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| image          = Yajamana (2019 film) poster.jpg
| image          = Yajamana (2019 film) poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[V. Harikrishna]] <br /> [[Pon Kumaran]]
| director      = [[V. Harikrishna]]<br />[[Pon Kumaran]]
| writer        = [[V. Harikrishna]] <br /> Pon Kumaran
| writer        = V. Harikrishna<br />Pon Kumaran
| producer      = [[Shylaja Nag]]<br /> [[B. Suresha]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Massive sets, story and darshan to drive Yajamana |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/nov/14/massive-sets-story-and-darshan-to-drive-yajamana-1897797.html |date=14 November 2018 | newspaper=The New Indian Express | access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref>
| producer      = [[Shylaja Nag]]<br /> [[B. Suresha]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 November 2018 |title=Massive sets, story and darshan to drive Yajamana |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/nov/14/massive-sets-story-and-darshan-to-drive-yajamana-1897797.html |access-date=15 March 2019 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
| starring      = [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] <br />[[Rashmika Mandanna]]<br />[[Tanya Hope]]<br />[[Thakur Anoop Singh]]<br />[[Devaraj]]<br />[[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjay]]<br />[[P. Ravi Shankar]]
| starring      = [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]] <br />[[Rashmika Mandanna]]<br />[[Tanya Hope]]<br />[[Thakur Anoop Singh]]<br />[[Devaraj]]<br />[[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjay]]<br />[[P. Ravi Shankar]]
| music          = [[V. Harikrishna]]
| music          = V. Harikrishna
| cinematography = Shreesha Kuduvalli
| cinematography = [[Shreesha Kuduvalli]]
| editing        = Prakash Karinja
| editing        = Prakash Karinja
| studio        = Media House Studio
| studio        = Media House Studio
| released      = {{film date|df=y|2019|03|01}}
| released      = {{film date|df=y|2019|03|01}}
| runtime        = 164mins
| runtime        = 164 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Kannada
| language      = Kannada
| budget        = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.-->
| budget        = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.-->
| gross          = {{INR|50}} crore<ref name="Yajj">{{cite web|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/yajamana-grosses-rs-50-crore-becomes-darshan-s-first-movie-to-cross-the-mark-kgf-rajakumara-the-villain-pod1xd|title=Yajamana grosses Rs 50 crore, becomes Darshan's first movie to cross the mark|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|access-date=21 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="gross"/>
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'''''Yajamana''''' is a 2019 Indian [[Kannada language]] [[action drama film]] written and directed by [[V. Harikrishna]] and [[Pon Kumaran]] and produced by [[Shylaja Nag]] and [[B. Suresha]]. It stars [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]], [[Rashmika Mandanna]] and [[Tanya Hope]] in lead roles. It also features an ensemble cast of [[Thakur Anoop Singh]], [[Devaraj]], [[P. Ravi Shankar]], [[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjay]] in key supporting roles. The film's background score and soundtrack is also composed by [[V. Harikrishna]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Yajamana' to release the intro song on January 15 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/yajamana-to-release-the-intro-song-on-january-15/articleshow/67469719.cms |access-date=12 January 2019 |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Darshan's 'Yajamana' wraps up its first schedule |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni61961597 |access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Harikrishna is man behind Yajamana |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/harikrishna-is-man-behind-yajamana/articleshow/66207371.cms |access-date=12 January 2019 |publisher=bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
'''''Yajamana''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಯಜಮಾನ.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[social film|social]] [[action film]] written and directed by [[V. Harikrishna]] and [[Pon Kumaran]] and produced by [[Shylaja Nag]] and [[B. Suresha]]. The film stars [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]], [[Rashmika Mandanna]] and [[Tanya Hope]] in lead roles. It also features an ensemble cast of [[Thakur Anoop Singh]], [[Devaraj]], [[P. Ravi Shankar]], and [[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjay]] in key supporting roles. The film's background score and soundtrack is also composed by [[V. Harikrishna]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Yajamana' to release the intro song on January 15 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/yajamana-to-release-the-intro-song-on-january-15/articleshow/67469719.cms |access-date=12 January 2019 |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Darshan's 'Yajamana' wraps up its first schedule |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni61961597 |access-date=12 January 2019 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Harikrishna is man behind Yajamana |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/harikrishna-is-man-behind-yajamana/articleshow/66207371.cms |access-date=12 January 2019 |publisher=bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com}}</ref>


