Vajrakaya
| Vajrakaya | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | A. Harsha |
| Written by | Yoganand Muddan Mrugashira Shrikanth (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Harsha |
| Story by | Harsha |
| Produced by | C. R. Manohar C. R. Gopi |
| Starring | Shiva Rajkumar Nabha Natesh Karunya Ram Shubra Aiyappa Dileep Ravi Teja Sivakarthikeyan |
| Cinematography | Swamy J. Gowda |
| Edited by | Deepu S. Kumar |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production company | Tanvi Films |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Vajrakaya is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by A. Harsha. It stars Shiva Rajkumar, Nabha Natesh and Karunya Ram in the lead roles,[1] with Avinash, Ravi Kale and Suman as supporting cast.
Plot
[edit]Viraj is an adopted child, who is adopted at a young age. He falls in love with Geetha, who is the daughter of Viraj's father's friend. Viraj's father invites Geetha's family for his wedding anniversary and proposes Viraj's marriage with Geetha, but Geetha's father rejects the proposal since Viraj is an adopted child. Viraj's father suffers from a stroke and gets admitted to the hospital. After regaining consciousness, Viraj's father tells Viraj that he is not an orphan and has a family with his mother and grandfather still being alive. Viraj then embarks on a journey in search of his mother Lakshmi to the heartless kingdom of his grandfather named Huzhur.
Viraj meets and saves a girl Nandini, where she takes him to the Huzhur's ruthless village and falls for his uncle's daughter "Pataka" Parvathi. One day, Pataka's father kidnaps and tries to kill Nandini since she was close to Viraj, but Viraj saves her. Pataka tells Viraj that they are looking a groom for her and asks him to elope with her, but he refuses. Huzhur learns about their relationship and tries to kill Viraj. Lakshmi reveals that she already knew that he is her son. Pataka and Lakshmi beg Huzhur to leave him, but he tells Pataka's father to kill Viraj and tells that he can kill his son-in-law and see his daughter widowed, but he cannot, which makes Huzhur realize his mistakes and accepts Viraj.
Cast
[edit]- Shiva Rajkumar as Viraj
- Nabha Natesh as "Pathaka" Parvathi
- Karunya Ram as Nandini
- Shubra Aiyappa as Geetha
- Padmaja Rao
- Sadhu Kokila as Mogambo
- Avinash as Viraj's adoptive father
- Ravi Kale as Hujoor's son
- Madhu Guruswamy as Hujoor, main antagonist
- Jayasudha as Lakshmi
- Suman as Veera Prathapa Simha
- Chikkanna
- Jayanand
- Kuri Prathap
- Thanuja
- Manjunath Gowda as Police Inspector
- Karan
- Lekhachandra
- Mohan Juneja
- Special appearances in the song "Vajrakaya" (in order of appearance)
- Dileep as Himself [2]
- A. Harsha as Himself
- Arjun Janya as Himself
- Sivakarthikeyan as Himself [3]
- V. Ravichandran
- Ravi Teja Himself
- Dhanush as Voice in vajrakaya song singing
Production
[edit]Harsha collaborated with Shiva Rajkumar for the second time following the success of their previous venture Bhajarangi (2013). Filming for Vajrakaya began in June 2014.[4] Filming of certain sequences took place in Italy.[5] Song sequences in the film featured cameo appearances of actors such as Ravichandran, Dileep, Ravi Teja, and Sivakarthikeyan.[6]
Music
[edit]| Vajrakaya | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 28 April 2015 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 23:52 |
| Label | Anand Audio |
| Producer | Arjun Janya |
Arjun Janya, scoring for his 50th feature film,[7] composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack. The soundtrack features tracks sung by actors Dhanush, Sharan.[8][3] The album consists of six tracks.[9] It was released on 28 April 2015, in Bangalore.[10]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vajrakaya" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:16 |
| 2. | "No Problem" | Mohan | Dhanush | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Kandamma Muddamma" | K. Kalyan | Karthik | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Thukatha Gadabada" | Yogananda Muddan | Sharan, Sunitha | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Usire" | K. Kalyan | Santhosh | 5:21 |
| 6. | "Vajrakaya Theme" | 2:08 | ||
| Total length: | 23:52 | |||
Nam Cinema rated the album 3.5 stars out of 5 [11] The track "No Problem" was received as well. The Hindu wrote, "Dhanush delivers the cool, simple tune effortlessly, even as Arjun adorns it with a neat harmonica sound now identified as "that Harris Jayaraj sound"."[12] Karthik Srinivasan of Miliblog wrote that "Arjun’s approach for Vajrakaya is very Tollywood’ish and he pulls it off in style!"[13]
Reception
[edit]Times of India wrote "A Harsha and Shivarajkumar had previously teamed up for the Bhajarangi, which was a treat for the fans. Their second collaboration doesn't disappoint either. Harsha, using tried and tested elements, brings in newness to the script".[14] Bangalore Mirror wrote "Not repeating a successful combination is a sin. So Harsha and Shiva Rajkumar come up with Vajrakaya after succeeding with Bhajarangi. No doubt a large number of fans come with the hangover of Bhajarangi. Director Harsha, however, serves something very different from the previous film. But one thing he manages very well is to send them back satisfied".[15] Chitraloka.com wrote "Though there is enough of action and heroism there is a lot more sentiment. Particularly the mother-son sentiment that is the trademark of many Shivarajkumar films has been given a new dimension by Harsha. There are also so many different elements packed into this film that there is plenty for every kind of audience".[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Working with Shivarajkumar is a revelation: Karunya Ram". The Times of India. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Sivakarthikeyan does a cameo in SRK's film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ a b "K'town stars get invite from Shivarajkumar". Deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Vajrakaya Will Get a "U" Certificate". The New Indian Express. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Shivanna's Double Trip To Italy - Exclusive". chitraloka.com. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Ravi Teja shakes a leg for Vajrakaya". Bangalore Mirror. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Vajrakaya is Arjun Janya's 50th film". Chitraloka. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Now Sharan Sings for Vajrakaya". The New Indian Express. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Vajrakaya (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Sharadhaa A. (29 April 2015). "Vajrakaya's Mega Audio Launch". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "MUSIC REVIEW : VajraKaya is mass filled album". NamCinema.com. 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (25 April 2015). "Hitman". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Vajrakaya (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya – Milliblog!".
- ^ "Vajrakaya Movie Review {4/5}: Critic Review of Vajrakaya by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Movie Review: Vajrakaya". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "vajrakaya review - chitraloka.com | Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Image". chitraloka.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.