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| name = Ramarjuna | | name = Ramarjuna | ||
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| director = [[Anish Tejeshwar]] | | director = [[Anish Tejeshwar]] | ||
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|2021|01|29}} | | released = {{Film date|df=y|2021|01|29}} | ||
| language = Kannada | | language = Kannada | ||
| runtime = 130 minutes <ref name="Ramarjuna Review">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/ramarjuna/movie-review/80566462.cms|title=RAMARJUNA MOVIE REVIEW|date=29 January 2021|website=Times | | runtime = 130 minutes <ref name="Ramarjuna Review">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/ramarjuna/movie-review/80566462.cms|title=RAMARJUNA MOVIE REVIEW|date=29 January 2021|website=The Times of India|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> | ||
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'''''Ramarjuna''''' is a 2021 Indian [[ | '''''Ramarjuna''''' is a 2021 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[action drama film]] written and directed by [[Anish Tejeshwar]] in his directorial debut. It stars Anish Tejeshwar and [[Nishvika Naidu]] in their second collaboration after ''[[Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial]]''.<ref name="Anish">{{cite web|date=30 January 2021|title=ಬದುಕಿನ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ರಾಮಾರ್ಜುನ: ಅನೀಶ್ ತೇಜೇಶ್ವರ್|url=https://kannada.asianetnews.com/sandalwood/anish-tejeshwar-talks-about-ramarjuna-film-vcs-qnq9ra|access-date=30 January 2021|website=Asianet News}}</ref><ref name="Nishvika">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/my-character-in-ramarjuna-is-really-funny-nishvika-naidu/articleshow/80476454.cms|title=My character in Ramarjuna is really funny: Nishvika Naidu|date= 27 January 2021|website=The Times of India|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Nishvika Telugu">{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/nishvika-naidu-lends-her-voice-to-the-telugu-version-of-ramarjuna/articleshow/80059988.cms|title=Nishvika Naidu lends her voice to the Telugu version of Ramarjuna|date= 1 January 2021|website=The Times of India|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/anish-reunites-with-nishvika-in-his-directorial-debut/articleshow/67472580.cms|title=Anish reunites with Nishvika in his directorial debut|author=Madhu Daithota|date= 11 January 2019|website=The Times of India |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2021/jan/28/was-longing-to-execute-my-vision-on-the-silver-screen-aniissh-ahead-of-directorial-debut-ramarjuna-2255831.html|title=Was longing to execute my vision on the silver screen: Aniissh ahead of directorial debut 'Ramarjuna' |date= 28 January 2021|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> | ||
==Plot == | ==Plot == | ||
Ram is an insurance agent living in a slum | Ram is an [[insurance agent]] living in a village. He is beloved by his mother and the villagers and will go to any extent to help them and also had assured insurance policy to them for their welfare. Badrinarayana is a real estate dealer, who wants to evacuate the slum for his personal profits and has been troubling the villagers in this regard. However, his attempts are thwarted by Ram. Meanwhile, Ram meets Khushi, who is a law student and falls in love with her. He impresses her using a few tricks given by his artist friend Peter, a middle-aged man. | ||
However, it is revealed that Khushi is actually Peter's daughter, who has separated from his wife Janaki, due to a misunderstanding. Hariprasad is an [[altruistic]] doctor, who organizes a free medical [[checkup]]/[[welfare spending|welfare]] for the villagers with Ram and their village president Rajanna's help and also tries to help the villagers whenever need arises. One night, a few henchman barge into the neighbourhood and brutally hack 20 villagers to death. Ram deduces that they are Badrinarayana's henchmen where he along with the villagers held Badrinaryanan and his henchman at knife point, but Badrinarayan denies the killings. | |||
Realizing that someone else is behind the villagers's deaths, they decide to investigate. Ram also clears the misunderstanding between Peter and Janaki, who realizes her mistake in snot trusting Peter and eventually accepts his and Khushi's relationship. Janaki reveals to Kushi about Peter and ask Ram to take her to him to seek forgiveness. However, they learn that Peter has been hacked to death, much to everyone's devastation. While checking the [[insurance policy]] info to distribute to the deceased's families, Ram learns that their blood groups details have been swapped and heads to the blood lab. | |||
