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Ajantha
Poster in Malayalam
Directed by	Rajppa Ravishankar
Story by	Elora Movie Club inc.,
Produced by	Rajppa Ravishankar
Starring	Ramana Venkatesh Vinu Mohan Sai Kiran Honey Rose Vandana Gupta
Cinematography	Ilavarasu
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Elora Movie Club Inc
Release dates	30 October 2009 (2009-10-30) (Karnataka) 19 July 2012 (2012-07-19) (Kerala) 9 November 2012 (2012-11-09) (Tamil Nadu)
Country	India
Languages	Kannada Malayalam Tamil

Ajantha is an Indian film produced and directed by Rajppa Ravishankar. The film was simultaneously shot in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu languages with different starcast.

The lead role was played by Venkatesh in Kannada, Vinu Mohan in Malayalam, Ramana in Tamil and Sai Kiran in the Telugu versions, respectively. Honey Rose was female lead in the Malayalam and Kannada version while Vandana Gupta played the female lead in the Tamil and Telugu versions.

Ilaiyaraaja composed the music and Ilavarasu was the cinematographer for the film. The filming started in 2006 and took three years to complete. The Kannada version was released on 30 October 2009, the Malayalam version was released on 19 July 2012, and the Tamil version was released on 9 November 2012. The Telugu version is yet to release.

Plot

Singer Anand falls in love with blind Ajantha who is need of a surgery. Anand meets with an accident. How he recovers and funds Ajantha's operation forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Music

Ilaiyaraaja recorded a record-breaking 36 songs for the film in a week. The audio was launched in August 2008. Ilaiyaraaja won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director of 2009 for the film.

Kannada version

K. Kalyan wrote the lyrics.

• "Aaye Aaye" - Madhumitha
• "Elli Iruve Swarave" - Ilaiyaraaja, Nanditha
• "Elli Iruve Swarave - 2" - Ilaiyaraaja, Manjari
• "Haaku Baa Ondu Beettu" - Murali, Shweta Mohan
• "Kaigalalli Keyboardu" - Tippu
• "Oh Oh Oh Ivanaa Ivanaa" - Nanditha
• "Pannavu Konchavu" - Nanditha
• "Yaaru Hogada Jaaga" - Vijay Yesudas, Bhavatharini
• "Yaaru Yaarendu" - Vijay Prakash

Malayalam version

S. Ramesan Nair wrote the lyrics.

• "Aarum Thodatha Poovil" - Madhu Balakrishnan, Bhavatharini
• "Aayae Aayae" - Madhumitha
• "Hradayam Thedum" - Madhu Balakrishnan, K. S. Chitra
• "Kaiyil Oru Key Board" - Madhu Balakrishnan
• "Oh Oh Madana Madana" - K. S. Chitra
• "Oruvan Oruval Yen" - Vijay Yesudas
• "Thurigai Illa" - K. S. Chitra
• "Vekkada Onnu" - Naveen, Swetha

Tamil version

Mu. Mehta, Pa. Vijay, Snehan, Muthulingam, Thirumavalavan and Su. Senthilkumar wrote the lyrics.

• "Engae Irundhai" – K. J. Yesudas, Manjari
• "Engae Irundhai Isaiyae" – Ilaiyaraaja
• "Engae Irundhai" (Repeat) – Yesudas, Manjari
• "Oh Oh Ilaignan" – Manjari
• "Kaiyil Oru Keyboardum" – Tippu
• "Keerthanai" – Madhumitha
• "Poduda Sakkapodu" – Shweta Mohan, Tippu
• "Thoorigai Indri" – Manjari
• "Yaarum Thodatha Ondrai" – Ilaiyaraaja, Shreya Ghoshal
• "Yarukku Yarendru" – P. Unnikrishnan

Telugu version

Vennelakanti wrote the lyrics.

• "Aayae Aayae" - Madhumitha
• "Chetilo Key Board" - Tippu
• "Evarukku Evarani" - K. J. Yesudas
• "Evarum Thakkani" - Vijay Prakash, Manjari
• "Kunche Lekha" - Manjari
• "Oh Oh Evvanam Evvanam" - Manjari
• "Raavae Swarama" - Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
• "Raavae Swarama" - Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
• "Veyyara Okka Beetu" - Tippu, Shweta Mohan

Reception

Regarding the Tamil version, a critic from Dinamalar wrote that the film is devoid of major twists and that the music is the saving grace.

References

1. "Cinema Plus / Cinema : Ajantha". The Hindu. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
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3. "Actor Vinu Mohan | Malayalam Movie | Ajantha | Honey Rose | Varada | Nivedhyam - Filmibeat".
4. "'Ajantha' set for the next week – Malayalam Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. 19 November 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
5. "Ajantha - Kannada Movie Review, Ott, Release Date, Trailer, Budget, Box Office & News - FilmiBeat".
6. "Friday Fury – November 9". Sify. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
7. "Film Ajantha | Releasing | Director Rajppa Ravisangar | Vinu Mohan | Honey Rose - Filmibeat".
8. "Ilayaraja creates history".
9. cinesouth. "Dailynews – Isaignani Peravai in December – Ilayaraja". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
10. "Ajantha audio launched – Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
11. "Front Page : Rajini, Kamal win best actor awards". The Hindu. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
12. "Songs List MOVIE : AJANTHA - KANNADA". palanikumar.com.
13. "Ajantha Songs Download, Ajantha Kannada MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Kannada Songs". www.raaga.com.
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17. "அஜந்தா". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 15 November 2012.

External links

• Ajantha at IMDb

• 2009 films
• 2012 films
• Indian multilingual films
• 2010s Malayalam-language films
• Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
• 2010s Tamil-language films
• 2010s Indian films
• 2012 multilingual films
• 2010s Kannada-language films