Shakti (2012 film)

Shakti
Shakti
	Film poster
Directed by	Anil Kumar
Written by	Anil Kumar
Produced by	Ramu
Starring	Malashri; P. Ravi Shankar; Sadhu Kokila; Sayaji Shinde; Ashish Vidyarthi;
Cinematography	Rajesh Kata
Edited by	Lakshman (Picture House)
Music by	Vardhan
Production; company	Ramu Enterprises
Release date	6 January 2012;
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Shakti is a 2012 action Kannada film directed by Anil Kumar starring Malashri and P. Ravi Shankar. This is Ramu Enterprises 32nd film produced by Ramu. The film released across Karnataka on 6 January 2012. The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Bommali.

Production

The film production went on floors in July 2011. This marks actress Malashri's 8th film with her husband's home banner. Malashri plays tough cop fighting against corruption. Anil Kumar, who was introduced as a script writer makes his debut at the direction and also scripts the screenplay along with dialogues. The film is expected to release in the first week of January 2012.^[1] One of the highlights of the film is the association of 5 stunt directors namely Thriller Manju, Ravi Varma, Ram Lakshman, Palani Raj and Mass Mada. K. Kalyan has written lyrics for the lone song composed by Vardhan in this film. The song "Bandiyu Saguthide" is sung by veteran actor Shivarajkumar. Akash Audio holds the audio recording rights.^[2]

Cast

Malashri as Shakti/ Chamundi
Sayaji Shinde as Anjanappa
P. Ravi Shankar as Huchchegowda , Main Villain
Ashish Vidyarthi as Police Officer
Sharath Lohitashwa as Bettadappa
Avinash
Sadhu Kokila
Vinaya Prasad
Kiran Srinivas as Vijay
Radhika Gandhi as Gayatri
Hema Choudhary as Rudhramma
Ashalatha
Pratap

Soundtrack

Vardhan composed the film's soundtrack for the album consisting of three tracks.^[3] The track "Bandi Saaguthide" was sung by actor Shiva Rajkumar, with lyrics penned by K. Kalyan.^[4]

Track list
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Bandi Saguthide"	K. Kalyan	Shiva Rajkumar	3:15
2.	"Naale Emba" (female vocals)		Malashri	0:41
3.	"Naale Emba" (male vocals)		Vardhan	0:40
Total length:				4:36

Awards

Ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result
2nd South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Actor in a Negative Role	P. Ravi Shankar	Nominated

External links

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References

^ http://www.supergoodmovies.com/21835/sandalwood/malashri-in-shakthi-news-details
^ http://expressbuzz.com/entertainment/news/malashree-in-an-all-new-avatar/345850.html^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Shakthi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 17 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Shivanna renders a song for Shakthi". The New Indian Express. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[1] ttp://www.supergoodmovies.com/21835/sandalwood/malashri-in-shakthi-news-details

[2] ttp://expressbuzz.com/entertainment/news/malashree-in-an-all-new-avatar/345850.html^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Shakthi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 17 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "Shivanna renders a song for Shakthi". The New Indian Express. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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