Election (2013 film)

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Election
2013 Kannada film Election poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Om Prakash Rao
Screenplay byOm Prakash Rao
Produced by Ramu
Starring Malashri
Pradeep Rawat
CinematographyRajesh Katta
Edited byLakshman
Music by Hamsalekha
Production
company
Ramu Enterprises
Release date
  • 23 May 2013 (2013-05-23)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Election is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced by Ramu under the banner Ramu Enterprises. The film stars Malashri in the lead role. The supporting cast features Pradeep Rawat, Dev Gill, Sharath Lohitashwa, Hanumanthegowda and Suchendra Prasad. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Sher E Jigar in 2018 on WAM. [1]

Contents

Cast

Production

Filming

The filming of Election began on 8 December 2012 in Bangalore. [2]

Pre-release revenues

The satellite rights of the film were sold for 2.5 crore (US$310,000). [3]

Soundtrack

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Othro Vote" Malgudi Subha  

Reception

Election received mixed to negative response from critics upon its theatrical release. G. S. Kumar of The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five and wrote, "Director N Omprakash Rao has done a good job of a story that helps you understand the lifestyle of politicians, how they indulge in goondaism, sex and luring voters with gifts, including money." and praised the role of acting and cinematography in the film. [4]

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References

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  2. "Malashri is Commissioner". indiaglitz.com. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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