Majestic (film)

Majestic is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language action crime thriller film written and directed by P. N. Satya. The film stars Darshan in the lead role, along with Rekha and Jai Jagadish in other prominent roles.[1] The film was produced by Ullas Enterprises studio. Sadhu Kokila scored the music.

Majestic
Promotional poster
Directed byP. N. Sathya
Written byP. N. Sathya
Produced byBa.Ma. Harish
M.G. Ramamurthy
StarringDarshan
Rekha
Jai Jagadish
Harish Roy
CinematographyAnaji Nagaraj
M. R. Seenu
Edited byNagendra Urs
Music bySadhu Kokila
Production
company
Ullas Enterprises
Release date
  • February 8, 2002 (2002-02-08) (India)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

The film was released on February 8, 2002. The film ran successfully for more than 100 days in theatres. It was the first movie for actor Darshan in the male lead.[2] The film was remade in Telugu as Charminar.[3][4] The film was rereleased on Darshan's birthday (February 16) in 2022.[5][6]

Synopsis

Daasa is an orphan, raised by a corrupt policeman, Ranadheera. Daasa makes friends on the streets, and they all become gangsters when they grow up, working for Ranadheera. One day, Daasa and his gang get a job to separate two college lovers at the request of the boy's father. Daasa's gang goes to the college without Daasa to scare the girl away from the boy, but not before the girl's friend Kiran stands up to them away and tarnishes Daasa's name. In an attempt of revenge, Daasa changes his appearance to woo Kiran and eventually break up with her, emotionally hurting her. To do this, Daasa takes up an alias, Prajwal. However, he falls in love with Kiran and Kiran falls in love with him.

Events come to a head when it is revealed that Kiran is Ranadheera's daughther, and Ranadheera discovers that Kiran is loving Daasa. Ranadheera reveals that her Prajwal and Daasa are the same; subsequently Kiran breaks up with Daasa, leaving him emotionally ruined. Kaveri, Ranadheera's assistant, tries to mend the relationship by revealing to Kiran her father's misdeeds and Daasa's reformed nature. As Kiran confronts her father about this, a drunk and enraged Daasa arrives and stabs Kiran, but not before Kiran reveals that she loves Daasa after discovering his true nature.

Daasa carries Kiran to the hospital, but is temporarily set back by a rival gangster Naga. During the battle, Kiran dies. After Daasa kills Naga, Ranadheera and the rest of the police force arrive, shooting and killing Daasa. Daasa takes his last breath looking at Kiran's body in his arms.

Cast

Production

Darshan, son of veteran actor Thoogudeepa Srinivas made his acting debut with this film. The film is Co-Produced by Ba.Ma. Harish and M.G. Ramamurthy under the banner Ullas Enterprises[7][8]

Music

The music of the film was composed by Sadhu Kokila and the lyrics were written by V. Nagendra Prasad.

Majestic
Soundtrack album by
Sadhu Kokila
Released2002 (2002)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelAshwini Audio
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Muddu Manase"Sonu Nigam 
2."Thangali Mele"Rajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram 
3."Naane Naane"Rajesh Krishnan 
4."Majestic Majestic"Hemanth Kumar 
5."Dove Hodiyoke"L. N. Shastry 

Reception

A critic from Chitraloka wrote that "The gripping narration and equally wonderful performances makes this film a watchable".[9]

Controversies

In March 2017, actor Kiccha Sudeep claimed that he was instrumental in getting Darshan a chance as actor for the film.[10][11] But there are controversial split statements given by the two co-producers. Ba.Ma. Harish has agreed with Sudeep's statement, whereas co-producer M.G. Ramamurthy has also agreed Sudeep's statement. [12]

References
  1. "ಡಿಬಾಸ್ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ: 'ಮೆಜೆಸ್ಟಿಕ್'ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟು ಚಾಲೆಂಜಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಆಗಿ ಮೆರೆದ ಟಾಪ್ 10 ಸಿನಿಮಾ". 16 February 2021.
  2. "Majestic remake on the cards". The Times of India.
  3. https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-charminar.html
  4. "Charminar Review". Sify.
  5. "Majestic to be re-released soon". The Times of India. 8 February 2022.
  6. "20 years of Majestic: Darshan's 2002 film to be re-released on his birthday". The New Indian Express. 9 February 2022.
  7. "Actor Darshan: From Rs 200 per day to Rs 1.25 crore per film - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  8. "15 Years For Darshan's Majestic - chitraloka.com - Kannada Movie News, Reviews - Image". www.chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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  10. "Darshan Thoogudeepa ends his friendship with Sudeep: Here is the actual reason". indianexpress.com. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  11. "Sudeep is not my friend, tweets actor Darshan Thoogudeepa". India Today. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  12. "A Split Verdict". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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