Agraja

Agraja is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Srinandan starring Darshan and Jaggesh.^[2][3] Kamna Jethmalani, Sanjjanaa, Arundathi and Aadya Gowda (earlier named Poornima) played the heroines,^[4] while Sadashiva Brahmavar, Rangayana Raghu, Biradar and Achyuth Kumar played supporting roles.^[5] The film was produced by editor T. Govardhan under his newly established banner named, The Great Indian Movie Creators.^[6] Agraja is based on the subject of a National Film Award winning Telugu film,^[7] which was revealed to be R. P. Patnaik's Broker.^[8]

Agraja
Directed by	Srinandan
Written by	Srinandan Santhosh Ananddram Manju Prabhas
Produced by	Govardhan
Starring	Jaggesh Darshan Kamna Jethmalani Sanjjanaa Arundathi Aadya Gowda
Cinematography	Ramesh Babu
Edited by	T. Govardhan
Music by	Nandhan Raj
Release date	18 April 2014
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹8 crore (US$1.0 million)
Box office	₹6.3 crore (US$790,000) (first 4 days) ^[1]

Plot

An enthralling tale on corruption and black money, the plot weaves around its two major characters, Charandas, IAS (Darshan) and Siddha (Jaggesh) and depicts their journey through the path of conflict and realization. Portray as corrupt in the beginning of the film, both Charandas, IAS and Siddha start realizing the flaw in themselves and its impact on the society at large. Thus, begins the battle of two individuals against corruption and black money with a pledge to free the society from these major evils.

Cast

• Jaggesh as Sidda
• Darshan as Charandas IAS
• Kamna Jethmalani
• Sanjjanaa Galrani as herself
• Arundathi as Charandas's wife
• Mansi Pritam
• Aadya Gowda as Sidda's wife
• Sadashiva Brahmavar
• Kuri Prathap
• Doddanna
• Sadhu Kokila
• Om Prakash Rao
• Suchindra Prasad as News Anchor
• Sam Styris

Soundtrack

The music was composed Nandan Raj and released by D-Beats. All Lyrics were written by Panchajanya.

Agraja
Soundtrack album by Nandan Raj
Released	August 15, 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	25:11
Label	D-Beats
Producer	Nandan Raj

Track list

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Big Boss"	Shankar Mahadevan	4:19
2.	"Rara Priyachora"	Sunitha	3:51
3.	"Mysore Wadeyaravaru"	Bhargavi Pillai, R.P. Shravan	3:59
4.	"Vandematharam"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:55
5.	"Minchondu Thakida"	Hemanth, Thejasvi	4:08
6.	"Big Boss (Version 2)"	Shankar Mahadevan	3:59
Total length:			25:11

Critical reception

The Times of India gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Though the script is crisp, too many cooks spoil the broth. Excessive twists and turns and multiple characters take away from the script. The first half leaver the viewer confused but sequences in the latter half add value to the story".^[9] Bangalore Mirror gave it a score of 2.5 and wrote, "The film's plot is no doubt appealing. However, the screenplay is gripping only in the last 30 minutes or so. The rest of the film is rather slow and a dose of adrenaline could have helped".^[10]

References

1. "Agraja 4th day box office collection". thehansindia.com. 22 April 2014.
2. . Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
3. "Jaggesh and Darshan show activism in a filmi style :: DNA". Dnaindia.com. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
4. . Sify. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018.
5. . Sify. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
6. . Sify. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
7. . Indiaglitz.com. 16 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
8. Joy, Prathibha. "Agraja takes the 'Express' route to fame - Times of India". The Times of India.
9. "Agraja Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Agraja by Times of India". The Times of India.
10. "Movie Review: Agraja".

External links

• Agraja at IMDb