Masterpiece (2015 film)
| Masterpiece | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Manju Mandavya |
| Produced by | Vijay Kiragandur |
| Written by | Manju Mandavya |
| Screenplay by | Manju Mandavya |
| Starring |
Yash Shanvi Srivastava |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna |
| Cinematography | Vaidhy.S |
| Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
Production company |
Hombale Films |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 2 hr 38 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Masterpiece (stylized as Master Piece, Kannada: ಮಾಸ್ಟರ್ ಪೀಸ್) is a 2015 Indian Kannada action-thriller film written and directed by Manju Mandavya. It stars Yash and Shanvi Srivastava in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Suhasini Maniratnam, P. Ravi Shankar and Chikkanna. The film was released on 24 December 2015.
Though the posters depicts Yash in Bhagat Singh costumes, the movie is not about the life history of Bhagat Singh.
"One portion of the film sees me as Bhagat Singh, but that does not make it a historic film. It is a pakka commercial film", says Yash in an interview.[1]
Cast
- Yash as Yuva
- P. Ravi Shankar as Boss
- Shanvi Srivastava as Nisha
- Suhasini Maniratnam as Yuva's mother
- Chikkanna as Bruce Lee
- Achyuth Kumar as Noor Ahmed
- Avinash
- Ekta Rathod in a cameo appearance
Production
The film was announced on 21 October 2014, to coincide with the occasion of Deepavali, a Hindu festival, by film producer Vijay Kiragandur that the film would be titled Masterpiece and would be produced under his banner Hombale Films. Dialogue-writer Manju Mandavya was chosen to direct, making his debut, who also wrote the screenplay and dialogues for the film.[2] On titling the film as Masterpiece, he said, "Masterpiece was a spontaneous title that somehow clicked when I was getting into the structure of the story and when the hero's character was developing in my mind." V. Harikrishna was chosen to compose the music for the film and Vaidhy was chosen as cinematographer.[3]
Casting
During the announcement, it was also announced that Yash would play the lead role in the film and that Suhasini Maniratnam would portray the role of his mother. The director said that two actresses, Anushka Shetty and Priya Anand were under consideration to play the female lead.[4] Following speculations, Shanvi Srivastava was signed in late-December 2014.[5] Chikkanna was cast in an important side role marking his 25th film in acting.
Filming and development
It was announced that the filming was scheduled to begin in November or early-December 2014, following the filming of Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari, another Yash-starrer.[3] However delayed, reports said filming was to begin in the second week of January 2015.[6] In June 2015, it was revealed that model Ekta Rathod would make a cameo appearance in the film.[7] In the midst of filming, The New Indian Express carried a report in July suggesting that Yash could be playing a negative role in the film, which however was not confirmed by the makers.[8] In course of filming its final schedule in September, it was revealed that the film would incorporate elements from the life story of a revolutionary leader of British India, Bhagat Singh. A schedule in Mysore was completed following which the song sequences were filmed.[9]
A celebratory song was filmed across Bengaluru, and the song appears in the movie when Yash's character falls in love. The song also features Chikkanna and Shanvi Srivastava, and over 1,500 backup dancers. This is a record-breaking number in Kannada cinema.[10]
Director Manju Mandavya and the rest of the team were in Mysuru, completing the last schedule of the talky portions of their film. A lot of scenes related to Bhagat Singh have been shot in this schedule and coincidentally, the portions were shot on the freedom fighter’s birthday, which was on September 28.[11]
Marketing
- The first look poster of the film was released on 21 October 2014, by the official Twitter handle of the film.[12]
- The first teaser of the film was released on YouTube on 7 January 2015.[13]
- Second Movie Poster Was Released on 17 September 2015 for the Special Occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi.
- Making video of song "Annange Love Aagidhe" song was released by DBeatsMusicWorld YouTube channel on 8 December 2015 in their official YouTube channel & can be found here Making of Annange Love Aagidhe
- Team released their official trailer on Dec 19. In less than 24 hrs movie trailer crossed 70k views on YouTube.[14]
Soundtrack
| Masterpiece | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by V. Harikrishna | |
| Released | 10th December 2015 |
| Recorded | 2015 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | D Beats |
| Producer | skandan |
The background music and soundtracks are composed by V. Harikrishna, with lyrics for the soundtrack penned by Manju Mandavya, Narthan and Ghouse Peer.
The audio launch event of Masterpiece was supposed to happenning in a unique way, For the first-time the team members of Masterpiece had planned for an interesting audio release. Masterpiece music album includes 5 songs and was supposed to be released on 5 different days, starting from December 2 as follows: "Annange Love Aagidhe" (Dec 2), "I Can't Wait Baby" (Dec 4), "KD NO 1" (Dec 7), "Jaago Re Jaago" (Dec 8), "Attention Please" and trailer (Dec 10).[15][16]
| Tracklist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Annange Love" | Manju Mandavya | Yash, Chikkanna | 4:17 |
| 2. | "I Can't Wait Baby" | Narthan | Tippu, Indu Nagaraj | 3:51 |
| 3. | "KD No. 1" | Manju Mandavya | Tippu,Sangeetha Ravindranath | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Jaago Re Jaago" | Ghouse Peer | Kunal Ganjawala | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Attention Please" | Narthan | Ranjith, Rahul Nambiar, Naveen Madhav | 3:51 |
Total length: |
20:47 | |||
References
- ↑ Yash has signed four films - The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2015-03-07). Retrieved on 2016-01-03.
- ↑ "'Masterpiece' Yash". indiaglitz.com. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Cinematographer Vaidy Joins Masterpiece Team". The New Indian Express. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "A Yash masterpiece in the making?". Bangalore Mirror. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ "Shanvi Srivastava to star opposite Yash in Manju Mandavya's next film 'Masterpiece'". ibnlive.in.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved January 2015.
- ↑ "Shanvi Shrivastava opposite Yash in 'Masterpiece'". Business Standard. 31 December 2014. Retrieved January 2015.
- ↑ "Chikanna has a beautiful opponent in Mastepiece". The Times of India. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Sharadhaa, A. (13 July 2015). "Yash Sports a Negative Shade In Masterpiece". The New Indian Express (newindianexpress.com). Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ A. Sharadhaa (1 October 2015). "Masterpiece and its Bhagat Singh Connection". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ Yash sets a new record!. Times of India (10 November 2015)
- ↑ Masterpiece and its Bhagat Singh Connection. The New Indian Express (2015-10-01). Retrieved on 2016-01-03.
- ↑ "Masterpiece: Starring Rocking Star Yash First Look". movierani.com. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ "Teaser of Yash's Masterpiece is here". The Times of India. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ "Masterpiece: Starring Rocking Star Yash Trailer". telangananewspaper.com. 20 December 2015.
- ↑ Masterpiece: Craze Builds For The Unique Audio Release. Filmibeat (2015-11-30). Retrieved on 2016-01-03.
- ↑ Masterpiece (Master Piece) Songs | Masterpiece Mp3 Songs Lyricist | Masterpiece Kannada Movie Songs. Filmibeat (2015-12-24). Retrieved on 2016-01-03.