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{{Infobox film<br />
|name = Shabdavedhi<br />
|image = Shabdavedhi movie poster.jpg<br />
|caption = DVD Cover<br />
|director = [[S. Narayan]]<br />
|writer = Vijay Sasanur<br />
|producer = [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]]<br />
|starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]<br />
*[[Jayapradha]]<br />
*[[K. S. Ashwath]]<br />
*[[Sowcar Janaki]]<br />
*[[Umashree]]<br />
}}<br />
|music = [[Hamsalekha]]<br />
|cinematography = R. Giri<br />
|editing = S. Manohar<br />
|released = {{Film date|df=yes|2000|2|10}}<br />
|runtime = 165 minutes<br />
|language = Kannada<br />
|studio = Sri Bhargavi Arts Combines<br />
|country = India<br />
|budget=<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Shabdavedhi''''' is a [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada action drama film]] directed by [[S. Narayan]] and produced by Sri Bhargavi Arts Combines. The film, released in 2000 stars [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], [[Jayapradha]], [[K. S. Ashwath]], [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[Umashree]] in lead roles. The music was composed by [[Hamsalekha]].<br />
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This film marked the last acting venture of the celebrated actor Rajkumar. The movie is based on a novel of same name by Vijay Sasanur.<ref>https://www.udayavani.com/cinema/balcony-sandalwood-news/raj-festival-a-mirror-of-the-grooms-novel-films</ref> The film was a commercial success and completed a 25-week run at the theatres.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jabeen |first1=Kauser |title=2000 -- The Kannada story |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/jan/03kann.htm |access-date=20 May 2021 |work=Rediff.com |date=3 January 2001}}</ref><br />
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The title refers to the Shabda-bhedi proficiency in Indian archery that involves shooting at a target not by seeing it visibility, but by hearing it. This skill comes into play in the [[Shravan]] episode in the Hindu epic [[Ramayana]] and the [[Pandu#Curse|''Pandu gets a curse'']] episode in the epic [[Mahabharata]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Shabdavedhi is about Sandeep (Rajkumar), a strict police officer crusading against narcotics. The man is so straight that when his wife Vathsala (Jayaprada) refuses to reveal the identity of a key link in the drug ring that he is investigating, he beats her in lockup. Eventually he overcomes all the usual attempts to throw him off the chase like tarnishing his reputation and implicating him in lock-up death cases and tracks the ring down to its last man.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
* [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] as Inspector Sandeep<br />
* [[Jaya Prada]] as Vathsala (voice dubbed by [[B. Jayashree]])<br />
* [[K. S. Ashwath]] as G. K. Kamalakar, [[Police Commissioner of Bangalore]]<br />
* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Sandeep's mother<br />
* [[Mukhyamantri Chandru]] as Raghava<br />
* [[Umashree]]<br />
* [[Bhavanishankar]] as Thammayya Shetty<br />
* [[M. S. Umesh]]<br />
* [[Shobaraj (Kannada Actor)|Shobhraj]] as De Cruz<br />
* [[Chi. Guru Dutt]]<br />
* [[Honnavalli Krishna]] as Krishna<br />
* Daali as Subbu<br />
* [[Karibasavaiah]]<br />
* [[Renukamma Murugodu]]<br />
* Rajeev<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
This film has its credit as the comeback film of Rajkumar after almost six years. This was the first time that [[S. Narayan]], age of 35 directed a film starring the legendary actor. The film was shot locations such as K R Circle in Bangalore, Abhiman Studio on the city's outskirts, Rama Mandira in Rajajinagar, Kashmir.<br />
<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-27/news-interviews/31240862_1_film-industry-film-career-box-office | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707043033/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-27/news-interviews/31240862_1_film-industry-film-career-box-office | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-07-07 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=S Narayan to quit filmmaking | date=2012-03-27}}</ref><br />
Mysore's police commissioner Kempaiah has given guidance for star's uniforms in the movie. <br />
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The producer of the film had originally planned to have [[Bhanupriya]] as the female lead, but she was living abroad having married then. Jayaprada was then chosen as the female lead actor<ref>http://in.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/20raja.htm</ref><br />
<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBEIAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Shabdavedi%22 |title=Film Review 2006-2007 - James Cameron-Wilson - Google Books |year=2006 |isbn=9781905287284 |accessdate=2012-04-20}}</ref><br />
<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/12/stories/2007041202430300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317234750/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/12/stories/2007041202430300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2008-03-17 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Will there be another like him? | date=2007-04-12}}</ref><br />
<ref>http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=48108&cnt=1</ref><br />
<ref>http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/04/13/stories/2006041301821900.ht{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Shabdavedhi<br />
| type = soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Hamsalekha]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = {{start date|1999||}}<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = {{duration|m=31|s=48}}<br />
| label = Magnasound<br />
| producer =<br />
| prev_title = Naga Devathe<br />
| prev_year = 2000<br />
| next_title = [[Hagalu Vesha]]<br />
| next_year = 2000<br />
}}<br />
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[[Hamsalekha]] composed the film's background score and the soundtrack, also writing lyrics for it. The soundtrack album consists of six tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shabdavedhi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/shabdavedhi-original-motion/id586982659|work=iTunes|accessdate=21 August 2014}}</ref><br />
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{{tracklist<br />
| headline = Track list<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 31:48<br />
| title1 = Prema Kashmira<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Hamsalekha]]<br />
| extra1 = [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]], [[K. S. Chithra|Chithra]]<br />
| length1 = 5:20<br />
| title2 = Oh Gelathi<br />
| lyrics2 = Hamsalekha<br />
| extra2 = Rajkumar, Chithra<br />
| length2 = 5:16<br />
| title3 = Thayare Thayare<br />
| lyrics3 = Hamsalekha<br />
| extra3 = Rajkumar, Chithra<br />
| length3 = 5:10<br />
| title4 = Namma Yejamamrau<br />
| lyrics4 = Hamsalekha<br />
| extra4 = Rajkumar, [[Manjula Gururaj]]<br />
| length4 = 5:33<br />
| title5 = Baaro Baaro Sri Krishna Baro<br />
| lyrics5 = Hamsalekha<br />
| extra5 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]<br />
| length5 = 5:12<br />
| title6 = Janarindha<br />
| lyrics6 = Hamsalekha<br />
| extra6 = Rajkumar<br />
| length6 = 5:17<br />
}}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
''Shabdavedhi'' received mixed reviews from critics upon release. But, the film was a commercial hit with fans flocking the cinemas from day one of the release. Tickets were being sold in black for 12 times the actual price. The movie completed a run of 100 days.<ref>https://www.sandalwoodking.rocks/threads/dr-rajkumar-annavru-karnataka-ratna-kentucky-colonel-padma-bhushan-nata-saarvabhouma.4293/page-380</ref><br />
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The first day of release was marked by an incident at Bangalore's famous Kapali Theatre. A technical snag in the audio system at the theatre reportedly led viewers to ransack the place causing the owners a loss worth {{INR}}20 [[lakh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kapali damage put at Rs 20 lakh |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/feb12/kap.htm |access-date=20 May 2021 |work=Deccan Herald |archive-url=http://web-old.archive.org/web/20000608163220/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/feb12/kap.htm |archive-date=8 June 2000}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{S. Narayan}}<br />
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[[Category:2000s Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2000 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Hamsalekha]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by S. Narayan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]</div>imported>WikiCleanerBot