Ram inquires a nurse only to learn that their village corporator Gopalayya is behind Peter and the villagers' death (Peter recognized and followed one of the henchman where he finds out about Gopalayya's involvement in the murders). Gopalayya is stabbed to death by the mastermind with the help of his henchman. The henchman chases Hariprasad where he seeks Ram's help, who evade the henchman and rush to Gopalayya's house only to find him dead. Ram asks Kushi to check the death certificates of the dead people, where they learn that the people were already dead due to [[multi organ failure]]. After inquiring from another doctor, they learn that Hariprasad was supplying non-[[experimental medicine]] to the villagers. | |||
The experiments are actually [[Clinical trial|Human-trials]], which is illegal and also related to medical mafia. Realizing that Hariprasad is the mastermind behind the murders, Ram, along with Rajanna lead Hariprasad and his henchman into a trap where Hariprasad divulges that he had injected viruses into 20 people for medical-trials. When the experiment resulted in disastrous reports, he decide to finish off the villagers using the henchmen, by making everyone believe that Badrinarayana is behind the murders, thus leaving no evidence tying him to the crime. | |||
However, Ram's insurance policy had landed them in trouble. Due to this, Hariprasad had to kill Gopalayya and targeted Ram. After the confession, Ram reveals about knowing Hariprasad's involvement in medical mafia where he along with Rajanna kills the henchmen and Hariprasad. After killing Hariprasad, Rajanna tells Ram to reveal the truth about Hariprasad's ''ugly intentions''. but Ram disagrees stating that every doctor, who are dedicating their lives to stop the [[COVID-19]] [[virus]] will be degraded and their reputation will be spoiled, thus leaving the truth to be buried. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Anish Tejeshwar]] as Ram | * [[Anish Tejeshwar]] as Ramarjuna alias Ram | ||
* [[Nishvika Naidu]] as Kushi | * [[Nishvika Naidu]] as Kushi | ||
* [[Rangayana Raghu]] as Peter, | * [[Rangayana Raghu]] as Peter, Kushi's father | ||
* [[Bala Rajwadi]] | * [[Bala Rajwadi]] as Badrinarayan's henchman | ||
* [[Ravi Kale]] | * [[Ravi Kale]] as Badrinarayana | ||
* [[Sharath Lohitashwa]] as Rajanna | * [[Sharath Lohitashwa]] as Rajanna | ||
* Appanna | * Appanna as Ram's boss | ||
* | * Manjunath Gowda as Badrinarayana's henchman | ||
* Harish Raj | * [[Harish Raj]] as Dr. Hariprasad | ||
== Soundtrack == | == Soundtrack == | ||
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| misc = | | misc = | ||
}} | }} | ||
===Songs=== | ===Songs=== | ||
{{ | {{Track listing | ||
| extra_column = Singer(s) | | extra_column = Singer(s) | ||
| title1 = Manase chooru | | title1 = Manase chooru | ||
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==Release== | ==Release== | ||
The movie was released on 29 January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-rakshit-shetty-to-present-aniisshs-ramarjuna-in-cinema-halls/articleshow/79775316.cms |title=EXCLUSIVE: Rakshit Shetty to present Aniissh's Ramarjuna in cinema halls |date=17 December 2020| | The movie was released on 29 January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-rakshit-shetty-to-present-aniisshs-ramarjuna-in-cinema-halls/articleshow/79775316.cms |title=EXCLUSIVE: Rakshit Shetty to present Aniissh's Ramarjuna in cinema halls |date=17 December 2020|work=The Times of India| author=Sunayana Suresh|access-date= 30 January 2021}}</ref> Karthik Gowda of KRG Studios released both the Kannada and Telugu versions of the movie.<ref name="Nishvika Telugu"/> | ||
== Reception == | |||
=== Critical response === | |||
Sunayana Suresh of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Ramarjuna is a fun commercial entertainer if you're in the mood for one."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/ramarjuna/movie-review/80566462.cms|title=Ramarjuna Movie Review: A Promising Directorial Debut By Aniissh|website=The Times of India}}</ref> ''[[Udayavani]]'' wrote "Anish tried to tell a common story in a thrilling way with some turn and twist. If more attention had been paid to the screenplay and if the pace of the narration had been increased a bit, ''Ramarjuna'' could have reached the audience more effectively."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.udayavani.com/cinema/movie-review/anish-directorial-debut-ramarjuna-review|title= ಕಮರ್ಷಿಯಲ್ 'ರಾಮಾರ್ಜುನ' ವಿಜಯ |publisher=Udayavani|access-date= 30 January 2021}}</ref> ''[[Asianet Suvarna News]]'' wrote "Aneesh, who has told a story that is interesting and connected to current developments, has won as a director in the very first step."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kannada.asianetnews.com/movie-reviews/kannada-movie-ramarjuna-film-review-vcs-qnqbn0|title=ಚಿತ್ರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ: ರಾಮಾರ್ಜುನ|website=Asianet Suvarna News}}</ref> | |||
