Ambari (film)

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Ambari
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Poster
Directed by A. P. Arjun
Written byA. P. Arjun
Produced byV Lakshmikanth
H. S. Suresh
Starring Yogesh
Supreetha
Cinematography Satya Hegde
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Music by V. Harikrishna
Production
company
Sri Lambodara Combines
Release date
  • 30 January 2009 (2009-01-30)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Ambari is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by A. P. Arjun in his directorial debut. The film stars Yogesh and Supreetha in the lead roles, while Petrol Prasanna, Rangayana Raghu, Sandeep, Dinesh Mangalore, Kishori Ballal and Aruna Balraj in supporting roles.

Contents

Ambari was released on 30 January 2009 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office. [1] [2]

Plot

Dhananjaya is a cobbler leading a simple life with his drunkard father. Saraswathi alias Saro is a rich girl who meets Dhananjaya and falls for his kind-heartedness. Dhananjaya and Saro undertake a bicycle journey to Taj Mahal, where they are tailed by a gangster named Gani, who received a contract from Saro's father to finish Dhananjaya due to status issues. Gani also wants to exact revenge on Dhananjaya for injuring him in a fight. Despite getting stabbed by Gani in a fight, Dhananjaya finally brings Saro to visit Taj Mahal on her birthday and dies from his injuries, while Saro gets devastated.

Cast

Release

The film was released on 30 January 2009.

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by V. Harikrishna. [3]

Sl NoSong TitleSinger(s)Lyricist
1"Yaare Nee Devatheya" Chetan Sosca A. P. Arjun
2"Aakasha Neene" Sonu Nigam Jayanth Kaikini
3"Nee Sokalu" Shreya Ghoshal A. P. Arjun
4"O Aluthaave" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam A. P. Arjun
5"Ele Kenchi Taare" V. Harikrishna, EmilV. Nagendra Prasad
6"Aakasha Neene" K. S. Chithra Jayanth Kaikini

Reception

Critical response

The Times of India gave 3/5 stars; praising the cinematography and action sequences and wrote "An excellent show by the director who has selected a romantic story with freshness in the script and neat narration though it drags on a little in the second half." [4] R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Ambari could have been more interesting but it ends up as just an average fare." [5] [6]

Awards

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References

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  2. "Fading glory of 100 days". The New Indian Express . 22 July 2009.
  3. Ambari Audio Retrieved 18 December 2013.
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  6. Ambari Movie review