Shabdavedhi

Shabdavedhi
ಶಬ್ದವೇಧಿ

Film poster
Directed by S. Narayan
Produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar
Written by Vijay Sasanur
Starring
Music by Hamsalekha
Cinematography R. Giri
Edited by S. Manohar
Distributed by Sri Bhargavi Arts Combines
Release dates
 2000
Running time
 165 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Shabdavedhi (Kannada: ಶಬ್ದವೇಧಿ ) is a Kannada film directed by S. Narayan and produced by Sri Bhargavi Arts Combines. The film, released in 2000 starred Rajkumar, Jayapradha, K. S. Ashwath, Sowcar Janaki, Umashree in lead roles. The music was composed by Hamsalekha.

This film marked the last acting venture of the celebrated actor Rajkumar. The movie is based on a novel by Vijay Sasanur.

Plot

Shabdavedi is about Sandeep (Rajkumar), a strict police officer crusading against narcotics. The man is so straight that when his wife Jaya Prada refuses to reveal the identity of a key link in the drug ring that he is investigating, he beats her in lockup. Eventually he overcomes all the usual attempts to throw him off the chase like tarnishing his reputation and implicating him in lock-up death cases and tracks the ring down to its last man.

Cast

Production

This film has its credit as the comeback film of Rajkumar after almost six years. Theis was the first time that S. Narayan, age of 35 directed a film starring the legendary actor. The film was shot locations such as K R Circle in Bangalore, Abhiman Studio on the city's outskirts, Rama Mandira in Rajajinagar, Kashmir. [1] Mysore's police commissioner Kempaiah has given guidance for star's uniforms in the movie.

The producer of the film had originally planned to have Bhanupriya as the female lead, but she was living abroad having married then. Jayaprada was then chosen as the female lead actor[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Soundtrack

Shabdavedhi
Soundtrack album by Hamsalekha
Released 1999
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 31:48

Hamsalekha composed the music for the film and the soundtracks. The album has six soundtracks.[7]

Track list
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Prema Kashmira"  Rajkumar, Chithra 5:20
2. "Oh Gelathi"  Rajkumar, Chitra 5:16
3. "Thayare Thayare"  Rajkumar, Chitra 5:10
4. "Namma Yejamamrau"  Rajkumar, Manjula Gururaj 5:33
5. "Baaro Baaro Sri Krishna Baro"  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 5:12
6. "Janarindha"  Rajkumar 5:17
Total length:
 31:48

Reception

Shabdavedhi, Rajkumar’s comeback film had received mixed reviews from various critics. But, the film was a commercial hit with fans flocking the cinemas from day one of the release. Tickets were being sold in black for 10 times the actual price.

References

  1. ↑ "S Narayan to quit filmmaking". The Times Of India. 2012-03-27.
  2. ↑ http://in.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/20raja.htm
  3. ↑ Film Review 2006-2007 - James Cameron-Wilson - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  4. ↑ "Will there be another like him?". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2007-04-12.
  5. ↑ http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=48108&cnt=1
  6. ↑ http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/04/13/stories/2006041301821900.ht
  7. ↑ "Shabdavedhi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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