Jackie (film)
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Jackie is a 2010 Indian multilingual film directed by Soori
and features Kannada actor Puneet Rajkumar
and Bhavana Menon in the lead roles. It was released in Kannada on 14 October, 2010 to a critical acclaim and was adjudged the Best Film of 2010 at the South Filmfare Awards
. Telugu version was released on 6 May, 2011 while Malayalam
version release date is yet to be announced.
The film is noted for its technical prowess, witty dialogs and lyrics, combined with an art that has become a trademark of Soori's rustic feel cinema. Music was composed by V. Harikrishna
with Yograj Bhat
as the lyricist for all the songs in Kannada. The album, which celebrated its platinum disc
, is also available as a 5.1 audio DVD
disc. After successful screening in Australia, United Kingdom and Germany, Jackie was released in the USA and Singapore
in Feb 2011.
and asks Jackie to help her get married. Jackie initially tries to help but when the priest questions him, he decides to cop out of the issue respecting the aged father's feelings.
Losing all hope, Yashodha elopes with her lover, along with a blind girl. The priest is under the impression that Jackie is the mediator in this case. So it becomes responsibility of Jackie to trace Yashodha and the blind girl. Meanwhile, Jackie is followed by police as he has sheltered a friend who has fled from the prison and a cop gets killed during the escapade. In the dense forest, he averts a ritual of human sacrifice
where Lakshmi (Bhavana Menon) is the intended victim. The trouble shoots up for Jackie again as even the wrong-doers are chasing him now. As he lands up in Bengaluru
, he finds out that the blind girl who went with Yashodha is dead. He gets a clue of Prasanna alias Jooli when he becomes friendly to constable Bheemanna (Rangayana Raghu
) which leads to suspicious activities of a gang transporting girls to abroad in oil tankers, headed by Mithai Rama (Ravi Kale). Jackie is on the hunt for the dangerous team and as the police from other part also follow Jackie, it is where the cinema finds a happy-ending climax.
, Mysore, Italy
and Namibia
. The film is the home production of Dr. Rajkumar
’s family under the banner of Poornima Enterprises. Jackie is Puneet’s 15th film and his first with Duniya Soori. The movie saw the debut of Malayalam actress Bhavana in Kannada language films.
Director Soori, who is known for maintaining his script and characters a secret, had earlier revealed that the film is about how life takes a turn for Jackie and the way he faces the challenges and added that the film will be different from Puneet’s earlier films. Soori, however, was initially "scared" to be directing a Puneet Rajkumar flick just because of the enormous expectations from the audience. SnorriCam
has been used extensively in the film's song and stunt sequences giving it a point-of-view feel.
Remake rights was purchased by NS Rajkumar, who is dubbing the Kannada film to Telugu
and Malayalam languages for a 2011 release.
Director Soori, Kannada lyricist Yograj Bhat and music director V. Harikrishna appear on-screen during the title track of the film.
apart from 3 in Tamil Nadu
and a multiplex
in Hyderabad. The film, which was initially slated for a late September release, was later postponed to October owing to pending work on digital grading. Releasing in more than 150 theaters in Karnataka
, and over 50 worldwide, it opened up to record earnings in the history of Kannada cinema, only to be surpassed by Upendra
's more recent blockbuster movie Super.
, UK, Singapore
, Germany
, US, Dubai
and New Zealand
among others. The same firm had earlier released other Kannada blockbusters like Mungaaru Male and Aramane
worldwide. The global distribution will be on a 50:50 sharing between Poornima Enterprises and Bevin Exports.
It was screened in Melbourne, Adelaide
and Perth
on Nov 7 where it was well-received by the audience which also consisted of non-Kannadigas. Similar reception was reported in Germany where screening took place in mid-December. In the UK, it was screened in the months of Nov and Dec in association with Gandhadagudi Movies Team. The film was part of the Indian Melbourne Film Festival on Dec 29. In USA, Jackie was released in a phase-wise manner from 2nd week of Jan 2011. In its first phase, screening was held in San Francisco and Bay Area
. In the next phase, the movie was screened in Los Angeles
, New Jersey
, Dallas
and Houston
. In Singapore
, it was screened on Mar 6, 2011.
on 6 May, 2011.
with a consensus that "the brilliant narration keeps one hooked to the seat from the beginning to the end. The story is not only entertaining but quick-paced too, with expressive and punchy dialogues." The technical team consisting of award-winning cinematographer Sathya Hegde, art director Shashidhar Adapa, stuntmen Ravi Verma and Different Danny, spearheaded by Soori, won accolades from fans and critics alike, as did the performance of Puneet Rajkumar playing the protagonist Jackie "who has outdone himself playing the character that's rustic and local, yet charming and suave" - according to DNA India review.
