Yejamana

Yajamana
Kannada: ಯಜಮಾನ
Directed by R. Sheshadri
Radha Bharathi
Produced by Meharunnisa Rehaman
K. Musthafa
Written by Vikraman
Screenplay by R. Sheshadri
Radha Bharathi
Based on Vaanathaippola 
by Vikraman
Starring Vishnuvardhan
Prema
Shashikumar
Abhijeeth
Music by Rajesh Ramanath
Cinematography Ramesh Babu
Edited by P. R. Soundar Raj
Production
company
Oscar Films
Release dates
  • 1 December 2000 (2000-12-01)
Running time
 161 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada
Box office ₹420 million (US$6.2 million)[1]

Yajamana is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R. Sheshadri and Radha Bharathi (who earlier directed a Tamil film Vaigasi Poranthachu). It is based on the plot of Tamil film Vanathai Pola. The film features Vishnuvardhan, Prema, Shashikumar and Abhijeeth and others.[2] The film was a run away block buster hit running for a whole year in the theaters and looting the box office.

Records

Many people started wearing the 'traditional panche' after the movie was released. The tickets for the movie were sold out at least two weeks in advance and the black ticket were sold for Rs.1000 in 2000. The movie created various records. The film broke all previous records and ran for a whole year in many main theaters including Ramakanth Theater in Mangalore and Shankar Theater in Chitradurga.[3] The film completed 35 weeks in more than 15 main centers and 25 weeks in more than 25 main centers across Karnataka.[4] The Tamil Production house Oscar Films by Venu Ravichandran had organized a grand function at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday 20 May to celebrate the success of the film.[5] The function was attended by lot of dignitaries like minister Roshan Baig, former minister Ekanthaiah and K.C.N.Chandru and thousands of Vishnu fans. When asked the actor about this in an interview, "I have reached 175 films and I feel that doing one or two films a year is all right. I am very busy for the next few years with projects. I am being very selective", he said.[6]

Cast

Soundtrack

Yajamana

Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album by Rajesh Ramanath
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. The lyrics were penned by K. Kalyan. The album consists of eight soundtracks.[7]

Tracklist
No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "Premachandrama"  K. KalyanRajesh Krishnan 4:32
2. "Namma Maneyalli"  K. KalyanS. P. Balasubramanyam, Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan 4:41
3. "Mysoru Mallige"  K. KalyanS. P. Balasubramanyam, Chithra 4:01
4. "Premachandrama"  K. KalyanS. P. Balasubramanyam 4:23
5. "Sree Gandhada Gombe"  K. KalyanChithra, Rajesh Krishnan 5:28
6. "O Maina O Maina"  K. KalyanChithra, Rajesh Krishnan 5:35
7. "Bana Chandrama"  K. KalyanChithra 1:57
8. "Navile Pancharangi"  K. KalyanNanditha, Devan Ekambaram 4:10
Total length:
 34:47

Reception

Box Office

The movie was declared as a blockbuster[8] and is one of the highest grossing Kannada movies of all time.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Renu Saran (4 March 2014). History of Indian Cinema. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. p. 130. ISBN 978-93-5083-651-4.
  2. ↑ "Yajamana - Review". Vishnuvardhan.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  3. ↑ http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5167/1yearp.jpg
  4. ↑ http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/7937/38390420707108603627210.jpg
  5. ↑ "Best Actor". Vishnuvardhan.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to". Sify.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  7. ↑ "Yejamana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "2000 Year Round Up - chitraloka.com | Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Image". www.chitraloka.com. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  9. ↑ "List of highest-grossing Indian films".
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