Sharp Shooter (film)

Sharpshooter
Promotional poster
Directed by	Ghouse Peer
Produced by	Balasubramanyam T. C. Srinivas B. V.
Written by	Ghouse Peer
Screenplay by	Ghouse Peer
Starring	Diganth Sangeetha Chauhan
Music by	M. S. Shiva Santosh
Cinematography	Karunakar
Edited by	Deepu S. Kumar
Production company	S. B. Entertainment
Distributed by	Thoogudeepa Distributors
Release dates	11 December 2015
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Sharp Shooter is a 2015 Indian Kannada action comedy film written and directed by Ghouse Peer in his directorial debut. It stars Diganth and Sangeetha Chauhan in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Chikkanna, Lakshmi, Sudharani, Bhajarangi Lokesh, Achyuth Kumar and Rangayana Raghu.^[1]

Cast

• Diganth as Jedara Kannappa alias JK
• Sangeetha Chauhan as Nandini
• Chikkanna
• Lakshmi
• Achyuth Kumar
• Daniel Kuttappa
• Bhajarangi Lokesh
• Sudharani
• Sathyajit
• Rangayana Raghu
• Mithra
• Tumkur Mohan
• Sardar Satya
• Aindrita Ray (special appearance in song "Kuntebille")

Production

The film was a debut for Ghouse Peer as a director who had earlier worked in Kannada cinema as a lyricist. He wrote the story and screenplay for Sharpshooter. Following speculations about the female lead after having signed Diganth to play the male lead, Sangeetha Chauhan, a Mumbai based model was signed. Reports in September 2014 said Aindrita Ray would be making a cameo appearance in a song in the film.^[2]

Filming

The film was launched with a muhuratam shot on 25 June 2014 in Bangalore.^[3][4] At the film launch, the makers stated the filming would begin on 2 July 2014 in Mysore, with a few action sequences.^[5] The makers also revealed the filming would then take place in Bangalore, Dubai, followed by song sequences in Europe.^[6] Filming completed in late-November 2014.^[7]

Soundtrack

M. S. Shiva Santhosh composed the film score and its soundtrack, lyrics for which was penned by Ghouse Peer, Chikkanna and Sridhar. The soundtrack album consists of six tracks.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Yelle Hodaru"	Ghouse Peer	Sonu Nigam, Palak Muchhal	4:34
2.	"Kunte Bille"	Chikkanna	Bukkesh, Priya Himesh	4:19
3.	"Kannalle"	Sridhar	Karthik, Shreya Ghoshal	4:22
4.	"Devaranegunu"	Sridhar	Vijay Prakash	3:41
5.	"Kannalle (Mash-up)"	Sridhar	Diganth, Chikkanna, Chethan Naik	3:34
6.	"Yelle Hodaru (solo)"	Ghouse Peer	Sonu Nigam	4:34
Total length:				25:04

References

1. "Diganth Looks Like a Hollywood Star in Sharp Shooter". The New Indian Express. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
2. "Andy in Item Song Again". indiaglitz.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
3. "Diganth's Sharp Shooter Launched Silently". chitraloka.com. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
4. "Diganth to star in 'Sharp Shooter'". daijiworld.com. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
5. "Diganth's planning to go to Mysore with Sangeetha?". The Times of India. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
6. "Diganth Sharp Shooter". indiaglitz.com. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
7. "Diganth Sharp Shooter Wrapped Up Shoot". filmykannada.com. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
8. "Sharp Shooter (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 6 October 2015.