Shanti Kranti (1991 Kannada film)

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Shanti Kranti
Directed by V. Ravichandran
Written byV. Ravichandran
Hamsalekha (Kannada dialogues & lyrics)
Produced byV. Ravichandran
N. Veeraswamy
StarringV. Ravichandran
Ramesh Aravind
Juhi Chawla
Khushbu
CinematographyR. Madhusudhan
Edited byK. Balu
Music by Hamsalekha
Production
company
Eshwari Productions
Release date
  • 19 September 1991 (1991-09-19)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹10 crores [1]

Shanti Kranti (transl.Peace and Revolution) is a 1991 multilingual action film produced and directed by V. Ravichandran under his Eshwari Productions banner. The film starred V. Ravichandran and Juhi Chawla in lead roles, while Ramesh Aravind, Khushbu and Anant Nag playbsupporting roles. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. V. Ravichandran was the lead in the Kannada version, while he portrayed Ramesh Aravind's role in Tamil and Telugu versions. Nagarjuna played the lead role in the Telugu version, while Rajinikanth enacted as the lead role in Hindi and Tamil version (titled Nattukku Oru Nallavan). The music was composed by Hamsalekha.

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Plot

Inspector Subhash learns that a notorious gangster named Daddy is involved in organ trafficking of children, where he sets out to bring him to justice.

Cast

Production

V. Ravichandran announced that Shanti Kranti will be an expensive project in his career. He decided to direct in four languages — Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The Tamil version was titled Naattukku Oru Nallavan. Rajinikanth played the lead in Hindi and Tamil, while Nagarjuna was in Telugu and Ravichandran himself in Kannada. [2] The film was launched at November 14, 1988 on the hundredth birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru at Kanteerava Studios alongside other language versions of the film. [3] Bullet Prakash, who went on to become a famous comedian in Kannada cinema, made his acting debut as child artist with this film. [4]

Soundtrack

Hamsalekha composed the music for the film and the soundtracks. The album has nine tracks. [5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Swathantra Baanali" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 4:44
2."Madhyarathrili"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Mano & chorus8:30
3."Gaaliyo Gaaliyo"S. Janaki, SPB5:14
4."Huttodyaake Saayodyaake"S. Janaki4:37
5."Iddare Iddare"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:09
6."One Two Three" K. S. Chitra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam7:37
7."Aane Mele"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:49
8."Anatha Bhanduve"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki1:57
9."Bandano Yamaraya"S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam0:56
Total length:43:35

Release

Deccan Herald wrote "It was a visual spectacle no doubt, but the narrative lost sight of its subject---the organ transplant mafia". [1] The film became a failure in all languages. The film's failure put Ravichandran in financial distress "forcing him to rely on remakes of hit Tamil and Telugu films" which resurrected his career. [1]

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