Chakravarthy (2017 film)
Chakravarthy | |
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Directed by | Chintan A V |
Written by | Chintan A V |
Produced by | Anaji Nagaraj |
Starring | Darshan Deepa Sannidhi Kumar Bangarappa Aryan Aditya Srujan Lokesh |
Cinematography | K. S. Chandrashekar |
Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production companies | CSD Veera Films |
Distributed by | Veera Films through Thoogudeepa Distributors |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Box office | est. ₹ 20 crore [2] |
Chakravarthy (transl. Emperor) is a 2017 Indian
The project commenced in May 2016 at
Plot
Shankar (Darshan) is care free guy having a habit of hunting Tigers in Kodagu. After his father, who is a retired army officer, sends him to Bengaluru in a search of a job, he decides to wipe out Bengaluru underworld rowdies with the help of Shetty (Kumar Bangarappa) and ACP Suryakanth (Aditya).
Gangster life, from the 1980s to today, is represented in this movie...
Cast
- Darshan as Shankar aka Chakravarthy
- Deepa Sannidhi as Shanti
- Aditya as ACP Suryakanth (Hunter)
- Kumar Bangarappa as Sharad Shetty
- Yashas Surya as Doctor
- Srujan Lokesh as Kittappa
- Sharath Lohitashwa
- Shawar Ali as Bombay Diwan
- Charulatha as Bhavana, Kumar's wife
- Siddhanth as InterCop
- Shivadhwaj as Don Oil Kumar
- Dinakar Thoogudeepa as Maharaja
- Sadhu Kokila
- Chi. Guru Dutt as Appaji aka D. Devaraj Urs
- Ashok
- Ramesh Bhat
- Chandrashekar
- Vanishree as Saabakka
- Ishita Vyas in a cameo appearance in the song "Naughty Girl"
Production
Development
The film has been under production development since early 2008. Script and dialogue writer Chintan who had finally succeeded by choosing his "mentor" Darshan as his lead actor for the project.[5] Chintan had previously collaborated with Darshan as a writer for the films such as Saarathi and Ambareesha. For the financial aid, he chose Saarathi producer Sathyaprakash to invest in his new project. Reportedly, Darshan had been paid an advance by Sathyaprakash to star in the film after he completed Ambareesha film.[6] The film was in development hell throughout the year 2015 as Darshan got busy with his previous commitments.[7] In early 2016, the project was revived with the producer Sathyaprakash dropping out from the project due to undisclosed reasons. Another actor turned producer Siddhanth along with producer Anaji Nagaraj took over the project in May 2016 and announced the official launch of the film would be on the 24th of the same month.[8]
Casting
In 2014, Chintan, along with producer Sathyaprakash, approached
Filming
After the official launch of the film on 25 May 2016 at
Music
Arjun Janya has been signed on to compose the original score and soundtrack for the film. Arjun was being told to bring the retro effect in his soundtrack so as to recreate the 1980s–90s era.[18] For this, he roped in a Mysore-based "Bharath Brass" band who are more popular for their Mysore Dasara cultural activities.
Soundtrack
Chakravarthy | |
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Feature film soundtrack | |
Length | 19:27 |
Label | Anand Audio |
Arjun Janya composed the film's background and scored for its soundtrack. The lyrics for the soundtrack were penned by V. Nagendra Prasad and Umesh. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks, including one theme song.[19]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chakravarthy" | Rita | 3:46 | |
4. | "Ondu Malebillu" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Armaan Malik, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:42 |
5. | "Chakravarthy Theme" | Arjun Janya | 2:29 | |
Total length: | 19:27 |
Release
Promotion
The trailer of the film was released on 29 March 2017. The two-minute trailer featured no dialogues and, as revealed by the director prior to the release, was "cut with around 200 shots, which also includes the cruise, a jetski, a chopper and highlights with music and effects in the background."[1]
Critical response
The writer Shashiprasad SM of Deccan Chronicle rated the film 1.2/5 stars and stated that "Probably a similar film made in the past, which was 'quite' impressive, spoils the fun of watching this one. "And described the performance of the characters that "Darshan has poured his acting skills to his best, but largely the making of it and probably a similar film made in the past."[20]
The writer Shyam Prasad of Bangalore Mirror rated the film 3/5 stars and stated that "Darshan's maturity shows in some scenes and he is as convincing a screen don anyone can be. Dinakar reminds of his father Toogudeepa Srinivas. Arjun Janya's music adds value to the film and so does the presence of a top-star cast that includes Aditya, Kumar Bangarappa and Srujan Lokesh. Chintan makes a promising debut as a commercial movie director. Chakravarthy may not be the best, even in terms of a commercial potboiler, but it has enough ammunition to be a cracker for Darshan's fans."[21]
The writer Sunayana Suresh of
References
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- ^ "Chakravarthy 7-day box office collection: Darshan's film ends its first week on a high note". International Business Times. 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Anaji Nagaraj Will Produce Darshan's Chakravarthy". Nett4u. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Chakravarthy to have midnight release". The Times of India. 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Chintan to Direct Darshan". Chitraloka. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Sarathee producer Pays Advance to Darshan – Exclusive". Chitraloka. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Actor Darshan busy for a couple of year". Deccan Chronicle. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Anaji Nagaraj To Produce Darshan's Chakravarthy – Exclusive". Chitraloka. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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- ^ "Anjali Walks Out of Chakravarthy". Chitraloka. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Aditya to play cop in Chakravarthy". The New Indian Express. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Brothers as good and bad in chakravarthy". News Express. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Deepa Sannidhi Is The Heroine For Chakravarthy". Chitraloka. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Chakravarthy' Roped in Kumar Bangarappa for a Negative Role". Daily Hunt. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Shanti in Chakravarthy's life". The New Indian Express. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Cauvery Issue, Chakravarthy Shooting Cancelled". Chitraloka. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Darshan goes blonde for 'Chakravarthy". News Karnataka. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "'Retro' band for Chakravarthy". The New Indian Express. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Chakravarthy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". iTunes. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Chakravarthy movie review: Challenging don!". 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Movie Review: Chakravarthy – Bangalore Mirror -". Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Chakravarthy – TOI Mobile – The Times of India Mobile Site". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
External links
- Chakravarthy at IMDb