Banaras | |
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Directed by | Jayatheertha |
Written by | Jayatheertha |
Produced by | Tilakraj Ballal [1] Muzammil Ahmed Khan |
Starring | Zaid Khan [2] Sonal Monteiro Sujay Shastry Devaraj Achyuth Kumar |
Cinematography | Advaitha Gurumurthy |
Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
Music by | B. Ajaneesh Loknath |
Production company | NK Productions |
Distributed by | Sakthi Film Factory (Tamil Nadu) Panorama Studios (North India) KVN Productions (Karnataka) |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Banaras is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language [3] romance film written and directed by Jayatheertha [4] and produced by Tilakraj Ballal. It stars Zaid Khan [5] and Sonal Monteiro in the lead roles. [6] The film's music composer is B. Ajaneesh Loknath and cinematographer is Advaitha Gurumurthy. [7] The film was set to be released early 2021 but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, It was released on November 4, 2022. [8] [9]
Banaras is a poignant love story set in the back drop of Kashi (Varanasi/Banaras). This film also the debut of Zaid Khan. The most of the film's scenes have been shot in Banaras except a few portions cammed in Bengaluru. [7]
Banaras was released in cinemas on 4 November 2022 in Kannada along with a Hindi dubbed version.
Banaras | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 2022 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Language | Kannada |
Label | Lahari Music T-Series |
Producer | Bhushan Kumar |
The film's music is composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath. The music rights are owned by Lahari Music and T-Series for Hindi and South languages.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Maaya Gange" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Armaan Malik | 4:37 |
2. | "Hennu Hadeyalu Beda" | Janapada | Harshika Devanath | 4:09 |
3. | "Troll Song" | V. Nagendra Prasad | B. Ajaneesh Lokanth | 3:20 |
4. | "Belakina Kavithe" | DR. V Nagendraprasadh | Sanjith Hegde, Sangeetha Ravindranath | 3:39 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Maaya Gange" | Arafat Mohammed | Hesham Abdul Wahab | 4:37 |
2. | "Penny Piravi" | Akhil M. Bose | Badra Rejin | 4:09 |
3. | "Troll Song" | Aadi, Akhil M Bose | Jassie Gift | 3:20 |
4. | "Hrudayamithaake" | Aadi | Karthik, K. S. Chithra | 3:39 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Maaya Ganga" | Palani Bharathi | Armaan Malik | 4:37 |
2. | "Pennin Nilaildhudhaana" | Palani Bharathi | Harshika Devanath | 4:09 |
3. | "Troll Song" | Palani Bharathi | Tippu | 3:20 |
4. | "Ilakana Kavithai" | Palani Bharathi | Pradeep Kumar, K. S. Chithra | 3:39 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Maaya Gange" | Krishna Kanth | Armaan Malik | 4:37 |
2. | "Kannu Terchina Paata" | Kasarala Syam | Indravathi Chauhan | 4:09 |
3. | "Troll Song" | Bhaskarabhatla | Tippu | 3:20 |
4. | "Tholi Tholi Valape" | Krishna Kanth, Bhaskarabhatla | Karthik, K. S. Chithra | 3:39 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Maaya Gange" | Arafat Mohammed | Armaan Malik | 4:37 |
2. | "Maiya Meri" | Shekhar Astitwa | Rashmeet Kaur | 4:09 |
3. | "Troll Song" | Arafat Mehamood | Nakash Aziz | 3:20 |
4. | "Ghazalon Ki Tarah" | Arafat Mehmood | Javed Ali, Bela Shende | 3:39 |
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