| The Villain | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Prem |
| Produced by | C. R. Manohar |
| Written by | Malavalli Saikrishna (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Prem |
| Starring | Shiva Rajkumar Sudeep Amy Jackson Srikanth Mithun Chakraborty Tilak Shekar |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
| Cinematography | Girish R. Gowda |
| Edited by | Srinivas P. Babu |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 175 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
The Villain is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Prem and produced by C. R. Manohar, starring Shiva Rajkumar, Sudeep, Amy Jackson, Srikanth and Mithun Chakraborty in lead roles.
Plot[edit]
The story revolves around Rama now changed his name as Ravana (Sudeep) is an international Don. Ramu (Shiva Rajkumar) joins hands with Ravana's enemies. His aim is to protect his brother Rama and unite him with his mother. He uses Sitha (Amy Jackson) for the purpose. Rama has believed that his mother has died in the road accident. In reality she is alive and waiting for her son from the past 20 years. How Ramu fulfills his promises and unites the mother and the son forms the crux of the story.
Cast[edit]
- Shiva Rajkumar as Ramu
- Sudeep as Rama(Kaizer-Ram) aka Raavana (International Notorious Don)
- Meka Srikanth as Kaizer (Notorious Don)
- Amy Jackson as Sita
- Mithun Chakraborty as ACP Brahmavar in a cameo appearance
- Tilak Shekar as Alex
- Saranya Ponvannan as Vishalavva, Ram's mother
- Sharath Lohitashwa as Ram's Father
- Prathap
- Mandya Ramesh
- Shraddha Srinath
Special appearance in "Bolo Bolo Ramappa" song[1]
- Rachita Ram
- Shanvi Srivastava
- Radhika Narayan
- Samyukta Hornad
- Shraddha Srinath
- Bhavana Rao
Production[edit]
Director Prem announced new film starring Shivaraj Rajkumar and Kichcha Sudeepa in lead roles. The film is about a villager who dreams to become an actor. The film is produced by C. R. Manohar and they signed Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty in an important role that has been kept as a secret in the beginning, but the news was later leaked to the press.[2] The film was launched by then Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on 13 December 2015[3][4] and the first look was released in March 2017.[5] The film completed a schedule and was reported to have portions in England and two other foreign countries to be shot. By then, the film fetched ₹5.4 crore as Hindi rights. Actress Amy Jackson was signed as the female lead.[6][7] The song "Jeeva Hoovagide"[8] from Nee Nanna Gellalare composed by Ilaiyaraaja was shot with Shiva Rajkumar and Amy Jackson in replicated costumes of Rajkumar and Manjula from the original film in a schedule where entire talkie portions were shot, except few songs.[9][10] Later, filming the climax was completed on 1 February as per actor Sudeep's tweet.[11]
Soundtrack[edit]
| The Villain | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Arjun Janya | ||||
| Released | 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Anand Audio | |||
| Arjun Janya chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Villain | ||||
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Arjun Janya was signed to compose music and background score for the movie.[12]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I am Villain" | Prem | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Tick Tick Tick" | Prem | Vijay Prakash, Kailash Kher, Prem, Siddharth Basrur | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Love Aagoythe Nin Myale" | Prem | Prem, Chorus | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Nodivalandava" | Prem | Armaan Malik, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Bolo Bolo Raamappa" | Prem | Vijay Prakash, Kushala and Chorus | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Rana Rana Raavana" | Prem | Prem, Shreya Ghoshal | 3:13 |
Release[edit]
The Villain released worldwide on 18 October 2018.The film opened for high negative reviews from critics and audience alike.
Box Office
The film opened on a very high note and collected exactly 20.5 crores on day 1 but couldn't maintain the same momentum and collections fell for 85% on day 2 and 91% day 3 and the first weekend collection was reported to be around 60 crores[1].
References[edit]
- ^ "The Villain Song – Bolo Bolo Raamappa". Times Of India. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Prasad S, Shyam (4 May 2017). "Mithun makes Kannada debut". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (1 April 2017). "Sudeep-Shivaraj Kumar's The Villain first look posters take the fans by a storm". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Sharadhaa, A (2 August 2016). "Prem's choice for the villain may be Tamannaah". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 May 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "The Villain first look revealed". The Times of India. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Sharadhaa, A (17 May 2017). "Amy Jackson comes to the villain". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Srivatsan (17 May 2017). "The Villain: Amy Jackson to star opposite Shivrajkumar, Kichcha Sudeep". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Jeeva Hoovagide – Nee Nanna Gellalaare – Kannnada Hit Songs". YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Nee Nanna Gellarare song for The Villain". Indiaglitz. 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Sharadhaa, A (28 January 2018). "Prem sets in nostalgic mood for The Villain". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (2 February 2018). "Sudeep wraps up the climax sequence of The Villain, release likely in April or May". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Filmibeat on The Villain movie crew" "The villain Cast & Crew, the villain Kannada Movie Cast, actor, actress, director". Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
External links[edit]
- The Villain at IMDb
