Mahakshathriya

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{{Infobox film

| name = Mahakshatriya

| image =

| caption =

| director = Rajendra Singh Babu

| producer = G. Manohar naidu

& brothers

| story = Madhu Sinha

| writer = Shantharam – ಡಾ. ಬ ಲ ಸುರೇಶ

[Dialogues]

| screenplay = S. V. Rajendra singh babu

| starring = Vishnuvardhan
Sonu Walia
Ramkumar
Sudha Rani
Shankar Ashwath
B. C. Patil

| music = Hamsalekha

| cinematography = D. V. Rajaram

| editing = Suresh Urs

| studio = Lahari Recording Company

| distributor = R. F. Productions

| released = {{Film date|1994|05|27|df=yes}}

| runtime = 2 hours 18 minutes

| country = India

| language = Kannada

}}

Mahakshatriya ({{translation|Great Warrior}}) is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language action-drama film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu, starring Vishnuvardhan, Sonu Walia, Ramkumar, Sudha Rani and B. C. Patil. Rajendra Singh Babu won Best Director Filmfare award.{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/download/42ndFilmfareKannadaFilmsWinners/42nd%20filmfare%20kannada%20films%20winners.jpg|magazine=Filmfare|access-date=7 June 2024|title=42nd Filmfare awards}}

Plot

The story revolves around a young man who is short-tempered but good at heart who is sent to prison for committing a murder which was actually accidental and the victim was his cousin. He has a lot of guilt built inside him for not being able to control his anger and manage his anger issues that cost him the life of his close cousin.The prison officer helps him in controlling and managing his anger. He finally overcomes his anger issues but on the other hand there are few of the youngsters who are misled in turn becoming drug addicts and also have involved themselves in the crime world. So seeing them he decides to transform them the same way he himself got transformed. He finds out that there are many more people few of them who are politicians too behind The misled youngsters.The rest of the story revolves around how the protagonist transforms the misled youngsters in order to avoid the adverse effects upon the society.

Cast

Production

This was the last collaboration between Rajendra Singh Babu and Vishnuvardhan.{{cite web |date=17 August 2021 |title=Rajendra Singh Babu: I gave Kannada many firsts |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/rajendra-singh-babu-i-gave-kannada-many-firsts-859608.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606092422/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/rajendra-singh-babu-i-gave-kannada-many-firsts-859608.html |archive-date=6 June 2024 |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=Deccan Herald}} It was the first film to be produced by Lahari Audio company.{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/nikhil-kumaraswamy-in-a-film-with-lahari/articleshow/72960437.cms|title=Nikhil Kumaraswamy in a film with Lahari|work=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=7 June 2024|date=25 December 2019}} The song "Ee Bhoomi Bannada Buguri" was shot by the director himself without any choreographer. The producer's son made an appearance in the song playing a flute.{{Cite web |last=ವಾರ್ತೆ |first=ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ |title='ಹಿಮಪಾತ'ದ ನೆನಪು, 'ಬಣ್ಣದ ಬುಗುರಿ' ತಿರುಗಿದ್ದು... |url=https://www.prajavani.net/op-ed/articles/%E2%80%98%E0%B2%B9%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A4%E2%80%99%E0%B2%A6-%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%81-%E2%80%98%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%A3%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A3%E0%B2%A6-%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E2%80%99-%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%81-1864483 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Prajavani |language=kn}}

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Hamsalekha.{{cite web|url=https://wynk.in/music/album/mahaakshatriya/hu_1432622|title=Mahaakshatriya|work=Wynk|access-date=6 June 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.prajavani.net/op-ed/articles/%E0%B2%88-%E0%B2%AD%E0%B3%82%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%A3%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A3%E0%B2%A6-%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF-1821721 | title=ಈ ಭೂಮಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಬುಗುರಿ }} This film is well known for the hugely popular philosophical song "Ee Bhoomi Bannada Buguri", sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. This song was included in Kannada school textbooks.{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/features/musical-musings-2-393469.html|title=Musical Musings|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=6 June 2024|date=17 May 2014}}{{cite web|title=Kannada film songs in textbooks|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/hamsalekha-song-kannada-textbooks-prathibha-nandakumar/articleshow/34210478.cms|access-date=6 June 2024|date=25 April 2014|work=Bangalore Mirror}}

  • "Ee Bhoomi Bannada Buguri" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  • "Tavare Kendavare" – K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  • "Yenaithi Olage Yenaithi" – Malgudi Subha, Gururaj Hosakote
  • "Chumbana Chumbana" – K. S. Chitra
  • "O Prema O Prema" – K. S. Chitra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

References