Arjun (2008 film)

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Arjun
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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 thriller film directed by Shahuraj Shindhe. Darshan plays a Cop in titular role, alongside Meera Chopra (in her first and only Kannada film to date). The film features an ensemble cast, including Anant Nag, Urvashi, Suman, Kovai Sarala, and Sanjjana. [1]

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Plot

Police officer Arjun has strong moral values and lets criminals off with a warning. But he is in a fix when he learns that his father is paying petty criminals to help him catch big criminals.

Cast

Production

Meera Chopra made her Kannada debut through this film. [2] Darshan was signed in to play the cop role and worked on this film simultaneously with Navagraha (2008). [3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by V. Harikrishna. [4]

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

Arjun theatrically released on 12 August 2008 on the same day as Ramya starrer Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu . [5] Darshan plays a cop again after Ayya and Swamy .

Reception

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". [6] 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". [7]

Box office

Despite being a panned by critics, the film initially had high collections and Performed well at the Box office similar to Darshan's previous film Gaja . [8]

References

  1. "Arjun Cast & crew". Filmibeat. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. "Meera makes her Kannada debut". The Times of India . 27 May 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. "'Gaja is the biggest hit of my career'". Rediff . 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. "Arjun Songs, Download Arjun Movie Songs For Free Online at Saavn.com". JioSaavn . 15 June 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. R G Vijayasarathy. "Star wars: Darshan Vs Ramya". Rediff . Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. "Movie Review: Arjun". Sify . Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.
  7. 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.
  8. "Kannada Box-Office (Sep1-5)". Sify . 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.