It completed 50 days at more than 65 centers, and celebrated 100 days screening by distributing free meals to orphans an entire day. Considered as a blockbuster of 2010, the film grossed over 30 crores in 25 days of its release which is unprecedented in the annals of Kannada cinema. The film's release significantly affected the box-office collection of non-Kannada films that were released at around the same time.
Reacting to the movie's international success, Raghavendra Rajkumar, who is the total in-charge of the movie, posted on his facebook
wall that the film was "rocking abroad, in all major countries" and opined that it should pave way for Kannada movie industry's market expansion to foreign frontiers.
by a Bengaluru
-based company called TELiBrahma. TELiBrahma developed an exclusive mobile application for the film and distributed it across about 100 of its proprietary technology called BluFi locations in Bengaluru. Considered a success, this campaign resulted in nearly 55,000 downloads in 16 days.
Overall, the commercial reception of the album was successful with 20,000 audio CDs being sold on the first day. The music album was released again on a 5.1 Audio DVD
during platinum disc
celebration on Dec 27, 2010.
Leaked Song
The soundtrack of the film created quite a stir before the audio release when the song "Ekka Raja Rani" was leaked on Youtube
. This song, though unfinished, became quite popular with listeners.
and Akkineni Nageswara Rao
as chief guests. Bhuvana Chandra, Vennelakanti and Vanamali have composed the Telugu lyrics.
Duniya Soori
Suri , also known as Duniya Soori or Soori, is a movie director from India. He became known as Duniya Soori in the wake of the success of his debut movie Duniya, for which he won the 2006–2007 Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Screenplay category. Soori came to fame after the Duniya...
and features Kannada actor Puneet Rajkumar
Puneet Rajkumar
Puneeth Rajkumar is an Indian film actor who acts in Kannada films and the youngest son of Kannada superstar Dr Rajkumar and the younger brother of leading KFI star Shivaraj Kumar. As a child artist, he appeared in 12 films...
and Bhavana Menon in the lead roles. It was released in Kannada on 14 October, 2010 to a critical acclaim and was adjudged the Best Film of 2010 at the South Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...
. Telugu version was released on 6 May, 2011 while Malayalam
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
version release date is yet to be announced.
The film is noted for its technical prowess, witty dialogs and lyrics, combined with an art that has become a trademark of Soori's rustic feel cinema. Music was composed by V. Harikrishna
V. Harikrishna
Hari Krishna is a music director and singer in the Kannada film industry and has won 3 consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Music for Gaalipata in 2008, Raaj The Showman in 2009 and Jackie in 2010.-Career:...
with Yograj Bhat
Yograj Bhat
Yograj Bhat is a prominent Kannada film director, producer, screenwriter and a lyricist. He is most predominantly known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which he co-wrote with Preetam Gubbi. He was also the director of the film and was one of the lyricists in the film...
as the lyricist for all the songs in Kannada. The album, which celebrated its platinum disc
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
, is also available as a 5.1 audio DVD
5.1 Music Disc
The DTS Music Disc , DTS Audio CD or 5.1 Music Disc is an audio Compact Disc that contains music in surround sound format. It is a predecessor of DVD Audio. Physically, it conforms to the Red Book standard, except for the way the music is encoded on the CD...
disc. After successful screening in Australia, United Kingdom and Germany, Jackie was released in the USA and Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
in Feb 2011.
Plot
Janakirama alias Jackie (Puneet Rajakumar) is an 8th standard drop-out living with his mother Jayamma who operates a flour mill in a village. Jackie is a guy who dreams of making it big; but not by hard work. He is an expert card player and thinks he can repay all his debts with earnings from it. He does every job and hopes he would one day make it big as a realtor. He is talkative and uses the opportunities around him to eke out a living. In the locality where he lives, a priest's daughter Yashodha (Harshika Poonacha), is in love with a photo studio owner who is actually a conduit for a human traffickerHuman trafficking
Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or a modern-day form of slavery...
and asks Jackie to help her get married. Jackie initially tries to help but when the priest questions him, he decides to cop out of the issue respecting the aged father's feelings.
