''Run Antony'' is a 2016 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

action thriller Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

film written and directed by Raghu Shastri, making his debut. Produced by

Parvathamma Rajkumar Dr.Parvathamma Rajkumar (6 December 1939 – 31 May 2017) was an Indian film producer and distributor. She was the wife of veteran Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar. She produced successful films featuring Rajkumar and their sons Shiva Rajkumar, Pun ...

Raghavendra Rajkumar Raghavendra Rajkumar (born 15 August 1965) is an Indian actor, singer and producer of Kannada cinema. He is the son of actor Dr. Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''Chiranjeevi Sudhaka ...

and Guru Rajkumar under Vajreshwari Hospitality banner, the film stars

Vinay Rajkumar Vinay Rajkumar (born 7 May 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Kannada cinema. The grandson of actor Rajkumar and son of film producer and former actor Raghavendra, he made his debut as a lead actor in 2014 with '' Siddhartha''. Early li ...

and debutants Sushmita Joshi and

Rukshar Dhillon Rukshar Dhillon (born 12 October 1993) is an actress based in India who primarily works in Telugu films. Dhillon was born in London and brought up in India. She made her debut in 2016 with the Kannada '' Run Antony.'' She went on to star in Telu ...

in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by

Manikanth Kadri Manikanth Kadri is an Indian film score, soundtrack composer and singer. He has predominantly scored music for Kannada as well as several Telugu, Tamil, Tulu, and Malayalam films. He is the son of legendary saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath. Career ...

whilst the cinematography is by Manohar Joshi. The filming has taken place from December 2015 and took a stretch of 60 days to complete. The film released on 8 July 2016.

Cast

as Antony D'souza * Rukhsar Dhillon as Yashu/Yashwini * Sushmita Joshi as Kannika *

Devaraj Devaraj (born 20 September 1953) is an Indian actor and theatre actor who works in Indian film industry. He has largely featured in Kannada films performing various roles as a lead character, supporting character and villainous character. He h ...

as Nazeem Khan (Intelligence Officer) * K. S. Sridhar * Sai Kumar as Intelligence Journalist (Guest Appearance) *

H. G. Dattatreya Wing Commander Harihar Gundurao Dattatreya AE(L) (Retd.) (born 1942), popularly known as Dattanna, is an Indian actor who has appeared in more than 204 films and several plays. Alongside his career as an actor, he served in the Indian Air Force ...

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, Roya ...

Production

Development

Raghu Shastri, a former assistant to Bollywood director

Anurag Kashyap Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France aw ...

was approached by

to direct the script which he had made ready. Actor Vinay found the script interesting and agreed to star in the film choosing this as his second venture after the success of his first film '' Siddhartha'' (2015). The script is said to have a blend of both romance and thriller concepts. Early reports suggested the film would launch in November 2015 which eventually got postponed to December 2015.

Casting

Soon after selecting Raghu Shastry to direct the film, producer Raghavendra Rajkumar along with his actor son Vinay Rajkumar went on to search for the two female leads by browsing through around 500 photographs. They finalized Rukhsar Mir and Sushmita Joshi to play the roles. While Rukhsar hails from Darjeeling and doing her studies in Bangalore, Sushmita also is from Northern India. Veteran actor

was roped in to play an important supporting role.

Soundtrack

has composed the score and original soundtrack for the film. Actor

Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Ra ...

has recorded a song for the film.

Track listing

Reception

The Hindu said running with Antony was tiresome. The Deccan chronicle rated 2 stars to the movie and reviewed the movie as a frustrating experience

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Run Anthony 2016 films 2010s romantic thriller films 2010s Kannada-language films Indian romantic thriller films 2016 directorial debut films