Yaksha (film)

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Yaksha
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Directed byRamesh Bhagawathar
Screenplay byRamesh Bhagawathar
Produced byT.P. Siddaraju
Starring
CinematographyChandrashekhar
Music by J. Anoop Seelin
Production
company
Samy Associates
Release date
  • 29 October 2010 (2010-10-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Yaksha is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Ramesh Bhagawathar and starring Yogesh, Ruby Parihar and Nana Patekar in his Kannada debut. [1]

Contents

The film was released on 29 October 2010. [2]

Cast

Production

Pranitha Subhash was initially considered to play the heroine. [3]

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by J. Anoop Seelin. [4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Om Namaha"Anoop Seelin, Ritisha4:27
2."Nanna Iniyana (Remix)" Shamitha Malnad 5:08
3."Yaksha" Megha, Anoop Seelin4:34
4."Om Namaha (Remix)"Anoop Seelin, Ritisha4:24
5."Santhosha Ondu Kade"Anoop Seelin1:16
6."Aunty Kelu Anthapura" Kailash Kher 3:55
7."Rakachik Takachik" Vijay Prakash 3:48
8."Nanna Iniyana"Ritisha3:58
Total length:31:39

Reception

A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "In short, Yaksha has nothing to offer.". [5] A critic from IANS wrote that "Except for its dance picturisation and good visuals, Yaksha is an ordinary fare which can be enjoyed by Yogish's ardent fans". [6] A critic from Chitraloka wrote that "A film that is sure to endear Yogish to his fans more". [7] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "The production values of this film are good however something more is needed from TP Siddaraju, the producer of a blockbuster like `Dhuniya'". [8]

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