Mufti (film)
| Mufti | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Narthan |
| Written by | K. Ram Sri Lakshman Vinay Shivagange (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Narthan |
| Story by | Narthan |
| Produced by | Jayanna Bhogendra |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Naveen Kumar[1] |
| Edited by | Harish Komme [2][3] |
| Music by | Ravi Basrur |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Mufti is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Narthan, making his debut, and produced by Jayanna Combines.[4]
The film tells the story of a police officer, played by Sriimurali, who tracks down and confronts an underworld boss, played by Shiva Rajkumar.[5]
Production started in July 2016, and the film was released on 1 December 2017. Initial reception of the film was positive.[6][7] It was declared blockbuster of the Year. And was one of the highest-grossing movies in Shivarajkumar film career.
The film will be remade in Tamil tilted as Pathu Thala starring Silambarasan and Gautham Karthik.[8][9]
Plot[]
At the cost of his life, an undercover cop, Gana ventures into the big bad world of crime - a place called Ronapura, in search of the ruthless don Bhairathi Ranagallu, who became a don for the sake of providing justice to the villagers.
Box office
The film ran for more than 50 days at a few Center's across karnataka.
Cast[]
- Shiva Rajkumar as Bhairathi Ranagal, a gang boss
- Sriimurali as Gana, an undercover police officer
- Shanvi Srivastava[10] as Raksha, Gana's girlfriend
- Chaya Singh as Vedhavathi, sister of Bhairathi Ranagal
- as Singa, a member of Bhairathi Ranagal's gang[11]
- Vasishta N. Simha as Kashi, a member of Bhairathi Ranagal's gang[12]
- Babu Hirannaiah as Shabari, Bhairathi Ranagal's right-hand man
- Devaraj as Raghuveer Bhandari, a corrupt politician
- Sadhu Kokila as Ad Hero
- Prakash Belawadi as Environmentalist Ashwath Gunari
- Chikkanna as Ad Director
- Bala Rajwadi
- Raj Surya as Ronnie
- Shekhar Rao
- Bus Kumar
- Manjunath Hegde
- Vinay Krishnaswamy
Soundtrack[]
| Mufti | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | November 2017 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 8:10 |
| Language | Kannada |
| Label | JBC Audio |
| Producer | Ravi Basrur |
Ravi Basrur composed two original tracks for the film and scored its background music. He previously worked with Narthan on Ugramm and Rathavara.
Original tracklist
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chanooranu" | Ravi Basrur | 03:15 |
| 2. | "Onti Salaga" | Vyasraj Sosale, Mohan, Srinivas, Ravi Basrur | 04:30 |
Accolades[]
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Editing | Harish Komme | Won | [13] |
| 65th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actor | Shiva Rajkumar | Nominated | [14] |
| 7th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actor- Kannada | Shiva Rajkumar | Nominated | [15] [16] |
| Sri Murali | Nominated | |||
| Critics' Best Actor | Sri Murali | Won |
Remake[]
The film will be remade in Tamil starring Silambarasan and Gautham Karthik.[17][18]
The producers of the remake, Studio Green, announced that their Production No 20 would be titled . The title was revealed on social media by ten directors — Venkat Prabhu, Pa Ranjith, Vijay Milton, Anand Shankar, Rajesh, Vignesh Shivan, Karthik Subbaraj, Ashwath Marimuthu, Santhosh P Jayakumar and Sam Anton.
Obeli N Krishna, the director of Studio Green's maiden production, Sillunu Oru Kadhal, is set to helm the remake.[19]
References[]
- ^ "Naveen Kumar and Ravi Basrur are the behind-the-screen heroes of Mufti". The Times of India. 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Best editing: Harish Komme (film: Mufti)". Deccan Herald. 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Best Editing: Harish Komme for Mufti". International Business Times. 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Mufti Kannada Movie Teaser". Click Cinemas. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Mufti man on a mission, to make debut in Narthan's first". The New Indian Express. 19 October 2016.
- ^ "'Mufti' opens to a great response". News Karnataka. 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Shiva Rajkumar's 'Mufti' a smash hit, collects Rs.45 Crore in ten days". The News Minute. 13 December 2017.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Shanvi Srivastava as Heroine for 'Mufti'". 13 July 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Mufti doesn't fit into any one genre; we have created a new one for it". 1 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Vasishta is Excited About Interesting Co-Stars in each film". 13 July 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Karnataka Film Awards Announced 2017 Best Editor (2017) : Harish Komme". Vijaykanataka. 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018". filmfare. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "SIIMA awards 2017 nominations announced". Sify.com.
- ^ "SIIMA Awards 2018 Telugu Kannada winners list". International Business Times. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ [3][dead link]
- ^ [4]
- ^ "Simbu, Gautham Karthik's Tamil remake of 'Mufti' titled as 'Pathu Thala'". New Indian Express.
External links[]
- 2017 films
- 2010s Kannada-language films
- Indian films
- Indian action thriller films
- 2017 action thriller films
- Fictional portrayals of the Karnataka Police
- Films about organised crime in India
- Films based on Indian folklore
- Indian nonlinear narrative films
- Indian gangster films
- 2010s police procedural films
- Indian crime action films
- 2017 crime action films
- Kannada films remade in other languages
- 2017 directorial debut films