Yajamana (2000 film)

Yajamana is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R. Sheshadri and Radha Bharathi. The film is a remake of Tamil film Vaanathaippola (2000), the movie became an Industry hit by creating many records.[1] The film stars Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Prema, Shashikumar and Abhijeeth.[2][3]

Yajamana
Yajamana
Directed by
Written byRavi Srivatsa (dialogues)
Screenplay by
  • R. Sheshadri
  • Radha Bharathi
Story byVikraman
Based onVaanathaippola
by Vikraman
Produced by
  • K. Mustafa
  • Smt. Meharunnisa. K. Rehman
Starring
CinematographyRamesh Babu
Edited byP. R. Soundar Raj
Music byRajesh Ramanath
Production
company
Oscar Films
Release date
  • 1 December 2000 (2000-12-01)
Running time
161 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

Shankar sacrifices his own interests and refuses to marry in order to support and educate his younger brothers. However, his life changes when a girl falls in love with him.

Cast

Production

Two songs were shot at Nepal and Darjeeling.[4]

Soundtrack

Yajamana
Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album by
Released1 April 2000
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length34:47
LanguageKannada
LabelAnand Audio

The official soundtrack contains all songs tuned by Rajesh Ramanath with all the tunes reprising from the Tamil original composed by S. A. Rajkumar except the song "Mysore Mallige". The lyrics for the tracks were penned by K. Kalyan. The album consists of eight tracks.[5] The song "Namma Maneyalli" is based on "Dil Deewana" from the Hindi film Daag (1999). The audio rights for the film was purchased by Anand Audio for 9 Lack Rupees. Interestingly, the audio company earned 113 times their investment making 8 crore rupees.[1] It was also reported to have collected more than 3 crore in cassette sales of the film's soundtrack album.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Premachandrama"Rajesh Krishnan4:32
2."Namma Maneyalli"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan4:41
3."Mysoru Mallige"Rajesh Krishnan, Chithra4:01
4."Premachandrama"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:23
5."Sree Gandhada Gombe"Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan5:28
6."O Maina O Maina"Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan5:35
7."Bana Chandrama"Chithra1:57
8."Navile Pancharangi"Nanditha, Sonu Nigam4:10
Total length:34:47

Reception

The film opened to positive reviews from critics and media. Vishnuvardhan's acting and music by Rajesh Ramnath were appreciated.[7]

Box office

The film became an all-time blockbuster and collected more than 40 crore share at the box office. It went on to create many records. The film completed 100-day runs in 130 main centres, 25 weeks in 51 main centres, 35 weeks in 42 centres and one year in 4 main centres including Apsara theatre in Hubli and Shankar theatre in Chitradurga.[1][6] The film's silver jubilee function was held at Kanteerava Studios.[6]

References

  1. https://metrosaga.com/top-5-surprising-facts-about-the-2000-hit-yajamana-starring-dr-vishnuvardhan/
  2. "Yajamana — Review". Vishnuvardhan.com. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  3. Online Bangalore review
  4. "Indiainfo: Kannada: on the sets". India info. Archived from the original on 10 February 2003.
  5. "Yejamana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  6. Srinivas, Srikanth (27 May 2001). "Back to the people". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 24 June 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  7. https://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/2034-yajamana-movie-review.html
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.