Vishnuvardhana (film)

Vishnuvardhana

Vishnuvardhana Poster
Directed by P. Kumar
Produced by Dwarakish
Screenplay by P. Kumar
Story by P. Kumar
Starring Sudeep
Bhavana Menon
Priyamani
Sonu Sood
Dwarakish
Arun Sagar
Music by V. Harikrishna
Cinematography Rajarathnam
Edited by Mohan Pandit
Production
company
Dwarkish Studios
Release dates
  • 8 December 2011 (2011-12-08) (India)
Running time
 169 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Vishnuvardhana is a 2011 Kannada comedy thriller film starring Sudeep, Bhavana Menon and Priyamani. The film was directed and written by P. Kumar, in his debut, and produced by actor Dwarakish. The film is supposedly a tribute to south superstar, Kannada Matinee idol Dr. Vishnuvardhan who was a friend of Dwarakish. The film's music was composed by V. Harikrishna. The film was released on 8 December 2011.[1] The film was officially remade in Bengali as Bachchan.[2] The movie was reported to be inspired by the 2009 South Korean movie Handphone which the director had vehemently denied.[2]It was dubbed in hindi as Mobile 2 .

Cast

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IMDb
Times of India

The Bangalore Mirror gave the film a rating of three-and-a-half stars. It also lauded the first-time director P. Kumar and praised the screenplay. It added that the movie had all the ingredients of a commercial success.[3] The Chitraloka website said it was a comedy thriller and lauded the film, saying it had a terrific script which sustains the interest of audience added to these plus-point powerful performances by Sudeep and Priyamani.[4] The Times of India gave four stars and praised the performance of Ravi Teja.[5]

Release and box office

The movie was released in around 140 theatres all over Karnataka.[6] The satellite rights of the film were sold for ₹20 million (US$300,000).[7] The distributor, Kumar MN, said that the collection was ₹60 million (US$890,000) in one week. The collection made by the movie had crossed ₹120 million (US$1.8 million) before the completion of second week. It was mostly the huge fan following of Vishnuvardhan who had watched the film initially, but was later followed by the Sudeep fans and Vishnuvardhan fans together, pouring in to watch the film repeatedly.[8] Finally the movie was declared a blockbuster hit of the year and collected over ₹160 million (US$2.4 million).

Title controversy

Since the movie went into production with the title Vishnuvardhana, there was a strong opposition against the usage of the title by some groups. This opposition was led by Dr. Vishnuvardhan's wife, actress Dr. Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. Dwarakish, along with his associate producer Yogish, struggled hard to fight the accusations. Finally, the title was changed to Veera Vishnuvardhana and was later changed again to Only Vishnuvardhana.[9][10]

Remake

The movie was remade in Bengali as Bachchan starring Jeet, Aindrita Ray, Payel Sarkar, Kanchan Mullick and Mukul Dev in lead role.

Soundtrack

Only Vishnuvardhana
Soundtrack album by V. Harikrishna
Released 1 December 2011 (2011-12-01)
Genre Film soundtrack
Length 22:42

V. Harikrishna composed five songs along with the background score for this film. The audio was formally released on 1 December 2011 and on a private radio station, the songs were released on the same day.[11] The lyrics are penned by lyricists such as Nagendra Prasad, Kaviraj and Yogaraj Bhat. Ashwini Media works took up the audio distribution rights for 3.6 million rupees.[12]

No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "One Two Three Vishnuvardhana"  V. Nagendra PrasadNaveen Madhav 4:39
2. "Maaya Maaya"  KavirajV. Harikrishna 4:07
3. "Nam Routealli"  Yogaraj BhatVijay Prakash, Shankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Bhat 5:30
4. "Yedeyolage"  V. Nagendra PrasadTippu, Sowmya Raoh 4:29
5. "Yarappana Gantu"  Yogaraj BhatLakshmi Vijay 4:29
Total length:
 22:42

Awards and Nominations

Totals
Awards won 7 + N/A
Nominations 20 + N/A

59th Filmfare Awards South :-

1st South Indian International Movie Awards :-

4th Suvarna Film Awards :-

Sandalwood Star Awards :-

Bangalore Times Film Awards :-

1st Kannada International Music Awards (KiMA) :-

References

  1. ↑ sudeep veera vishnuvardhana kannada movie review | Veera Vishnuvardhana Kannada Movie
  2. 1 2 "Bypassing copycats, Sandalwood style - Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  3. ↑ Prasad, S Shyam (8 December 2011). "Vishnuvardhana: Year-end fireworks". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "chitraloka.com | Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Image - Home". www.chitraloka.com. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  5. ↑ "Vishnuvardhana Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  6. ↑ Vishnuvardhana in 140 theatres
  7. ↑ San (10 December 2011). "Kannada Movie News: Vishnuvardhana movie Box Office Preview". Kannadaboxoffice.blogspot.in. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  8. ↑ Vishnuvardhana Movie Collections | Actor Sudeep | Dwarakish | Kannada Box Office
  9. ↑ Sudeep’s Vishnuvardhana in trouble
  10. ↑ Loading
  11. ↑ IndiaGlitz – 'Only Vishnuvardhana' in 120 theatres – Tamil Movie News
  12. ↑ OV audio a success
  13. ↑ "Nominations for Kannada Filmfare announced". news.in.msn.com. 13 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "2012 South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) – Winners". chinokino.com. 24 June 2012.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "SIIMA NOMINEES ARE". projectsjugaad.com. June 2012.
  16. 1 2 "Suvarna Awards 2012 – DECLARED". gandhadagudi.com. 14 May 2012.
  17. ↑ "Awards". kicchasudeepkksfa.com. 2012.
  18. ↑ "TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 2} – Part 7/14". youtube.com. 27 March 2012.
  19. ↑ "TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 2} – Part 12/14". www.youtube.com. 27 March 2012.
  20. 1 2 "TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 2} – Part 5/14". youtube.com. 27 March 2012.
  21. 1 2 "TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 2} – Part 2/14". www.youtube.com. 26 March 2012.
  22. ↑ "TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 1} – Part 13/13". www.youtube.com. 26 March 2012.
  23. ↑ "TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 1} – Part 11/13". www.youtube.com. 26 March 2012.
  24. ↑ "TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 1} – Part 12/13". www.youtube.com. 26 March 2012.
  25. 1 2 "TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 1} – Part 5/13". www.youtube.com. 26 March 2012.
  26. ↑ "TV9 Exclusive : Sandalwood Star Awards 2012 – {Epi : 1} – Part 3/13". www.youtube.com. 26 March 2012.
  27. ↑ "The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  28. 1 2 3 "The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011". epaper.timesofindia.com. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  29. ↑ "Best Playback Singer (Female)". kima.co.in. click on "Best Playback Singer (Female)"

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