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{{short description|Indian action drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Astra
| image = Astra (2000 film).jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = 
| director = Anand P. Raju
| writer = M S Ramesh (dialogue)
| screenplay = Anand P. Raju
| story = Gurudutt
| based_on = 
| producer = Lalitha Jayasimha Musuri
| starring = [[Devaraj]]<br />[[B. C. Patil]]<br />[[Ragasudha]]<br />Chaithali
| narrator =
| cinematography = Manohar C
| editing = K Narasayya
| music = [[Hamsalekha]]
| studio = Musuri Enterprises
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2000|7|4}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Astra''''' ({{Translation|Weapon}}) is a 2000 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by Anand P. Raju and starring [[Devaraj]], [[B. C. Patil]], [[Ragasudha]] and Chaithali. The film was released to mixed reviews.

==Plot==
Sharath is an electrical engineer. His wife Dr. Varsha is gang raped and killed in her own operation theatre for providing proof in a rape case. Sharath hunts down the killers and succeeds in killing two of them while the third, Sandeep Rai is a difficult target as his brothers Dayananda Rai and Basavaraj Patil are politically influential. One day, Sharath is caught by Inspector Dhananjay and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, he is released than due because of his good deeds.

Sharath devises methods to get back at his enemies and in his mission he is assisted by a so-called social worker Bharathi Devi. However, he soon realizes her motive of and unites with Inspector Dhananjay to hold the criminals accountable for their actions.<ref name="I"/>

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
*[[Devaraj]] as Sharath
*[[B. C. Patil]] as Inspector Dhananjay
*[[Ragasudha]]
*Chaithali as Dr. Varsha
*[[Pramila Joshai]] as Bharathi Devi
*[[Jai Jagadish]] as Dayananda Rai
*Aravind as Basavaraj Patil
*[[Sudheer (Kannada actor)|Sudheer]]
*[[Bank Janardhan]]
*[[M. S. Umesh]]
}}

==Production==
The stunts were choreographed by Kaurava Venkatesh.<ref name="I"/>

==Reception==
A critic from ''[[Chitraloka.com]]'' wrote that "If you are an action lover, got the time to spare three hours you may certainly go and watch this film".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/english/knock_out/astra.html|title=Film Review : ASTRA|work=[[Chitraloka.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010412071157/http://www.chitraloka.com/english/knock_out/astra.html|archive-date=12 April 2001}}</ref> A critic from ''indiainfo.com'' wrote that "''Astra'' is one of those mediocre films which at best provides some thrills for action lovers. The two action stars Devraj and B C Patil come together in this run-of-the-mill vengeance saga".<ref name="I">{{Cite web|url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/reviews/astra.html|title=''Astra'' - Action lovers' delight
|work=indiainfo.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021016024539/http://movies.indiainfo.com/kannada/reviews/astra.html|archive-date=16 October 2002}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|14741574}}

[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:2000 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Hamsalekha]]

Astra (2000 film) - Revision history

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