Jaguar (2016 film)
Jaguar is a 2016 Indian vigilante action film, produced by H. D. Kumaraswamy[5] under his banner Channambika Films and directed by Mahadev. Shot simultaneously in Kannada and Telugu, it features Nikhil Gowda, who is the son of the producer H. D. Kumaraswamy, and Deepti Sati in the lead roles, while Tamannaah made a cameo appearance with this film, thus marking her debut in Kannada cinema. The music was composed by S. Thaman, and action sequences were choreographed by Ram-Lakshman.[6][7][8]
| Jaguar | |
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| Directed by | A. Mahadev |
| Screenplay by | A. Mahadev |
| Story by | V. Vijayendra Prasad[1] |
| Produced by | Anitha Kumaraswamy |
| Starring | Nikhil Kumar Deepti Sati |
| Cinematography | Manoj Paramahamsa |
| Edited by | Ruben |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
Production company | Channambika Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Kannada Telugu |
| Budget | ₹75 crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹ 100 crores [3][4] |
Jaguar was released worldwide on 6 October 2016 and received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its cast performances and action sequences.[9]
Plot
Krishna is a youngster, who disguises himself in a vigilante costume and kills a Judge, where he telecasts it on live air from SS Channels, a leading news channel and escapes from the watchmen, who tried to catch him. Krishna joins SS medical college where he behaves carefreely and also earns the irk of senior student leader Arya, Krishna soon falls for Priya, who is Arya's sister where she is irritated by his antics, but warms up to him after he saved a patient. Ajay is a womanizer, who is the son of SS College Chairman Somnath Prasad. Wearing a helmet, Ajay tries to molest Priya (who is later revealed to be Krishna disguised) where she escapes and reveals the incident to Arya where he and the students form a strike in front of the college.
Meanwhile, a CBI officer is appointed to investigate the Judge's death where he dubs the killer as JAGUAR and interrogates SS Channel CEO Shouri Prasad, whom he pays no heed. Somnath Prasad hires ACP Encounter Shankar to call off the students' strike. However, Krishna kills Shankar in an amusement park, where he steals Arya's phone and sends the pictures of himself and the SS Brothers and Ajay to the CBI officer, stating that he will kill them, thus making the SS Brothers believe that Arya is the JAGUAR suspect. The SS Brothers invite Krishna to stay in their house to know about JAGUAR. Ajay plans to kidnap Arya as FAKE JAGUAR where he plans to kill him in live-air, but was saved by Krishna (REAL JAGUAR) where he kills Ajay.
The SS Brothers plan to kill Arya, but Krishna tells them to bribe him. When they meet, Arya denies it and throws Krishna out. The SS brothers plan to tarnish Arya's reputation when they reveal to Krishna about Shivaprasad, who is an altruistic doctor and also reveal that they tarnished his reputation by framing him for the murder of school girl in the villager where he committed suicide. However, Krishna brings his mother to their house, where he reveals to them that he is actually the son of Dr.Shivaprasad and also exposes their crimes to the people by inserting live-camera in their house. Krishna then kills the henchman and Somnath Prasad. A chase ensues in which, Krishna brings Shouri Prasad and kills him with the help of Arya and the college students. Krishna reunites with his mother, Priya and Arya.
Cast
- Nikhil Kumar as Krishna/Jaguar
- Deepti Sati as Priya, Krishna's love interest and Arya's sister
- Jagapathi Babu as CBI Officer
- Aadarsh Balakrishna as Arya, Priya's brother
- Rao Ramesh as Dr. Shivaprasad, Krishna's father
- Ramya Krishna as Krishna's mother
- Sampath Raj as Shouri Prasad
- Adithya Menon as Somnath Prasad
- Vidyullekha Raman as Priya's friend
- Avinash as College Principal
- Raghu Babu as CBI Officer Raghu
- Saurav Lokesh as Ajay
- Supreeth as "Encounter" Shankar
- Ravi Kale as Judge
- Sadhu Kokila (Kannada version) as Fake Jaguar
- Brahmanandam (Telugu version) as Fake Jaguar
- Prashanth Siddi
- Kavita Radheshyam (Guest Appearance)
- Tamannaah - cameo appearance in the song "Sampige"[2]
Production
In December 2015, it was revealed that Nikhil Kumar, son of H. D. Kumaraswamy and grandson of Devegowda, would be making his acting debut with the film titled Jaguar for which the story was written by Vijayendra Prasad. H.D Kumarswamy invited Tollywood actor Pawan Kalyan to attend the audio function.[10][11]
Release
The film was released worldwide on 6 October 2016 in over 1000 screens and approximately across 16 countries.[12]
Home media
The digital rights of the film were sold to Amazon Prime Video and Kasthuri, but was later sold to Colors Kannada and was telecasted on 22 January 2023.
Music
| Jaguar | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2 September 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Kannada | |||
| Label | Lahari Music | |||
| Director | S. Thaman | |||
| S. S. Thaman chronology | ||||
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The film's soundtrack album and background score are composed by S. S. Thaman. The soundtrack comprises six tracks.[13]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Get Set Go Ready" | Chethan Kumar | Chandan Shetty | 03:46 |
| 2. | "Priya Priya" | Chandan Shetty | Rahul Nambiar | 05:24 |
| 3. | "Selfie" | Chandan Shetty | Mika Singh, Kanika Kapoor | 04:48 [13] |
| 4. | "Mamaseetha" | Chethan Kumar | Karthik, Megha | 04:39 |
| 5. | "Sampige" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Deepak, Sammeera | 04:41 |
| 6. | "Theme" (Instrumental) | 01:25 | ||
| Total length: | 24:43 | |||
All lyrics are written by Ramajogayya Sastry
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Set Go Ready" | Ranjith | 03:46 |
| 2. | "Nammave Bujji Thalle" | Rahul Nambiar | 05:24 |
| 3. | "Andaniki Selfie Ve" | Mika Singh, Kanika Kapoor | 04:47 |
| 4. | "Ma Ma Mama Seetha" | Karthik, Megha | 04:39 |
| 5. | "Mandara Thailam" | Deepak, Sanjana | 04:41 |
| Total length: | 23:17 | ||
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debut Actor - Kannada | Nikhil Kumar | Won | [14] [15] |
| Best Debut Actor - Telugu | Nominated | |||
References
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- Upadhyaya, Prakash (26 October 2016). "Jaguar box office collection: Nikhil's film earns over Rs 20 crore, to be affected by Santhu Straight Forward, Mukunda Murari". International Business Times. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
So far, Jaguar has minted over Rs 20 crore...
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- "Nominations list for the SIIMA 2017 announced!". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017.
- "SIIMA 2017 Day 1: Jr NTR bags Best Actor, Kirik Party wins Best Film". India Today. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.