Anjani Putra

Anjaniputhraa
Film poster
Directed by	A. Harsha
Produced by	M. N. Kumar
Screenplay by	A. Harsha
Story by	Hari
Based on	Poojai by Hari
Starring	Puneeth Rajkumar Rashmika Mandanna Ramya Krishnan
Music by	Ravi Basrur
Cinematography	Swamy.J
Edited by	Deepu S. Kumar
Production company	MNK Movies Jayashreedevi Productions
Distributed by	MN Kumar
Release date	21 December 2017 (2017-12-21)
Running time	2 hrs 19 mins
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹15 crore[1]
Box office	est.₹45 Crore[1]

Anjaniputhraa (English: Son of Anjani) is an Indian Kannada action masala film directed by A. Harsha and produced by M. N. Kumar.^[2] The film features Puneeth Rajkumar and Rashmika Mandanna in lead roles while P. Ravishankar, Ramya Krishnan, Mukesh Tiwari and Chikkanna play supporting roles. Ravi Basrur composed the soundtrack and film score for the film, while cinematography and editing were handled by Swamy J. and Deepu S. Kumar respectively. The film was a remake of director Hari's Tamil film Poojai (2014).

The film was officially launched on 6 February 2017 and principal photography began a week later.^[3] The film's trailer was launched on 24 November 2017 along with audio launch held by Puneeth Rajkumar owned PRK Audio company.^[1]

The film was released on 21 December 2017 across Karnataka.^[4] Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics, though it was a box office success grossing over 45 Crore and was declared a superhit at the box office.^[1]

Plot

Viraj aka Raj (Puneeth) is a moneylender and also the heir to the Raj Group, a cloth manufacturing conglomerate, until he was disowned by his mother and uncle of his joint family Anjana Devi (Ramya Krishnan) due to some misunderstanding. He meets a rich girl Geetha (Rashmika Mandanna) at a mall, who soon falls in love with him for his good nature. One day, Raj saves the Additional Superintendent of Police Surya Prakash(P. Ravi Shankar) and his wife from a group of thugs who work for Bhairava (Mukesh Tiwari), a businessman and contract killer who kills anyone to acquire their land and money. As Surya Prakash was transferred to capture Bhairava, the latter had planned to kill him. Bhairava also plans to illegally grab land sold to a village temple by Raj's late father. These two incidents cause enmity between Raj and Bhairava.

Raj soon reconciles with the rest of his family and returns home. When the land is formally sold to the temple, an irate Bhairava assaults Raj's uncle satyaraju, following which Raj beats him up in retaliation and breaks his hand. A bitter battle erupts between Raj and Bhairava, with Raj, assisted by Surya Prakash, subduing Bhairava's henchmen and thwarting all attempts by Bhairava to destroy his family. Raj, seeking revenge for his mother's injury, rushes to Jodhpur, where Bhairava is hiding and kills him.

Cast

• Puneeth Rajkumar as Viraj, son of Anjana Devi
• Rashmika Mandanna as Geetha
• Ramya Krishnan as Anjana Devi
• Mukesh Tiwari as Bhairava
• P. Ravishankar as SP Surya Prakash
• Akhilendra Mishra as Raj Thakur
• V. Manohar as Geetha's father
• Seetha Kote as Geetha's mother
• Sadhu Kokila as Servant at Viraj's house
• Chikkanna as Chikkanna Servant at Viraj's house
• Mithra as Karimale, Viraj's friend
• Harini Chandra as Viraj's aunt
• Hariprriya as item number 1234 Shille Hodi
• Cockroach Sudhi as Suri, Right hand of Bhairava

Music

Ravi Basrur had composed the songs and score for the film.^[5][6] Audio of the movie was sold to PRK Music owned by Puneeth Rajkumar himself. The audio was released on 24 November 2017 alongside the launch of PRK Music.

References

External links

• Official website
• Anjani Putra on IMDb