| Ajagajantara | |
| Director: | Kashinath |
| Producer: | Kashinath Doddayya Sathyanarayana Datthathreya Umapathy |
| Story: | Gayathri Cine Creations |
| Screenplay: | Kashinath Upendra |
| Starring: | Kashinath Anjana Sriraksha Sudheendra Bank Janardhan |
| Music: | Hamsalekha |
| Cinematography: | Umapathy |
| Editing: | Subrahmanyam |
| Studio: | Sri Gayathri Arts |
| Runtime: | 157 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
Ajagajantara is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language romantic black comedy film directed by Kashinath who himself stars in the film alongside Anjana and Sriraksha. Actor director Upendra did an extended cameo.[1] The plot was loosely based on the 1988 novel Indecent Proposal [2] which was adapted into 1993 American movie of the same name which inspired the 1994 Telugu movie Subhalagnam which in turn was remade in 1997 in Kannada again as Ganga Yamuna and also in Hindi as Judaai (1997).[3]
The story revolves around a wife who puts up her husband for sale and the trouble that follows.
The film was scripted by Gayathri Cine Creations, which earlier worked on Anantana Avantaras script. It was directed, co-produced, and acted by Kashinath. Hamsalekha composed the songs, while music director, V. Manohar, and actor, Upendra (in his struggling days), wrote the lyrics. Upendra himself had penned the dialogue and wrote the screenplay along with Kashinath. He also made a cameo appearance.[4]
| Ajagajantara | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Hamsalekha |
| Released: | 1991 |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length: | 24:30 |
| Chronology: | Hamsalekha |
| Prev Title: | Bhujangayyana Dashavathara |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
The songs were composed by Hamsalekha and recorded by Krishnamurthy. The lyrics were penned by Kashinath's proteges V. Manohar and Upendra.
The movie was released on 24 January 1991. Upon release the movie received positive response from the people and went on to run for more than 180 days in movie halls. The movie was declared a blockbuster at the box office. It is considered to be one of the best movies in the career of Kashinath. The humorous sequences in the movie were well appreciated by the people. The movie since then has a massive cult following in Karnataka.[5] [6] [7] Anjana, who played the wife's role, catapaulted to fame after the successful run of this movie.[8]