Lakshmana (film)

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Lakshmana
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Directed by R. Chandru
Screenplay byR. Chandru
Produced byVatsala Revanna
Starring
CinematographySanthosh Rai Pathaje
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Music by Arjun Janya
Production
company
Sai Ranga Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
Distributed byRS Films
Release date
  • 24 June 2016 (2016-06-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Lakshmana is a 2016 Indian Kannada language action film directed and written by R. Chandru. [1] The film stars newcomer Anoop and Meghana Raj with V. Ravichandran playing a cameo role. [2] The soundtrack and original score is composed by Arjun Janya whilst the cinematography is by Santhosh Rai Pathaje. The film is a remake of Telugu film Athanokkade (2005) directed by Surender Reddy. [3]

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The film was officially launched on 12 June 2015 in presence of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. [4] The film's teaser was launched by the acclaimed filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli in December 2015. [5] The film was released on 24 June 2016 across Karnataka. [6]

Cast

Soundtrack

Lakshmana
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedMarch 2016
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Kannada
Label Anand Audio

The music for the film and soundtrack are composed by Arjun Janya. The soundtrack album consists of 6 tracks and one instrumental piece.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Naa Noorakke Nooru"Shivananje Gowda, R. Chandru Santhosh Venky  
2."Nenne Monne"Shivananje Gowda Karthik, Sri Raksha Achar 
3."Kowsalya"Lokesh Krishna Vijay Prakash  
4."Rave Rave"Shivananje Gowda Arjun Janya, Indu Nagaraj  
5."Chandamama" V. Nagendra Prasad S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Bhat  
6."Kowsalya"Lokesh Krishna Vijay Prakash  
7."Lakshmana Theme Music" Instrumental 
16.Untitled (remix)   

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