Vayuputra

Vayuputra (transl. Son of Wind) is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed by Kishore Sarja and produced by his brother, actor Arjun Sarja. The Sarja brothers launched their nephew Chiranjeevi Sarja through this film in the lead role.[1] The rest of the cast includes Ambareesh, Aindrita Ray, Ajay, Sadhu Kokila, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Ramesh Bhat, Padmaja Rao and Shobha Raghavendra.[2]

Vayuputra
Official poster
Directed byKishore Sarja
Written byM. S. Ramesh (dialogues)
Story byN. Linguswamy
Based onSandakozhi (Tamil)
Produced byArjun Sarja
StarringChiranjeevi Sarja
Aindrita Ray
Ambareesh
CinematographySundarnath Suvarna
Edited byKay Kay
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Sri Ram Films International
Release date
  • 3 September 2009 (2009-09-03)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

The film is a remake of the Tamil film Sandakozhi directed by N. Linguswamy. The original score and soundtrack for the film is composed by V. Harikrishna. The film released on 3 September 2009. This was Kishore's final film as director; he died three months before the release.[3]

Plot

Balu is an engineering student, who visits his classmate and friend Karthik's home in Mangalore after the final exams. He meets Karthik's sister Divya and they develop an affection which transforms into love. Punja is the local gangster in Mangalore who is feared by the entire town. On his way back to his hometown in Mandya, Balu sees Punja chasing a man with an sickle. When Punja was about to kill the man he was chasing, Balu interferes and stops Punja. An angered Punja immediately tries to attack Balu, Balu smashes Punja in front of everyone to save himself and leaves.

Punja is furious and wants vengeance against Balu. His men traps Karthik/Divya's father and learns about Balu's native place. Punja sets goons to kill Balu, but gets shocked when he learns that Balu's father is Chowde Gowda, a powerful chieftain of Mandya, and it will be difficult to attack them. Punja leaves to Mandya and waits for the right moment to kill Balu and his family. Balu meets Divya, Karthik and their family at a temple. Divya/Karthik's father is initially angered by seeing Balu as he was responsible to bring trouble by hitting Kasi, but Balu convinces him and both the families decide to get Balu and Divya married to each other.

One day, Punja tries to kill Balu, but instead attack Chowde Gowda. Chowde Gowda understands that Balu is being targeted and decides to protect him. A localite in Mandya hates Chowde Gowda and his family, and decides to help Punja kill Durai. Punja utilize the opportunity to kill Balu and Chowde Gowda, during a temple festival, but Balu saves Chowde Gowda and fights Kasi. Chowde Gowda asks Balu to fight with him and win. Balu thrashes Punja and leaves, challenging him to return if he still has guts to finish him.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by V. Harikrishna and lyrics written by V. Nagendra Prasad and Kaviraj.[4] The song "Ketta Kodukkura" from the original Tamil film was retained here as "Bhoomi Namma Jeeva". The song "Bhagavantha Bandha" was loosely inspired from Tamil song "Podhuvaaga En" from Murattu Kaalai (1980).

Vayuputra
Soundtrack album by
V. Harikrishna
Released2009 (2009)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelAkash Audio
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bhagavantha Banda"V. Nagendra PrasadKarthik 
2."Baare Baare Gopamma"V. Nagendra PrasadRahul Nambiar, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan 
3."Rock A Body"KavirajTippu, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan 
4."Banda Gandara Ganda"V. Nagendra PrasadVandemataram Srinivas 
5."Bhoomi Namma Jeeva"V. Nagendra PrasadAmul Raj, Priya Himesh 
6."Yaare Yaare Yaramma"V. Nagendra PrasadRajesh Krishnan 

Reception

Critical response

R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "The songs have been stylishly picturised and so are the first fight sequences. Except for the Baa Baare Gopamma song, Hari Krishna's music is uninspiring. Camera work is not exceptional, either. In a nutshell, Vaayuputhra is just a timepass movie which could have been better".[5] A critic from The New Indian Express scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Chiranjeevi makes a grand debut and shows his talent in song and fight scenes. Rebel star Ambareesh's dialogue delivery is good. Aindrita is impressive. Hari Krishna's music is ordinary. Sundaranath Suvarna's camera work is above average".[6]

References
  1. "Come, see my six-pack: Chiranjeevi". The Times of India. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. "Vaayuputhra, a family undertaking". Rediff.com. 3 December 2007. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  3. Vijayasarathy, R. G. (29 June 2009). "Kishore Sarja: A talent wasted". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. "Vayuputra songs". Kannada Songs Plus. 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. "Vaayuputhra could have been better". Rediff.com. 4 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. "Vaayuputhra". The New Indian Express. 7 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

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