Rishi (2005 film)

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Rishi
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Directed by Prakash
Written byM. S. Ramesh (Dialogues)
Screenplay byPrakash, M. S. Abhishek
Story byPrakash, M. S. Abhishek
Produced byJ. Jayamma
Starring Shiva Rajkumar
Vijay Raghavendra
Sindhu Tolani
Radhika
CinematographyK. Krishnakumar
Edited byS. Manohar
Music by Gurukiran
Production
company
Sri Jaimatha Combines
Distributed byJayanna Films
Release date
  • 21 January 2005 (2005-01-21)
Running time
149 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Rishi is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and written by Prakash. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Vijay Raghavendra, Radhika and Sindhu Tolani in the lead roles along with Srinath and Avinash in other prominent roles.The score and soundtrack was by Gurukiran whose compositions were appreciated by critics and masses. The film ran for a hundred days and eventually went on to become one of the hits of the year 2005. [1] The film was remade in Telugu as Bangaru Babu (2009) with Jagapathi Babu. [2] [3]

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Plot

Rishi is the head of a college, a rich man living with his loving family and is soon to be married to Sneha. He finds out that he has a stepbrother, Hari. His father had an illegitimate relationship with a woman whom he loved. He couldn't say this earlier because of the fear of losing respect in the society. The son born out of such relationship is Hari. His mother has died recently. Due to the illtreatment given by the society to himself and his mother, Hari has become drug addicted. What will Rishi do after knowing his father's truth? Will he change Hari's life? Will Rishi's family and society accept Hari as their family's son? This forms the crux of the film.

Cast

Soundtrack

Rishi
Soundtrack album by
Released
2005
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Anand Audio
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Laali Laali" Kaviraj P. Unnikrishnan  
2."Bhandanuru Bhandarella" V. Manohar Puneeth Rajkumar, Chaitra H. G.  
3."Sogase Sogase"V. Manohar Gurukiran, Rajesh Krishnan, Chetan Sosca  
4."Yenendu Naa Helalaare"V. Manohar Udit Narayan  
5."Naanu Ottare"V. Manohar Raju Ananthaswamy, Gurukiran, Aaradhana 
6."Yelellu Habba"V. Manohar Sonu Nigam, K. S. Chithra  

Reception

R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "'Rishi' is a must for all quality-conscious Kannada filmgoers". [4] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "Rishi is a must for all quality-conscious Kannada filmgoers". [5] A critic from Viggy wrote that "In a nutshell, Rishi has everything on screen that the director desired - from aggression to affection; from sentiment to comedy; from seriousness to frivolousness. It's a cheer joy to watch a classy family entertainer". [6]

Awards

  1. Best Screenplay - Prakash, Abhishek
  2. Best Sound Recording - Murali

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