Sajni (film)
| Sajni | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Murugesh |
| Screenplay by | Murugesh |
| Story by | Praveen Kanth |
| Based on | Jodi (Tamil) |
| Produced by | Sonali Nikhil |
| Starring | Sameer Dattani Sharmila Mandre Anant Nag |
| Cinematography | M. M. Rangaswamy Ian Howes |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman (Re-used from the Tamil original which itself was re-used from Hindi) |
Production company | Metro Film Corporation Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Sajni, (also spelled as Sajani or Sajini), is a 2007 Indian Kannada film directed by Murugesh. The film stars Dhyan, Sharmila Mandre and Anant Nag in lead roles. lead actress Sharmila Mandre makes her Kannada debut through this film.[1] The film is produced by Sonali Nikhil and Sunanda Murali Manohar. The film is the Kannada remake of Tamil film Jodi which was released in 1999. For the first time in Kannada cinema, the film featured a soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman with all compositions re-used from Rahman's Tamil film Jodi which in turn had re-used the tracks from Rahman's Hindi movie Doli Saja Ke Rakhna. The film released statewide on 23 February 2007.[2][3]
Cast[]
- Sameer Dattani as Vikram (credited as Dhyan)
- Sharmila Mandre as Sajni
- Anant Nag as Ananth Murthy
- Avinash as Vikram's father
- Bhavya as Ananth Murthy's sister
- Amulya as Vikram's sister
- Shivaram as Grandfather
- M. S. Umesh as Secretary
- Master Anand
- Himanshu Malik as Singer Kailash
- Chaya Singh in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack[]
| Sajni | ||||
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| Released | 25 December 2006 | |||
| Recorded | Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Producer | A. R. Rahman | |||
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The official soundtrack contains six songs re-used from A. R. Rahman's Jodi soundtrack, which itself reused some songs of his earlier bollywood film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna.
| Song | Artist(s) | Duration | Lyrics |
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| "Chandramukhiye" | Madhushree, Naresh Iyer, Roop Kumar Rathod | 5:27 | Kaviraj |
| "Lovely London" | Swetha Mohan | 4:22 | Belluru Ramamoorthy |
| "Turu Tunduru" | Shreya Ghoshal | 3:51 | Kaviraj |
| "Ondu Sulladaru" (Duet) | Srinivas, Sujatha | 5:57 | J. M. Prahlad |
| "Jaana O Jaana" | Vasundara Das, Kailash Kher | 4:53 | V. Manohar |
| "Ondu Sulladaru" (Solo) | Srinivas | 5:57 | J. M. Prahlad |
Reception[]
The movie was not well received in kannada as the acting skills of the newly introduced leads fell short of the original.
References[]
- ^ http://www.deccanherald.com/CONTENT/Oct32008/metro2008100293270.asp[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/8950.html
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