Shivajinagara (film) explained

Shivajinagara
Director:P. N. Sathya
Producer:Ramu
Screenplay:Satya PN
Story:K S Kumar
Music:Jassie Gift
Country:India
Language:Kannada

Shivajinagara is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language film directed by P. N. Sathya, starring Duniya Vijay and Parul Yadav with Abhimanyu Singh, Adithya Menon, Ashish Vidyarthi and Daniel Balaji in supporting roles.[1]

Plot

The story is about an engineering student who goes all the way to protect his family and avenge his father's death. Ram (Duniya Vijay), is the protagonist. He lives with his mother, sister and her kids. His mother is the second wife and his father rarely visits the home. So Ram develops animosity towards his father. But as the story develops, the family is united and they move to Shivajinagar from Basavangudi.Raam falls for the love of the first floor tenant's daughter Pavithra (Parul Yadav). The trouble starts as Ram's father is indebted to a don called Fayaz (Ashish Vidyarthi). The only way to solve the problem is to kill all the villains.

Cast

Music

Shivajinagara
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Jassie Gift
Released:2014
Recorded:2014
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Language:Kannada
Prev Year:2013
Year:2015
Next Year:2014

Reception

Critical response

The Times of India scored the film at out of 5 stars and says "While Vijay, who dons the angry young man’s hat, is a thrill to watch, Parul Yadav sizzles on screen and does justice to her romantic role. M Selvam’s camerawork is laudable".[3] Shyam Prasad S of Bangalore Mirror scored the film at out of 5 stars and wrote "Vijay and others mouth it nearly a dozen times thereby making sure no one in the audience forgets it. While Vijay goes about killing hundreds, the baddies manage to kill only one police officer and a child in the entire film. There is a death (cause unknown) and also a suicide in Shivajinagara".[4] Sify wrote "Music by Jassie Gift is hummable. Two songs Rangeela and Aase o Aase have become chartbusters. On the whole, the movie is entertaining, particularly for those loving action sequences".[5] A Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express wrote "Shivajinagara is likely to join movies like Majestic, Kalasipalya and countless other experiments with mafia and morals. If you are game to settle for bloodshed and brutal killing, watch Vijay in this electrifying action sequences."[6] B S Srivani of Deccan Herald wrote "Shivajinagara can be hailed for one not-so-obvious thing: Fruits and vegetables avoid getting caught in violence of any kind in the whole film. Where is the need when there are more than 320 humans available for carving, slicing, chopping, mincing, etc? Vijay fans won’t be disappointed for sure."[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Watch: Trailer of Duniya Vijay-Parul Yadav's 'Shivajinagara' is out. News18 India. 24 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Shivajinagara is my debut as a solo heroine: Parul Yadav. The Times of India. 20 January 2014.
  3. Web site: SHIVJINAGARA MOVIE REVIEW. The Times of India. 14 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Movie review: Shivajinagar. Bangalore Mirror. 27 February 2014.
  5. Web site: Review: Shivajinagar. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125114216/https://www.sify.com/movies/shivajinagara-review-kannada-pcmblfeggedfc.html. 25 January 2022. Sify. 27 February 2014. live.
  6. Web site: Love Amid Brutal Bloodshed. The New Indian Express. 1 March 2014.
  7. Web site: Survival of the most violent. Deccan Herald. 1 March 2014.