Majestic (film)

Majestic is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language action crime thriller film written and directed by P. N. Satya. The film stars Darshan in the lead role, along with Rekha and Jai Jagadish in other prominent roles.[1] The film was produced by Ullas Enterprises studio. Sadhu Kokila scored the music for the film and the film was released on February 8, 2002. The film ran successfully for more than 100 days in theatres. It was the first movie for actor Darshan in the male lead.[2] The film was remade in Telugu as Charminar.[3] The film was rereleased on Darshan's birthday (February 16) in 2022.[4][5]

Majestic
Promotional poster
Directed byP. N. Sathya
Written byP. N. Sathya
Produced byBa.Ma. Harish
M.G. Ramamurthy
StarringDarshan
Rekha
Jai Jagadish
Harish Roy
CinematographyAnaji Nagaraj
M. R. Seenu
Edited byNagendra Urs
Music bySadhu Kokila
Production
company
Ullas Enterprises
Release date
  • February 8, 2002 (2002-02-08) (India)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Synopsis

Daasa is an orphan, raised by a corrupt policeman, Ranadheera. who becomes a gangster when he grows up. His life changes when he falls in love with Kiran, his enemy's daughter, who aids him after her father's truth comes to light and rest of the story forms the plot.

Cast

Production

Darshan, son of veteran actor Thoogudeepa Srinivas made his acting debut with this film. The film is Co-Produced by Ba.Ma. Harish and M.G. Ramamurthy under the banner Ullas Enterprises[6][7]

Controversies

In March 2017, actor Kichcha Sudeep claimed that he was instrumental in getting Darshan a chance as actor for the film.[8][9] But there are controversial split statements given by the two co-producers. Ba.Ma. Harish has agreed with Sudeep's statement, whereas co-producer M.G. Ramamurthy has denied Sudeep's statement. [10]

Music

The music of the film was composed by Sadhu Kokila and the lyrics were written by V. Nagendra Prasad.

Majestic
Soundtrack album by
Sadhu Kokila
Released2002 (2002)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelAshwini Audio
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Muddu Manase"P. Unnikrishnan 
2."Thangali Mele"Rajesh Krishnan, Anuradha Sriram 
3."Naane Naane"Rajesh Krishnan 
4."Majestic Majestic"Hemanth Kumar 
5."Dove Hodiyoke"L. N. Shastry 

References
  1. "ಡಿಬಾಸ್ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ: 'ಮೆಜೆಸ್ಟಿಕ್'ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟು ಚಾಲೆಂಜಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಆಗಿ ಮೆರೆದ ಟಾಪ್ 10 ಸಿನಿಮಾ". 16 February 2021.
  2. "Majestic remake on the cards". The Times of India.
  3. "Charminar Review". Sify.
  4. "Majestic to be re-released soon". The Times of India. 8 February 2022.
  5. "20 years of Majestic: Darshan's 2002 film to be re-released on his birthday". The New Indian Express. 9 February 2022.
  6. "Actor Darshan: From Rs 200 per day to Rs 1.25 crore per film - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. "15 Years For Darshan's Majestic - chitraloka.com - Kannada Movie News, Reviews - Image". www.chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  8. "Darshan Thoogudeepa ends his friendship with Sudeep: Here is the actual reason". indianexpress.com. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. "Sudeep is not my friend, tweets actor Darshan Thoogudeepa". India Today. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  10. "A Split Verdict". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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