Shambu (2005 film)

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Shambu
Shambu (2005 film) poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed byDwarki
Written byDwarki
Starring Murali
Manya
CinematographyS Krishna
Edited byNagendra Urs
Music byRamesh Krishna
Production
company
Nithin Films
Release date
  • 19 October 2005 (2005-10-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Shambu is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Dwarki and starring Murali and Manya. [1] The film was a box office failure. [2] [3]

Contents

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Ramesh Krishna.

Track listing [4]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yenu Yenu" Karthik 4:16
2."Hengidda Hengada"Gururaj Hoskote, B. Jayashree 4:40
3."Dheemthananaa" Hariharan 5:00
4."Boss Boss" Tippu 4:59
5."Radhe Radhe" Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chitra 4:06
Total length:23:01

Reception

Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Shambhu comes out as a bad film from reel one and ends up as a very poor presentation that has been released in the Kannada film industry these days". [5] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Eventually, Shambhu is not for those who want to look at the brighter side of Kannada cinema. It may not even please Murali's most ardent fans". [6] The film was reviewed by Deccan Herald . [7] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "A long and protracted film is good in bits and pieces. The story is wafer thin". [8]

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