Angaaraka

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|director = Srinivas Kaushik

|producer = Jayasudha Raghavendra

|screenplay = Srinivas Kaushik

|story = Srinivas Kaushik

|starring =Prajwal Devaraj
Pranitha Subhash
Avinash
Hardhika Shetty

|music = Arjun Janya

|cinematography = B. L. Babu

|editing = Sanjeev Reddy

|studio = SSS Studios

|released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|1|10}}

|country= India

|language= Kannada

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Angaaraka is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Srinivas Kaushik and produced by Jayasudha Raghavendra.[https://www.indiaglitz.com/angaraka-next-week-telugufont-news-101818 'Angaraka' Next Week] The film stars Prajwal Devaraj, Pranitha Subhash and Hardhika Shetty in the lead roles. The film released on 10 January 2014 to the mixed and negative reviews.

Plot

A village politician's (Avinash) son Vijay (Prajwal) comes back to his village after his graduation. He intends to settle down in his village and meets Priya (Pranitha), a girl from an ordinary villager. But his father wants him to marry Kavya (Hardhika), who is from an affluent family, which in turn would benefit his political ambitions. Vijay makes his stand firm and proceeds to marry off Priya. Meanwhile, his father hatches a plot by playing an astrological gimmick and makes Vijay believe that the things would go awry after the marriage. How the couple reunite and goes against the wishes of elders forms the rest of the plot.

Cast

Prajwal Devaraj as Viji a.k.a. Vijay
Pranitha Subhash as Priya
Hardhika Shetty as Kavya
Avinash as Viji's father
Jai Jagadish as Rajashekar
Muni
Dharma
Chidanand
Shivaram
Veena Sundar
Veena Venkatesh
Kishore
Vikram

Reception

The film opened to mostly average and negative reviews from the critics. The Times of India rated 3/5 stars while stating that "the movie is a waste of effort as it is done without any imagination" while panning the director's job.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/Movie-review-Angaraka/movie-review/28707759.cms Angaraka Movie Review] The Indian cine gallery gave a verdict as a "very ordinary presentation" again criticizing the work of the director.{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiancinemagallery.com/kannada/movie/angaraka/review.html |title=Angaraka Review |access-date=2 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923212652/http://www.indiancinemagallery.com/kannada/movie/angaraka/review.html |archive-date=23 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Arjun Janya for Ashwini Media company and lyrics are written by Ghouse Peer, Gee Gee and Shyam Shimoga.[http://southsongs4u.co.in/brahma-2014-kannada/ Brahma 2014 Kannada] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231160010/http://southsongs4u.co.in/brahma-2014-kannada/ |date=31 December 2014 }} The audio release of the film was held on 1 November 2013 coinciding the Kannada Rajyotsava day.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/music/Angaraka-audio-launch-on-Rajyotsava-Day/articleshow/24930949.cms Angaraka audio launch on Rajyotsava Day][https://web.archive.org/web/20220130041100/https://www.sify.com/movies/angaraka-audio-release-imagegallery-0-kannada-nlemJ9ffidasi.html Angaraka audio release] A total of 5 tracks have been composed by Arjun Janya.[http://play.raaga.com/kannada/album/angaraka-k0001988 Angaraka songs]

{{track listing

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| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Jigidu Jigidu

| extra1 = Anuradha Bhat

| lyrics1 = Gee Gee

| length1 = 4:28

| title2 = Priyamani

| extra2 = Arjun Janya

| lyrics2 = Gee Gee

| length2 = 3:59

| title3 = Something Special