The film emerged as a decent box office hit in [[Kannada cinema|Sandalwood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2019/darshan-yajamana-best-opening-of-2019-first-quarter-beating-puneeth-rajkumar-nata-sarvabhouma-284495.html|title=D Boss Darshan's Yajamana Emerges As The Best Opening Of 2019 First Quarter Beating Puneeth's Film!|date=1 April 2019|website=filmibeat.com|access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref>
''Yajamana'' was released on 1 March 2019 and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. The film completed 100 days in theatres and emerged as commercially successful film at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2019 |title=D Boss Darshan's Yajamana Emerges As The Best Opening Of 2019 First Quarter Beating Puneeth's Film! |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2019/darshan-yajamana-best-opening-of-2019-first-quarter-beating-puneeth-rajkumar-nata-sarvabhouma-284495.html |access-date=17 July 2019 |website=filmibeat.com}}</ref><ref name="gross">{{Cite web |title=Yajamana First Worldwide 50 crore Grosser, Darshan D Boss of Box Office – Sakshi English &#124; DailyHunt Lite |url=https://xiaomi.dailyhunt.in/news/india/hindi/sakshi+english-epaper-sakshien/yajamana+first+worldwide+50+crore+grosser+darshan+d+boss+of+box+office-newsid-111103484?mode=wap |access-date=17 July 2019 |website=Dailyhunt }}{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-05-17 |title=Darshan's Yajamana hits the 100-day mark |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-yajamana-hits-the-100-day-mark/articleshow/69375318.cms |access-date=2023-07-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
Yajamana commercially became a milestone in [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]]'s film career by  crossing the mark of {{INR}}50 crores<ref name="gross">{{Cite web|url=https://xiaomi.dailyhunt.in/news/india/hindi/sakshi+english-epaper-sakshien/yajamana+first+worldwide+50+crore+grosser+darshan+d+boss+of+box+office-newsid-111103484?mode=wap|title=Yajamana First Worldwide 50 crore Grosser, Darshan D Boss of Box Office – Sakshi English &#124; DailyHunt Lite|website=Dailyhunt|access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref> and it ran over 100-days across [[Karnataka]].<ref>D Boss Darshan's Yajamana hits the 100-day mark – https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-yajamana-hits-the-100-day-mark/articleshow/69375318.cms</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
This story is about how a village which uses traditional oil overcomes a big mafia scam.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yajamana (2019) |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/darshan-yajamana/story.html |website=www.filmibeat.com |access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
Devi Shetty is an oil trader/[[businessman]], who controls the [[cooking oil|oil business]] with the help of his related oil mafia contacts in [[Mumbai]]. He asks for coordinates about a village Hulidurga which has not entailed in the oil market.  
Hulidurga is maintained by chieftain Hulikar Nayaka's daughter Kaveri's love interest Krishna, who is the protector of the village's oil mill. One day, Devi Shetty arrives at the village to convince the villagers of entitling its co-operation in his [[marketing|oil marketing]]. A [[Journalist|reporter]] Ganga covers the news, broadcasting the same.


An oil mafia don named Devishetty controlling oil market by his oil mafia. He asks for coordinates about a village has not entailed in the oil market. The village's chieftain Hulikar Nayaka's son-in-law Krishna  is a protector of the village and its oil mill. One day Devishetty comes to the village and to convince the village of entitling its co-operation in his oil marketing. A Journalist Ganga, meanwhile learns and covers the news, broadcasting the same. Krishna opposes this and warns the people of Devishetty's sly plan to infiltrate and plunder all the oil resources of the village and that they were bound to lose all, if they were to pledge co-operation. Krishna also intimidates and warns the villain not to take anything from Hulidurga, thereby insulting Devi Shetty. The news gets telecast all throughout. Devi Shetty plans to avenge the insults from Krishna by the aid of Mittai Suri against an otherwise lone-ranger Krishna. He decides to save the village and its people from him. Devi Shetty's men capture Krishna and in vain try to kill him but Krishna fights them off. He warns Devi Shetty he will come to Mumbai and catch if he dares.  
Krishna opposes and warns the people of Devi Shetty's plan to infiltrate and plunder all the [[oil resources]] of the village and that they were bound to lose everything, if they were to pledge [[co-operation]]. Krishna also warns Devi Shetty not to take anything from Hulidurga, thereby insulting him. The news gets telecast all throughout where Devi Shetty plans to avenge the insults from Krishna by the aid of Krishna's rival Mittai Suri, who successfully deceives the village and its people from him. Devi Shetty's men capture Krishna and try to kill him, but Krishna fights them off and warns Devi Shetty that he will arrive in Mumbai and bring down his oil profits. Krishna arrives in Mumbai where he stays in Ganga's grandfather's house. Krishna with the help of the oil owners, starts to sell oil.


