Ajith (film)
Ajith | |
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Directed by | Mahesh Babu |
Produced by |
G Prem Pranav Gowda S |
Written by |
Mahesh Babu N. Lingusamy |
Starring |
Chiranjeevi Sarja Nikki Galrani |
Music by |
Songs: Yuvan Shankar Raja(Re-used music from Tamil) Background Score: V. Harikrishna |
Cinematography | Mohan |
Production company |
B M R Productions |
Release dates |
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Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Ajith is a 2014 Kannada road film directed by Mahesh Babu starring Chiranjeevi Sarja and Nikki Galrani.[1][2] It is a remake of the Tamil film Paiyaa.[3] G Prem is the producer of this film with five songss in the music direction of Yuvan Shankar Raja.[4]
The film got released across Karnataka cinema halls on 9 May 2014.[5]
Cast
- Chiranjeevi Sarja
- Nikki Galrani
- Arpitha
- Rockline Sudhakar
- Shivamanju
Production
The rights of the film were sold to makers in Kannada for approx ₹20 lakh (US$30,000).[6] While it was earlier said that Purushotham, of Modalasala fame, would helm the project, Mahesh Babu, whose last directorial outing was the Prem-starrer Prem Adda, was confirmed to direct Ajith.[3] Mahesh Babu zeroed in on Nikki Galrani, actress Sanjjanaa's sister as the heroine.[2] The film was launched in January 2013.[1] The shooting began from 12 February 2013.[7] A action shoot was held in Ravi Verma stunt direction at Hesaraghatta for which Vice Camera was used that gives 1000 frames for an action portion.[4] The shooting was continued in Mysore, going on in Gandhi Square, which is located at the heart of the city.[8] In June the shoot for the songs of the film happened in Bangalore.[9]
Soundtrack
Yuvan Shankar Raja who scored the music for Paiyaa composes the songs of Ajith. All tunes from the original Tamil soundtrack are reused for the Kannada version.[10] The audio was launched on 16 January 2014.[11]
Ajith | |
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Soundtrack album by Yuvan Shankar Raja | |
Released |
16 January 2014 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Language | Kannada |
Label | Anand Audio |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Suthade Suthade Bhoomi" | Mahesh Babu | Karthik | |
2. | "Santhosha Santhosha" | Raghavendra Kamath | Ranjith | |
3. | "Nanna Aaseyanu" | Mahesh Babu | Santhosh Venky | |
4. | "Raaya Raaya Maleraaya" | Dr. V. Nagendra Prasad | Rahul Nambiar, Archana Ravi | |
5. | "Hani Hani" | Mahesh Babu | Tippu |
References
- 1 2 "Ajith launched". The Times of India. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- 1 2 "Sanjjanaa's sister Nikki makes Sandalwood debut". The Times of India. 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- 1 2 "Mahesh Babu to direct the film Ajith". The Times of India. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- 1 2 "'Ajith' Moves Ahead". IndiaGlitz. 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ "Nikki Galrani's Kannada debut on May 9". The Times of India. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ↑ "Paiyaa Kannada remake rights for Rs 20 lakh". The Times of India. 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ "Chiranjeevi begins shoot for Ajith". The Times of India. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ "Chiranjeevi Sarja shoots in Mysore". The Times of India. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ "Nikki shooting for Ajith songs". The Times of India. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ "Yuvan Shankar Raja's music for Paiyaa remake". The Times of India. 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-17/news-interviews/46300367_1_ajith-nikki-galrani-tamil-film-paiyaa
External links
- Ajith at the Internet Movie Database