Rajadhani (2011 film)
Rajadhani (Kannada: ರಾಜಧಾನಿ) is a 2011 Indian Kannada action crime film directed by debutante Sowmya Sathyan N. R., starring Yash, Prakash Raj, Chetan Chandra, Sathya[1] It also stars Umashree and Sheena Shahabadi, a Mumbai-based model-turned-actress.[2]
| Rajadhani | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sowmya Sathyan N. R. |
| Produced by | Sowmya Sathyan N. R. |
| Screenplay by | Pavan Ranadheera |
| Story by | Sri Deviramma Enterprises |
| Starring | Yash Chetan Chandra Prakash Raj Sheena Shahabadi Umashree |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
| Cinematography | H. C. Venugopal |
| Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
Production company | Sri Deviramma Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Nishkala Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The movie highlights how youths tend to lose their way in society due to wrong parenting and support of corrupt government officials. As a consequence, their contribution to society becomes negative.
Cast
- Yash as Raja
- Prakash Raj as Ajay
- Sheena Shahabadi
- Chetan Chandra as Chetan
- Sathya as Jaggu
- Ravi Teja as Dhamu
- Sandeep as Nithya
- Raju Talikote as Ravi
- Rajendra Karanth
- Sharath Lohitashwa as Manohar
- Achyuth Kumar as Venkat
- Vaijanath Biradar as Sairam
- G. K. Govinda Raj
- Lakshman
- Ramesh Pandit
- Arun Sagar
- Mumaith Khan as an item number
Reception
Critical reception
Rajadhani opened to very positive reviews from the critics.
Box office
Rajadhani got a good opening and was a moderate success at the box office. The film's opening proved Yash's newly found fan following after the success of his previous film Modalasala.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Rajadhani was released by Anand Audio. The songs composed by Arjun Janya remained popular for several weeks on the airwaves.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Namma Appa" | Shivananje Gowda | Rahul Nambiar, Harsha Sadananda | 04:31 |
| 2. | "Midiva Ninna" | Jayanth Kaikini | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | 04:50 |
| 3. | "Tightu Tightu" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Mohammad Aslam, Pavan Ranadhheera, Sumanth | 04:52 |
| 4. | "I Wanna Do It" | Kaviraj | Kailash Kher | 04:16 |
| 5. | "Tightu Tightu (remix)" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Mohammad Aslam, Pavan Ranadheera, Sumanth | |
| 6. | "Thottilu" | D. V. Gundappa | Arjun Janya | 02:55 |
The Hindi Version released in 2012. Produced by Raju Bahruz and all lyrics are written by Kishan Paliwal[3].
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yeh Jeena Kaisa" | Roopesh | 04:31 |
| 2. | "Meri Duniya" | Roopesh, Anta | 04:51 |
| 3. | "Tight Tight" | Roopesh, Anita | 04:53 |
| 4. | "I Wanna Do It" | Roopesh | 04:16 |
| 5. | "Jaane Kyun" | Roopesh | 02:56 |
Telugu Version Soundtrack released by Aditya Music in 2012[4].
All tracks are written by Sathya.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Amma Nanna Tidataru" | Rahul | 04:31 |
| 2. | "Tightu Tightu" | Abhiram & Uma | 04:50 |
| 3. | "Midisi Padda" | Abhiram & Uma | 04:52 |
| 4. | "Puttukalu" | Abhiram | 02:55 |
| 5. | "I Wanna Do It" | Abhiram & Uma | 04:16 |
| Total length: | 21:40 | ||
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Bollywood - the Indian cinema center heart - a place of songs, music, dance and magic movies!".
- AW Music Site. "Aaj Ka Gangster (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Arjun Janya". Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- Aditya Music (7 August 2014), Bhagyanagaram Telugu Movie Songs Jukebox, retrieved 24 August 2019