A. Sharadhaa of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Aniissh had good and sensitive content, with various subplots, however, the execution has been sensationalised with commercial aspects. With a good background score and a couple of nice songs, Ramarjuna by, for and of Aniissh makes for a decent one-time watch."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/kannada/2021/jan/29/ramarjuna-movie-review-the-film-trips-on-commercial-stereotypes-22538.html|title=Ramarjuna Movie Review: The film trips on commercial stereotypes|website=[[Cinema Express]]|date=29 January 2021 }}</ref> ''[[The Hans India]]'' gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Ramarjuna could have been a little more fun-filled. Overall, the approach to the subject is very casual. The film lacks sensitive touch and loses entertaining element as the director has followed the same old mass formula."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/movie-reviews/ramarjuna-movie-review-turns-out-to-be-a-mass-entertainer-78101|title=Ramarjuna Movie Review: Turns out to be a mass entertainer|website=The Hans India|date=29 January 2021 }}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramarjuna}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramarjuna}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2021 Kannada-language films]] | ||
[[Category:2021 films]] | [[Category:2021 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2021 action films]] | ||
[[Category:2021 directorial debut films]] | [[Category:2021 directorial debut films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian action films]] | [[Category:Indian action films]] | ||
[[Category:Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic]] | [[Category:Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic]] | ||
[[Category:Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic]] | [[Category:Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:45, 3 March 2026
| Ramarjuna | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anish Tejeshwar |
| Produced by | Anish Tejeshwar Rakshit Shetty |
| Written by | Anish Tejeshwar |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Anand Rajavikram |
| Cinematography | Naveen Kumar S |
| Edited by | Sharath Kumar |
Production company | Winkwhistle Productions |
| Distributed by | KRG films |
Release date |
|
Running time | 130 minutes [1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Ramarjuna is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by Anish Tejeshwar in his directorial debut. It stars Anish Tejeshwar and Nishvika Naidu in their second collaboration after Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial.[2][3][4][5][6]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Ram is an insurance agent living in a village. He is beloved by his mother and the villagers and will go to any extent to help them and also had assured insurance policy to them for their welfare. Badrinarayana is a real estate dealer, who wants to evacuate the slum for his personal profits and has been troubling the villagers in this regard. However, his attempts are thwarted by Ram. Meanwhile, Ram meets Khushi, who is a law student and falls in love with her. He impresses her using a few tricks given by his artist friend Peter, a middle-aged man.
However, it is revealed that Khushi is actually Peter's daughter, who has separated from his wife Janaki, due to a misunderstanding. Hariprasad is an altruistic doctor, who organizes a free medical checkup/welfare for the villagers with Ram and their village president Rajanna's help and also tries to help the villagers whenever need arises. One night, a few henchman barge into the neighbourhood and brutally hack 20 villagers to death. Ram deduces that they are Badrinarayana's henchmen where he along with the villagers held Badrinaryanan and his henchman at knife point, but Badrinarayan denies the killings.
Realizing that someone else is behind the villagers's deaths, they decide to investigate. Ram also clears the misunderstanding between Peter and Janaki, who realizes her mistake in snot trusting Peter and eventually accepts his and Khushi's relationship. Janaki reveals to Kushi about Peter and ask Ram to take her to him to seek forgiveness. However, they learn that Peter has been hacked to death, much to everyone's devastation. While checking the insurance policy info to distribute to the deceased's families, Ram learns that their blood groups details have been swapped and heads to the blood lab.
Ram inquires a nurse only to learn that their village corporator Gopalayya is behind Peter and the villagers' death (Peter recognized and followed one of the henchman where he finds out about Gopalayya's involvement in the murders). Gopalayya is stabbed to death by the mastermind with the help of his henchman. The henchman chases Hariprasad where he seeks Ram's help, who evade the henchman and rush to Gopalayya's house only to find him dead. Ram asks Kushi to check the death certificates of the dead people, where they learn that the people were already dead due to multi organ failure. After inquiring from another doctor, they learn that Hariprasad was supplying non-experimental medicine to the villagers.
