Ravi Shastri (film)

Ravi Shastri
CD cover
Directed by	M. S. Rajashekar M. R. Raghavendra
Based on	Idhu Namma Aalu (1988) by Balakumaran
Produced by	Sandesh Nagaraj
Starring	Ravichandran Sneha
Music by	Rajesh Ramanath
Production company	Sandesh Combines
Release date	28 September 2006 (2006-09-28)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Ravi Shastri is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and M. R. Raghavendra. It is a remake of the Tamil film Idhu Namma Aalu (1988) and stars Ravichandran and Sneha, in her Kannada cinema debut. ^[1]

Cast

• Ravichandran as Ravi Shastri
• Sneha as Bhanu
• Ananth Nag as Narayana Dixit
• Umashree
• Doddanna
• Karibasavaiah
• Vinaya Prasad
• Mandya Ramesh
• Bank Janardhan

Production

The film was initially titled Brahmana. ^[2] The film completed shooting by mid-2006. ^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Rajesh Ramanath. Cricketer Ravi Shastri, who shared his name for this film, was to come for the audio launch but did not show up because he was not paid ₹5 lakh (equivalent to ₹16 lakhorUS$19,000 in 2023). ^[4]

Ravi Shastry
Soundtrack album by Rajesh Ramanath
Released	22 Septenber 2006
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	35:56
Language	Kannada
Label	Lahari Music
Producer	Rajesh Ramanath
Rajesh Ramanath chronology
Tirupathi (2006) Ravi Shastry (2006) Nali Naliyutha (2007)
External audio Ravi Shastry – Jukebox on YouTube

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Vesha Vesha"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Shankar Mahadevan	4:36
2.	"Mutthu Mutthu"	K. Ramnarayan	Udit Narayan, Sunidhi Chauhan	5:21
3.	"Gilli Gilli"	K. Ramnarayan	Kunal Ganjawala, Shreya Ghoshal	5:31
4.	"Hennige"	M. N. Vyasa Rao	Vijay Yesudas	5:02
5.	"Bandaithey"	K. Ramnarayan	Karthik, Malathi	5:21
6.	"Vesha Vesha (REMIX)"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Shankar Mahadevan	4:28
7.	"Sangeetha"	M. N. Vyasa Rao	Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra	5:37
Total length:				35:56

Reception

R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com opined that "Ravi Shashtry has a strong message to convey, but it unfortunately ends up being an ordinary film". ^[5] A critic from Sify wrote that "This remake of K.Bhagyaraj classic Idhu Namma Aal from Tamil lacks the Kannada milieu and flavour. Director M.S.Rajashekhar could have made the film more racy and entertaining, which would have appealed to the masses". ^[6]

References

1. "Sneha makes a mark in Kannada as well". Behindwoods. 9 July 2006. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
2. "Ravi Shastri Review". Indiaglitz. 7 October 2006. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
3. ""I've learnt to be a good student!"". Viggy. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
4. "Ravi Shastri Audio released". Nowrunning. 29 September 2006. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
5. R. G. Vijayasarathy (9 October 2006). "Ravi Shashtry disappoints". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
6. "Ravi Shastri". Sify . 10 October 2006. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

External links

• Ravi Shastri at IMDb