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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Plus<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = Gadda Viji<br />
| producer = [[Yogaraj Bhat]]<br/>Rithesh<br />
| story = Ritesh<br />
| screenplay = Gadda Viji<br />
| starring = [[Anant Nag]]<br>[[Chetan Chandra]]<br>[[Sudharani]]<br />
| music = [[Bharath B. J.]]<br/>[[Ravi Basrur]]<br />
| cinematography = Guruprashanth Rai<br />
| editing = Suresh Armugam<br />
| studio = Filmy People Productions<br/>Yogaraj Movies<br />
| distributor = Yogaraj Movies<br />
| released = {{Film date|2015|10|16|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 151 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Plus''''' ({{langx|kn|ಪ್ಲಸ್}}), also known as '''''+''''', is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language [[suspense]] [[drama film|drama]] science-fiction film<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ravi-shankar-turns-rakshasa/articleshow/49222810.cms|title=Ravi Shankar turns Rakshasa|website=The Times of India}}</ref> directed by Gadda Viji and co-produced by [[Yogaraj Bhat]]. It stars [[Anant Nag]] as the lead protagonist with an image makeover.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-anant-nag-dons-new-look-for-kannada-film-plus-2134666|title=Anant Nag dons new look for Kannada film 'Plus'|website=DNA India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2014/nov/10/anant-nag-is-the-keynote-in-gadda-viji%e2%80%99s-film-680923.html|title=Anant Nag is the Keynote in Gadda Viji's Film|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ananth-nag-gets-a-suave-makeover-for-his-next/articleshow/45096924.cms|title=Ananth Nag gets a suave makeover for his next|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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After a lot of hype surrounding the makers' innovative marketing strategy around Ananth Nag's new look; Upon theatrical release on 16 October 2015, the film was panned by critics for being complicated and ambiguous.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Based on the theme of 'good over evil', the plot of the film revolves around the life of a businessman trying to save himself being attacked by goons on bringing three persons all suffering from different psychological disorders together.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
* [[Anant Nag]] as Jaii<br />
* [[Chetan Chandra]] as Vivek<br />
* [[Shalini Vadnikatti]] as Nidhi<br />
* [[Sudharani]] as Samarthana<br />
* [[Aishani Shetty]]<br />
* [[P. Ravi Shankar]] as Rankasura<br />
* [[Achyuth Kumar]]<br />
* [[Suchendra Prasad]]<br />
* [[B. Suresha]]<br />
* Kari Subbu<br />
* [[Prashanth Siddi]]<br />
* Shweta Pandit<br />
* Gourish Akki<br />
* Danny<br />
* Devu<br />
* Niranjan<br />
* [[Rajesh Nataranga]] as Inspector Kishore<br />
* [[Pawan Kumar (director)|Pawan Kumar]]<br />
* [[Shruthi Hariharan]] and Ritesh in a special appearance in song "Sunday Banthu"<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Plus<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Bharath B. J.]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| border = yes<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = Soundtrack cover<br />
| released = {{Start date|2015|7|4|df=yes}}<br />
| recorded = 2015<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = {{Duration|m=33|s=25}}<br />
| label = Alpha Digitech<br />
| producer =<br />
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[[Bharath B. J.]] and [[Ravi Basrur]] scored the film's background music, and Bharath composed for its soundtrack. The lyrics for the soundtrack was written by [[Yogaraj Bhat]], Goravi Aalduru and Nagesh Prasanna. The soundtrack album consists of ten tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Plus (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/plus-original-motion-picture/id1019448612|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231075042/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/plus-original-motion-picture/id1019448612|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 December 2016|publisher=iTunes|accessdate=15 October 2015}}</ref> It was released in Bangalore on 4 July 2015 in the form of pen-drives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/plus-audio-comes-kannada-news-136856.html|title='Plus' audio comes|work=Indiaglitz|date=6 July 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811225821/http://www.indiaglitz.com/plus-audio-comes-kannada-news-136856.html|archivedate=11 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Track listing===<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Artist(s)<br />
| total_length = 33:25<br />
| title1 = Kaanada Navilidu<br />
| extra1 = Chetan Gandharva<br />
| lyrics1 = Goravi Aalduru<br />
| length1 = 3:12<br />
| title2 = Geluva Daari<br />
| extra2 = Chetan Gandharva, Gubbi<br />
| lyrics2 = Nagesh Prasanna, Gubbi<br />
| length2 = 4:05<br />
| title3 = Namdella Bari Plussu<br />
| extra3 = [[Vijay Prakash]]<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Yogaraj Bhat]]<br />
| length3 = 3:21<br />
| title4 = Plus Mashup<br />
| extra4 = [[Bharath B. J.]]<br />
| lyrics4 = <br />
| length4 = 4:02<br />
| title5 = Shloka<br />
| extra5 = [[Anant Nag]]<br />
| lyrics5 = <br />
| length5 = 1:05<br />
| title6 = Sari Tappu Kelada Moha<br />
| extra6 = [[Angaraag Mahanta|Papon]], Ritisha Padmanabha<br />
| lyrics6 = Yogaraj Bhat<br />
| length6 = 4:31<br />
| title7 = Sunday Banthu<br />
| extra7 = Bharath B. J., [[Indu Nagaraj]]<br />
| lyrics7 = Yogaraj Bhat<br />
| length7 = 4:13<br />
| title8 = Narcissistic <br />
| note8= theme<br />
| extra8 = Bharath B. J.<br />
| lyrics8 = <br />
| length8 = 2:28<br />
| title9 = Mesophania <br />
| note9= theme<br />
| extra9 = Bharath B. J.<br />
| lyrics9 = <br />
| length9 = 3:04<br />
| title10 = Discovery <br />
| note10= theme<br />
| extra10 = Bharath B. J.<br />
| lyrics10 = <br />
| length10 = 3:24<br />
}}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
''The Times of India'' wrote that "The makers tried to call this a medical and science fiction thriller. Though, it ends up being just an experimental good-versus-evil commercial drama".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/-plus/movie-review/49438454.cms|title=+ (Plus) Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of + (Plus) by Times of India|work=The Times of India}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' wrote that "Plus makes you wonder if storytelling is really that difficult".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/plus-review-is-storytelling-that-difficult/article7773192.ece|title=Plus review: Is storytelling that difficult?|first=Archana|last=Nathan|date=17 October 2015|work=The Hindu}}</ref> ''Deccan Chronicle'' wrote that "After a recent 'senseless' movie, here is a 'mindless' one, and all credit goes to the director who has positively managed to showcase his talent of making the worst movie ever".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151017/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-%E2%80%98%E2%80%99-plus-big-minus|title=Movie review '+' (Plus): A big minus (-)|first=shashiprasad s|last=m|date=17 October 2015|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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