Circus (2009 film)
Circus is a 2009 Kannada-language comedy thriller film directed and produced by Dayal Padmanabhan. It stars Ganesh and Archana Gupta in the lead roles.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Dayal Padmanabhan |
| Written by | Dayal Padmanaabhan Shekhar Chandra Manjunath Sanjeev (Dialogues) |
| Produced by | Dayal Padmanabhan |
| Starring | Ganesh Archana Gupta |
| Narrated by | Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar |
| Cinematography | Shekar Chandra |
| Edited by | Joni Harsha |
| Music by | Emil Mohammed |
Production company | S. D. Productions |
| Distributed by | Rockline Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Circus was released on 15 January 2009 and became an average venture at the box office.
Plot
Dhanush is a fun-loving youngster who along with his friends live in the railway colony and their meeting point is the railway station. They decide to play a prank by sending a letter stating on a particular date a train travelling from Mysore to Bangalore will be exploded.
However, Dhanush and his gang realize that one of the friend's address is posted on the letter, where they get into the Railway Mail Service boggie of the train to retrieve the letter, but they discover that a real plot has been hatched by the terrorists to blow up the Gandhadagudi Express on the same day.
Dhanush and his gang decides to locate them and foil the plan. During their journey, Dhanush and his gang take a break at one of the houses where Priya and Dhanush fall for each other. After an intense search, Dhanush and his gang identify the terrorists where they manage to kill them with the help of undercover ATS officers.
Cast
- Ganesh as Dhanush
- Archana Gupta as Priya
- Pawan Kumar
- Avinash Bharadwaj
- Murali
- Mithra
- Sai Krishna
- Nagashekhar
- Laya Kokila
- Renuka prasad
- Yathi Raj
- Shivaji Rao Jadhav
- Dayal Padmanaabhan
- Triveni Rao
- K. V. Manjayya
- Rekha Das
- Padmaja Rao
- Avinash
- Sri Crazymindz
- Chi. Guru Dutt
- Dharma
- Muni
- Kempe Gowda
- Achyuth Kumar
- Sadhu Kokila
- Vaijanath Biradar
- Arun Sagar
Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by Emil | ||||
| Released | 15 December 2008 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 30:03 | |||
| Label | Rock D Tracks | |||
| Producer | Dayal Padmanabhan | |||
| Emil chronology | ||||
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The official soundtrack contains six songs composed by Emil Mohammed with lyrics penned by Kaviraj, Yogaraj Bhat and Manjunath Rao.[3] The audio of the film released on 15 December 2008.[4] The opening lines of the song Jeeva Hoovagide was used from the popular song of same name (I Love You) from the 1981 movie Nee Nanna Gellalare.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Baaro Geleya" | Kaviraj | Karthik, Emil | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Pisugudale (1)" | Yogaraj Bhat | Sonu Nigam | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Circus" | Manjunath Rao | Karthik, Hemanth Kumar, Ranjith, Emil | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Jeeva Hoovaagide" | Manjunath Rao | Aryan, Archana Udupa, Shehanaz, Gangothri Rangaswamy | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Sajnaare" | Yogaraj Bhat | Harish Raghavendra, Aarathi | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Pisugudale (2)" | Yogaraj Bhat | Naresh Iyer | 5:13 |
| Total length: | 30:03 | |||
Reception
Critical response
Circus received mixed to positive reviews from critics and audience.
R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Ganesh has excelled in his role. He has put in a lot of effort in the stunts. He also shows his class as an actor. Newcomer Archana Gupta looks cute on screen, but she is found wanting in the acting department. Mithra, Avinash Bharadwaj, Murali have done well. Sadhu Kokila has done similar type of roles in many films. The gang of baddies also have done a good job. Circus may not be a top class thriller but still has enough entertaining arsenal to please film fans. Watch it if you love thrillers".[5] The Times of India wrote "The story takes curious turn when one of them is kidnapped by terrorists who wanted to blast the train. The prank turns out to be a serious problem. Ganesh has given an excellent performance. Archana Gupta is a waste. Sadhu Kokila shines".[6] Bangalore Mirror wrote "The excessive focus on Ganesh continues while other seasoned actors hardly get to mouth a sentence. The sketchy characters of the terrorists and the lack of momentum pulls down the film. Despite the drawbacks, Circus is worth a watch".[7]
Box office
The film was declared as an average grosser by completing 50 days at the box office.
Home media
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Star Suvarna and was released on DVD with 5.1 channel surround sound with English subtitles and VCD.
References
- "railway station: Ganesh recreates circus | Events Movie News - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022.
- Ganesh's Circus takes off Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Circus audio songs
- Circus audio release
- "Circus is a good thriller". Rediff.com. 15 January 2009.
- "CIRCUS MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 10 May 2016.
- "Circus: Brand new Ganesh". Bangalore Mirror. 15 January 2009.