Losing all hope, Yashodha elopes with her lover, along with a blind girl. The priest is under the impression that Jackie is the mediator in this case. So it becomes responsibility of Jackie to trace Yashodha and the blind girl. Meanwhile, Jackie is followed by police as he has sheltered a friend who has fled from the prison and a cop gets killed during the escapade. In the dense forest, he averts a ritual of human sacrifice
Human sacrifice
Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more human beings as part of a religious ritual . Its typology closely parallels the various practices of ritual slaughter of animals and of religious sacrifice in general. Human sacrifice has been practised in various cultures throughout history...
where Lakshmi (Bhavana Menon) is the intended victim. The trouble shoots up for Jackie again as even the wrong-doers are chasing him now. As he lands up in Bengaluru
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, he finds out that the blind girl who went with Yashodha is dead. He gets a clue of Prasanna alias Jooli when he becomes friendly to constable Bheemanna (Rangayana Raghu
Rangayana Raghu
Rangayana Raghu is a comic actor in the Kannada film industry.Before beginning his career in film, he was an artist in Rangayana, Mysore.Rangayana Raghu is best noted for his performance in the 2007 film Duniya which starred Vijay. He also got the Karnataka State Award for Best Supporting Actor for...
) which leads to suspicious activities of a gang transporting girls to abroad in oil tankers, headed by Mithai Rama (Ravi Kale). Jackie is on the hunt for the dangerous team and as the police from other part also follow Jackie, it is where the cinema finds a happy-ending climax.
Production
With a budget of 7 crores, the production of the film started on 3 March at Kantheerava Studio and took place for 95 days in BengaluruBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Mysore, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. The film is the home production of Dr. Rajkumar
Rajkumar
Rajkumar , born as Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry...
’s family under the banner of Poornima Enterprises. Jackie is Puneet’s 15th film and his first with Duniya Soori. The movie saw the debut of Malayalam actress Bhavana in Kannada language films.
Director Soori, who is known for maintaining his script and characters a secret, had earlier revealed that the film is about how life takes a turn for Jackie and the way he faces the challenges and added that the film will be different from Puneet’s earlier films. Soori, however, was initially "scared" to be directing a Puneet Rajkumar flick just because of the enormous expectations from the audience. SnorriCam
SnorriCam
A SnorriCam is a camera device used in filmmaking that is rigged to the body of the actor, facing the actor directly, so when they walk, they do not appear to move, but everything around them does...
has been used extensively in the film's song and stunt sequences giving it a point-of-view feel.
Remake rights was purchased by NS Rajkumar, who is dubbing the Kannada film to Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
and Malayalam languages for a 2011 release.
Cast
- Puneet RajkumarPuneet RajkumarPuneeth Rajkumar is an Indian film actor who acts in Kannada films and the youngest son of Kannada superstar Dr Rajkumar and the younger brother of leading KFI star Shivaraj Kumar. As a child artist, he appeared in 12 films...
as Janakirama alias Jackie - Bhavana Menon as Lakshmi
- Harshika Poonacha as Yashodha
- Rangayana RaghuRangayana RaghuRangayana Raghu is a comic actor in the Kannada film industry.Before beginning his career in film, he was an artist in Rangayana, Mysore.Rangayana Raghu is best noted for his performance in the 2007 film Duniya which starred Vijay. He also got the Karnataka State Award for Best Supporting Actor for...
as Meese Bheemanna - Raju Thalikote as a matrimonial agent
- Shobharaj as Police Superintendent
- Ravi Kale as Mithai Rama
- Sumithramma as Jackie's mother - Jayamma
- Petrol Prasanna as Prasanna alias Jooli
- Bullet Prakash
- Honnavalli Krishna as a chicken seller (guest role)
Director Soori, Kannada lyricist Yograj Bhat and music director V. Harikrishna appear on-screen during the title track of the film.
Kannada
Jackie, which has been the most fancied project for Kannada film fans and film distributors in 2010, received a grand opening which is unprecedented in the annals of Kannada film industry after it was purchased by distributors at astronomical prices many days before the film's release. Jackie was released on 14 October, 2010 in over 130 theaters all over KarnatakaKarnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
apart from 3 in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
and a multiplex
Multiplex (movie theater)
A multiplex is a movie theater complex with multiple screens, typically three or more. They are usually housed in a specially designed building. Sometimes, an existing venue undergoes a renovation where the existing auditoriums are split into smaller ones, or more auditoriums are added in an...
in Hyderabad. The film, which was initially slated for a late September release, was later postponed to October owing to pending work on digital grading. Releasing in more than 150 theaters in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, and over 50 worldwide, it opened up to record earnings in the history of Kannada cinema, only to be surpassed by Upendra
Upendra
Upendra is a cine actor, director, script writer and singer. Born in a middle class family at Koteshwara near Kundapura, he belongs to Kannada speaking Kota Brahmin community. Upendra started his career off with famous director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director...
