Yajamana (2000 film)
Yajamana is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R. Sheshadri and Radha Bharathi. The film is a remake of Tamil film Vaanathaippola (2000). The movie became an Industry hit. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Prema, Shashikumar and Abhijeeth.[1]
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| Written by | Ravi Srivatsa (dialogues) |
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| Story by | Vikraman |
| Based on | Vaanathaippola by Vikraman |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ramesh Babu |
| Edited by | P. R. Soundar Raj |
| Music by | Rajesh Ramanath |
Production company | Oscar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 161 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
Shankar sacrifices his own interests and refuses to marry in order to support and educate his younger brothers. However, his life changes when a girl falls in love with him.
Cast
- Vishnuvardhan as Shankar / Ganesha
- Shashi Kumar as Subramanya
- Prema as Sangeetha
- Abhijith as Shanmukha
- Avinash as Devaraj
- Ramesh Bhat as Ramesh
- Tennis Krishna as Tippesha
- Pavitra Lokesh as Lakshmi
- Swathi as Keerti
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Ammamma
- Lakshman as Rajeeva, Sangeetha's father
- Ashalatha as Sangeetha's mother
- Shivaram as hotel owner
- Vijaya Sarathi as Swamiji at hotel
- Archana
- Shobaraj
- Michael Madhu as Beggar
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1 April 2000 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 34:47 |
| Language | Kannada |
| Label | Anand Audio |
The official soundtrack contains all songs tuned by Rajesh Ramanath with all the tunes reprising from the Tamil original composed by S. A. Rajkumar except the song "Mysore Mallige". Lyrics for the tracks were penned by K. Kalyan. The album consists of eight tracks.[2] Anand Audio, which acquired the rights for the album for ₹9 lakh, reportedly earned ₹9 crore due to the massive response for the album.[3] The song "Namma Maneyalli" is based on "Dil Deewana" from the Hindi film Daag (1999).
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Premachandrama" | Rajesh Krishnan | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Namma Maneyalli" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Mysoru Mallige" | Rajesh Krishnan, Chithra | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Premachandrama" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Sree Gandhada Gombe" | Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan | 5:28 |
| 6. | "O Maina O Maina" | Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan | 5:35 |
| 7. | "Bana Chandrama" | Chithra | 1:57 |
| 8. | "Navile Pancharangi" | Nanditha, Devan Ekambaram | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 34:47 | ||
References
- "Yajamana — Review". Vishnuvardhan.com. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- "Yejamana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- Jagannatha, Nesara V. (11 October 2019). "Top 5 Surprising Facts About The 2000-Hit Yajamana Starring Dr. Vishnuvardhan". MetroSaga. Retrieved 19 May 2021.