Jaguar (2016 film)

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Jaguar
Jaguar Film Poster.jpg
Directed byA. Mahadev
Screenplay byA. Mahadev
Story by V. Vijayendra Prasad
Produced by Anitha Kumaraswamy
Starring
Cinematography Manoj Paramahamsa
Edited by Ruben
Music by Thaman S
Production
company
Channambika Films
Release date
  • 6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Kannada
  • Telugu
Budget₹20 crore [1]

Jaguar is a 2016 Indian vigilante action film directed by A. Mahadev from a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad and produced by H. D. Kumaraswamy under Channambika Films. The film, shot simultaneously in Kannada and Telugu languages, stars Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Deepti Sati in lead roles, alongside Jagapathi Babu, Aadarsh Balakrishna, Ramya Krishnan, Rao Ramesh, Sampath Raj, Adithya Menon, Ravi Kale, Supreeth and Saurav Lokesh in supporting roles. The music was composed by Thaman S, while cinematography and editing were handled by Manoj Paramahamsa and Ruben. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Jaguar was released worldwide on 6 October 2016 and received mixed reviews from critics. [6]

Plot

Krishna disguises himself in a vigilante costume and kills a Judge, broadcasting the act on SS Channels, a leading news channel. Krishna joins SS medical college and behaves carefreely, which earns the ire of senior student leader Arya. Krishna soon falls for Priya, Arya's sister. Although Priya initially gets irritated by Krishna's antics, she warms up to him after he saves a patient. Ajay, a womanizer and the son of SS College Chairman Somnath Prasad, tries to molest Priya while wearing a helmet. Later, Krishna also wears a helmet and attempts to molest Priya, but she escapes and informs Arya. Arya assumes that Ajay is behind this as he has a history of such behaviour. Arya and the students form a strike in front of the college.

Meanwhile, a CBI officer is appointed to investigate the Judge's death where he dubs the killer as Jaguar. The officer interrogates SS Channel CEO Shouri Prasad, whom pays no heed. Somnath Prasad hires ACP "Encounter" Shankar to call off the students' strike. However, Krishna kills Shankar in an amusement park, where he steals Arya's phone and sends the pictures of himself, SS Brothers and Ajay to the CBI officer, stating that he will kill them. This makes the SS Brothers believe that Arya is Jaguar. The SS Brothers invite Krishna to stay in their house to learn more about Jaguar. Ajay plans to kidnap Arya as a fake Jaguar and kill him in live on air, but Krishna saves Arya and kills Ajay.

The SS Brothers plan to kill Arya, but Krishna tells them to bribe him. When they meet, Arya denies it and throws Krishna out. The SS brothers plan to tarnish Arya's reputation. They reveal to Krishna that Shivaprasad, an altruistic doctor, was framed for the murder of a schoolgirl in the village, leading to his suicide. However, Krishna brings his mother to their house and reveals himself as Shivaprasad's son. He exposes their crimes to the public by inserting live cameras in their house and kills the henchman and Somnath Prasad and brings Shouri Prasad infront of the college. At last, Shouri Prasad is arrested by the police. Krishna finally reunites with his mother, Priya and Arya, and opens an orphanage for the memory of his father.

Cast

Cameo appearance

Production

In December 2015, it was announced that Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the son of H. D. Kumaraswamy would make his acting debut in the film titled Jaguar, with the story written by V. Vijayendra Prasad. [7] [8]

Music

Jaguar
Soundtrack album by
Thaman S
Released2 September 2016
Recorded2016
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length24:38 / 23:13
LanguageKannada / Telugu
Label T-Series / Lahari Music
Director Thaman S
Thaman S chronology
Thikka
(2016)		Jaguar
(2016)		 Shivalinga
(2017)
External audio
Nuvola apps arts.svg Kannada Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Nuvola apps arts.svg Telugu Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The film's music, composed by Thaman S, includes six tracks for the Kannada version and five tracks for the Telugu version. [9] [10]

Kannada
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Get Set Go Ready"Chethan Kumar Chandan Shetty 03:45
2."Priya Priya"Chandan Shetty Rahul Nambiar 05:23
3."Selfie"Chandan Shetty Mika Singh, Kanika Kapoor 04:47
4."Mamaseetha"Chethan Kumar Karthik, Megha 04:38
5."Sampige" Ramajogayya Sastry Deepak, Sammeera04:40
6."Theme" (Instrumental)  01:25
Total length:24:38

All lyrics are written by Ramajogayya Sastry

Telugu
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Get Set Go Ready" Ranjith 03:45
2."Nammave Bujji Thalle" Rahul Nambiar 05:23
3."Andaniki Selfie Ve" Mika Singh, Kanika Kapoor 04:47
4."Ma Ma Mama Seetha" Karthik, Megha 04:38
5."Mandara Thailam"Deepak, Sanjana04:40
Total length:23:13

Release

The film was released worldwide on 6 October 2016. [11]

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actor - Kannada Nikhil Kumaraswamy Won [12]
[13]
Best Debut Actor - TeluguNominated

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