Ajith (film)

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Ajith
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Directed by Mahesh Babu
Written byMahesh Babu
Story by N. Lingusamy
Based on Paiyaa
Produced byG Prem
Pranav Gowda S
Starring Chiranjeevi Sarja
Nikki Galrani
CinematographyMohan
Music bySongs:
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Score:
V. Harikrishna
Production
company
B M R Productions
Release date
  • 9 May 2014 (2014-05-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Ajith is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language romantic action 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 songs in the music direction of Yuvan Shankar Raja. [4]

Contents

The film got released across Karnataka cinema halls on 9 May 2014. [5]

Plot

In Bangalore, Ajith, an unemployed young graduate meets Charulatha and falls in love with her. One day, Charulatha tells Ajith to drop her at her grandmother's house in Mumbai to escape from a forced marriage arranged by her father. During the journey, the duo encounter two gangs after them (one after Ajith and the other gang after Charulatha) for their personal reasons, but Ajith manages to defeat the gangs and unites with Charulatha, who has also fallen in love with him.

Cast

Some scenes from the original film featuring the Tamil-speaking Telugu rowdies were reused. [6]

Production

The rights of the film were sold to makers in Kannada for approx ₹20 lakh (US$24,000). [7] 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. [8] An action shoot was held in Ravi Verma's 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. [9] In June the shoot for the songs of the film happened in Bangalore. [10]

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. [11] The audio was launched on 16 January 2014. [12]

Ajith
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released
16 January 2014
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageKannada
Label Anand Audio
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
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  

Reception

Critical response

Shashiprasad S M from Deccan Chronicle wrote "For Chiranjeevi Sarja, who is still cherishing the success of his previous release Chandralekha, the replica is bound to be an average performer. Will Ajith express his love for a happy ending? Simply avoid if you have watched ‘Paiyaa’". [6] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "However, a loose thought refuses to go away throughout the film and long after people have left the hall: Would a dubbed Paiyya have saved all the expenses in making this film? Of course, watching suave and earnest Karthi contorting his mouth while someone else’s voice is saying something else would be a little squirm-weird". [13] A critic from Sify.com wrote "Chiranjeevi Sarja's run of the mill performance is clearly visible and nothing exciting. Debutante Nikki Galrani needs to polish her acting skills before she tries her hands on the next project. Though the story is not new, director Mahesh Babu could have made it interesting, only if he had added certain attention-grabbing elements. Music by Yuvan Shanka Raja is undoubtedly the best for the reason that it has the same tunes as that of the original. Remakes cannot always be a safe bet is what one has to understand through Ajith". [14]

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