The experiments are actually Human-trials, which is illegal and also related to medical mafia. Realizing that Hariprasad is the mastermind behind the murders, Ram, along with Rajanna lead Hariprasad and his henchman into a trap where Hariprasad divulges that he had injected viruses into 20 people for medical-trials. When the experiment resulted in disastrous reports, he decide to finish off the villagers using the henchmen, by making everyone believe that Badrinarayana is behind the murders, thus leaving no evidence tying him to the crime.
However, Ram's insurance policy had landed them in trouble. Due to this, Hariprasad had to kill Gopalayya and targeted Ram. After the confession, Ram reveals about knowing Hariprasad's involvement in medical mafia where he along with Rajanna kills the henchmen and Hariprasad. After killing Hariprasad, Rajanna tells Ram to reveal the truth about Hariprasad's ugly intentions. but Ram disagrees stating that every doctor, who are dedicating their lives to stop the COVID-19 virus will be degraded and their reputation will be spoiled, thus leaving the truth to be buried.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Anish Tejeshwar as Ramarjuna alias Ram
- Nishvika Naidu as Kushi
- Rangayana Raghu as Peter, Kushi's father
- Bala Rajwadi as Badrinarayan's henchman
- Ravi Kale as Badrinarayana
- Sharath Lohitashwa as Rajanna
- Appanna as Ram's boss
- Manjunath Gowda as Badrinarayana's henchman
- Harish Raj as Dr. Hariprasad
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Ramarjuna | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Ananda Rajavikrama | |
| Released | 2021 |
| Recorded | 2020 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 17:41 |
| Label | Winkwhistle Production |
Songs[edit | edit source]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Manase chooru" | Naveen Reddy G | Puneeth Rajkumar | 04:19 |
| 2. | "Bloodshed of Ramarjuna" | Sai Sarvesh | Vasishta Simha | 04:49 |
| 3. | "Bad Boy" | Kiran Chandra | Chandan Shetty | 04:17 |
| 4. | "Oh Jeeva" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Vijay Prakash | 04:16 |
Release[edit | edit source]
The movie was released on 29 January 2021.[7] Karthik Gowda of KRG Studios released both the Kannada and Telugu versions of the movie.[4]
Reception[edit | edit source]
Critical response[edit | edit source]
Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Ramarjuna is a fun commercial entertainer if you're in the mood for one."[8] Udayavani wrote "Anish tried to tell a common story in a thrilling way with some turn and twist. If more attention had been paid to the screenplay and if the pace of the narration had been increased a bit, Ramarjuna could have reached the audience more effectively."[9] Asianet Suvarna News wrote "Aneesh, who has told a story that is interesting and connected to current developments, has won as a director in the very first step."[10]
A. Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Aniissh had good and sensitive content, with various subplots, however, the execution has been sensationalised with commercial aspects. With a good background score and a couple of nice songs, Ramarjuna by, for and of Aniissh makes for a decent one-time watch."[11] The Hans India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Ramarjuna could have been a little more fun-filled. Overall, the approach to the subject is very casual. The film lacks sensitive touch and loses entertaining element as the director has followed the same old mass formula."[12]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "RAMARJUNA MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "ಬದುಕಿನ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ರಾಮಾರ್ಜುನ: ಅನೀಶ್ ತೇಜೇಶ್ವರ್". Asianet News. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "My character in Ramarjuna is really funny: Nishvika Naidu". The Times of India. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nishvika Naidu lends her voice to the Telugu version of Ramarjuna". The Times of India. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ Madhu Daithota (11 January 2019). "Anish reunites with Nishvika in his directorial debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "Was longing to execute my vision on the silver screen: Aniissh ahead of directorial debut 'Ramarjuna'". The New Indian Express. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ Sunayana Suresh (17 December 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: Rakshit Shetty to present Aniissh's Ramarjuna in cinema halls". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "Ramarjuna Movie Review: A Promising Directorial Debut By Aniissh". The Times of India.
- ↑ "ಕಮರ್ಷಿಯಲ್ 'ರಾಮಾರ್ಜುನ' ವಿಜಯ". Udayavani. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "ಚಿತ್ರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ: ರಾಮಾರ್ಜುನ". Asianet Suvarna News.
- ↑ "Ramarjuna Movie Review: The film trips on commercial stereotypes". Cinema Express. 29 January 2021.
- ↑ "Ramarjuna Movie Review: Turns out to be a mass entertainer". The Hans India. 29 January 2021.