Vamshodharaka

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Vamshodharaka
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Directed byAditya Chikkanna
Written byChandrachar Kumar
Produced by
  • Om Shri Kalikamatha Productions
  • Aravind Rathasaptami
Starring
CinematographyPKH Das
Edited byS. Manohar
Music by V. Manohar
Production
company
Om Shri Kalikamatha Productions
Release date
  • 6 November 2015 (2015-11-06)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Vamshodharaka is a 2015 Indian Kannada language family drama film directed by Aditya Chikkanna and produced by actor Aravind Rathasapthami. [1] The film stars Vijay Raghavendra [2] and Meghana Raj pairing up for the first time in lead roles. [3]

Contents

Reported to be a rural family entertainer, the principal photography of the film began in October 2014. [4] The film was released on 6 November 2015. [5]

Cast

Soundtrack

Vamshodharaka
Soundtrack album by
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Kannada
Label Anand Audio

The music for the film and soundtracks are composed by V. Manohar. The album has five soundtracks. [6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Hayagi Haraadi"Ghouse Peer Sonu Nigam, Anuradha Bhat  
2."Alemaneyange"GooturiChinthan Vikas, Supriya Lohith  
3."Natha Natha"GooturiChinthan Vikas 
4."Vamshada Gourava" K. Kalyan Bharani Shree 
5."Raitha Bhoomiya" K. Kalyan Madhu Balakrishnan  

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "While the casting is right and the story, in the larger picture, makes for a decent one-time watch, the 152-minute screen time tends to look longer by the end". [7] [8]

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