Yuga (2007 film)

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Yuga
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Directed byChandra
Starring Duniya Vijay
Kavya
CinematographyVenus Murthy
Music by Arjun Janya
Release date
  • 30 October 2007 (2007-10-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Yuga is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Chandra and starring Duniya Vijay and Kavya in her film debut. [1] This film was Vijay's first release after the success of Duniya (2007) and was a box office failure despite initially releasing to houseful theatres and running for fifty days. [2] [3] His next film Chanda (2007) released weeks after this film. [4]

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Cast

Production

The director Chandra worked as an associate director for Duniya (2007). [5] This film marks the film debut of U2 and Udaya TV anchor Kavya. [5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Arjun Janya, who used to worked under V. Manohar. [5] [6]

No.TitleSingersLength
1."Chenda Kane Chenda" Kailash Kher, Srinivas, Shreya Ghoshal  
2."Hrudaya Hrudaya" Tippu  
3."Kitti Kitti"Badriprasad, Shankar Shanbhogue, Dr. Shamitha Malnad 
4."Yaamaridhre"Ranjitha 
5."Yaavano Yaavano"Shreya Ghoshal, Arjun Janya 

Reception

A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Yuga will disappoint even the ardent fans of Vijay". [7] Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Totally Yuga is a listless film which has no basic plot. The film has a poor script and bad narration". [8] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "A film for action lovers 'Yuga' showcases actor Vijay's capacity in electrifying stunts". [9]

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References

  1. Joy, Prathibha (18 January 2018). "Yuga Chandru turns actor with Kanaka". The Times of India .
  2. "Top Kannada actors, 2007". Rediff.com .
  3. "KFCC imposes one-year ban on Kannada actor Vijay". The Times of India . 2 November 2007.
  4. Vijayasarathy, R. G. (2 November 2007). "Duniya's Vijay suspended for a year". Rediff.com .
  5. 1 2 3 "Vijay starts shooting Yuga". Filmibeat . 29 July 2011.
  6. "Yuga". JioSaavn. 2008.
  7. Vijayasarathy, R. G. (5 November 2007). "Yuga -- Avoid!". Rediff.com .
  8. Vijayasarathy, R. G. (5 November 2007). "Yuga Kannada Movie Review". IANS via Nowrunning.
  9. "Yuga Review". Indiaglitz. 3 November 2007.