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{{Infobox film
| name = Josh
| image =
| caption =
| director = Shivamani
| writer = Shivamani, B. A. Madhu
| based_on =
| producer = S. Sanjay Babu
| starring = [[Rakesh Adiga]] [[Shamna Kasim|Poorna]] [[Nithya Menen]] Akshay [[Dwarakish]]
| music = Vardhan
| cinematography = Santhosh Rai Pathaje
| editing = K. M. Prakash
| studio = SVP Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|3|10}}
| runtime = 165 minutes
| language = Kannada
| country = India
}}

'''''Josh''''' ({{lang-kn|ಜೋಶ್}}) is a [[Kannada films of 2009|2009]] Indian [[Kannada language]] romantic film directed and written by Shivamani. Produced by Sanjay Babu under SVP pictures, the film mainly stars debutants [[Rakesh Adiga]], [[Shamna Kasim|Poorna]], Akshay, [[Nithya Menen]], Vishnu Prasanna in the pivotal roles whilst [[Dwarakish]], [[Achyuth Kumar]], [[Tulasi Shivamani]] and [[Sihi Kahi Chandru]] feature in supporting roles. The music is composed by Vardhan, making his debut and the cinematography is by Santhosh Rai Pathaje.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/josh/cast-crew.html|title=Josh Cast & Crew|publisher=Filmibeat|date=10 April 2009}}</ref>

The film released on 10 April 2009 across Karnataka and went on to become one of the highest grossers at the box-collection for the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/apr/10/review-jhossh-is-brilliant.htm|title=Jhossh is brilliant|publisher=Rediff|date=10 April 2009}}</ref> The film garnered both critical appraise and commercial success and paved way for the lead actors success in their careers. The film had a good run over 100 days successfully at cinema halls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/gallery/Events/19264.html|title='Josh' 126 Days celebration|publisher=Indiaglitz|date=19 August 2009}}</ref> The film went on to win the Filmfare Awards in two categories out of 7 nominations at the [[57th Filmfare Awards South]]. The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Keratam|Yuvan]]''.<ref>https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/shivamani-to-reprise-bell-bottom-role-in-tamil/articleshow/68821956.cms</ref> The film was also remade in Telugu as ''[[Keratam]]''.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-teenagers-angst/article2403240.ece</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Rakesh Adiga]] as Rocky
* [[Shamna Kasim|Poorna]] as Meena
* [[Nithya Menen]] as Meera
* Vishnu Prasanna
* Akshay
* [[Alok R. Babu|Alok Babu]]
* Amith
* Robot Ganesh
* [[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]]
* [[Dwarakish]]
* [[Sihi Kahi Chandru]]
* [[Tulasi Shivamani]]
* [[Achyuth Kumar]]
* [[Srinivas Prabhu]]
* Harish Davangere
*Shivaji Rao Jadhav
* Sneha Acharya
* Chethana
*Jagannath Chandrashekhar
*Ganesh Rao Kesarkar
*M. S. Rajashekhar
*Kuri Prakash
*Sudha Belavaadi
*Shashidhar Kote
*Chidanand M. S
*Karibasavayya
*Bhaskar surya

== Soundtrack ==
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| artist = Vardhan
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| released = 22 March 2009
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| label = [[Anand Audio]]
| producer = Vardhan
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All the songs are composed by Vardhan teaming up with the director and producer for the first time with Shivamani. The songs were well received and remained at the top of the charts.

{{tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| all_music = Vardhan
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Hey Maga
| extra1 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
| lyrics1 = [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Than Thane
| extra2 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
| lyrics2 = [[Kaviraj (lyricist)|Kaviraj]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Jothe Jotheyali
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]], [[Anuradha Bhat]], Harsha
| lyrics3 = Kaviraj
| length3 =
| title4 = Namaskara Sir
| extra4 = Anoop, Harsha, [[Chinmayi]]
| lyrics4 = Kaviraj
| length4 =
| title5 = Shakalaka Rock N Roll
| extra5 = Vardhan, Bhargavi Pillai
| lyrics5 = Kaviraj
| length5 =
| title6 = Yeh Mera Bharat Mahan
| extra6 = Vardhan, Harsha, [[Chaitra H. G.]], Anuradha Bhat
| lyrics6 = Kaviraj
| length6 =
}}

== Awards ==
1) [[2008-09 Karnataka State Film Awards|Karnataka State Film Awards 2008–09]]
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]]

2) [[57th Filmfare Awards South]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film - Kannada|Best Film]] - Nominated
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director - Kannada|Best Director]] - Nominated
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Kannada|Best Supporting Actor]] -[[Achyuth Kumar]] - '''Won'''
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Kannada|Best Supporting Actor]] -[[Sharan (actor)|Sharan]] - Nominated
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Kannada|Best Supporting Actress]] -[[Tulasi Shivamani]] -'''Won'''
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Kannada|Best Supporting Actress]] -[[Nithya Menen]] - Nominated
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist - Kannada|Best Lyricist]] -[[Kaviraj (lyricist)|Kaviraj]] - Nominated

3) [[Suvarna Film Awards]]
* Best Debut Actor - [[Rakesh Adiga]] - '''Won'''

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://wiki.gandhadagudi.com/index.php?title=Josh Josh at GGPedia]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.indiaglitz.com/josh-kannada-movie-review-10497.html Josh review]

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