Gaja (film)
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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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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. The film was a success after a string of flops Darshan had appeared in.
Plot
Gaja (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
- 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
The soundtrack was composed by V. Harikrishna. All the lyrics were written by V. Nagendra Prasad.
| Gaja | ||||
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| Released | 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:59 | |||
| Language | Kannada | |||
| Label | Ashwini Recording Company | |||
| V. Harikrishna chronology | ||||
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| 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
Gaja 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.[3] "Bul Bul" ("Bangari Yare Nee") and Gaja title song became chartbusters.
Critical reception
Sify 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 songs Maathu Nannolu, Lambooji Lambooji, and Aithalakadi' are very well choreographed. And so are the fights. The only thumbs down to Gaja is the director and producer's claim that their film is an original."[5]
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Gaja is a good entertainer". Rediff.com. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
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