Run Antony

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| name = Run Antony

| image = Run Antony.jpg

| caption = Official Poster

| director = Raghu Shastri

| producer = Parvathamma Rajkumar
Raghavendra Rajkumar
Guru Rajkumar

| writer = Raghu Shastri

| screenplay = Raghu Shastri

| starring = Vinay Rajkumar
Rukshar Dhillon
Sushmita Joshi

| narrator =

| music = Manikanth Kadri

| cinematography = Manohar Joshi

| editing =

| studio = Vajreshwari Combines

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|df=yes|2016|07|08}}

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Kannada

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Run Antony is a 2016 Indian Kannada action thriller film written and directed by Raghu Shastri, making his debut.{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/component/tags/tag/2125-director-raghu-shastry.html|title=Run Anthony Launched|publisher=Chitraloka|date=15 December 2015}} Produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and Guru Rajkumar under Vajreshwari Hospitality banner,{{cite web|url=http://filmcultr.com/guru-rajkumar-to-produce-run-anthony/|title=Guru Rajkumar to produce Run Anthony|publisher= Film Cult|accessdate= 13 March 2016}} the film stars Vinay Rajkumar and debutants Sushmita Joshi and Rukshar Dhillon in the lead roles.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2015/actress-rukhsar-to-romance-vinay-rajkumar-in-run-antony-208607.html|title=Rukhsar To Romance Vinay Rajkumar In 'Run Antony|publisher=Filmibeat|date=16 December 2015}} The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Manikanth Kadri 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/news/13039-run-anthony-shooting-completed.html|title=Run Anthony Shooting Completed|publisher=Chitraloka|accessdate=13 March 2016}}

Cast

Vinay Rajkumar as Antony D'souza
Rukhsar Dhillon as Yashu/Yashwini
Sushmita Joshi as Kannika
Devaraj as Nazeem Khan (Intelligence Officer)
K. S. Sridhar
Sai Kumar as Intelligence Journalist (Guest Appearance)
H. G. Dattatreya
Bullet Prakash
Shailaja Joshi

Production

=Development=

Raghu Shastri, a former assistant to Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap was approached by Raghavendra Rajkumar 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Run-Antony-will-be-Vinays-Second-Outing/2015/11/16/article3129888.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214010759/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Run-Antony-will-be-Vinays-Second-Outing/2015/11/16/article3129888.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 December 2015|title=Run Antony will be Vinay's Second Outing|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=16 November 2015|accessdate=13 March 2016}} 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 Devaraj was roped in to play an important supporting role.

Soundtrack

Manikanth Kadri has composed the score and original soundtrack for the film. Actor Puneeth Rajkumar has recorded a song for the film.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2015/puneeth-rajkumar-to-sing-for-vinay-rajkumar-next-run-antony-208662.html|title=Puneeth Rajkumar To Sing For Run Antony|publisher=Filmibeat|accessdate=13 March 2016}}