Shakti
Film poster
Directed byAnil Kumar
Screenplay byAnil Kumar
Story byRamu Enterprises
Produced byRamu
Starring
CinematographyRajesh Kata
Edited byLakshman Reddy (Picture House)
Music byVardhan
Production
company
Ramu Enterprises
Distributed byRamu Films
Release date
  • 6 January 2012 (2012-01-06)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Shakti (Kannada: ಶಕ್ತಿ) is a 2012 action Kannada film directed by Anil Kumar starring Malashri, Hema Choudhary and P. Ravi Shankar. This is Ramu Enterprises 32nd film produced by Ramu. The film was released across Karnataka on 6 January 2012.

Cast

Production

The film production went on floors in July 2011. This marks actress Malashri's 8th film with her husband's home banner. Malashri plays tough cop fighting against corruption. Anil Kumar, who was introduced as a script writer makes his debut at the direction and also scripts the screenplay along with dialogues. The film is expected to release in the first week of January 2012. One of the highlights of the film is the association of 5 stunt directors namely Thriller Manju, Ravi Varma, Ram Lakshman, Palani Raj and Mass Mada.

Soundtrack

Shakti
Soundtrack album by
Vardhan
Released5 January 2012
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length4:36
LabelAlpha Digitech

K. Kalyan has written lyrics for the lone song composed by Vardhan in this film. The song "Bandiyu Saguthide" is sung by veteran actor Shivarajkumar. Akash Audio holds the audio recording rights. Vardhan composed the film's soundtrack for the album consisting of three tracks.[1] The track "Bandi Saaguthide" was sung by actor Shiva Rajkumar, with lyrics written by K. Kalyan.[2]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bandi Saguthide"K. KalyanShiva Rajkumar3:15
2."Naale Emba" (female vocals) Malashri0:41
3."Naale Emba" (male vocals) Vardhan0:40
Total length:4:36

Reception

Critical response

A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "Cinematographers Sudhakar and Rajesh have done a neat job behind the camera. Their contribution in picturising the action sequences is immense".[3] BSS from Deccan Herald wrote "Hardcore Malashree fans will be heartened to see their “Gundina Hudugi” revelling in what she does best. Ditto anger management ‘experts’. But there is little else to appreciate".[4] A critic from News18 India wrote "An experienced director would have been able to make 'Shakti' work at least in B and C Centres. 'Shakti' has absolutely nothing to offer to movie lovers".[5] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "Too much of a good thing is boring. There is no relief with the dialogues either. Maybe the debutant filmmaker thinks the audience is not intelligent enough to understand the progression of a story without dialogues".[6]

Awards

Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role P. Ravi Shankar Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Shakthi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Shivanna renders a song for Shakthi". The New Indian Express. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Shakti". The New Indian Express. 6 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Shakti". Deccan Herald. 7 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kannada Review: 'Shakti' is a powerless film". News18 India. 8 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Shakti: Bet this won't be her last fight". Bangalore Mirror. 6 November 2009.


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