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Ajagajantara (English: The difference between a goat and an elephant) is a 1991 Indian Kannada language romantic black comedy drama directed by Kashinath who himself enacted the protagonist and produced by Kashinath, Doddayya, Sathyanarayana, Datthathreya and Umapathy in the banner of Sri Gayathri Arts. Anjana and Sriraksha were chosen for the female lead roles. Actor director Upendra did an extended cameo [1] as the owner of Dum Dum Agarbattis. The story revolves around a wife who keeps her husband for sale and the trouble that follows. Anjana, who played the wife's role, catapaulted to fame after the successful run of this movie. The film was remade in Hindi as Judaai (1997).[2][3]
| Ajagajantara | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kashinath |
| Screenplay by | Kashinath Upendra |
| Story by | Gayathri Cine Creations (dialogues by Upendra) |
| Produced by | Kashinath Doddayya Sathyanarayana Datthathreya Umapathy |
| Starring | Kashinath Anjana Sriraksha Sudheendra Bank Janardhan |
| Cinematography | Umapathy |
| Edited by | Subrahmanyam |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
Production company | Sri Gayathri Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Cast
- Kashinath
- Anjana
- Sriraksha
- Sudheendra
- Sathyabhama
- Somasekhar Rao
- Bank Janardhan
- Prakash
- Ramachandra
- Anjanappa
- Gotoori
- Chaya
- Kavitha
- Padmashree
- Ramaprabha
- Shanmugam
- Suresh Devanagare
- Sorat Subrahmanyam
- Vijanath Biradar
- Uma
- Rathnashree
- Sundaramma
- Prathibha
- Ramesh
- Dheerendra Kulakarni
- Venkatesh
- Kumar
- Autoraja
- Padmini
- Sudarshini
- Prabhamma
- Upendra in an extended cameo appearance
Production
The movie was scripted by Gayathri Cine Creations who earlier worked on Anantana Avantara's script and was directed, co-produced and acted by Kashinath. Hamsalekha composed the songs while the now accomplished music director, V. Manohar and actor director Upendra (in his struggling days) wrote the lyrics. Upendra himself had penned the dialogues and wrote the screenplay along with his Kashinath. He also made a cameo appearance.[5] Actress Anjana was chosen to play the female lead.
Soundtrack
| Ajagajantara | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 23:05 |
| Label | Lahari Music |
The songs were composed by Hamsalekha and recorded by Krishnamurthy. The lyrics were penned by Kashinath's proteges V. Manohar and Upendra.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nooru Gandu Banderu" | Manjula Gururaj | |
| 2. | "Love Love Lavva" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3. | "Thattona Thattona" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 4. | "Dooradalli Kano Bettavu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Latha Hamsalekha | |
| 5. | "Jeevanada" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Release
The movie was released on January 24, 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. [6][7][8]
References
- ^ https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/this-day-that-year-upendras-debut-as-hero-the-cult-classic-a-turns-24/amp_articleshow/89072088.cms
- ^ "Veteran Kannada film actor Kashinath passes away". The New Indian Express. 18 January 2018.
- ^ https://kannada.hindustantimes.com/amp/entertainment/sandalwood-news-why-ajagajantara-movie-actress-anjana-left-kannada-film-industry-ondu-cinema-kathe-rsm-181690770900044.html
- ^ "Ajagajanthara – ಅಜಗಜಾಂತರ (1991/೧೯೯೧)". 22 July 2013.
- ^ https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/did-you-know/upendra-started-his-career-as-an-actor/articleshow/35340320.cms
- ^ https://www.sandalwoodking.rocks/threads/kashinath.721/#post-50821
- ^ https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-kashinath/20120810.htm
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/kannada-film-actor-kashinath-passes-away/articleshow/62550157.cms
