Maasthi Gudi

Masti Gudi is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Nagshekar, starring Duniya Vijay who is also credited for the film's story, Kriti Kharbanda and Amulya in lead roles.^[2]

On 7 November 2016, actors Anil Kumar and Raghava Uday drowned when they took a 60-feet plunge from a chopper while shooting film's climax. A rescue motorboat scheduled to pull the actors out of the water did not start, resulting in immediate drowning of both the actors.^[3][4][5]

Summary

The film revolves around the character played by Duniya Vijay. He questions powerful people killing tigers. He decides to take law into his own hands. Enter Rani (Kriti). She comes to know about Bhavya (Amulya) who was killed by her own family for eloping with Maasthi. Rani reveals her love for him. But he rejects saying that he still has Bhavya in his heart leaving Rani heartbroken. He kills the villains. The film shifts to present where Rani who has now become old and written Maasthi's story in a book.

Cast

• Duniya Vijay as Maasthi
• Kriti Kharbanda as Rani
• Amulya as Bhavya
• B. Jayashree
• Srinivasa Murthy
• H. G. Dattatreya
• Shobhraj
• Devaraj as Forest Officer
• Raghava Uday as main villain 1
• Anil Kumar as main villain 2
• Suhasini Maniratnam
• Rangayana Raghu

Filming

Actors Anil Kumar and Raghava Uday drowned while performing an action scene at Thippagondanahalli Reservoir, 35 kilometers west of Bangalore on 7 November.^[6] The action scene was shot under the supervision of stunt director Ravi Varma and the scene required Duniya Vijay with Anil Kumar and Raghava Uday jumping off into the lake from the helicopter.^[7][8][9] Duniya Vijay managed to swim ashore but Anil and Uday were not able to make it to the shore.^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

Soundtrack

Sadhu Kokila composed the soundtrack for the film. The soundtrack album consists of five songs. Lyrics for the tracks were written by Kaviraj.

Reception

The Times of India rated the film 2.5 out of 5, saying, "While this film does seem a tad underwhelming eventually, one can definitely go and watch the film for Vijay's acting and the underlying message about forest conservation."^[15]

See also

• List of film accidents

References