Gaja is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language action romance film directed by K. Madesh. It stars Darshan, Navya Nair, and Devaraj. The producers of the film claimed that it is based on a story by novelist P. Ramachandra Rao (Chandu).[2] It is a remake of the 2005 Telugu film Bhadra.
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Directed by | K Madesh |
Written by | K. V. Raju (Dialogues) |
Screenplay by | K. Madesh |
Based on | Bhadra (Telugu)(2005) |
Produced by | S Srinivasa Murthy Suresh Gowda |
Starring | Darshan Navya Nair Devaraj |
Cinematography | Ramesh Babu |
Edited by | T. Shashi kumar Deepu. S. Kumar |
Music by | V. Harikrishna |
Production company | Sri SeethaByraveshwara productions |
Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Budget | ₹ 3.5 crores [1] |
Box office | ₹ 7.5 crores [1] |
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Plot
editGaja (Darshan) and Krishna are friends. Gaja goes to Krishna's village for a holiday but finds some startling events. He learns that Krishna's brother, Devendra, has a feud with a rival faction which prevents a harmonious relationship between the two families. But Gaja becomes a darling of Devendra's family and also takes a liking to Shwetha (Navya Nair), the sister of Devendra.
In a faction fight, Devendra is killed along with his wife. Gaja tries to save the situation, but when he finds that the entire family of Devendra has become a target, he wants to run away with Krishna and Shwetha. The rival faction leader's brother kills Krishna and in a retaliatory mood, Gaja kills him. He then escapes to Bangalore along with Shwetha. Then a cat-and-mouse game starts with Gaja being hounded by the rival faction leaders. Finally, Gaja wins the battle.
Cast
edit- Darshan as Gajendra "Gaja" Moorthi
- Navya Nair as Shwetha
- Devaraj as Devendra, Shwetha's eldest brother
- Sourav as Krishna, Shwetha's brother
- Pradeep Rawat as Soorappa
- Shobaraj as Shivanna, Devendra's brother
- Bhavya
- Ashalatha
- Deepa Iyer
- Sangeetha
- Nischitha Gowda as Gaja's cousin
- Thejaswini
- Ravi Chetan
- Komal as Gaja's friend
- Ekta Khosla as Satya
- Chitra Shenoy
- Master Hirannaiah as Gaja's grandfather
- Srinath as Gaja's father
- Subbaraju
- Sathyajith
- Ravi Varma
- Chinnayya
- Tharakesh Patel
- Aruna Balaraj
- Jaidev
- Bhanu Prakash
- Rakhi Savanth
- Bhavya bhuvanahalli chandre Gowda as suma
- Stunt Siddu
- Lamboo Nagesh
- Hulivana Gangadharayya
- Malathi Sardeshpande
- Shobha Raghavendra
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by V. Harikrishna. All the lyrics were written by V. Nagendra Prasad.[citation needed]
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Aitalakadi" | Shankar Mahadevan, Shamitha Malnad | 4:56 |
2. | "Bangari Yare Nee" | Jassie Gift, Chaitra H. G. | 4:38 |
3. | "Du Du Duniya" | Tippu | 4:20 |
4. | "Lambuji" | Shaan, K. S. Chitra | 4:14 |
5. | "Mathu Nannolu" | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:12 |
6. | "O Manase" | Kunal Ganjawala | 4:37 |
7. | "Srikarane" | K. S. Chitra | 2:02 |
Total length: | 29:59 |
Release
editGaja was released on 11 January 2008. It was certified as 'A' by the censor board. It completed over 100 days at the box office and became a comeback film for Darshan after huge flops. The film was a success after a string of flops Darshan had appeared in. [3] "Bul Bul" ("Bangari Yare Nee") and Gaja title song became chartbusters.
Critical reception
editSify gave the film a rating of 4/5 and praised the role of acting, music and the camera departments in the film.[2][4] R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars and says "Gaja's main strength is the music of Harikrishna and rich production values. Cameraman Ramesh Babu has to be complimented for his efforts. [...] The only thumbs down to Gaja is the director and producer's claim that their film is an original."[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "2008- Top 5 films at the box-office". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Gaja". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "'Gaja is the biggest hit of my career'". Rediff. 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Gaja Movie Review". chitraloka.com. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Gaja is a good entertainer". Rediff.com. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2008.