| Vishnuvardhana | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. Kumar |
| Produced by | Dwarakish |
| Written by | Dwarakish Kavi Kalidas |
| Starring | Sudeep Priyamani Bhavana Menon |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna |
| Cinematography | Rajarathnam |
| Editing by | Mohan Pandit |
| Release date(s) | December 8, 2011 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Vishnuvardhana is a 2011 Kannada comedy thriller film starring Sudeep, Priyamani and Bhavana Menon in the lead roles . The film has been directed and written by P. Kumar and produced by veteran actor, Dwarakish. The film is supposedly a tribute to the legendary South Super Star Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan who is a well known friend of Dwarakish. V. Harikrishna has composed the music. The film released on 8 December 2011.[1]
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Bangalore Mirror gave three and a half stars and lauded the debut director P.Kumar and praised its screenplay.It also said movie has all the ingredients of a commercial entertainer.It also praised the performances of Sudeep.[2] Chitraloka website said it is a comedy thriller.And lauded the film saying it has a terrific script which sustains the interest of audience added to these plus point powerful performances by Sudeep and Priyamani.[3] The Times of India gave 4 stars and praised the performances of Sudeep[4]
The movie got released in around 140 theatres all over Karnataka.[5] The distributor Kumar MN said that the collection is Rs.6 crores in 3 days.Its running successfully all over the state with good audience response. The collection made by the movie has crossed Rs.12 crores before the completion of second week. It will be a great hit of all times in Sandalwood. It is said that the film is attracting the legendary Super Star Vishnuvardhan's Fans who are watching the film to see the tribute paid to the actor. It is mostly the huge fan following of Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan who have watched the film initially and now it is followed by the Sudeep fans and Vishnuvardhan fans together pouring in to watch the film again and again for its brilliance.[6]
Ever since the movie went on floors with the title Vishnuvardhana, there was a strong opposition against the usage of the title by some of the groups. This opposition was led by Vishnuvardhan's wife, actress Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. Dwarakish, along with his associate producer Yogish, struggled hard to fight the accusations. Finally the title has been altered to Veera Vishnuvardhana and again changed to Only Vishnuvardhana.[7][8]
The movie is inspired by a Korean movie Handphone released in 2009.[9]The movie will be remade in Telugu starring Raviteja in the lead[10] The director of the movie is trying to remake the movie in Tamil as well[11]
| Only Vishnuvardhana | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by V. Harikrishna | |
| Released | December 1, 2011 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
Kannada cinema's one of the most successful music directors, V. Harikrishna has composed five songs along with the background score for this film. The audio was formally released on 1 December 2011 and a private radio station the songs were released on the same day.[12] The lyrics are penned by famous lyricists such as Nagendra Prasad, Kaviraj and Yogaraj Bhat. Ashwini Media works has taken up the audio distribution rights for 36 lakh rupees.[13]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Two Three Vishnuvardhana" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Naveen Madhav | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Maaya Maaya" | Kaviraj | V. Harikrishna | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Nam Routealli" | Yogaraj Bhat | Vijay Prakash, Shankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Bhat | 5:30 |
| 4. | "Yedeyolage" | Kaviraj | Tippu, Sowmya Raoh | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Yarappana Gantu" | Yogaraj Bhat | Lakshmi Vijay | 4:29 |