| Kanti | |
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| Directed by | S. Bharath |
| Written by | S. Bharath |
| Story by | Kala Kantirava Shivarajkumar Abhimanigala Sangha (Belagavi) |
| Produced by | R. Srinivas M. Kantharaj K. P. Srikanth |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | H. C. Venu |
| Edited by | T. Shashikumar |
| Music by | Gurukiran |
Production companies | R. S. Productions Company Films |
| Distributed by | Company Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Kanti is a 2004 Kannada-language romance drama film directed by debutant S. Bharath, starring Murali and Ramya. The music for the film was composed by Gurukiran.
The plot revolves around a Kannada college student who upon falling in love with a Marathi girl, gets embroiled politically.
Plot
Cast
- Murali as Srikantha "Kanti"
- Ramya as Reema
- Govind Namdev as Samblekar
- Gurumurthy
- Avinash as SP
- Kishore as Beera
- Pawan Kumar
- Chandru
- Vinayak Joshi as Chidanand
- Venkata Rao
- Malathi Sardeshpande as Bharathi Devi, a lecturer
- Mumtaj in a special appearance in "Ussaaru Ussaaru" song
Production
The film takes place in Belgaum, a city in Karnataka that has a sizeable Marathi-speaking population. The film was shot in Bangalore and Belgaum.[1]
Soundtrack
The film's music was composed by Gurukiran.
| Kanti | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 21:28 | |||
| Label | Ashwini Recordings | |||
| Producer | Gurukiran | |||
| Gurukiran chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baaninda Baa Chandira" | Kaviraj | Sonu Nigam | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Eddelu Hey Rambha" | Bhangiranga | Mano | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Jinu Jinugo" | Kaviraj | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Bhramhachari" | Bhangiranga | Hemanth | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Ussaaru Ussaaru" | V. Manohar | Malgudi Subha | 4:55 |
Release and reception
The release of the film was delayed after the film was sent to the censor revision committee.[2]
A critic from Sify wrote that "Debutant director Bharat has taken care over the script that is convincing".[3] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "Debutant director Bharat has handled the controversial Kannada-Maratha issue with all seriousness".[4]
Box office
The film was a box office success.[5][6] After the success of this film, Murali did not have a single successful film till the release of Ugramm (2014).[7]
Awards
In 2004–05 Karnataka State Film Awards, Murali won Best Actor, T Shashi Kumar won Best Editing and Kishore won the Best Supporting Actor awards.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Mumtaz's 'item dance' in Kanti". Viggy. 2004.
- ↑ "Kanti faces censor problems". Screen. 30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ↑ "Kanthi". Sify. 13 July 2004. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022.
- ↑ "Kanti". Deccan Herald. 11 July 2004. Archived from the original on 25 August 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "Short Takes - a casual chat with Murali". Viggy.
- ↑ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (17 July 2004). "'Excuse Me' exceeds all expectations - Kannada Top Films". IANS – via Nowrunning.
- ↑ "After 14 flops, Sri Murli finally got success". Deccan Chronicle. 31 May 2014.
- ↑ "Shruti, Murali bag Karnataka film awards". The Times of India. 22 September 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05". viggy.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.