Vajrakaya
| Vajrakaya | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Harsha |
| Produced by |
C. R. Manohar C. R. Gopi |
| Screenplay by | Harsha |
| Story by | Harsha |
| Starring |
Shiva Rajkumar Karunya Ram Nabha Natesh |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
| Cinematography | Swamy J. |
| Edited by | Deepu S. Kumar |
Production company |
Tanvi Films |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Vajrakaya (Kannada: ವಜ್ರಕಾಯ) is a 2015 Indian Kannada drama film directed by Harsha. It stars Shiva Rajkumar, Nabha Natesh and Karunya Ram in the lead roles.[1] The supporting cast features Avinash, Ravi Kale and Suman.
Cast
- Shiva Rajkumar as Viraj
- Nabha Natesh as "Pathaka" Parvathi
- Karunya Ram
- Shubra Aiyappa as Geetha
- Padmaja Rao
- Sadhu Kokila
- Avinash
- Ravi Kale
- Madhu Guruswamy
- Jayasudha as Lakshmi
- Suman as Veera Prathapa Simha
- Chikkanna
- Jayanand
- Kuri Prathap
- Thanuja
- Manjunath Gowda
- Karan
- Lekhachandra
- Ravichandran in a cameo appearance
- Dileep in a cameo appearance in intro song
- Sivakarthikeyan in a cameo appearance
- Ravi Teja in a cameo appearance in intro song
Production
Harsha collaborated with Shiva Rajkumar for the second time following the success of their previous venture Bhajarangi (2013). Filming for Vajrakaya began in June 2014.[2] Filming of certain sequences took place in Italy.[3] Song sequences in the film featured cameo appearances of actors of South Indian cinema such as Ravichandran, Sivakarthikeyan, Dileep and Ravi Teja.[4]
Soundtrack
| Vajrakaya | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Arjun Janya | |
| Released | 28 April 2015 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 23:52 |
| Label | Anand Audio |
Arjun Janya, scoring for his 50th feature film,[5] composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack. The soundtrack features tracks sung by actors Dhanush, Sharan.[6] The album consists of six tracks.[7] It was released on 28 April 2015, in Bangalore.[8]
| Tracklist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Vajrakaya" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:16 |
| 2. | "No Problem" | Mohan | Dhanush | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Kandamma Muddamma" | K. Kalyan | Karthik | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Thukatha Gadabada" | Yogananda Muddan | Sharan, Sunitha | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Usire" | K. Kalyan | Santhosh | 5:21 |
| 6. | "Vajrakaya Theme" | 2:08 | ||
Total length: |
23:52 | |||
Nam Cinema rated the album 3.5 stars out of 5 [9] The track "No Problem" was received as well. The Hindu wrote, "Dhanush delivers the cool, simple tune effortlessly, even as Arjun adorns it with a neat harmonica sound now identified as ‘that Harris Jayaraj sound’."[10]
References
- ↑ "Working with Shivarajkumar is a revelation: Karunya Ram". The Times of India. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Vajrakaya Will Get a 'U' Certificate". The New Indian Express. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Shivanna's Double Trip To Italy - Exclusive". chitraloka.com. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ravi Teja shakes a leg for Vajrakaya". Bangalore Mirror. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Vajrakaya is Arjun Janya’s 50th film". Chitraloka. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "Now Sharan Sings for Vajrakaya". The New Indian Express. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "Vajrakaya (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ Sharadhaa A. (29 April 2015). "Vajrakaya's Mega Audio Launch". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ "MUSIC REVIEW : VajraKaya is mass filled album". NamCinema.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ Srinivasan, Karthik (25 April 2015). "Hitman". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
External links
- Vajrakaya at the Internet Movie Database