Belli (film)

Belli (Kannada: ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ) is a 2014 Kannada-language Indian drama film written and directed by Mussanje Mahesh and produced by H. R. Rajesh.^[1] The film features Shivarajkumar and Kriti Kharbanda in the lead roles alongside Prashanth, Vinod Prabhakar, Deepak and Venkatesh Prasad in supporting roles.^[2] The film's score and soundtrack was composed by V. Sridhar, and the cinematography was led by K. S. Chandrashekar. The film debuted on 31 October 2014.

Plot

Belli alias Basavaraj (Shivarajkumar) migrates from his village to the city in search of a job. He falls into the trap of underworld under the leadership of a don politician (Gurudutt) and earns good money. In a clash between rival gangs, Belli's boss is killed, prompting Belli to vow revenge against the killers. Meanwhile, Belli falls in love with Sneha (Kriti), the daughter of a police officer. The plot proceeds to detail Belli's quest to win Sneha's love while he further descends into the depths of the criminal underworld.

Cast

• Shivarajkumar as Belli alias Basavaraj
• Kriti Kharbanda as Sneha
• Vinod Prabhakar
• Prashanth
• Deepak
• Venkatesh Prasad
• Adi Lokesh
• Padma Vasanthi
• Chi. Guru Dutt
• Srinivasa Murthy
• Ramesh Bhat
• B. V. Radha
• Harish Rai
• Loki
• Nagaraj
• Shrinivas Murthy

Reception

The film opened with average to negative reviews from critics who noted the plot's similarities to Shivarajkumar films from the previous decade.^[3]

Soundtrack

The film's score and soundtrack were composed by V. Sridhar and the audio was created by Anand Audio. The audio was released on 28 September 2014 in the presence of the film's entire cast and crew. The event was held at a stadium in Bangalore. Minister D. K Shivakumar.,^[4] also attended the event. The lyrics are written by Dr. Nagendra Prasad and Kaviraj.

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