''Ajantha'' is an Indian film produced and directed by Rajppa Ravishankar. The film was simultaneously shot in

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and

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languages with different starcast. The lead role was played by Venkatesh in Kannada,

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in Malayalam,

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in Tamil and

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in the Telugu versions, respectively.

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was female lead in the Malayalam and Kannada version while Vandana Gupta played the female lead in the Tamil and Telugu versions.

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composed the music and

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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

Production

Kathaga Thirumavalavan was originally chosen to direct the film however due to creative differences between him and the film's producer Rajpa Ravishankar, the latter decided to direct the rest of the film.

Music

recorded a record-breaking 36 songs for the film in a week. The audio was launched in August 2008. Ilaiyaraaja won the

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of 2009 for the film. ;Kannada version

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wrote the lyrics. *"Aaye Aaye" -

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*"Elli Iruve Swarave" - Ilaiyaraaja,

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*"Elli Iruve Swarave - 2" - Ilaiyaraaja, Manjari *"Haaku Baa Ondu Beettu" - Murali,

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*"Kaigalalli Keyboardu" - Tippu *"Oh Oh Oh Ivanaa Ivanaa" - Nanditha *"Pannavu Konchavu" - Nanditha *"Yaaru Hogada Jaaga" -

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*"Yaaru Yaarendu" -

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;Malayalam version S. Ramesan Nair wrote the lyrics. *"Aarum Thodatha Poovil" -

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*"Aayae Aayae" -

*"Hradayam Thedum" - Madhu Balakrishnan, K. S. Chitra *"Kaiyil Oru Key Board" - Madhu Balakrishnan *"Oh Oh Madana Madana" - K. S. Chitra *"Oruvan Oruval Yen" -

*"Thurigai Illa" - K. S. Chitra *"Vekkada Onnu" - Naveen, Swetha ;Tamil version Mu. Mehta,

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, Muthulingam, Thirumavalavan and Su. Senthilkumar wrote the lyrics. *"Engae Irundhai" –

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, Manjari *"Engae Irundhai Isaiyae" – Ilaiyaraaja *"Engae Irundhai" (Repeat) – Yesudas, Manjari *"Oh Oh Ilaignan" – Manjari *"Kaiyil Oru Keyboardum" – Tippu *"Keerthanai" –

*"Poduda Sakkapodu" –

, Tippu *"Thoorigai Indri" – Manjari *"Yaarum Thodatha Ondrai" – Ilaiyaraaja,

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*"Yarukku Yarendru" –

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;Telugu version

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wrote the lyrics. *"Aayae Aayae" -

*"Chetilo Key Board" - Tippu *"Evarukku Evarani" -

*"Evarum Thakkani" -

, Manjari *"Kunche Lekha" - Manjari *"Oh Oh Evvanam Evvanam" - Manjari *"Raavae Swarama" -

, K. S. Chitra *"Raavae Swarama" - Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chitra *"Veyyara Okka Beetu" - Tippu,

Reception

Regarding the Tamil version, a critic from ''

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'' wrote that the film is devoid of major twists and that the music is the saving grace.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajantha 2009 films Indian multilingual films 2000s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 2000s Tamil-language films 2000s Indian films 2009 multilingual films 2000s Kannada-language films