Ajantha (2009 film)
| Ajantha | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Poster in Malayalam | |
| Directed by | Rajppa Ravishankar |
| Story by | Elora Movie Club Inc |
| Produced by | Rajppa Ravishankar |
| Starring | Ramana Venkatesh Vinu Mohan Sai Kiran Honey Rose Vandana Gupta |
| Cinematography | Ilavarasu |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Elora Movie Club Inc |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | |
Ajantha is an Indian film produced and directed by Rajppa Ravishankar. The film was simultaneously shot in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu languages with different starcast.[1]
The lead role was played by Venkatesh in Kannada, Vinu Mohan in Malayalam, Ramana in Tamil and Sai Kiran in the Telugu versions, respectively. Honey Rose was female lead in the Malayalam and Kannada version while Vandana Gupta played the female lead in the Tamil and Telugu versions.
Ilaiyaraaja composed the music and Ilavarasu was the cinematographer for the film. The Kannada version was released on 30 October 2009, the Malayalam version was released on 19 July 2012, and the Tamil version was released on 9 November 2012.[2] The Telugu version is yet to release.
Cast
[edit]| Actor (Kannada) | Actor (Malayalam) | Actor (Tamil) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh | Vinu Mohan | Ramana | Anand |
| Honey Rose | Vandana Gupta | Ajantha | |
| Sai Kiran | Dr. Aravinth | ||
| Aniyappan | Su. Senthil Kumaran | Anand's friend | |
| Anand | Sriman | Singer | |
| Vijay Babu | Mamukkoya | Vijay Babu | Music director |
| Honnavalli Krishna | Harisree Asokan | Pandiarajan | |
| Kundara Johny | |||
| Bank Janardhan | Kalabhavan Santhosh | Manobala | Producer |
| Mandeep Roy | Salim Kumar | Madhan Bob | |
| Dingri Nagaraj | — | Balu Anand | |
| Rajppa Ravishankar | Special appearances | ||
| K. Sivasankar | |||
Production
[edit]Kathaga Thirumavalavan was originally chosen to direct the film however due to creative differences between him and the film's producer Rajpa Ravishankar, the latter decided to direct the rest of the film.[3]
Music
[edit]| Ajantha | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2008 |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Kannada Malayalam Tamil Telugu |
Ilaiyaraaja recorded a record-breaking 36 songs for the film in a week.[4][5] Ilaiyaraaja won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director of 2009 for the film.[6]
- Kannada version[7]
K. Kalyan wrote the lyrics.[8]
- "Aaye Aaye" - Madhumitha
- "Elli Iruve Swarave" - Ilaiyaraaja, Nanditha
- "Elli Iruve Swarave - 2" - Ilaiyaraaja, Manjari
- "Haaku Baa Ondu Beettu" - Murali, Shweta Mohan
- "Kaigalalli Keyboardu" - Tippu
- "Oh Oh Oh Ivanaa Ivanaa" - Nanditha
- "Pannavu Konchavu" - Nanditha
- "Yaaru Hogada Jaaga" - Vijay Yesudas, Bhavatharini
- "Yaaru Yaarendu" - Vijay Prakash
- Malayalam version[9]
S. Ramesan Nair wrote the lyrics.[9]
- "Aarum Thodatha Poovil" - Madhu Balakrishnan, Bhavatharini
- "Aayae Aayae" - Madhumitha
- "Hradayam Thedum" - Madhu Balakrishnan, K. S. Chitra
- "Kaiyil Oru Key Board" - Madhu Balakrishnan
- "Oh Oh Madana Madana" - K. S. Chitra
- "Oruvan Oruval Yen" - Vijay Yesudas
- "Thurigai Illa" - K. S. Chitra
- "Vekkada Onnu" - Naveen, Swetha
- Tamil version[10]
Mu. Mehta, Pa. Vijay, Snehan, Muthulingam, Thirumavalavan and Su. Senthilkumar wrote the lyrics.[10]
- "Engae Irundhai" – K. J. Yesudas, Manjari
- "Engae Irundhai Isaiyae" – Ilaiyaraaja
- "Engae Irundhai" (Repeat) – Yesudas, Manjari
- "Oh Oh Ilaignan" – Manjari
- "Kaiyil Oru Keyboardum" – Tippu
- "Keerthanai" – Madhumitha
- "Poduda Sakkapodu" – Shweta Mohan, Tippu
- "Thoorigai Indri" – Manjari
- "Yaarum Thodatha Ondrai" – Ilaiyaraaja, Shreya Ghoshal
- "Yarukku Yarendru" – P. Unnikrishnan
- Telugu version[11]
Vennelakanti wrote the lyrics.[11]
- "Aayae Aayae" - Madhumitha
- "Chetilo Key Board" - Tippu
- "Evarukku Evarani" - K. J. Yesudas
- "Evarum Thakkani" - Vijay Prakash, Manjari
- "Kunche Lekha" - Manjari
- "Oh Oh Evvanam Evvanam" - Manjari
- "Raavae Swarama" - Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
- "Raavae Swarama" - Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
- "Veyyara Okka Beetu" - Tippu, Shweta Mohan
Reception
[edit]Regarding the Tamil version, a critic from Dinamalar wrote that the film is devoid of major twists and that the music is the saving grace.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cinema Plus / Cinema : Ajantha". The Hindu. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Friday Fury – November 9". Sify. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "'Ajantha' director is sacked". Cinesouth. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "Ilayaraja creates history".
- ^ cinesouth. "Dailynews – Isaignani Peravai in December – Ilayaraja". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Front Page : Rajini, Kamal win best actor awards". The Hindu. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Songs List MOVIE : AJANTHA - KANNADA". palanikumar.com.
- ^ "Ajantha Songs Download, Ajantha Kannada MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Kannada Songs". www.raaga.com.
- ^ a b "Ajantha Songs". Raaga.com.
- ^ a b "Ajantha Songs". Raaga.com.
- ^ a b "Ajantha Songs". Raaga.com.
- ^ "அஜந்தா". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 15 November 2012.