Banaras (2022 film)

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Banaras
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jayatheertha
Written by Jayatheertha
Produced byTilakraj Ballal [1]
Muzammil Ahmed Khan
StarringZaid Khan [2]
Sonal Monteiro
Sujay Shastry
Devaraj
Achyuth Kumar
CinematographyAdvaitha Gurumurthy
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Music by B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Production
company
NK Productions
Distributed bySakthi Film Factory (Tamil Nadu)
Panorama Studios (North India)
KVN Productions (Karnataka)
Release date
  • 4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
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]

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Plot

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]

Cast

Release

Banaras was released in cinemas on 4 November 2022 in Kannada along with a Hindi dubbed version.

Music

Banaras
Soundtrack album by
Released2022
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.

Kannada
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maaya Gange" V. Nagendra Prasad Armaan Malik 4:37
2."Hennu Hadeyalu Beda"JanapadaHarshika Devanath4:09
3."Troll Song"V. Nagendra PrasadB. Ajaneesh Lokanth3:20
4."Belakina Kavithe"DR. V Nagendraprasadh Sanjith Hegde, Sangeetha Ravindranath3:39
Malayalam
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maaya Gange"Arafat Mohammed Hesham Abdul Wahab 4:37
2."Penny Piravi"Akhil M. BoseBadra Rejin4:09
3."Troll Song"Aadi, Akhil M Bose Jassie Gift 3:20
4."Hrudayamithaake"Aadi Karthik, K. S. Chithra 3:39
Tamil
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maaya Ganga" Palani Bharathi Armaan Malik 4:37
2."Pennin Nilaildhudhaana"Palani BharathiHarshika Devanath4:09
3."Troll Song"Palani BharathiTippu3:20
4."Ilakana Kavithai"Palani Bharathi Pradeep Kumar, K. S. Chithra 3:39
Telugu
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maaya Gange"Krishna Kanth Armaan Malik 4:37
2."Kannu Terchina Paata"Kasarala SyamIndravathi Chauhan4:09
3."Troll Song" Bhaskarabhatla Tippu3:20
4."Tholi Tholi Valape"Krishna Kanth, Bhaskarabhatla Karthik, K. S. Chithra 3:39
Hindi
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maaya Gange"Arafat Mohammed Armaan Malik 4:37
2."Maiya Meri"Shekhar AstitwaRashmeet Kaur4:09
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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