Krishna goes to Mumbai and with the help of Ganga, stays in a owner's house. Krishna with the help of oil owners, starts to sell oil. In the start, he does face obstacles where he must even fend off a few men in the market. But eventually consumers start buying his oil brand, acknowledging his oil to be the best. Krishna succeeds in the oil market. Meanwhile, in the village all people lose the market price for their products and begin to wander.
However, Krishna faces obstacles where he must even fend off a few men in the market, but eventually consumers start buying his oil brand acknowledging his oil to be the best. Krishna succeeds in the oil market. In Hulidurga, all the people began to lose the market price for their products and started to commit suicide. Kaveri arrives to meet Krishna in Mumbai where she reveals all the incidents to him. Kaveri plans to approach Devi Shetty asking help for the sake of the village where Krishna joins her and meets Devi Shetty and pretends to apologise on behalf of his people. Devi Shetty reveals it to the people on [[video conference]]. Krishna reveals that when people stopped the oil mill, people will start the oil mill again and they will get back what they were losing. All people recall their oil mill by his words and insults Devi Shetty.


Kaveri comes to meet Krishna in Mumbai and tells him about all the incidents. Kaveri plans to approach to Devi Shetty asking help for the sake of the village. Krishna as well joins her and goes to Devi Shetty and pretends to apologise on behalf of his people. Devi Shetty shows people on video conference to him.  Krishna saying people stopped oil mill, once again people starts oil mill they will get back their losing. All people recall their oil mill by his words and shows sandals at him and insults him. Krishna later apologizes to people.
Krishna excels in the oil market and later leaves for the village to get the marketing rights from the Huliyappa and starts selling oil in the market where he names his brand as ''Nandhi Oil Brand''. Devi Shetty befalls a loss in the market. Pulla Reddy, his supporter arrives to meet Krishna in the name of an ally, to put an end to Devi Shetty. Devi Shetty hatches a vice plan and Krishna gets arrested by police on the grounds of stocking illegal oil. In the court, Krishna proves his innocence by revealing that all of oil stocks are actually owned by Devi Shetty. Krishna had taken some brands unknowingly from Pulla Reddy and draws the brand's name stamp on those where he asks the judge to scratch the brand with a [[coin]] which reveals them to be those of Devi Shetty's and also reveals, much to his happiness that Nandhi Brand is also used at the courtroom's canteen.


Krishna excels in the oil market and later goes to the village to get the marketing rights from the chief and starts selling oil in the market. He names his brand Nandhi Oil Brand.
The Judge sends Devi Shetty's brand for testing at the lab only to find it [[hazardous chemical|chemically hazardous]]. The court orders Devi Shetty to be taken into custody and also orders to seize his brand in the market and the company suffers from major downfall whereas, Krishna is released from custody after proving his innocence. Devi Shetty targets Krishna and his family, but Krishna sends them away to a safe place. Devi Shetty sends Pulla Reddy to snatch the documents (which contains the illegal [[oil business]] orchestrated by Devi Shetty and Pulla Reddy), but to no avail.


