Ranadheera
| Ranadheera | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | V. Ravichandran |
| Produced by | N. Veeraswamy |
| Screenplay by | V. Ravichandran |
| Story by | Subhash Ghai |
| Based on |
Hero by Subhash Ghai |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
| Cinematography | R. Madhusudan |
| Edited by | K. Balu |
Production company |
Eshwari Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Ranadheera (Kannada: ರಣಧೀರ) is a 1988 Indian Kannada language musical action film starring V. Ravichandran and Kushboo in the lead roles. Directed by Ravichandran himself, the film was produced by his father N. Veeraswamy under Eshwari Productions. Kushboo gained popularity in Karnataka through this film. The music was composed by Hamsalekha.
The film was a remake of the 1983 Hindi film Hero directed by Subhash Ghai.[1] The film was dubbed in Tamil as Veeran.[2]
Plot
The story starts off with Basha (Sudheer) being taken to prison. To get out of the situation, he writes to his best man, Ranadheera (Ravichandran). Ranadheera goes to Jagannath (Lokesh) and warns him. He then kidnaps Jagannath's daughter Radha (Kushboo). He tells her that he is a police officer and they fall in love; however, she finds out that he is a goon. Nevertheless, she does not leave him but urges him to surrender. Transformed by true love, Ranadheera surrenders himself to the police and is imprisoned for two years.Back home, Radha tells her brother Anand (Anant Nag) the whole truth. To keep Radha from getting married to somebody else, he calls his friend Jimmy (Jai Jagadish) to put on a show that Radha and Jimmy love each other. Jimmy misunderstands the situation and falls in love with Radha. When Ranadheera comes back, he starts working in a garage and tries to reform himself. Despite everything, Jagannath kicks him out of his life. After many days and events that follow, Anand finds out that Jimmy is a drug smuggler. After getting escape from prison, Basha desires revenge against both Jagannath and Ranadheera, so he kidnaps Radha, Jagannath and Anand. Ranadheera comes at the last moment and frees all of them. In the end, Jagannath lets Radha marry Ranadheera.
Cast
- V. Ravichandran as Ranadheera
- Kushboo as Radha
- Anant Nag as Inspector Anand
- Sudheer as Basha
- Jai Jagadish as Jimmy
- Lokesh as IGP Jagannath ( Radha's Father)
- Jayachitra
- Master Manjunath
- Umashree
- Jaggesh
- Doddanna as Lawyer
Soundtrack
| Ranadheera | |
|---|---|
 Soundtrack cover | |
| Soundtrack album by Hamsalekha | |
| Released | 1987 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 41:35 |
| Label | Lahari Music |
Hamsalekha composed music for the soundtracks and also wrote their lyrics. The album consists of ten soundtracks.[3]
| Track listing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Baa Baaro Baaro Ranadheera" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 1:32 |
| 2. | "Preethi Maadabaaradu" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 6:15 |
| 3. | "Ondaanondu Kaaladalli" | Hamsalekha | P. Susheela, Ramesh | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Meenakshi Ninna Kanna Mele" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Yaare Neenu Sundara Cheluve" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 6:12 |
| 6. | "En Hudgiro Adyaakink Aadtiro" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram, pMaster Manjunath | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Naavindu Haado Haadige" | Hamsalekha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:52 |
| 8. | "Flute (Music Bit)" | – | Hamsalekha | 1:26 |
| 9. | "Baa Baaro (Bit)" | – | Hamsalekha | 7:04 |
| 10. | "Baaramma (Bit)" | – | Hamsalekha | 1:15 |
| Total length: | 41:35 | |||
References
- ↑ "Scene-stealers". rediff.com. 23 January 1999. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnr3olASaf8
- ↑ "Ranadheera (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
External links
- Ranadheera on IMDb