| Anna Bond | |
| Director: | Duniya Soori |
| Producer: | Parvathamma Rajkumar |
| Starring: | Puneeth Rajkumar Nidhi Subbaiah Priyamani Jackie Shroff[1] |
| Music: | V. Harikrishna |
| Cinematography: | Satya Hegde |
| Editing: | Deepu. S. Kumar |
| Studio: | Poornima Enterprises |
| Runtime: | 136 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Budget: | 7 crore[2] [3] |
| Gross: | 12 crore[4] [5] |
Anna Bond is a 2012 Kannada-language romantic action film written & directed by Duniya Soori and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar, Priyamani, Nidhi Subbaiah, Rangayana Raghu, Avinash, Sathish Ninasam and Jackie Shroff. V. Harikrishna composed the music, while Satya Hegde and Deepu. S. Kumar handled the cinematography and editing respectively.[6] [7] [8]
Anna Bond was released on 1 May 2012 to mixed reviews from critics and became an average grosser at the box office.[9]
Bond Ravi, a karate trainer and a reflexologist in Shingapoore, meets Meera on a bus and falls in love with her. One day, Meera and her sister Divya seeks Ravi's help to make a documentary film. Before leaving Shingapoore, Meera tells Ravi to achieve something in life. Ravi and his friend Chapathi Babu leaves Shingapoore. On the way, a military personnel takes the duo to the house of Major Chandrakanth and orders them to tend his wounds.
Charlie, a crime boss and terrorist, attacks Chandrakanth's house and brutally inquires about his daughter as Charlie's daughter was adopted by Chandrakanth. Bond Ravi helps Chandrakanth by knocking out Charlie, but Charlie escapes. Ravi and Meera, revealed to be Chandrakanth's daughter, grow closer and they begin a relationship. While looking for his daughter, Charlie kills Divya as he assumed her to be Chandrakanth's daughter, but Chandrakanth reveals that Divya is actually Charlie's daughter,
An enraged Charlie kidnaps Meera to make him understand the pain of losing his daughter. Ravi learns about this and interrogates Charlie's subordinates about Charlie's hideout. Ravi finds about Charlie's hideout, where he arrives at the hideout and engages in a cage fight with Charlie's henchman. Ravi defeats the henchmen and defeats Charlie. Ravi and Charlie play a game of death in which Ravi kills Charlie, destroys the hideout and reunites with Meera. In the aftermath, Ravi continues his vigilante activities as Anna Bond.
Anna Bond marks the second collaboration of Puneeth Rajkumar and Duniya Soori after Jackie.[10] [11] The film was officially launched on 7 October 2011, a day after the release of Paramathma, and filming commenced on 10 October 2011. Being a high budget film, the film is said to have a story with a revolutionary concept, but with the entertainment quotient intact and a lot of computer graphics to support its narration.[12] [13] It is the 80th film of Poornima Enterprises and the technical team was the same one that worked for Jackie, including V. Harikrishna as music composer, Shashidhar Adapa as art director, Sathya Hegde as cinematographer and Imran Sardhariya for dance choreographer. There are five songs in the film, with lyrics penned by Yogaraj Bhat, Jayanth Kaikini and Kaviraj.
The film was shot in Bangalore, Coorg and Kanakapura, with two songs shot in Spain among the fanfare of locals to watch the song and dance.[14] [15]
The music was composed by V. Harikrishna and was released by Anand Audio. Yogaraj Bhat had revealed that the song "Yaaralli Soundu Maadodu" from Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari was supposed to be the title track of the film.[16]
| Anna Bond | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | V. Harikrishna |
| Released: | 2 April 2012 |
| Recorded: | 2012 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Length: | 20:55 |
| Label: | Anand Audio Video |
| Producer: | V. Harikrishna |
| Prev Title: | Shikari |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
| Next Title: | Katari Veera Surasundarangi |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
Anna Bond received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its acting, cinematography, music and action sequences, but criticised its script.
The Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Director Suri has chosen good action with a romantic touch, with Puneeth Rajkumar at his best."[17] Srikanth Srinivasa of Rediff gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Anna Bond is wholly an action film despite a prominent romantic track in the film."[18]
The Hindu wrote "Anna Bond satiates Puneeth Rajkumar's fans with thrilling action, lavish dances, picturesque locations and the star's omnipresence, but it disappoints those who expect Suri's signature style."[19] The New Indian Express wrote "Soori has concentrated more on the technical aspects of the film, especially in the action sequences, with lesser importance given to the storyline."[20]
| Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Film | Raghavendra Rajkumar | |
| Best Director | Duniya Soori | ||
| Best Cinematographer | Satya Hegde | ||
| Best Actor | Puneeth Rajkumar | ||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nidhi Subbaiah | ||
| Best Music Director | V. Harikrishna | ||
| Best Lyricist | Jayant Kaikini | ||
| Best Male Playback Singer | V. Harikrishna for "Tumba Nodbedi" | ||
| Tippu for "Boni Aagada" | |||
| Best Dance Choreographer | Imran Sardhariya for "Tumba Nodbedi" |