Vajrakaya

Vajrakaya

Promotional poster
Directed by Harsha
Produced by C. R. Manohar
C. R. Gopi
Screenplay by Harsha
Story by Harsha
Starring Shiva Rajkumar
Karunya Ram
Nabha Natesh
Music by Arjun Janya
Cinematography Swamy J.
Edited by Deepu S. Kumar
Production
company
Tanvi Films
Distributed by Jayanna Films
Release dates
  • 12 June 2015 (2015-06-12)
Running time
 145 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Vajrakaya (Kannada: ವಜ್ರಕಾಯ) is a 2015 Indian Kannada drama film directed by Harsha. It stars Shiva Rajkumar, Nabha Natesh and Karunya Ram in the lead roles,[1] with Avinash, Ravi Kale and Suman as supporting cast.

Plot

Viraj is an adopted kid, adopted at a young age. He falls in love with Geetha, daughter of Viraj's father's friend. Viraj's father invites Geetha's family for his wedding anniversary and proposes his son's marriage with her. But Geetha's father rejects the proposal since Viraj is an adopted kid. Viraj's father gets a heart attack and gets admitted to the hospital. After he becomes conscious, he tells Viraj that he is not an orphan and has a family with his mother and grandfather still being alive. Viraj then embarks on a journey in search of his mother, to the heartless kingdom of his grandfather. How Viraj reunites with his mother and grandfather forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

Harsha collaborated with Shiva Rajkumar for the second time following the success of their previous venture Bhajarangi (2013). Filming for Vajrakaya began in June 2014.[2] Filming of certain sequences took place in Italy.[3] Song sequences in the film featured cameo appearances of actors of South Indian cinema such as Ravichandran, Sivakarthikeyan, Dileep and Ravi Teja.[4]

Reception

Vajrakaya received highly positive reviews from both critics and the audience. Veena.N of Filmibeat gave 3.5/5 saying "Shivanna's performance is the highlight!". Shyam Prasad of BangaloreMirror.com rated 3.5/5 saying the film is "a fantasy for Shivanna's fans". Times of India rated 4/5 for this film.


Soundtrack

Vajrakaya
Soundtrack album by Arjun Janya
Released 28 April 2015
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 23:52
Label Anand Audio

Arjun Janya, scoring for his 50th feature film,[5] composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack. The soundtrack features tracks sung by actors Dhanush, Sharan.[6] The album consists of six tracks.[7] It was released on 28 April 2015, in Bangalore.[8]

Tracklist
No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "Vajrakaya"  V. Nagendra PrasadShankar Mahadevan 4:16
2. "No Problem"  MohanDhanush 3:58
3. "Kandamma Muddamma"  K. KalyanKarthik 4:30
4. "Thukatha Gadabada"  Yogananda MuddanSharan, Sunitha 3:39
5. "Usire"  K. KalyanSanthosh 5:21
6. "Vajrakaya Theme"     2:08
Total length:
 23:52

Nam Cinema rated the album 3.5 stars out of 5 [9] The track "No Problem" was received as well. The Hindu wrote, "Dhanush delivers the cool, simple tune effortlessly, even as Arjun adorns it with a neat harmonica sound now identified as ‘that Harris Jayaraj sound’."[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Working with Shivarajkumar is a revelation: Karunya Ram". The Times of India. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Vajrakaya Will Get a 'U' Certificate". The New Indian Express. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Shivanna's Double Trip To Italy - Exclusive". chitraloka.com. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ravi Teja shakes a leg for Vajrakaya". Bangalore Mirror. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Vajrakaya is Arjun Janya’s 50th film". Chitraloka. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Now Sharan Sings for Vajrakaya". The New Indian Express. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Vajrakaya (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Sharadhaa A. (29 April 2015). "Vajrakaya's Mega Audio Launch". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "MUSIC REVIEW : VajraKaya is mass filled album". NamCinema.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  10. ↑ Srinivasan, Karthik (25 April 2015). "Hitman". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 June 2015.

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