Devi Shetty befalls a loss in the market. Pulla Reddy, his supporter, comes to Krishna in the name of an ally, to put an end to Devi Shetty. Devi Shetty hatches a vice plan and Krishna gets arrested by police on the grounds of stocking illegal oil. In the court, Krishna proves his innocence saying all of them are owned by Devi Shetty. Krishna takes some brands unknowingly from Pulla Reddy and draws his brand's name stamp on those. Krishna asks the judge to scratch with coin which reveals them to be those of Devi Shetty's. He also learns, to his happiness, Nandhi Brand of oil is used at the judge's home, too. Judge sends Devi Shetty's brand for testing at the lab only to find it chemically hazardous. The case against Devi Shetty and the Court orders to seize his brand and company. This results in Devi Shetty losing a place, in its entirety, at the market.
Unfortunately, Hulikar and Kaveri are caught by Devi Shetty and Hulikar was given rat poison and dies minutes later, after revealing everything to Krishna. Krishna arrives at Devi Shetty's oil godown where he defeats him and during the fight, the place is set ablaze on fire and Devi Shetty is burnt alive and Krishna becomes the main oil trader in Mumbai and starts to produce oil from Hulidurga.
 
Pulla Reddy asks him how that was possible to which Krishna replies about his game of wit at Thammudu, to outsmart Devi Shetty. Devi Shetty plans to kill Krishna and sends Pulla Reddy to take documents from him. Krishna sends his family somewhere else to hide. Unfortunately Huliyappa gets caught by Devi Shetty and he was given poison. After few minutes he is dead and Krishna beats him up. Later he will burn him alive.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] as Krishna
*[[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]] as Krishna
*[[Rashmika Mandanna]] as Kaveri
*[[Rashmika Mandanna]] as Kaveri
*[[Tanya Hope]] as Ganga
*[[Tanya Hope]] as Ganga
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*[[P. Ravi Shankar|Ravishankar]] as Pulla Reddy
*[[P. Ravi Shankar|Ravishankar]] as Pulla Reddy
*[[Thakur Anoop Singh]] as Devi Shetty
*[[Thakur Anoop Singh]] as Devi Shetty
*[[Sadhu Kokila]] as Captain jaganmohan , a Cook in Mumbai
*[[Sadhu Kokila]] as Captain Jaganmohan, a cook in Mumbai
*[[H. G. Dattatreya]] as Hegde
*[[H. G. Dattatreya]] as Hegde
*[[Mandya Ramesh]] as Kashi
*[[Mandya Ramesh]] as Kashi
*Hithesh as a worker  
*Hithesh as a worker  
*P D Sathishchandra as a worker
*[[P. D. Sathish Chandra]] as a worker
*Shivaraj KR Pete as a worker
*Shivaraj KR Pete as a worker
*Sanju Basayya as Krishna's friend
*Sanju Basayya as Krishna's friend
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*Manjunatha Hedge
*Manjunatha Hedge
*Yashwanth Shetty
*Yashwanth Shetty
*[[Vajrang Shetty]]
*[[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjay]] as Mittayi Soori in Cameo Appearance
*[[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjay]] as Mittayi Soori in Cameo Appearance
*[[Prajwal Devaraj]] (Special appearance in "Shivanandi")
*[[Prajwal Devaraj]] (Special appearance in "Shivanandi")
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*Vineeth Darshan (Special appearance in "Shivanandi")
*Vineeth Darshan (Special appearance in "Shivanandi")
{{Colend}}
{{Colend}}
==Release==
''Yajamana'' was released across more than 600 [[Silver screen]]s world wide only in [[Kannada]] language. It was released covering more than 495 theatres in [[Karnataka]] alone and hit 50+ screens in other states of [[India]] on 1 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/sandalwood-actor-darshan-fans-celebrate-release-yajamana-right-break-dawn-pnofty|title=Sandalwood actor Darshan's fans celebrate release of Yajamana right from break of dawn|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref>
The release date of ''Yajamana'' in [[United States]] and [[Canada]] was postponed to 8 March 2019. It was released across 55 theatres in USA and 3 theatres in Canada by Weekend cinema distributors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weekendcinemausa.com/yajamana-1|title=Yajamana|website=Weekend Cinema|access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{{Tracklist
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Shivanandi
| title1 = Shivanandi
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| extra4 =[[Vijay Prakash]]
| extra4 =[[Vijay Prakash]]
| lyrics4 = [[Santhosh Ananddram]]
| lyrics4 = [[Santhosh Ananddram]]
| title5 = Hattrupayig ondu
| title5 = Hattrupayig Ondu
| length5 = 03:40
| length5 = 03:40
| lyrics5 = [[Yogaraj Bhat]]
| lyrics5 = [[Yogaraj Bhat]]
| extra5 = [[Vijay Prakash]]
| extra5 = [[Vijay Prakash]]
}}
}}
==Release==
''Yajamana'' was released on March 1, 2019 across more than 600 [[silver screen]]s world wide in [[Kannada]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2019 |title=Messenger with mass elements Fans of Darshan Cinema |url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/entertainment/yajamana-movie-review-darshan-starrer-yajamana-movie-contains-good-message-gets-thumbs-up-from-audience-152669.html |access-date=1 March 2019 |publisher=[[News18 Kannada]]}}</ref> It was released covering more than 495 theatres in [[Karnataka]] alone and hit 50+ screens in other states of [[India]] on 1 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandalwood actor Darshan's fans celebrate release of Yajamana right from break of dawn |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/sandalwood-actor-darshan-fans-celebrate-release-yajamana-right-break-dawn-pnofty |access-date=17 July 2019 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd}}</ref>
