Yejamana
| Yejamana | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
R. Sheshadri Radha Bharathi |
| Produced by |
Meharunnisa Rehaman K. Musthafa |
| Screenplay by |
R. Sheshadri Radha Bharathi |
| Based on |
Vaanathaippola by Vikraman |
| Starring |
Vishnuvardhan Prema Shashikumar Abhijeeth |
| Music by | Rajesh Ramanath |
| Cinematography | Ramesh Babu |
| Edited by | P. R. Soundar Raj |
Production company |
Oscar Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 161 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Box office |
 42 crore[1] |
Yajamana (Kannada: ಯಜಮಾನ) is a 2000 Kannada language film directed by R. Sheshadri and Radha Bharathi (who earlier directed a Tamil film Vaigasi Poranthachu). It is based on the plot of Tamil film Vanathai Pola. The film features Vishnuvardhan, Prema, Shashikumar and Abhijeeth and others.[2] The film was a run away block buster hit running for a whole year in the theaters and looting the box office.
Records
Many people started wearing the 'traditional panche' after the movie was released. The tickets for the movie were sold out at least two weeks in advance and the black ticket were sold for Rs.1000 in 2000. The movie created various records. The film broke all previous records and ran for a whole year in many main theaters including Ramakanth Theater in Mangalore and Shankar Theater in Chitradurga.[3] The film completed 35 weeks in more than 15 main centers and 25 weeks in more than 25 main centers across Karnataka.[4] The Tamil Production house Oscar Films by Venu Ravichandran had organized a grand function at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday the 20th of May to celebrate the success of the film.[5] The function was attended by lot of dignitaries like minister Roshan Baig, former minister Ekanthaiah and K.C.N.Chandru and thousands of Vishnu fans. When asked the actor about this in an interview, "I have reached 175 films and I feel that doing one or two films a year is all right. I am very busy for the next few years with projects. I am being very selective", he said.[6]
Cast
- Vishnuvardhan
- Shashikumar
- Prema
- Abhijeeth
- Avinash
- Ramesh Bhat
- Tennis Krishna
- Pavitra Lokesh
- Swathi
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi
Soundtrack
| Yejamana | |
|---|---|
 Soundtrack cover | |
| Soundtrack album by Rajesh Ramanath | |
| Released | 1 April 2000 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 34:47 |
| Language | Kannada |
| Label | Anand 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. The lyrics were penned by K. Kalyan. The album consists of eight soundtracks.[7]
| Tracklist | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Premachandrama" | K. Kalyan | Rajesh Krishnan | 4:32 | ||||||
| 2. | "Namma Maneyalli" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan | 4:41 | ||||||
| 3. | "Mysoru Mallige" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubramanyam, Chithra | 4:01 | ||||||
| 4. | "Premachandrama" | K. Kalyan | S. P. Balasubramanyam | 4:23 | ||||||
| 5. | "Sree Gandhada Gombe" | K. Kalyan | Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan | 5:28 | ||||||
| 6. | "O Maina O Maina" | K. Kalyan | Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan | 5:35 | ||||||
| 7. | "Bana Chandrama" | K. Kalyan | Chithra | 1:57 | ||||||
| 8. | "Navile Pancharangi" | K. Kalyan | Nanditha, Devan Ekambaram | 4:10 | ||||||
Total length: |
34:47 | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Renu Saran (4 March 2014). History of Indian Cinema. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. p. 130. ISBN 978-93-5083-651-4.
- ↑ "Yajamana - Review". Vishnuvardhan.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
- ↑ http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5167/1yearp.jpg
- ↑ http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/7937/38390420707108603627210.jpg
- ↑ "Best Actor". Vishnuvardhan.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
- ↑ "Welcome to". Sify.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
- ↑ "Yejamana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
