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''Ajith'' is a 2014 Indian
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-language
romantic action film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through da ...
directed by Mahesh Babu starring
Chiranjeevi Sarja Chiranjeevi Sarja (17 October 1980 - 7 June 2020) was an Indian film actor who appeared in Kannada films. Hailing from a family of actors, Sarja acted in more than 20 films in a career spanning 11 years. Early life and family Sarja was born ...
and
Nikki Galrani Nikita Galrani Pinisetty ( Galrani; born 3 January 1992) is an Indian actress known for her works in Tamil and Malayalam films. Her commercially successful films include ''1983'' (2014), '' Vellimoonga'' (2014), '' Darling'' (2015) and '' Vela ...
. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''
Paiyaa ''Paiyaa'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film directed by N. Lingusamy and produced by N. Subash Chandra Bose under the banner Thirrupathi Brothers. The film stars Karthi and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles, while M ...
''. G Prem is the producer of this film with five songs in the music direction of
Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979), is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use o ...
. The film got released across Karnataka cinema halls on 9 May 2014.


Plot

In
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, Ajith, an unemployed young graduate meets Charulatha and falls in love with her. One day, Charulatha tells Ajith to drop her at her grandmother's house in
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to escape from a forced marriage arranged by her father. During the journey, the duo encounter two gangs after them (one after Ajith and the other gang after Charulatha) for their personal reasons, but Ajith manages to defeat the gangs and unites with Charulatha, who has also fallen in love with him.


Cast

Some scenes from the original film featuring the two gangs were reused.


Production

The rights of the film were sold to makers in Kannada for approx . While it was earlier said that Purushotham, of '' Modalasala'' fame, would helm the project, Mahesh Babu, whose last directorial outing was the Prem-starrer '' Prem Adda'', was confirmed to direct ''Ajith''. Mahesh Babu zeroed in on Nikki Galrani, actress Sanjjanaa's sister as the heroine. The film was launched in January 2013. The shooting began from 12 February 2013. An action shoot was held in Ravi Verma's stunt direction at Hesaraghatta for which Vice Camera was used that gives 1000 frames for an action portion. The shooting was continued in
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, going on in Gandhi Square, which is located at the heart of the city. In June the shoot for the songs of the film happened in
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.


Soundtrack

Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979), is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use o ...
who scored the music for ''Paiyaa'' composes the songs of ''Ajith''. All tunes from the original Tamil soundtrack are reused for the Kannada version. The audio was launched on 16 January 2014.


Reception


Critical response

Shashiprasad S M from the ''
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'' wrote, "For Chiranjeevi Sarja, who is still cherishing the success of his previous release Chandralekha, the replica is bound to be an average performer. Will Ajith express his love for a happy ending? Simply avoid if you have watched ‘''Paiyaa''’". B S Srivani from ''
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'' wrote "However, a loose thought refuses to go away throughout the film and long after people have left the hall: Would a dubbed ''Paiyya'' have saved all the expenses in making this film? Of course, watching suave and earnest Karthi contorting his mouth while someone else’s voice is saying something else would be a little squirm-weird". A critic from '' Sify.com'' wrote "Chiranjeevi Sarja's run of the mill performance is clearly visible and nothing exciting. Debutante Nikki Galrani needs to polish her acting skills before she tries her hands on the next project. Though the story is not new, director Mahesh Babu could have made it interesting, only if he had added certain attention-grabbing elements. Music by Yuvan Shanka Raja is undoubtedly the best for the reason that it has the same tunes as that of the original. Remakes cannot always be a safe bet is what one has to understand through ''Ajith''".


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajith 2014 films Indian road movies Indian romantic action films 2014 masala films 2010s road movies 2010s romantic action films Kannada remakes of Tamil films 2010s Kannada-language films 2010s Indian films Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja Films shot in Mysore Films shot in Bengaluru Films directed by Mahesh Babu (director)