The release date of ''Yajamana'' in [[United States]] and [[Canada]] was postponed to 8 March 2019. It was released across 55 theatres in USA and 3 theatres in Canada by Weekend cinema distributors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yajamana |url=https://www.weekendcinemausa.com/yajamana-1 |access-date=17 July 2019 |website=Weekend Cinema |archive-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527131546/https://www.weekendcinemausa.com/yajamana-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
Sunayana Suresh of [[The Times of India]] gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "Yajamana is definitely a must-watch for fans of commercial cinema. It has all the necessary masala and also manages to slip in a message towards the end of the film."<ref>{{Cite web |title=YAJAMANA MOVIE REVIEW |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/yajamana/movie-review/68213387.cms |access-date=1 March 2019 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> A Shardhha From  [[The New Indian Express]] wrote "Yajamana does put in a serious thought on globalisation and monopoly, and comes out with both mass and class elements, holding good for all kinds of audience."<ref>{{Cite web |title='Yajamana' review: This Darshan-starrer is a mass entertainer with social message |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/mar/02/yajamana-review-this-darshan-starrer-is-a-mass-entertainer-with-social-message-1945439.html |access-date=2 March 2019 |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> Shashiprasad S. M. of [[Deccan Chronicle]] wrote "Along with the oil, Yajamana is mixed well with a short love story, in which Rashmika as Kaveri is paired opposite Darshan and the rest of it garnished with comedy and loads of action in addition to challenging dialogues."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yajamana movie review: It's a fan-tastic action thriller |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/010319/yajamana-movie-review-its-a-fan-tastic-action-thriller.html |access-date=1 March 2019 |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> Aravind Shwetha of [[The News Minute]] gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "The movie is predictable but that can be overlooked as it is a strong family entertainer with the necessary commercial elements."<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2019 |title='Yajamana' review: A typical family entertainer tailor-made for Darshan |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/yajamana-review-typical-family-entertainer-tailor-made-darshan-97586 |access-date=1 March 2019 |publisher=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Award !!Category !!Recipient !!Result !!Ref
|-
!rowspan=13|[[9th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|Best Film
|Media House Studio
|{{won}}
|rowspan=13|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2019 |url=https://siima.in/2019-nominations.php |access-date=24 August 2021 |website=[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]}}</ref><br/><ref>{{Cite news |title=SIIMA 2020: Check Out Full Winners' List |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-2021-check-out-full-winners-list-840868 |access-date=20 September 2021 |work=ibtimes}}</ref>
|-
|Best Director
|{{ubl|[[V. Harikrishna|V.Harikrishna]]|[[Pon Kumaran]]}}
|{{won}}
|-
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor- Kannada]]
|[[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Actress
|[[Rashmika Mandanna]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Critic's Best Actress
|Rashmika Mandanna
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Devaraj]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actress
|[[Tanya Hope]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Actor in a Negative Role
|[[Thakur Anoop Singh]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Comedian
|[[Sadhu Kokila]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Music Director
|[[V. Harikrishna]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Male Playback Singer
| [[Kaala Bhairava]], [[Shashank Sheshagiri]], [[Chintan Vikas]], [[Santhosh Venky]] "Shivanandi"
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Female Playback Singer
|Varsha B. Suresh "Basanni"
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Cinematographer
|Shreesha Kuduvalli
|{{nom}}
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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Yajamana
Theatrical release poster
Directed byV. Harikrishna
Pon Kumaran
Produced byShylaja Nag
B. Suresha[1]
Written byV. Harikrishna
Pon Kumaran
StarringDarshan
Rashmika Mandanna
Tanya Hope
Thakur Anoop Singh
Devaraj
Dhananjay
P. Ravi Shankar
Music byV. Harikrishna
CinematographyShreesha Kuduvalli
Edited byPrakash Karinja
Production
company
Media House Studio
Release date
  • 1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
Running time
164 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Yajamana (About this soundpronunciation (help·info)) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language social action film written and directed by V. Harikrishna and Pon Kumaran and produced by Shylaja Nag and B. Suresha. The film stars Darshan, Rashmika Mandanna and Tanya Hope in lead roles. It also features an ensemble cast of Thakur Anoop Singh, Devaraj, P. Ravi Shankar, and Dhananjay in key supporting roles. The film's background score and soundtrack is also composed by V. Harikrishna.[2][3][4]

