Brihaspathi (film)

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Brihaspathi
Brihaspathi (2018) Release Poster.jpg
Poster
Directed by Nanda Kishore
Written byNanda Kishore
Screenplay byNanda Kishore
Story by R. Velraj
Based on Velaiilla Pattadhari
Produced by Rockline Venkatesh
Starring Manoranjan Ravichandran
Mishti Chakraborthy
Saikumar Pudipeddi
Sithara
Cinematography Satya Hegde
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Music by V. Harikrishna
Production
company
Release date
  • 5 January 2018 (2018-01-05)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Brihaspathi is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Nanda Kishore and produced by Rockline Venkatesh under his home banner. [1] The film stars Manoranjan Ravichandran, Mishti Chakraborthy, while Saikumar, Kanika Mann, Sithara, Sadhu Kokila, Avinash and Taarak Ponannappa play supporting roles. [2]

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The film's album and score were composed by V. Harikrishna. The film's cinematography is by Satya Hegde whilst the editing is done by K. M. Prakash. The filming commenced in early 2017 and underwent the title change twice during the making. The earlier titles chosen were Vrutti Illada Padavidhara [3] and Son of Ravichandran. [4] The movie is a remake of the Tamil movie Velaiilla Pattadhari . [5]

Plot

Sudhir, a graduate who is unemployed for several years, finally lands a job by overcoming various obstacles.

Cast

Production

In April 2016, it was reported that after having watched the success of actor Dhanush's Tamil films Velaiilla Pattadhari and Visaranai , producer Rockline Venkatesh bought its remake rights in Kannada from Dhanush's Wunderbar Films and chose director Nanda Kishore to lead the former film. [6] In August 2016, actor V. Ravichandran's son Manoranjan Ravichandran was selected to play the lead role even before his first film Saheba released. It was reported that actress Amala Paul would reprise her role Shalini in Kannada version as well. [7] However, it was later reported that actress Rachita Ram was chosen for the same role. [8] Finally, Bollywood actress Mishti was finalized for the role which apparently made her excited since she considered herself to be an ardent fan of actor Dhanush. [9] After the first schedule in Bengaluru, the team headed to Mysore to film a montage song and few sequences.

Soundtrack

Brihaspathi
Soundtrack album by
Released2017
Recorded2017
Genre Soundtrack
Length22:33
Label Junglee Music
Producer V. Harikrishna
V. Harikrishna chronology
Bharjari
(2017)
Brihaspathi
(2017)
Life Jothe Ondh Selfie
(2018)

V. Harikrishna has composed the soundtrack and background music for the film. The soundtrack album consists of six songs. Lyrics for the tracks were written by Yogaraj Bhat and Pradyumna Narahalli. The audio was released by the actor Jaggesh along with KFPA President Muniratna who is also the distributor of the film. [10]

Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Damaru Damaru Dam" Yogaraj Bhat Puneeth Rajkumar 3;50
2."Nodrappa Nammavanu"Yogaraj Bhat Tippu 2:33
3."Aagale Beku Naavu"Yogaraj Bhat Vijay Prakash 2:51
4."Amma Nann Amma" Pradyumna Narahalli Santhosh Venky, K. S. Chithra 4:56
5."Ontharadalli Ella Haayagide"Yogaraj Bhat Karthik 4:13
6."Dandam Dashagunam"Pradyumna Narahalli Ranjith 4:10
Total length:22:33

Release

The film released on 5 January 2018 making it the first Kannada film released in the year 2018. [5]

Reception

The Times of India" rated the film 3/5 and noted "Bruhaspati might not be VIP but it has its own charm with references to Rajkumar and Sudhir and other local analogies. This is a decent effort and one can watch it if you like films that are masala but not really over the top." [11] Shyam Prasad S of Bangalore Mirror scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says There is a marked improvement in Manoranjan, even if much is still expected regarding the clarity of words he delivers. He sounds much like an unrefined Ravichandran. Nanda brings out a clinical perfection in executing this film. From the supporting cast to the behind-the-scene work by composer Harikrishna and cinematographer Satya Hegde, everyone seems to have followed the template to perfection. [12]

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References

  1. Nanda Kishore on a roll with Pogaru and Bruhaspati. The New Indian Express.com (14 December 2017). Retrieved on 2017-12-19.
  2. Manoranjan Ravichandran Signs His Next With Nanda Kishore. Filmibeat.com (5 August 2016)
  3. VIP is vrutti illada padavidhara in kannada. The New Indian Express (20 April 2017)
  4. Manoranjan’s next gets a new title S/o of Ravichandran. The New Indian Express (20 September 2017)
  5. 1 2 Brihaspathi To Be The First Film Of 2018. Chitraloka.com (19 December 2018)
  6. Rockline Venkatesh Chooses Dhanush's Movies To Remake In Kannada!. Filmibeat.com (4 April 2016)
  7. Amala Paul to reprise her role in VIP's Kannada remake. Times of India (21 January 2017)
  8. Rachita reprises Amala’s role in VIP Kannada remake. The New Indian Express (31 October 2016)
  9. Mishti is all excited about VIP Kannada remake. The News Minute (2 February 2017)
  10. Jaggesh Releases The Songs Of Brihaspathi. Chitraloka.com (18 December 2017)
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