''Boxer'' is a 2015 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

-language romantic

action drama film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as ...

written and directed by

Preetham Gubbi Preetham Gubbi is an Indian film screenwriter turned director who works in Kannada film industry. He made his debut as a script writer for the blockbuster Kannada film ''Mungaru Male'' in 2006. He debuted as a director with the film '' Haage Su ...

and produced by Jayanna - Bhogendra. It stars Dhananjay and

Kruthika Jayakumar Kruthika Jayakumar is an Indian actress and classical dancer, who works in Telugu and Kannada-language films. She has worked in movies like ''Intlo Deyyam Nakem Bhayam'' and '' Kavacha''. Career Kruthika Jayakumar hails from a Tamil speaking ...

. The music is composed by

V. Harikrishna V. Harikrishna (born 5 November 1974) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, playback singer and Producer. He has mainly scored music for Kannada films. Harikrishna made his debut as an independent composer in actor Darshan's first ...

. The film was released on 20 November 2015.

Plot

Raja is a former moneylender turned kickboxer who uses his boxing skills to earn money for the people who place a bet on him and also, works as a guard in a mall. One night, Raja meets a blind girl named Lakshmi. They soon begin to chat and become interested in each other. During a boxing match, Raja realizes that he has to regain Lakshmi’s eyesight and meets his rival, who tells him about an illegal kickboxing match in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

. Raja admits Lakshmi to an eyecare and heads to Bangkok and bets on a gangster, where he wins the fight. However, Raja is stabbed by the gangster's men, who want to retrieve the money, which leads him to severe spinal injury. After regaining her eyesight, Lakshmi is disappointed upon not seeing Raja and thinks he has abandoned her. Six months later, Lakshmi is working at the same hospital as a

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, where Raja is getting treated but doesn't recognize him. Raja too doesn't reveal his identity to Lakshmi because of his paralytic condition. On being able to walk with crutches, Raja walks away with a heavy heart and visits the place where they both used to spend time together. However, Lakshmi soon recognizes Raja through a marble which she had given to him. She reaches the same spot, and they finally reunite.

Cast

* Dhananjay as Raja *

as Lakshmi *

Rangayana Raghu Koththuru Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is a recipient of multiple Filmfare Awards South, SIIMA Awards, an ...

Charandeep Charandeep Surneni is an Indian actor who is known for his works in the Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industries. He was noted for his roles in the films like ''Jilla'', '' Sigaram Thodu'' and ''Boxer''. Early life Charandeep Surneni, also ...

* Sumithra * Shiva Pradeep *Anil Kumar *Ramesh Bhat *Aravind Rao *Prakash Shenoy *Pragathi Gowda *Rockline Sudhakar *Shiva Manju

Production

The film was directed by

and produced by the duo Jayanna-Bhogendra. Dhananjay played the lead role. The actor had to take kickboxing training.

was cast after appearing in the Telugu film ''

Drushyam ''Drushyam'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film directed by Sripriya and jointly produced by D. Suresh Babu and Rajkumar Sethupathi. It is a remake of Jeethu Joseph 2013 Malayalam film ''Drishyam'' and features Venkatesh, ...

'' as the daughter of

Venkatesh Venkatesh is a given name and family name from the Indian subcontinent derived from Venkateswara, a Hindu deity. Notable persons with the name include: * A. Venkatesh Naik (1936 - 2015), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India * A. Venkatesh (direc ...

's character. His regular associate

composed the music. Preetha was tasked with cinematography.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is composed by

Track listing

References

External links

* 2015 films 2015 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films Indian romantic action films Films scored by V. Harikrishna 2010s Kannada-language films Indian remakes of South Korean films Indian boxing films Films directed by Preetham Gubbi Films about blind people in India Films set in Bangkok Films shot in Bangkok Kickboxing films {{2010s-Kannada-film-stub