Yajamana was released on 1 March 2019 and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. The film completed 100 days in theatres and emerged as commercially successful film at the box office.[5][6][7]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Devi Shetty is an oil trader/businessman, who controls the oil business with the help of his related oil mafia contacts in Mumbai. He asks for coordinates about a village Hulidurga which has not entailed in the oil market. Hulidurga is maintained by chieftain Hulikar Nayaka's daughter Kaveri's love interest Krishna, who is the protector of the village's oil mill. One day, Devi Shetty arrives at the village to convince the villagers of entitling its co-operation in his oil marketing. A reporter Ganga covers the news, broadcasting the same.

Krishna opposes and warns the people of Devi Shetty's plan to infiltrate and plunder all the oil resources of the village and that they were bound to lose everything, if they were to pledge co-operation. Krishna also warns Devi Shetty not to take anything from Hulidurga, thereby insulting him. The news gets telecast all throughout where Devi Shetty plans to avenge the insults from Krishna by the aid of Krishna's rival Mittai Suri, who successfully deceives the village and its people from him. Devi Shetty's men capture Krishna and try to kill him, but Krishna fights them off and warns Devi Shetty that he will arrive in Mumbai and bring down his oil profits. Krishna arrives in Mumbai where he stays in Ganga's grandfather's house. Krishna with the help of the oil owners, starts to sell oil.

However, Krishna faces obstacles where he must even fend off a few men in the market, but eventually consumers start buying his oil brand acknowledging his oil to be the best. Krishna succeeds in the oil market. In Hulidurga, all the people began to lose the market price for their products and started to commit suicide. Kaveri arrives to meet Krishna in Mumbai where she reveals all the incidents to him. Kaveri plans to approach Devi Shetty asking help for the sake of the village where Krishna joins her and meets Devi Shetty and pretends to apologise on behalf of his people. Devi Shetty reveals it to the people on video conference. Krishna reveals that when people stopped the oil mill, people will start the oil mill again and they will get back what they were losing. All people recall their oil mill by his words and insults Devi Shetty.

Krishna excels in the oil market and later leaves for the village to get the marketing rights from the Huliyappa and starts selling oil in the market where he names his brand as Nandhi Oil Brand. Devi Shetty befalls a loss in the market. Pulla Reddy, his supporter arrives to meet Krishna in the name of an ally, to put an end to Devi Shetty. Devi Shetty hatches a vice plan and Krishna gets arrested by police on the grounds of stocking illegal oil. In the court, Krishna proves his innocence by revealing that all of oil stocks are actually owned by Devi Shetty. Krishna had taken some brands unknowingly from Pulla Reddy and draws the brand's name stamp on those where he asks the judge to scratch the brand with a coin which reveals them to be those of Devi Shetty's and also reveals, much to his happiness that Nandhi Brand is also used at the courtroom's canteen.

The Judge sends Devi Shetty's brand for testing at the lab only to find it chemically hazardous. The court orders Devi Shetty to be taken into custody and also orders to seize his brand in the market and the company suffers from major downfall whereas, Krishna is released from custody after proving his innocence. Devi Shetty targets Krishna and his family, but Krishna sends them away to a safe place. Devi Shetty sends Pulla Reddy to snatch the documents (which contains the illegal oil business orchestrated by Devi Shetty and Pulla Reddy), but to no avail.

