Sajni, (also spelled as Sajani or Sajini), is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Murugesh. The film stars Dhyan, Sharmila Mandre and Anant Nag in lead roles. lead actress Sharmila Mandre makes her Kannada debut through this film.[1] The film is produced by Sonali Nikhil and Sunanda Murali Manohar. The film is the Kannada remake of Tamil film Jodi which was released in 1999. For the first time in Kannada cinema, the film featured a soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman with all compositions re-used from Rahman's Tamil film Jodi which in turn had re-used some of the tracks from Rahman's Hindi movie Doli Saja Ke Rakhna. The film was released statewide on 23 February 2007.[2][3]
| Sajni | |
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| Directed by | Murugesh |
| Screenplay by | Murugesh |
| Story by | Praveen Kanth |
| Based on | Jodi (Tamil) |
| Produced by | Sonali Nikhil Sunanda Murali Manohar |
| Starring | Dhyan Sharmila Mandre Anant Nag |
| Cinematography | M. M. Rangaswamy Ian Howes |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Songs: A. R. Rahman (Compositions reused from Jodi) Background score: Sabesh–Murali |
Production company | Metro Film Corporation Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
edit- Dhyan as Vikram
- Sharmila Mandre as Sajni
- Anant Nag as Ananth Murthy
- Avinash as Vikram's father
- Bhavya as Ananth Murthy's sister
- Amulya as Vikram's sister
- Shivaram as Grandfather
- M. S. Umesh as Secretary
- Master Anand
- Himanshu Malik as Singer Kailash
- Chaya Singh in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack
edit| Sajni | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 25 December 2006 | |||
| Recorded | Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Producer | A. R. Rahman | |||
| A. R. Rahman chronology | ||||
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The official soundtrack contains seven songs re-used from A. R. Rahman's Jodi soundtrack, which itself reused five of its songs from his earlier Bollywood film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna. The background score of the film was composed by Sabesh–Murali due to Rahman's unavailability.
| Song | Artist(s) | Duration | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Chandramukhiye" | Madhushree, Naresh Iyer, Roop Kumar Rathod | 5:27 | Kaviraj |
| "Lovely London" | Swetha Mohan | 4:22 | Belluru Ramamoorthy |
| "Turu Tunthuru" | Shreya Ghoshal | 3:51 | Kaviraj |
| "Ondu Sulladaru" (Duet) | Srinivas, Sujatha Mohan | 5:57 | J. M. Prahlad |
| "Jaana O Jaana" | Vasundara Das, Kailash Kher | 4:53 | V. Manohar |
| "Ondu Sulladaru" (Solo) | Srinivas | 5:57 | J. M. Prahlad |
| "Chandramukhiye" (Instrumental) | None | 6:27 | None |
Reception
editR. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com gave the film 2 out of 5, writing "Though Sajini has all the ingredients of a good family entertainer, it doesn't rise above mediocrity."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Gandhinagar gossip: Sharmeila Mandre". The Hindu. 16 February 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Chitraloka.com ::: Mega Portal for Kannada Cinema – Kannada Films released in February 2007". Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ "Kannada Cinema News | Kannada Movie Reviews | Kannada Movie Trailers – IndiaGlitz Kannada". Archived from the original on 28 February 2007.
- ^ RG Vijayasarathy (26 February 2007). "Nothing original about Sajini". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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