Kanteerava

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Kanteerava
Kanteerava Poster.jpg
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Directed by Tushar Ranganath
Written by S. S. Rajamouli
Based on Simhadri
by V. Vijayendra Prasad
Produced by Ramu
Starring Duniya Vijay
Shuba Poonja
Rishika Singh
CinematographyDasari Srinivasa Rao
Edited byT. Shashikumar
Deepu S. Kumar
Music by Chakri
Production
company
Ramu Enterprises
Release date
  • 21 January 2011 (2011-01-21)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Kanteerava is a 2011 Kannada-language action drama film directed by Tushar Ranganath and produced by Ramu. It is a remake of the Telugu film Simhadri (2003). The film features Duniya Vijay, Shuba Poonja and Rishika Singh in the lead roles. Chakri has composed the music for the film. [1] The movie was dubbed and released in Hindi as "Himmat The Power".

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Plot

An orphan and good hearted lad Kanthi (Duniya Vijay) is adopted and grows up under Ramachandrappa (Srinivasa Murthy) family care in Bangalore. The bond they share is like father and son. Kasturi (Rishika Singh) is Ramachandrappa's granddaughter, and she likes Kanthi a lot. Once a week, Kanthi meets a mentally challenged girl named Indhira (Shubha Poonja). He entertains her and provides money for her caretakers.

When Ramachandrappa and his wife (Sangeeta) discover Kasturi wants to marry Kanthi, Ramachandrappa decides to get them married. He makes a formal announcement to officially adopt Kanthi. At this time, it is revealed that Kanthi is very close to Indu. The alliance breaks off when Kanthi refuses to leave Indu (who is suspected to be his mistress).

Cast

Soundtrack

Kanteerava
Soundtrack album by
Released21 November 2010
Recorded2010
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length24:12
Label Anand Audio Video
Producer Chakri
Chakri chronology
Gandedhe
(2010)
Kanteerava
(2010)
Wanted
(2011)

Chakri has composed 6 songs for the film.

Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bithri Bithri" V. Nagendra Prasad Tippu, Aishwarya4:16
2."Cheluve Cheluve" Jayanth Kaikini Karthik 4:17
3."Kaali Mankaliyamma"V. Nagendra PrasadUma Neha2:46
4."Singamalai"V. Nagendra PrasadRamana3:31
5."Onde Baalu" Yogaraj Bhat Mano, Anuradha Sriram 4:41
6."O Priya" Tushar Ranganath Simha, Madhuri4:41
Total length:24:12

Reception

Critical response

Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana from Rediff.com scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars and says "Music by Chakri is okay though a song on female deities backed by folk music stands out. 'Fight' your way through crime is what Kanteerava says. Yes, action is what dominates the film". [2] A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vijay is amazing in his fighting and sentimental sequences. Shubha Poonja impresses with a lively performance. Rishika Singh makes a positive beginning in her first acting essay. Yamuna is a treat to watch. Srinivasamurthy is graceful. Cinematography by Dasari Seenu and music by Chakri are good". [3] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "The background music is loud and hampers a decent sleep while watching the film. The camerawork is better than most other aspects of the film. Sukadhare’s break from filmmaking has not worked for him or the audience". [4] Svetlana Mary Lasrado from Deccan Herald wrote "Rishika as a newbie has done justice to her role. Vijay steals the thunder with his dialogue delivery and fights. For good dose of action, Kanteerava does strike a chord". [5]

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References

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  2. "Kanteerava is full of action". Rediff.com . 21 January 2011.
  3. "KANTEERAVA MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India . 14 May 2016.
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