Unfortunately, Hulikar and Kaveri are caught by Devi Shetty and Hulikar was given rat poison and dies minutes later, after revealing everything to Krishna. Krishna arrives at Devi Shetty's oil godown where he defeats him and during the fight, the place is set ablaze on fire and Devi Shetty is burnt alive and Krishna becomes the main oil trader in Mumbai and starts to produce oil from Hulidurga.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Shivanandi"ChethankumarKaala Bhairava, Shashank Sheshagiri, Chintan Vikas, Santhosh Venky03:59
2."Ondu Munjane"KavirajShreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam 
3."Basanni"Yogaraj BhatV.Harikrishna, Varsha B. Suresh04:23
4."Yajamana Title Track"Santhosh AnanddramVijay Prakash04:02
5."Hattrupayig Ondu"Yogaraj BhatVijay Prakash03:40

Release[edit | edit source]

Yajamana was released on March 1, 2019 across more than 600 silver screens world wide in Kannada.[8] It was released covering more than 495 theatres in Karnataka alone and hit 50+ screens in other states of India on 1 March 2019.[9]

The release date of Yajamana in United States and Canada was postponed to 8 March 2019. It was released across 55 theatres in USA and 3 theatres in Canada by Weekend cinema distributors.[10]

Reception[edit | edit source]

Critical response[edit | edit source]

Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "Yajamana is definitely a must-watch for fans of commercial cinema. It has all the necessary masala and also manages to slip in a message towards the end of the film."[11] A Shardhha From  The New Indian Express wrote "Yajamana does put in a serious thought on globalisation and monopoly, and comes out with both mass and class elements, holding good for all kinds of audience."[12] Shashiprasad S. M. of Deccan Chronicle wrote "Along with the oil, Yajamana is mixed well with a short love story, in which Rashmika as Kaveri is paired opposite Darshan and the rest of it garnished with comedy and loads of action in addition to challenging dialogues."[13] Aravind Shwetha of The News Minute gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "The movie is predictable but that can be overlooked as it is a strong family entertainer with the necessary commercial elements."[14]

Accolades[edit | edit source]

Award Category Recipient Result Ref
9th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Film Media House Studio Won [15]
[16]
Best Director
Won
Best Actor- Kannada Darshan Won
Best Actress Rashmika Mandanna Nominated
Critic's Best Actress Rashmika Mandanna Won
Best Supporting Actor Devaraj Won
Best Supporting Actress Tanya Hope Nominated
Best Actor in a Negative Role Thakur Anoop Singh Nominated
Best Comedian Sadhu Kokila Won
Best Music Director V. Harikrishna Won
Best Male Playback Singer Kaala Bhairava, Shashank Sheshagiri, Chintan Vikas, Santhosh Venky "Shivanandi" Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Varsha B. Suresh "Basanni" Nominated
Best Cinematographer Shreesha Kuduvalli Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Massive sets, story and darshan to drive Yajamana". The New Indian Express. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Yajamana' to release the intro song on January 15". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Darshan's 'Yajamana' wraps up its first schedule". IMDb. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Harikrishna is man behind Yajamana". bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "D Boss Darshan's Yajamana Emerges As The Best Opening Of 2019 First Quarter Beating Puneeth's Film!". filmibeat.com. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Yajamana First Worldwide 50 crore Grosser, Darshan D Boss of Box Office – Sakshi English | DailyHunt Lite". Dailyhunt. Retrieved 17 July 2019.[dead link]
  7. ↑ "Darshan's Yajamana hits the 100-day mark". The Times of India. 17 May 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Messenger with mass elements Fans of Darshan Cinema". News18 Kannada. March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sandalwood actor Darshan's fans celebrate release of Yajamana right from break of dawn". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Yajamana". Weekend Cinema. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "YAJAMANA MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "'Yajamana' review: This Darshan-starrer is a mass entertainer with social message". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Yajamana movie review: It's a fan-tastic action thriller". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "'Yajamana' review: A typical family entertainer tailor-made for Darshan". The News Minute. March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2019". South Indian International Movie Awards. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "SIIMA 2020: Check Out Full Winners' List". ibtimes. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

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