Josh (2009 Kannada film)

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Josh
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DVD cover
Directed byShivamani
Written byShivamani
B. A. Madhu (dialogue)
Produced byS. Sanjay Babu
Starring Rakesh Adiga
Poorna
Nithya Menen
CinematographySanthosh Rai Pathaje
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Music byVardhan
Production
company
SVP Pictures
Release date
  • 10 April 2009 (2009-04-10)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Josh, also known as Jhossh, is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and written by Shivamani. Produced by Sanjay Babu under SVP pictures, the film mainly stars debutant Rakesh Adiga, Shamna Kasim and Nithya Menen, whilst Akshay, Vishnu Prasanna, Dwarakish, Achyuth Kumar, Tulasi Shivamani and Sihi Kahi Chandru feature in supporting roles. The music is composed by Vardhan, making his debut.

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The film was released on 10 April 2009 across Karnataka and went on to become one of the highest grossers at the box-collection for the year. The film had a run over a hundred days at cinema halls. [1] The film was remade in Telugu and Tamil as Keratam and Yuvan, respectively. [2] [3]

Cast

Soundtrack

Josh
Soundtrack album by
Vardhan
Released22 March 2009
Genre Film soundtrack
Label Anand Audio
Producer Vardhan

All the songs are composed by Vardhan teaming up with the director and producer for the first time with Shivamani. The songs were well received.

All music is composed by Vardhan

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Hey Maga" V. Nagendra Prasad Ranjith  
2."Thanthane Thananthane" Kaviraj Karthik 4:54
3."Jothe Jotheyali"Kaviraj S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Anuradha Bhat, Harsha 
4."Namaskara Sir"KavirajAnoop, Harsha, Chinmayi  
5."Shakalaka Rock N Roll"KavirajVardhan, Bhargavi Pillai 
6."Yeh Mera Bharat Mahan"KavirajVardhan, Harsha, Chaitra H. G., Anuradha Bhat 

Reception

A critic from Sify opined that "Student and parents should watch this film without fail". [4] R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com wrote that "Jhossh is a technically brilliant film with absolutely top class performances and good narration. This is film that needs to be encouraged". [5] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "It is a must-see for teenagers, with the director excellently combining ragging, drag-racing, fighting, love, hatred, sentiment and family problems with a lively message". [6]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryRecipient / NomineeResultRef.
2008–09 Karnataka State Film Awards Second Best Film S. Sanjay BabuWon [7]
2009 57th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor Achyuth Kumar Won[ citation needed ]
Best Supporting Actress Tulasi Shivamani
Best Film JoshNominated[ citation needed ]
Best Director Shivamani
Best Supporting Actor Sharan
Best Supporting Actress Nithya Menen
Best Lyricist Kaviraj
2010 Suvarna Film Awards Best DirectorShivamaniWon[ citation needed ]
Best FilmJosh
Best Debut Actor Rakesh Adiga

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