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| Directed by | Rajppa Ravishankar
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| Produced by | Rajppa Ravishankar |
| Starring | Ramana Sai Kiran Venkatesh Vinu Mohan
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| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja
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| Country | India |
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Ajantha is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by Rajppa Ravishankar. The film was simultaneously shot in Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages with different starcast.[1][2]
Ilavarasu was the cinematographer for the film and Ilaiyaraaja composed the music. The filming started in 2006 and took three years to complete.[3] The Tamil version was released on 9 November 2012[4] and the Malayalam version on 19 July 2012.
The lead role was played by Vinu Mohan in Malayalam, Ramana in Tamil, Sai Kiran in Telugu and Venkatesh in the Kannada version.[5] Vandana Gupta played the female lead in the Tamil and Telugu version, while Honey Rose was female lead in the Malayalam and Kannada version.[5]
Plot
In this film, Vinu Mohan / Ramana plays an upcoming musician. After finishing a recording, he is on his way home when he sees an artist creating art on the street and he is stricken with awe. Onlookers are giving the artist a few rupees each but not as much as the artist expected. At this point, it begins to rain and the drawing begins to dissolve as the onlookers disperse. Vinu Mohan / Ramana hands over his entire 'bata' for the day to the artist.
Cast
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- Ramana (Tamil)
- Sai Kiran (Telugu)
- Vandana Gupta (Tamil/Telugu)
- Sriman (Tamil)
- Anand (Telugu)
- Pandiarajan
- Manobala
- Madan Bob
- Mahadevan
- Balu Anand
- Waheeda
- Varalakshmi
- Mukundan
- Parthasarathy
- Crane Manohar
- Chitram Seenu
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- Venkatesh (Kannada)
- Vinu Mohan (Malayalam)
- Honey Rose (Kannada/Malayalam)
- Harisree Asokan
- Aniyappan
- Kundara Johny
- Ponnamma Babu
- Salim Kumar
- Mammukoya
- Kalabhavan Santhosh
- Usha
- Varadha
- Swathi
- Madhavi
- Lalithasree
- Padmini
Music
Ilaiyaraaja recorded a record-breaking 36 songs for the film.[6] Mu. Mehta, Pa. Vijay, Snehan, Muthulingam, Thirumavalavan and Su. Senthilkumar wrote the lyrics for the music. The audio was launched in August 2008.[7] Ilaiyaraaja won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director of 2009 for the film.[8]
- Tamil version[9]
- "Engae Irundhai" – K. J. Yesudas, Manjari
- "Engae Irundhai Isaiyae" – Ilaiyaraaja
- "Engae Irundhai" (Repeat) – Yesudas, Manjari
- "Oh Oh Ilaignan" – Manjari
- "Kaiyil Oru Keyboardum" – Tippu
- "Keerthanai" – Madhumitha
- "Poduda Sakkapodu" – Shweta Mohan, Tippu
- "Thoorigai Indri" – Manjari
- "Yaarum Thodatha Ondrai" – Ilaiyaraaja, Shreya Ghoshal
- "Yarukku Yarendru" – P. Unnikrishnan
- Kannada version[10]
- "Aayae Aayae" Madhumitha
- "Elli Iruve" – Ilaiyaraaja, Nandhita
- "Elli Iruve" – Ilaiyaraaja, Nandhita
- "Haaku Baa Ondhu" – Murali, Swetha
- "Kaigalalli Key Board" – Tippu
- "Oh Oh Ivana" – Nandhita
- "Pannavu Konchavu" – Nandhita
- "Yaaru Hogadha" – Vijay Prakash, Nandhita
- "Yaaru Yaarendhu" – Vijay Yesudas
References
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ Cinema Plus / Cinema : Ajantha(2008-10-24).
- ↑ 'Ajantha' set for the next week – Malayalam Movie News. Indiaglitz.com(2008-11-19).
- ↑ Friday Fury – November 9. Sify.com(2012-11-09).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 'Ajantha' to release in four languages – Malayalam Movie News. Indiaglitz.com(2008-10-30).
- ↑ Dailynews – Isaignani Peravai in December – Ilayaraja. Cinesouth.com.
- ↑ Ajantha audio launched – Oneindia Entertainment. Entertainment.oneindia.in(2008-08-22).
- ↑ Front Page : Rajini, Kamal win best actor awards(2009-09-29).
- ↑ https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/ajantha-songs-T0003751
- ↑ https://www.raaga.com/kannada/movie/ajantha-songs-K0001985