Lankesh Patrike is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language political thriller film directed by Indrajit Lankesh and starring Darshan and Vasundhara Das.[1] Darshan played a journalist in the film and Vasundhara Das made her Kannada acting debut with this film.[2][3] Despite releasing to positive critical reception,[4] the film was a box office failure.[5]
| Lankesh Patrike | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Indrajit Lankesh |
| Written by | Indrajit Lankesh B. A. Madhu |
| Produced by | K. Manju |
| Starring | Darshan Vasundhara Das |
| Cinematography | Sundarnath Suvarna |
| Edited by | B.S. Kemparaju |
| Music by | Babji-Sandeep |
Production companies | Lakshmishree Combines Aishwarya Combines |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast edit
- Darshan as Indra
- Vasundhara Das as Preeti
- Ananth Nag as Lankesh
- Rangayana Raghu as the CM
- Devaraj as ACP Ramu
- Loknath
- Chitra Shenoy
- Arun Sagar
- Sanketh Kashi
- Rangayana Raghu
- Dattatreya
- Anupama Gowda[6]
- Cameo appearance
- Aditi Govitrikar (in the song "Sweetu Rasagolla")
- Indrajit Lankesh as the CM's killer
Soundtrack edit
The music of the film was composed by Babji-Sandeep and lyrics written by K. Kalyan, Sri Ranga and Dodda Rangegowda.[7]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nodkondu Baaro" | Vasundhara Das, Babji | 5:12 |
| 2. | "Yendu Kanda Kanasu" | Rajesh Krishnan, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 5:48 |
| 3. | "Sweetu Rasagolla" | Kalpana Patowary | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Jumma Jumma" | Babji, Lakshmi | 1:39 |
| 5. | "Bum Bum Bombattu" | Hemanth | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Yendu Naanu" | Sonu Nigam, Sowmya Raoh | 5:45 |
| 7. | "Kunjarada Gombe" | Manjula Gururaj, Hemanth | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 30:24 | ||
Reception edit
A critic from Viggy wrote that "Overall, Lankesh Patrike is a typical commercial film with fantasy coated realism".[8] India Info wrote "Indrajeet knows very well that just this storyline wont work. For this very reason, he has brought in glamour doll, Vasundara Das. Some masala scenes and of course some songs shot in posh locations. It has the elements but the very base of the film is hollow".[9]
Awards edit
- Karnataka State Film Award for Best Editor - B. Kemparaju[10]
References edit
- ^ "Lankesh Pathrike - film of P.L. Indrajith releasing". www.viggy.com.
- ^ "Prajwal Devaraj, Prem Nenapirali and Abishek Ambareesh to celebrate Darshan's 23 years in Sandalwood". The Times of India. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Vasundhara's busy with a new project". The Times of India.
- ^ "#25yearsofDarshan: A journey from being a light man to box office Sultan". The Times of India.
- ^ "Actor Darshan: From Rs 200 per day to Rs 1.25 crore per film | Bengaluru News". The Times of India.
- ^ "Anupama Gowda: I look up to Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt". The Times of India.
- ^ "Lankesh Patrike (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. 2003.
- ^ "Lankesh Patrike film review - film by PL Indrajith". www.viggy.com.
- ^ "Indiainfo: Kannada: LANKESH PATRIKE - Review". Archived from the original on 2 October 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "'Chigurida Kanasu' bags 4 awards". The Times of India. 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
