Ajantha is an Indian film produced and directed by Rajppa Ravishankar. The film was simultaneously shot in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu languages with different starcast.[1]
| Ajantha | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Poster in Malayalam | |
| Directed by | Rajppa Ravishankar |
| Story by | Elora Movie Club inc., |
| Produced by | Rajppa Ravishankar |
| Starring | Ramana Venkatesh Vinu Mohan Sai Kiran Honey Rose Vandana Gupta |
| Cinematography | Ilavarasu |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Elora Movie Club Inc |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | |
The lead role was played by Venkatesh in Kannada, Vinu Mohan in Malayalam, Ramana in Tamil and Sai Kiran in the Telugu versions, respectively.[2] Honey Rose was female lead in the Malayalam and Kannada version while Vandana Gupta played the female lead in the Tamil and Telugu versions.[2]
Ilaiyaraaja composed the music and Ilavarasu was the cinematographer for the film.[3] The filming started in 2006 and took three years to complete.[4] The Kannada version was released on 30 October 2009,[5] the Malayalam version was released on 19 July 2012, and the Tamil version was released on 9 November 2012.[6] The Telugu version is yet to release.
Plot
editSinger Anand falls in love with blind Ajantha who is need of a surgery. Anand meets with an accident. How he recovers and funds Ajantha's operation forms the rest of the story.[7]
Cast
edit| Actor (Kannada) | Actor (Malayalam) | Actor (Tamil) | Role | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh | Vinu Mohan | Ramana | Anand | ||
| Honey Rose | Vandana Gupta | Ajantha | |||
| Sai Kiran | Dr. Aravinth | ||||
| Aniyappan | Su. Senthil Kumaran | Anand's friend | |||
| Anand | Sriman | Singer | |||
| Vijay Babu | Mamukkoya | Vijay Babu | Music director | ||
| Honnavalli Krishna | Harisree Asokan | Pandiarajan | |||
| Kundara Johny | |||||
| Bank Janardhan | Kalabhavan Santhosh | Manobala | Producer | ||
| Mandeep Roy | Salim Kumar | Madhan Bob | |||
| Dingri Nagaraj | — | Balu Anand | |||
| Rajppa Ravishankar | Special appearance | ||||
| K. Sivasankar | Special appearance | ||||
Music
edit| Ajantha | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2008 |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Kannada Malayalam Tamil Telugu |
Ilaiyaraaja recorded a record-breaking 36 songs for the film in a week.[8][9] The audio was launched in August 2008.[10] Ilaiyaraaja won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director of 2009 for the film.[11]
- Kannada version[12]
K. Kalyan wrote the lyrics.[13]
- "Aaye Aaye" - Madhumitha
- "Elli Iruve Swarave" - Ilaiyaraaja, Nanditha
- "Elli Iruve Swarave - 2" - Ilaiyaraaja, Manjari
- "Haaku Baa Ondu Beettu" - Murali, Shweta Mohan
- "Kaigalalli Keyboardu" - Tippu
- "Oh Oh Oh Ivanaa Ivanaa" - Nanditha
- "Pannavu Konchavu" - Nanditha
- "Yaaru Hogada Jaaga" - Vijay Yesudas, Bhavatharini
- "Yaaru Yaarendu" - Vijay Prakash
- Malayalam version[14]
S. Ramesan Nair wrote the lyrics.[14]
- "Aarum Thodatha Poovil" - Madhu Balakrishnan, Bhavatharini
- "Aayae Aayae" - Madhumitha
- "Hradayam Thedum" - Madhu Balakrishnan, K. S. Chitra
- "Kaiyil Oru Key Board" - Madhu Balakrishnan
- "Oh Oh Madana Madana" - K. S. Chitra
- "Oruvan Oruval Yen" - Vijay Yesudas
- "Thurigai Illa" - K. S. Chitra
- "Vekkada Onnu" - Naveen, Swetha
- Tamil version[15]
Mu. Mehta, Pa. Vijay, Snehan, Muthulingam, Thirumavalavan and Su. Senthilkumar wrote the lyrics.[15]
- "Engae Irundhai" – K. J. Yesudas, Manjari
- "Engae Irundhai Isaiyae" – Ilaiyaraaja
- "Engae Irundhai" (Repeat) – Yesudas, Manjari
- "Oh Oh Ilaignan" – Manjari
- "Kaiyil Oru Keyboardum" – Tippu
- "Keerthanai" – Madhumitha
- "Poduda Sakkapodu" – Shweta Mohan, Tippu
- "Thoorigai Indri" – Manjari
- "Yaarum Thodatha Ondrai" – Ilaiyaraaja, Shreya Ghoshal
- "Yarukku Yarendru" – P. Unnikrishnan
- Telugu version[16]
Vennelakanti wrote the lyrics.[16]
- "Aayae Aayae" - Madhumitha
- "Chetilo Key Board" - Tippu
- "Evarukku Evarani" - K. J. Yesudas
- "Evarum Thakkani" - Vijay Prakash, Manjari
- "Kunche Lekha" - Manjari
- "Oh Oh Evvanam Evvanam" - Manjari
- "Raavae Swarama" - Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
- "Raavae Swarama" - Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
- "Veyyara Okka Beetu" - Tippu, Shweta Mohan
Reception
editRegarding the Tamil version, a critic from Dinamalar wrote that the film is devoid of major twists and that the music is the saving grace.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Cinema Plus / Cinema : Ajantha". The Hindu. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ a b "'Ajantha' to release in four languages – Malayalam Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Actor Vinu Mohan | Malayalam Movie | Ajantha | Honey Rose | Varada | Nivedhyam - Filmibeat".
- ^ "'Ajantha' set for the next week – Malayalam Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. 19 November 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Ajantha - Kannada Movie Review, Ott, Release Date, Trailer, Budget, Box Office & News - FilmiBeat".
- ^ "Friday Fury – November 9". Sify. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Film Ajantha | Releasing | Director Rajppa Ravisangar | Vinu Mohan | Honey Rose - Filmibeat".
- ^ "Ilayaraja creates history".
- ^ cinesouth. "Dailynews – Isaignani Peravai in December – Ilayaraja". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Ajantha audio launched – Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Front Page : Rajini, Kamal win best actor awards". The Hindu. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Songs List MOVIE : AJANTHA - KANNADA". palanikumar.com.
- ^ "Ajantha Songs Download, Ajantha Kannada MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Kannada Songs". www.raaga.com.
- ^ a b "Ajantha Songs". Raaga.com.
- ^ a b "Ajantha Songs". Raaga.com.
- ^ a b "Ajantha Songs". Raaga.com.
- ^ "அஜந்தா". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 15 November 2012.