Abhay (2009 film)

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Abhay
Directed byMahesh Babu
Written byJanardhan Maharshi
Produced byB G Babu Reddy
Starring Darshan, Aarti Thakur
CinematographyRamesh Babu
Edited byKiran Kumar K L
Music by V. Harikrishna
Production
company
Nithin Productions
Release date
  • 2 October 2009 (2009-10-02)
Running time
140 min
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Abhay is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language romantic action masala film released in 2009 written by Janardhana Maharshi and directed by Mahesh Babu. It was produced by Babu Reddy under Nithin Productions banner. Darshan and Aarti Thakur appeared in lead roles. [1]

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Cast

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by V. Harikrishna. [2]

Sl NoSong TitleSinger(s)Lyricist
1"Baanu Kempadante"Sunitha Goparaju Jayanth Kaikini
2"Yaako Eno" Sonu Nigam V. Nagendra Prasad
3"Neene Kane" Tippu, Anuradha Bhat Kaviraj
4"Shaane Bhoga" Malgudi Subha V. Nagendra Prasad
5"Yammo Mayammo" Rajesh Krishnan V. Nagendra Prasad
6"Abhay is Crazy" Karthik V. Nagendra Prasad

Reception

R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars and says "The only positive point about the film is Darshan's stunts, particularly in the climax. Darshan is lively as usual in his portrayal of Abhay. He excels in dances and fights and there is no scope for any emotion in the film. Ramesh Babu's camera work is good". [3] A critic from  The Times of India scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Darshan excels. Arathi Thakur is okay. Pradeep Rawat is excellent. Omprakash Rao gives a comical touch. Camerawork by Ramesh Babu is good. Ravivarma's brilliant action sequences deserve special mention". [4] A critic from  Bangalore Mirror wrote  "The film is a mix of stale plots and unrewarding scenes. You are supposed to laugh when the comic character is slapped and take notice when Darshan and baddies fly around tied to invisible safety cords. A film that will appeal only to Darshan fans but not in a way that they would want to pay and watch again". [5] A critic from Sify.com wrote  "Darshan has struggled hard to make his presence but ultimately, a poorly etched out characetra nd script lets him down. There is no chemistry between the lovers and the three villain brothers hams. Omprakash comedy is some relief. V.Harikrishna gives two lovely tunes ? Neena Kane?and Yako nenna Jotheiddare?.. There are some exotic locations on screen from the camera of Ramesh Babu". [6]

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References

  1. "Abhay struggles to impress the audience". The Hindu . 3 October 2009.
  2. "Music Launch of 'Abhay'". The New Indian Express . 10 October 2009.
  3. "Review: Abhay is a rehash". Rediff.com . 2 October 2009.
  4. "ABHAY MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India . 14 May 2009.
  5. "Abhay: The same yarn". Bangalore Mirror . 2 October 2009.
  6. "Abhay". Sify.com . 4 October 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022.