Jump to content

James (2022 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 2409:4073:4e0b:5612::7cc9:703 (talk) at 13:17, 13 March 2022 (→Production). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

James
File:James (2022 film) poster.png
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChethan Kumar
Written byChethan Kumar
Produced byKishore Pathikonda
Starring
CinematographySwamy J. Gowda
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Music byCharan Raj
Production
company
Kishore Productions
Release date
  • 17 March 2022 (2022-03-17) (India)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹70 crore

James is an upcoming Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Chethan Kumar, produced by Kishore Pathikonda, and starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Priya Anand in the lead roles. This would be Puneeth's posthumous appearance following his death on 29 October 2021.[1] The film marked the second collaboration between Puneeth, Priya and Sarathkumar after Raajakumara (2017).[2][3][4][5] The film score and soundtrack are composed by Charan Raj.

The film is scheduled for release in theatres on 17 March 2022 alongside dubbed versions in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.[6]

Premise

Santhosh "James" Kumar, who works as a manager in J-WINGS security agency, suddenly enters into the world of dark market where he meets power brokers and businessmen who are active in crime syndicate.

Cast

Additionally, Shiva Rajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar appears in cameo appearance [8]

Production

Casting

The female lead role for the film was initially offered to Nidhhi Agerwal, who opted not to work citing dates issue, while Pooja Hegde also refused the offer citing her commitment to Radhe Shyam.[9] Subsequently, Priya Anand was signed.[10][11][12] The makers also announced that Srikanth, Hareesh Peradi, Mukesh Rishi and Anu Prabhakar would be seen in prominent roles.[13][14] [15] In 2021, R. Sarathkumar,[16] Tilak Shekar, Shine Shetty, Chikkanna joined the film's cast.[17]

Filming

The integral portions of the film has been shot in Bengaluru.

The film is being produced by Kishore Pathikonda under the banner Kishore Productions.[3] The film started roll from 19 January 2020 in Bengaluru.[18] The second schedule of filming started from 14 October 2020 in Hampi.[19] An intense schedule was also wrapped in February 2021 in Kashmir featuring important action sequences of Puneeth Rajkumar.[20] After returning from Kashmir, Puneeth became busy in the promotional activities of his other film, Yuvarathnaa which released on 1 April amidst the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The James team resumed shoot once again from 5 July at a brisk pace after the Government of Karnataka gave nod to restart filming activities.[21]

Music

Charan Raj is composing the music for the film.[2]

Release

The film is scheduled for release in theatres on 17 March 2022 in Kannada alongside dubbed versions in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar's last feature film James to release on his birth anniversary?". The Times of India. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "'James' is a fresh movie in Kannada film industry: Director Chethan Kumar - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Puneeth Rajkumar-starrer James to start rolling from January 19". newindianexpress. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar-Starrer James Is All Set To Go On Floors From January 19". Filmibeat. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. ^ "'James'". News18 (in Kannada). 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Shiva Rajkumar to dub for Puneeth's last film James?". The Hindu. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Team 'James' unveils a special character poster on Priya Anand's birthday". Times of India. 17 September 2021.
  8. ^ https://www.m.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2022/jan/21/brothers-shivarajkumar-and-raghavendra-rajkumar-play-cameos-in-puneeth-rajkumars-james-29159.amp
  9. ^ "Pooja or Nidhi to star opposite to Appu in 'James'". IBC World News. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  10. ^ "'ಜೇಮ್ಸ್‌' ಪುನೀತ್‌ಗೆ ನಾಯಕಿಯಾದ ಪ್ರಿಯಾ ಆನಂದ್! ಮತ್ತೆ ಒಂದಾಯ್ತು 'ರಾಜಕುಮಾರ' ಜೋಡಿ". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  11. ^ "It's Priya Anand opposite Puneeth Rajkumar in James | Cinemaexpress". m.cinemaexpress.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Priya Anand to romance Puneeth Rajkumar once again in James - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Srikanth to share screen space with Puneeth Rajkumar in James - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Anu Prabhakar, Adithya Menon join James cast - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Mukesh Rishi, the latest addition to Puneeth Rajkumar's James - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  16. ^ "A peek into Sarath Kumar's role in Puneeth Rajkumar's James – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Shine Shetty, Tilak, and Chikkanna part of James' cast".
  18. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar-starrer James to start rolling from January 19 - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  19. ^ "ಜೇಮ್ಸ್‌ ಶೂಟಿಂಗ್‌ಗೆ ಹೊಸಪೇಟೆಗೆ ಪುನೀತ್‌ ರಾಜಕುಮಾರ್‌ | Puneeth Rajkumar Film Shooting Will Be Held on Hosapete in Ballari District grg". kannada.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  20. ^ "It's mission Kashmir for team James – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar to kickstart shooting for James on July 5 – The New Indian Express". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Shiva Rajkumar to dub for Puneeth's last film James?". The Hindu. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=James_(2022_film)&oldid=1076888552"