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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Arjun<br />
| image = Arjun (2008 film).jpg<br />
| director = Shahuraj Shindhe<br />
| producer = N Mohankumar<br /> Shashikala Narendranath<br /> N Jayanna<br /> Bhogendra<br />
| writer = <br />
| story = Shahuraj Sindhe<br />
| screenplay = [[Janardhana Maharshi]]<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]]<br />
*[[Meera Chopra]]<br />
}}<br />
| music = [[V. Harikrishna]]<br />
| cinematography = P. K. H. Das<br />
| editing = Deepu S. Kumar<br />
| studio = Jayanna Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|2008|08|12|df=yes}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| runtime = 143 minutes<br />
}}<br />
'''''Arjun''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by Shahuraj Shindhe. [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]] plays a cop in the titular role, alongside [[Meera Chopra]] (in her first and only Kannada film to date). The film features an [[ensemble cast]], including [[Anant Nag]], [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], [[Suman (actor)|Suman]], [[Kovai Sarala]], and [[Sanjjana]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Arjun Cast & crew<br />
|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/arjun/cast-crew.html|<br />
publisher=Filmibeat|accessdate=4 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
{{More plot|date=May 2025}}<br />
Police officer Arjun has strong moral values and lets criminals off with a warning. But he is in a fix when he learns that his father is paying petty criminals to help him catch big criminals.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Colbegin}}<br />
* [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]] as Arjun<br />
* [[Meera Chopra]] as Nila/Kodan Rama's daughter<br />
* [[Anant Nag]] as Jayasimharaja<br />
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Vishalakshi Jayasimha<br />
* [[Suman (actor)|Suman]] as Surya alias Gunnies East<br />
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Surya's wife<br />
* [[Sanjjana]] as Arjun's girlfriend<br />
* [[Sharath Lohithaswa]] as Naga alias Medda Naga South<br />
* [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]] as Ajaya alias Adda Kasubi West<br />
* [[Amit Tiwari]] as Rahul alias Mama North<br />
* [[Sathyajith (Kannada actor)|Sathyajith]] as Police Officer<br />
* [[Bullet Prakash]] as Auto Driver<br />
* [[Sadhu Kokila]] as Vegetable Buyer<br />
* [[Rekha Das]] as Vegetable Seller<br />
* Shailaja Joshi as Kodan Rama's wife<br />
{{Colend}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
[[Meera Chopra]] made her Kannada debut through this film. In this film, she was credited as Nila, which is her onscreen name in [[Tamil cinema|Kollywood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/meera-makes-her-kannada-debut/articleshow/3073626.cms|title=Meera makes her Kannada debut|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 May 2008|access-date=21 November 2024}}</ref><br />
Darshan was signed in to play the cop role again after ''[[Ayya (2005 Kannada film)|Ayya]]'' and ''[[Swamy (2005 film)|Swamy]]'' and worked on this film simultaneously with ''[[Navagraha (film)|Navagraha]]'' (2008).<ref name="Two">{{Cite web |date=17 April 2008 |title='Gaja is the biggest hit of my career' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/17ssdarshan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122223958/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/17ssdarshan.htm |archive-date=22 January 2022 |access-date=22 January 2022 |website=[[Rediff]]}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[V. Harikrishna]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Arjun Songs, Download Arjun Movie Songs For Free Online at Saavn.com |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/arjun/mvBSgFRtlNw_ |website=[[JioSaavn]] |access-date=20 November 2023 |date=15 June 2008}}</ref><br />
{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Balle Balle<br />
| length1 = 5:16<br />
| lyrics1 = [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]<br />
| extra1 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br />
| title2 = Taubare Taubare<br />
| length2 = 4:12<br />
| lyrics2 = [[Kaviraj (lyricist)|Kaviraj]]<br />
| extra2 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Jassie Gift]]<br />
| title3 = Leftalli Jayamala<br />
| length3 = 4:21<br />
| lyrics3 = Kaviraj<br />
| extra3 = Jassie Gift<br />
| title4 = Gunturu Gunturu<br />
| length4 = 4:32<br />
| lyrics4 = Kaviraj<br />
| extra4 = [[Chaitra H. G.]], Jassie Gift, Tippu<br />
| title5 = Ye Kanaka<br />
| length5 = 4:34<br />
| lyrics5 = V. Nagendra Prasad<br />
| extra5 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]<br />
| total_length = 22:55<br />
}}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Arjun'' was theatrically released on 12 August 2008 on the same day as Ramya starrer ''[[Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu]]''.<ref name="Re">{{Cite web |last=R G Vijayasarathy |title=Star wars: Darshan Vs Ramya |url=https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/13sl1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323074041/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/13sl1.htm |archive-date=2012-03-23 |access-date=2022-01-22 |website=[[Rediff]]}}</ref><br />
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A critic from ''Sify'' gave the film a verdict of "average" and opined that "Darshan fans is sure to lap up this mass action masala".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie Review: Arjun |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=14741244&ctid=5&cid=2427 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021002114/http://www.sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=14741244&ctid=5&cid=2427 |archive-date=21 October 2012 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Vijayasarathy of ''Rediff'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wrote that "Darshan does his usual act, but he is handicapped by the lack of a proper story".<ref>{{Cite web |last=R G Vijayasarathy |date=18 August 2008 |title=Arjun: Not even for Darshan fans |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/18ssd.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122205758/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/18ssd.htm |archive-date=22 January 2022 |access-date=22 January 2022 |website=[[Rediff]]}}</ref><br />
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== Box office ==<br />
Despite being a panned by critics, the film initially had high collections and performed well at the box office similar to Darshan's previous film ''[[Gaja (2008 film)|Gaja]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 September 2008 |title=Kannada Box-Office (Sep1-5) |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14752709&cid=14635444 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020230919/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14752709&cid=14635444 |archive-date=20 October 2012 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|2432788}}<br />
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[[Category:2008 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2008 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2008 films]]<br />
[[Category:2008 action films]]</div>Abesh Purkait