''Rajasimha'' is a 2018 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

action 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 D ...

directed by debutante Ravi Ram and produced by C. D. Basappa. The film features Aniruddha,

Nikita Thukral Nikita Thukral is an Indian actress and model, who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema, Kannada and Telugu cinema, Telugu films alongside a few Tamil cinema, Tamil and Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. Early life Thukral was born into a Pun ...

and

Sanjjana Archana Manohar Galrani, known mononymously and professionally credited as Sanjjana, is an Indian actress who made her film debut in the 2005 Telugu film ''Soggadu''. She is known for her role in the Kannada film '' Ganda Hendathi'' (2006). ...

in the lead roles along with

Bharathi Vishnuvardhan Bharathi Vishnuvardhan (born 15 August 1950), also known Mononymous person, mononymously as Bharathi, is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema and television serials. She began her career in 1966, ...

Sharath Lohitashwa Sharatchandra Lohithaswa (born 5 May 1972), known popularly as Sharath Lohithaswa, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema alongside some Tamil and Telugu films. He has had a successful career in theatre, where he continue ...

and

Arun Sagar Arun Sagar (born 23 October 1963) is an Indian actor, art director and comedian who mainly works in the Kannada film industry. He has been recognized as a leading art director throughout his career starting from his first movie, '' Bhoomi Gee ...

in key supporting roles. While

Ambareesh Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath (29 May 1952 – 24 November 2018), known by his screen name Ambareesh, was an Indian actor, media personality, politician from the state of Karnataka. Alongside Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan, he is counted ...

plays a cameo role, the popular actor Vishnuvardhan appears on the screen through a computer generated visual effect. The film is reported to be a sequel of Vishnuvardhan's hit '' Simhadriya Simha'' (2002). The film's soundtrack is composed by

Jassie Gift Jassie Gift is an Indian cinematic music composer and playback singer. He composes songs and sings for Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He became famous after the release of the song "Lajjavathiye" from the film '' 4 The People''. ...

and the background score is by

Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach, (born 24 March 1966) known by his Stage name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian comedian, musician, actor, film director, producer, occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a com ...

. The film released across Karnataka on 2 February 2018.

Plot

Cast

Aniruddha Aniruddha () is a character in Hindu mythology, the son of Pradyumna and Rukmavati, and the grandson of Krishna and Rukmini. He is said to have been very much like his grandfather, to the extent that he is considered by some to be a ''Jana ...

as Satya *

as Priya *

as Sanju *

Bullet Prakash Bullet Prakash (2 April 1976 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Kannada cinema. Known for portraying comic roles, Prakash appeared in over 325 films. He earned the nickname "Bullet" because he used to ride the motorbike, Roy ...

Vijay Chendoor Vijay Chendoor is an Indian actor and writer who works in Kannada-language films. Career Vijay Chendoor worked as a writer for the film ''Rocky'' (2008) before making his acting debut with ''Swayam Krushi'' (2011) for which he also worked as th ...

(Cameo Appearance) * Vishnuvardhan as Narasimhe Gowda (Cameo Appearance)

Soundtrack

The film's soundtracks are composed by

. The music rights were acquired by Anand Audio.

Reception

Critical response

Sunayana Suresh of

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scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars and says "given that this was a tribute film in many ways, one feels let down, as the matinee idol's name is dragged in a film that otherwise would be just another normal commercial potboiler. Though, do give it a try if you like old school masala films." A Sharadhha of

The New Indian Express ''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu ...

scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars and says "Time and again, attempts have been made to bring back legends on screen with little success, and Rajasimha is just another film to join the bandwagon."

Vijaya Karnataka ''Vijaya Karnataka'' is a Kannada newspaper published from a number of cities in Karnataka. The newspaper is published from Bengaluru, Hubballi, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Kalaburagi, Gangavathi, Belagavi, Davanagere, Hassan, Chitradurga. It was ...

scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Experienced artists are directors who have used Tara, but have not used them properly. Suddenly the songs, laughter and comedy scenes have made Raja Sinha Cinema a falawa movie."

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