh
- Daniel Balaji as Srikhanth
- Vamsi Krishna as Jagan
- Yog Japee as Naik
- Satyam Rajesh as Ansari
- Minale Ravi
- Raj P Kannan
- Sugaa Nandan
- Goa Sharma
- Srinivas
- Anand
- Deepan
- Amitha
- Chandana
- Yana Gupta as item number in "Aadatanamaa"
Soundtrack
| Gharshana | ||||
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| Released | 16 June 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:12 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Harris Jayaraj | |||
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Music composed by Harris Jayaraj. The music was released by ADITYA Music Company. (The soundtrack of Kaakha Kaakha was retained in the Telugu remake except "Andagaada" and "Ye Chilipi".)
All lyrics are written by Kulasekhar
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cheliya Cheliya" | KK, Suchitra | 5:19 |
| 2. | "Nanne Nanne" | Tippu, Pop Shalini | 5:53 |
| 3. | "Ye Chilipi" | Srinivas | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Andagaada" | Harini | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Aadatanamaa" | Sunitha Sarathy, Febi Mani | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Theme Music" (Instrumental) | 2:17 | |
| Total length: | 30:12 | ||
Production
Gautham Menon subsequently remade the film in the Telugu language for producer Venkata Raju.[1]
Reception
Idlebrain wrote: "The second half starts in an interesting style and it loses the steam as the climax approaches. The plus points of this film are music, Venkatesh, photography and stylish taking. The negative points are slow narration, lack of Telugu commercial elements, dry scenes and lack of substance. This film has got more style and less substance".[2] Indiaglitz wrote: "the film redeems itself due to the technical excellence and masterful craft of Gowtham. In that, he has married the best of Ram Gopal Varma and Manirathnam (urban finesse, short, crisp and natural dialogues and getting the best out of his music director)".[3] Fullhyderabad wrote: "The action fans will love this movie. The encounters are sadistically gory! And that forms half of the movie".[4] Sify wrote: "Speed, style and sparkle are the essence of Gharshana".[5]
References
- ^ "Welcome to". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Telugu cinema Review - Gharshana - Venkatesh, Asin - Gowtam Menon - Harris Jayaraj". Idlebrain.com. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Gharshana Telugu Movie Review - cinema preview stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes". IndiaGlitz. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Gharshana review: Gharshana (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com". Fullhyderabad.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Welcome to". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2012.