Ravi Shastri is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and M. R. Raghavendra. It is a remake of the Tamil film Idhu Namma Aalu (1988) and stars Ravichandran and Sneha, in her Kannada cinema debut.[1]

Ravi Shastri
CD cover
Directed byM. S. Rajashekar
M. R. Raghavendra
Based onIdhu Namma Aalu
by K. Bhagyaraj
Produced bySandesh Nagaraj
StarringRavichandran
Sneha
Music byRajesh Ramanath
Production
company
Sandesh Combines
Release date
  • 28 September 2006 (2006-09-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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The film was initially titled Brahmana.[2] The film completed shooting by mid-2006.[3]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Rajesh Ramanath. Cricketer Ravi Shastri, who shared his name for this film, was to come for the audio launch but did not show up because he was not paid 5 lakh (equivalent to 16 lakh or US$19,000 in 2023).[4]

Ravi Shastry
Soundtrack album by
Released2006
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length35:56
LanguageKannada
LabelLahari Music
ProducerRajesh Ramanath
Rajesh Ramanath chronology
Tirupathi
(2006)
Ravi Shastry
(2006)
Nali Naliyutha
(2007)
External audio
  Ravi Shastry – Jukebox on YouTube
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vesha Vesha"V. Nagendra PrasadShankar Mahadevan4:36
2."Mutthu Mutthu"K. RamnarayanUdit Narayan, Sunidhi Chauhan5:21
3."Gilli Gilli"K. RamnarayanKunal Ganjawala, Shreya Ghoshal5:31
4."Hennige"M. N. Vyasa RaoVijay Yesudas5:02
5."Bandaithey"K. RamnarayanKarthik, Malathi5:21
6."Vesha Vesha (REMIX)"V. Nagendra PrasadShankar Mahadevan4:28
7."Sangeetha"M. N. Vyasa RaoUdit Narayan, K. S. Chithra5:37
Total length:35:56

Reception

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R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com opined that "Ravi Shashtry has a strong message to convey, but it unfortunately ends up being an ordinary film".[5] A critic from Sify wrote that "This remake of K.Bhagyaraj classic Idhu Namma Aal from Tamil lacks the Kannada milieu and flavour. Director M.S.Rajashekhar could have made the film more racy and entertaining, which would have appealed to the masses".[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Sneha makes a mark in Kannada as well". Behindwoods. 9 July 2006. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Ravi Shastri Review". Indiaglitz. 7 October 2006. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ ""I've learnt to be a good student!"". Viggy. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Ravi Shastri Audio released". Nowrunning. 29 September 2006. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ R. G. Vijayasarathy (9 October 2006). "Ravi Shashtry disappoints". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Ravi Shastri". Sify. 10 October 2006. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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