Arjun (2008 film)

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Arjun
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DVD cover
Directed byShahuraj Shindhe
Screenplay by Janardhana Maharshi
Story byShahuraj Sindhe
Produced byN Mohankumar
Shashikala Narendranath
N Jayanna
Bhogendra
Starring
CinematographyP. K. H. Das
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Music by V. Harikrishna
Production
company
Jayanna Films
Release date
  • 12 August 2008 (2008-08-12)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Arjun is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Shahuraj Shindhe and starring Darshan, Meera Chopra, and Anant Nag. Darshan plays a cop again after Ayya and Swami. [1]

Contents

Cast

Production

Darshan worked on this film simultaneously with Navagraha. [2] He signed the film because the film's producer, Jayanna, had distributed Darshan's previous films. [2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by V. Harikrishna. [3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Balle Balle" V. Nagendra Prasad Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal 5:16
2."Taubare Taubare" Kaviraj Tippu, Jassie Gift 4:12
3."Leftalli Jayamala"KavirajJassie Gift4:21
4."Gunturu Gunturu"Kaviraj Chaitra H. G., Jassie Gift, Tippu4:32
5."Ye Kanaka"V. Nagendra Prasad Shankar Mahadevan 4:34
Total length:22:55

Release and reception

The film released on the same day as Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu. [1]

A critic from Sify gave the film a verdict of "average" and opined that "Darshan fans is sure to lap up this mass action masala". [4] Vijayasarathy of Rediff gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wrote that "Darshan does his usual act, but he is handicapped by the lack of a proper story". [5]

Box office

The film initially had high collections at the box office. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 R G Vijayasarathy. "Star wars: Darshan Vs Ramya". Rediff . Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "'Gaja is the biggest hit of my career'". Rediff . 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Arjun Songs, Download Arjun Movie Songs For Free Online at Saavn.com". JioSaavn . 15 June 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Movie Review: Arjun". Sify . Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.
  5. ↑ R G Vijayasarathy (18 August 2008). "Arjun: Not even for Darshan fans". Rediff . Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Kannada Box-Office (Sep1-5)". Sify . 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
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