's more recent blockbuster movie Super.
International release
Jackie is being released overseas by Bevin Exports in the countries of AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, UK, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, US, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
among others. The same firm had earlier released other Kannada blockbusters like Mungaaru Male and Aramane
Aramane
Aramane is a Kannada film directed by Nagashekhar, starring Golden Star Ganesh , actress Roma in leading roles.The movie was produced by K. Manju.The movie was released on 25 April 2008.film's music was composed by Gurukiran.-Plot:With Aramane's Release it seems like Ganesh has tried to find some...
worldwide. The global distribution will be on a 50:50 sharing between Poornima Enterprises and Bevin Exports.
It was screened in Melbourne, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
on Nov 7 where it was well-received by the audience which also consisted of non-Kannadigas. Similar reception was reported in Germany where screening took place in mid-December. In the UK, it was screened in the months of Nov and Dec in association with Gandhadagudi Movies Team. The film was part of the Indian Melbourne Film Festival on Dec 29. In USA, Jackie was released in a phase-wise manner from 2nd week of Jan 2011. In its first phase, screening was held in San Francisco and Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. In the next phase, the movie was screened in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey
Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...
, Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
and Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. In Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, it was screened on Mar 6, 2011.
Telugu
The Telugu version of Jackie is produced by Nadella Sujatha through Suraj Films studio and was released in the state of Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
on 6 May, 2011.
Reception
Jackie was well received by critics. It was given 4/5 rating by Times of IndiaThe Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
with a consensus that "the brilliant narration keeps one hooked to the seat from the beginning to the end. The story is not only entertaining but quick-paced too, with expressive and punchy dialogues." The technical team consisting of award-winning cinematographer Sathya Hegde, art director Shashidhar Adapa, stuntmen Ravi Verma and Different Danny, spearheaded by Soori, won accolades from fans and critics alike, as did the performance of Puneet Rajkumar playing the protagonist Jackie "who has outdone himself playing the character that's rustic and local, yet charming and suave" - according to DNA India review.
It completed 50 days at more than 65 centers, and celebrated 100 days screening by distributing free meals to orphans an entire day. Considered as a blockbuster of 2010, the film grossed over 30 crores in 25 days of its release which is unprecedented in the annals of Kannada cinema. The film's release significantly affected the box-office collection of non-Kannada films that were released at around the same time.
Reacting to the movie's international success, Raghavendra Rajkumar, who is the total in-charge of the movie, posted on his facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
wall that the film was "rocking abroad, in all major countries" and opined that it should pave way for Kannada movie industry's market expansion to foreign frontiers.
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Film - Filmfare Awards South 2011Filmfare Awards SouthFilmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...
- Best Film of 2010 - Suvarna Awards 2011
- Best Actor (Puneet RajkumarPuneet RajkumarPuneeth Rajkumar is an Indian film actor who acts in Kannada films and the youngest son of Kannada superstar Dr Rajkumar and the younger brother of leading KFI star Shivaraj Kumar. As a child artist, he appeared in 12 films...
) - Suvarna Awards 2011 - Best Music Director (V. HarikrishnaV. HarikrishnaHari Krishna is a music director and singer in the Kannada film industry and has won 3 consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Music for Gaalipata in 2008, Raaj The Showman in 2009 and Jackie in 2010.-Career:...
) - Suvarna Awards 2011 - Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (V. HarikrishnaV. HarikrishnaHari Krishna is a music director and singer in the Kannada film industry and has won 3 consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Music for Gaalipata in 2008, Raaj The Showman in 2009 and Jackie in 2010.-Career:...
) - Filmfare Awards South 2011Filmfare Awards SouthFilmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films... - Best Supporting Actress (Harshika Poonacha) - Suvarna Awards 2011
- Best Cinematographer (Satya Hegde) - Suvarna Awards 2011
- Best Art Director (Shashidhara Adapa) - Suvarna Awards 2011
Kannada Soundtrack
Jackie Kannada soundtrack was released in the month of August, 2010. In a first of its kind, audio was simultaneously released over BluetoothBluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
by a Bengaluru
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
-based company called TELiBrahma. TELiBrahma developed an exclusive mobile application for the film and distributed it across about 100 of its proprietary technology called BluFi locations in Bengaluru. Considered a success, this campaign resulted in nearly 55,000 downloads in 16 days.
