Zamana (2010 film)

Zamana
Title card
Directed by	Shankar Adithya
Written by	Shankar Adithya
Screenplay by	Shankar Adithya
Produced by	Chethan
Starring	Nithish J. P. Aakarsha Jackie Shroff
Cinematography	Niranjan Babu
Edited by	R. D. Ravi
Music by	Karthik Raja
Production company	Mysore Touring Talkies Group
Release date	2 July 2010 (2010-07-02)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Zamana is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Shankar Adithya. The plot revolves around a software professional (Nithish J. P.) leading a normal life, who gets entangled in the underworld led by circumstances. ^[1] It also features Aakarsha and Jackie Shroff in pivotal roles while Sadhu Kokila, Vineeth Kumar and Sundar Raj appear in supporting roles. This movie was completed in 2008 but delayed for 2 years and finally released in 2010.

Cast

• Nithish J. P. as Anil
• Aakarsha as Swati
• Jackie Shroff as Ramakanth Tyagi
• Sadhu Kokila
• Vineeth Kumar
• Leena Sidhu
• Sundar Raj
• Bharath Bhagavathar
• Patre Nagaraj
• Layendra
• Vaijanath Biradar
• Malathi Sardeshpande
• Sanjay Suri
• Muzahid Pasha

Production

Zamana is the second Kannada film to feature Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff, who dubbed his own lines. ^[1]

Music

Zamana
Soundtrack album by Karthik Raja
Released	2010
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Kannada
Label	Lahari Music
Karthik Raja chronology
Kudiyarasu (2009) Zamana (2010) Rettaisuzhi (2010)

Karthik Raja scored the film's background music and for its soundtrack. Lyrics for the soundtrack were written by Sudarshan, Jayanth Kaikini, Tushar Ranganath and K. Kalyan. ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"El Elu Janmakku"	Sudarshan	Ilayaraja, Shweta Mohan
2.	"Thanmaya Naanu"	Jayanth Kaikini	Udit Narayan, Bela Shende
3.	"Madhumagale Ene Ninna Golu"	Tushar Ranganath	Kunal Ganjawala, Rita
4.	"Bandalu Bandalu Mandakini"	Tushar Ranganath	MNM, Sujatha Mohan
5.	"Happy Happy Birthday"	K. Kalyan	Tippu, Sujatha Mohan

Reception

IANS stated that Shroff was the "only saving grace" in the film that was "marred by a loose script and a predictable story". ^[1]

References

1. "Jackie Shroff only saving grace in 'Zamana' (Kannada Movie Review)". Sify . IANS. 4 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
2. S., Karthik. "Music review: Zamana (Kannada – Karthik Raja) – Milliblog!".

External links

• Zamana at IMDb