Bhajarangi 2

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Bhajarangi 2
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by A. Harsha
Written byA. Harsha
Produced byJayanna-Bogendra
Starring Shiva Rajkumar
Shruthi
Bhavana
Saurav Lokesh
Dushyanth Rai
Cheluvaraj
Prakash Thuminad
Kuri Prathap
CinematographySwamy J. Gowda
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Music by Arjun Janya
Production
company
Jayanna Films
Distributed by Jayanna Combines
Release date
  • 29 October 2021 (2021-10-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹15 crores

Gross = ₹ 38 crores

[1]

Bhajarangi 2 is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language fantasy action film written and directed by Harsha, and produced by Jayanna-Bogendra under the banner of Jayanna Combines. [2] It stars Shiva Rajkumar, Shruthi, Bhavana and Cheluvaraj in the lead roles, while Kuri Prathap, Dusyanth Rai, Saurav Lokesh, and Prakash Thuminad appears in other supporting roles. [3] Is a sequel to Bhajarangi (2013).

Contents

The film was released theatrically on 29 October 2021 and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. [4]

Plot

Araka, a tribesman makes money by producing drugs from Ayurvedic plants, found in his territory and selling them. Sudheendra, a priest, is performing penance since many years, with the help of a sage.

One day, a seller buys drugs from Araka and the drugs earns him a profit. The seller provides to him. He asks Araka for a truckload of drugs to sell, but Araka's assistant tells him that it is not easy to produce them due to the shortage of labour. The seller advises them that there are many people in the nearby villages, who can be kidnapped for labor. While celebrating a festival, the villagers are suddenly attacked and captured by Araka's men. Anji tries to stop him as his sister Alamelamma and girlfriend Chinminiki are also captured, but is beaten and thrown out of the village by Araka.

Araka's assistant stops him, where Araka gets enraged and decapitates his assistant. Araka takes all the captured villagers. Anji gets dejected about failing to save the villagers from Araka, and commits suicide in Sudheendra's cave. Suddenly, a supernatural force from the sky arrives, where the sage notices the sky and takes Anji's soul. It is revealed that Araka once had a enemy in the form of Bhajarangi, a forest officer and Anji doppelgänger. Bhajarangi had freed the tyranny rule of Araka's father Jagrava by killing him, due to which Araka poisoned the village and killed his own tribesman due to having betrayed Jagrava and joined Bhajarangi in the first place.

Anji's body is now taken to Sudheendra where he lets Bhajarangi's soul possess Anji and heads to finish Araka. Anji/Bhajarangi arrives at Araka's den and finishes him off. Bhajarangi tells Sudheendra to spread about the awareness of Ayurveda, to which he agrees. Sudheendra provides his knowledge to Anji and dies, where Anji reviews and continues Sudheendra's mission.

Cast

Production

In October 2017, Harsha announced "Raana" with Yash amidst much fanfare. [7] But Yash was not too happy with the script that Harsha had presented to him. Sources add that when Harsha presented the actor with the complete script, he wasn't too happy and had reportedly told the director to fine-tune it to meet his approval standards. Further, with the director's track record not being up to scratch, Yash's well-wishers reportedly advised him to put Raana in cold storage for the time being. [8] Harsha replaced Yash with Shivrajkumar in the movie [9] [10] and eventually, renamed the movie as "Bhajarangi 2"

Release

The film was initially slated to release on 10 September but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. [11] Then it was scheduled to be released on 29 October 2021, but again got cancelled due to the death of Shiva Rajkumar's brother Puneeth. [12]

Reception

Bhajarangi 2 received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

Kiran R. Hemmige of The News Minute gave 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "While Shiva Rajkumar has given it his all as usual, the film lacks logic and is let down by its one-dimensional characters." [13]

Jagadish Angadi of Deccan Herald gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "The narrative technique in the flashback is likely to confuse the audience. The director appears to have lost control over the plot throughout the first half. Several scenes delay the story from taking off. In the second half, the pace falters." [14]

Music

Arjun Janya composed the music for the film. [3]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bhajare Bhajare Bhajarangi" V. Nagendra Prasad Shankar Mahadevan, Arjun Janya 3:36
2."Nee Sigoovaregu"K.Kalyan Sid Sriram 3:21
3."Re Re Bhajarangi"K.Kalyan Kailash Kher 3:49
4."Vaidyo Narayano Hari"V. Nagendra Prasad Vijay Prakash 3:48
Total length:13.54

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