Raambo 2
Raambo 2 | |
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Directed by | Anil Kumar |
Written by | Anil Kumar |
Produced by | Atlanta Nagendra Sharan |
Starring | Sharan Ashika Ranganath P. Ravishankar Chikkanna Kuri Prathap Tabla Nani |
Cinematography | Sudhakar S. Raj |
Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production companies | Laddoo Cinema House De Arte Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Raambo 2 is a 2018 Indian Kannada comedy drama film written and directed by Anil Kumar and produced by Atlanta Nagendra and Sharan.[1] Featuring Sharan in the lead role, with Ashika Ranganath, Chikkanna, P. Ravishankar and Tabla Nani in the principal roles.[2] A song sequence in the film has five of the leading ladies whom Sharan had paired with in his previous films.[3] The film is co-funded by its technicians such as music director Arjun Janya, cinematographer Sudhakar S Raj, associate director Tharun Sudhir and editor K. M. Prakash. The film released across Karnataka on 18 May 2018.[4]
Upon release, the film received good reviews from critics.[5] The movie was declared hit at box-office.[6] The second half of the movie was reported to have been inspired by the 2015 Canadian movie Wrecker.[7] This film was shot in various parts of North Karnataka region such as Gajendragad of Gadag district.
Plot
In GOA Krishna (Sharan) a happy go person and a devotee of lord ganesha is in pursuit for the love of his life, and asks for his lords blessing for the same, when he comes across that girl - Mayuri (Ashika Ranganth) a medical student and a party girl, they both meet up, have a good friendship and plan to go on an experimental long drive to decide on before falling for each other,and they meet up with DJ (Chikkanna)on the trip.
Enroute they are confronted by a strange car, who plays them into a FAST AND FURIOUS scenario, dragging the trio into dangerous and uncomfortable situations. Eventually the pathological stalker, kidnaps Mayuri, only to reveal that his target all along was krishna, and that mysterious man turns out to be a joker turned psycho[ p. Ravishankar], waiting to take revenge on krishna for causing the accident that disabled him and killed his young daughter.
krishna reveals, that day he had given his sports car for rent to two rich customers and saw them holding drinks, he then tracks down the real culprits and delivers them to joker, who then takes his revenge by causing the same accidents on them.
The movie concludes with a message to avoid drink and driving, or else the psychotic joker will pursue them.
post credits scene shows Krishna happily married to his love Mayuri, still satirically scared on his memories to that road trip, during his wedding night.
Cast
- Sharan as Krishna/Krish
- Ashika Ranganath as Mayuri
- Chikkanna as Devanahalli Jagga (DJ)
- Tabla Nani as Krishna's Father
- Kuri Prathap as Krishna's friend
- Sadhu Kokila as Blind Man
- P. Ravishankar as Joker
- Jahangir as Jahangir Mirchikayi
- Vidyullekha Raman as Sheela
- Shivaraj (K.R.Pete) as a voice-over for Mooshika (Rat)
- Ganesh as a voice-over for Lord Ganesh[8]
- Aindrita Ray in a Special appearance for the song "Dum maro dum"
- Cameo appearance in a song "Elli kan elli kaneno", five actresses who previously worked with Sharan[9]
- Sruthi Hariharan
- Shubha Poonja
- Mayuri Kyatari
- Sanchita Padukone
- Bhavana Rao
Soundtrack
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Released | 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2018 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Label | Anand Audio | |||
Arjun Janya chronology | ||||
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Arjun Janya has composed the songs for the film. All five songs were chart busters.[10][11]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dumm Maaro Dumm" | Muthu | Aditi Sagar | 03:39 |
2. | "Yavva Yavva" | Nagendra Prasad | Vijay Prakash | 03:29 |
3. | "Chuttu Chuttu" | Shivu Bergi | Ravindra Soragavi, Shamitha Malnad | 04:18 |
4. | "Bitt Hogabeda" | Santhosh Naik Ghouse Peer | Mehaboob Saab | 05:03 |
5. | "Elli Kaan Ellikaaneno" | Yogaraj Bhat | Puneeth Rajkumar | 04:23 |
6. | "Bellege Bellege" | Chikkanna |
Chuttu Chuttu
Chuttu Chuttu song is the most viewed Kannada video song in YouTube.[12] Chuttu Chuttu becomes the first Kannada song to cross 100 Million plus views.[13] Chuttu Chuttu makes into Radio Mirchi top 20.[14] In January 2020, it became the most viewed Kannada song on YouTube.[15] Chuttu Chuttu First Kannada Song to Cross 100 Million Views On YouTube.[16] Team of Raambo 2 celebrates the success of Chuttu Chuttu.[17]
Box office
Raambo 2 opened very well at box-office and grossed more than 9 crores within 2 weeks of its release. The film completed 50 days run in 100 theatres and 25 days run in 125 theatres.[18] Raambo 2 got positive reviews and the film completed 100 days at the box office and it became a comeback hit for Sharan after a string of flops.[19]
