Santhu Straight Forward
| Santhu Straight Forward | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mahesh Rao |
| Written by | Anilkumar (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Mahesh Rao |
| Story by | Mahesh Rao |
| Produced by | K. Manju |
| Starring | Yash Radhika Pandit Shaam |
| Cinematography | Andrew |
| Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna |
Production company | K. Manju Cinemas |
| Distributed by | Jayanna films Eros international |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office | est. ₹30 crore[2] |
Santhu Straight Forward is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language action comedy film directed by Mahesh Rao and produced by K. Manju.[3] The film features Yash, Radhika Pandit and Shaam in the lead roles.[4] The music is composed by V. Harikrishna.[5][6][7] The film was dubbed in Hindi as Rambo Straight Forward and in Tamil as Sooryavamsi.[8] The makers had clarified that the movie was inspired by the 2015 Tamil movie Vaalu and was not a direct remake. Producer Manju bought the remake rights of the Tamil film earlier.[9][10]
Plot
The movie begins with Deva (Shaam) where his deadly gangster life is being showcased also locking horns with a Dubai based gangster in a real estate issue. Then the movie shifts to Santhu((Yash) a straight forward guy and a daring guy who is loved by his family. One day, he falls in love with a girl named Ananya(Radhika Pandit) an architecture student. Initially, he befriends Ananya to woo her and after few days he gets to know that she is engaged to Dev because that was her dead parents' wish. Though she loves him she keeps him avoiding. How Santhu wins back his love by confronting Deva is shown in a comical way.
Cast
- Yash as Santhu
- Radhika Pandit as Ananya
- Shaam as Deva
- Sneha Acharya as Muskhan.
- Devaraj as Santhu's Father
- Anant Nag as Grandfather of Ananya and father of Deva
- Thilak as Imraan
- Besant Ravi
- Girish Shivanna as Friend of Santhu
- Sumithra
- Seetha as Ananya's Mother
- Avinash as Ananya's Father
- Besant Ravi
- Veena Sundar
- Charandeep
- P. Ravi Shankar in a guest appearance as Dubai Bhai
- Shobhraj and Neenam Ashwath in a guest appearance in the song "Self Made Shehazada"
Soundtrack
| Santhu Straight Forward | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | October 2016 |
| Recorded | 2016 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 21:48 |
| Label | Lahari Music |
V. Harikrishna has composed for original score and soundtracks of the film.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Self Made Shehzaada" | Chethan Kumar | Ravisankar, Ranjith, Santhosh Venky, Shashank Sheshagiri | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Thangaali" | Yogaraj Bhat | Sonu Nigam | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Anthu Inthu" | Ghouse Peer | Tippu | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Koodi Itta" | Ghouse Peer | Sonu Nigam, Sunitha Goparaju | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Volle Huduga Sikkoune" | Yogaraj Bhat | Tippu | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 21:48 | |||
References
- ^ "Santhu Straight Forward Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash. "Sandalwood 2016: Highest-grossing Kannada movies of 2016 at the box office". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Mahesh Rao to direct Yash". Cineloka. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Yash-Radhika Pandith Film Titled Santhu Straight Forward". Chitraloka. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Yash has signed four films - Times of India". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Movie Review - Santhu Straightforward - Bangalore Mirror -". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Yash has signed four films - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Yash and Shaam's Sooryavamsi set for release - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ ""Santhu Straight Forward" is not remake of "Vaalu"". NewsKarnataka.
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Yash-has-signed-four-films/articleshow/46476646.cm