Overall, the commercial reception of the album was successful with 20,000 audio CDs being sold on the first day. The music album was released again on a 5.1 Audio DVD
5.1 Music Disc
The DTS Music Disc , DTS Audio CD or 5.1 Music Disc is an audio Compact Disc that contains music in surround sound format. It is a predecessor of DVD Audio. Physically, it conforms to the Red Book standard, except for the way the music is encoded on the CD...
during platinum disc
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
celebration on Dec 27, 2010.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist |
| 1 | Shiva Antha Hogutidde | Tippu Tippu (singer) Tippu is a South Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages. Tippu's original name, as told by him in Koffee with Anu, is Ekambaresh. He is married to playback singers Harini. Tippu did his schooling at St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School... |
Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat is a prominent Kannada film director, producer, screenwriter and a lyricist. He is most predominantly known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which he co-wrote with Preetam Gubbi. He was also the director of the film and was one of the lyricists in the film... |
| 2 | Eradu Jadeyannu | Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films... , Shreya Ghoshal |
Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat is a prominent Kannada film director, producer, screenwriter and a lyricist. He is most predominantly known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which he co-wrote with Preetam Gubbi. He was also the director of the film and was one of the lyricists in the film... |
| 3 | Ekka Raja Rani | Kailash Kher | Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat is a prominent Kannada film director, producer, screenwriter and a lyricist. He is most predominantly known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which he co-wrote with Preetam Gubbi. He was also the director of the film and was one of the lyricists in the film... |
| 4 | Edavatt Aytu | Puneet Rajkumar Puneet Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar is an Indian film actor who acts in Kannada films and the youngest son of Kannada superstar Dr Rajkumar and the younger brother of leading KFI star Shivaraj Kumar. As a child artist, he appeared in 12 films... , Priya Himesh Priya Himesh Priya Himesh is an Indian multilingual Playback Singer for the feature films. She sings predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language movies. She is also the recipient of Filmfare Awards South for her Telugu song Ringa Ringa in the film Aarya 2... |
Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat is a prominent Kannada film director, producer, screenwriter and a lyricist. He is most predominantly known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which he co-wrote with Preetam Gubbi. He was also the director of the film and was one of the lyricists in the film... |
| 5 | Jackie Jackie | Naveen Madhav | Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat is a prominent Kannada film director, producer, screenwriter and a lyricist. He is most predominantly known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which he co-wrote with Preetam Gubbi. He was also the director of the film and was one of the lyricists in the film... |
Leaked Song
The soundtrack of the film created quite a stir before the audio release when the song "Ekka Raja Rani" was leaked on Youtube
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. This song, though unfinished, became quite popular with listeners.
| Track # | Song | Singer | Lyricist |
| 1 | Ekka Raja Rani | Tippu Tippu (singer) Tippu is a South Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages. Tippu's original name, as told by him in Koffee with Anu, is Ekambaresh. He is married to playback singers Harini. Tippu did his schooling at St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School... |
Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat is a prominent Kannada film director, producer, screenwriter and a lyricist. He is most predominantly known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which he co-wrote with Preetam Gubbi. He was also the director of the film and was one of the lyricists in the film... |
Telugu Soundtrack
Telugu version audio release was held on Feb 26, 2011 at Hotel Daspalla in Hyderabad with Telugu film personalities Allu ArjunAllu Arjun
Allu Arjun is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has won two Nandi, two Filmfare and a CineMAA Award for his performances in Arya, Parugu and Vedam.-Personal life:...
and Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
as chief guests. Bhuvana Chandra, Vennelakanti and Vanamali have composed the Telugu lyrics.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist |
| 1 | Shivaletti Pothunnanu | Tippu Tippu (singer) Tippu is a South Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages. Tippu's original name, as told by him in Koffee with Anu, is Ekambaresh. He is married to playback singers Harini. Tippu did his schooling at St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School... |
Bhuvana Chandra |
| 2 | Jadalo Virajajey | Rakhi, Harini | Vennelakanti |
| 3 | Aasu Raju Rani | Murali | Vennelakanti |
| 4 | Kissu Missu | Tippu Tippu (singer) Tippu is a South Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages. Tippu's original name, as told by him in Koffee with Anu, is Ekambaresh. He is married to playback singers Harini. Tippu did his schooling at St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School... , Veena Ghantasala |
Vennelakanti |
| 5 | Poleramma Jatarlona | Tippu Tippu (singer) Tippu is a South Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages. Tippu's original name, as told by him in Koffee with Anu, is Ekambaresh. He is married to playback singers Harini. Tippu did his schooling at St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School... |
Vanamali |