The film is slated to release in United States of America and Australia in June 2018.[20] The movie had television premier on 16 September 2018 and had highest TRP rating as per BARC.[21]
Awards
Raambo 2 was nominated for 8th SIIMA awards in 7 Categories.[22]
Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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8th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Cinematographer | Sudhakar Raj | Nominated |
Best Film | Atlanta Nagendra, Sharan | Nominated | |
Best Female Playback Singer | Shamitha Malnad | Nominated | |
Best Actor in Lead Role | Sharan | Nominated | |
Best Actress in Lead Role | Ashika Ranganath | Nominated | |
Best Comedian | Chikkanna | Nominated | |
Best Director | Anil Kumar | Nominated |
Raambo 2 was nominated for Times Kannada Film Awards 2018.[23][24]
Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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Times Kannada Film Awards 2018 | Best Comedy Film | Atlanta Nagendra, Sharan | Won |
Raambo 2 was selected in the popular films section at 11th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) 2019. [25]
Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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11th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) 2019 | Best Popular Film | Atlanta Nagendra, Sharan | Nominated |
Raambo 2 was nominated for 66th Filmfare Awards South 2019.[26]
Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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66th South Filmfare Awards 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Ravi Shankar | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress | Ashika Ranganath | Nominated | |
Best Female Singer | Aditi Sagar | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Not having 'a' producer onboard helped us make Raambo 2 on our terms: Anil Kumar". The Times of India. 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Sharan's Film Titled As Rambo 2". Chitraloka. 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Five Heroines Make Guest Appearance In 'Rambo 2'". Chitraloka. 11 March 2018.
- ^ "'Rambo 2' To Release On May 18th". Chitraloka. 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Raambo 2 Movie Review". The Times of India. 18 May 2017.
- ^ "100 Days For Raambo 2 - chitraloka.com | Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Image".
- ^ Prasad, Shyam (18 May 2018). "Rambo 2 movie review: Wrecker meets the Joker". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Ganesh's Voice Over For Lord Ganesha In 'Rambo 2' - chitraloka.com | Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Image".
- ^ "Sharan's leading ladies come together for a special song for Rambo 2 - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Music streaming sees 3.2x growth in Karnataka". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Nine of the 10 most streamed Kannada songs were done by Arjun Janya".
- ^ "Chuttu Chuttu from Raambo 2 breaks records - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Raambo Chuttu Chuttu Video Song Crosses 100 Million Views - chitraloka.com | Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Image".
- ^ "Raambo Chuttu Chuttu Video Song Crosses 100 Million Views - chitraloka.com | Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Image". chitraloka.com.
- ^ "Chuttu Chuttu still continues to rule the charts - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Chuttu Chuttu First Kannada Song to Cross 100 Million Views On YouTube". www.thehansindia.com. 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Team of Raambo 2 celebrates the success of Chuttu Chuttu - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Raambo 2 grosses 9.5 Crores in 2 weeks".
- ^ ""Raambo 2" completes 100 days in theatres". NewsKarnataka.
- ^ "Raambo 2 to release in US, Australia - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Rambo 2 world television premiere on Sunday - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi, Nimisha Sajayan and others nominated for SIIMA awards: See full list". The News Minute. 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Here's your chance to make the best films of 2018 win - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "This Day That Year: 'Raambo 2' was released in 2018; 'it plays a predominant role in my career,' says actor Sharan in his latest tweet - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "BIFFes' popular 8". Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ "66th Filmfare Awards South 2019: Here's the complete list of nominees - Times of India". The Times of India.
External links
- Raambo 2 at IMDb
- 2 Raambo 2 on Facebook