Vamshodharaka

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{{Infobox film

| name = Vamshodharaka

| image = Vamshodharaka.jpeg

| director = Aditya Chikkanna

| editing = S. Manohar

| writer = Chandrachar Kumar

| producer = {{plainlist|

  • Om Shri Kalikamatha Productions
  • Aravind Rathasaptami

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| starring = {{plainlist|

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| music = V. Manohar

| cinematography = PKH Das

| studio = Om Shri Kalikamatha Productions

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|11|06}}

| country = India

| language = Kannada

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Vamshodharaka is a 2015 Indian Kannada language family drama film directed by Aditya Chikkanna and produced by actor Aravind Rathasapthami.{{cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/aravind-to-production-tamil-news-117255.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924061250/http://www.indiaglitz.com/aravind-to-production-tamil-news-117255.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|title=Aravind to Production|work=Indiaglitz|date=27 October 2014}} The film stars Vijay Raghavendra{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/vr-is-vamshoddaraka-kannada-news-117020.html|title=VR is Vamshoddaraka|work=Indiaglitz|date=23 October 2014|access-date=20 March 2023|archive-date=19 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619205419/http://www.indiaglitz.com/vr-is-vamshoddaraka-kannada-news-117020.html|url-status=live}} and Meghana Raj pairing up for the first time in lead roles.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2015/vamshodharaka-trailer-review-vijay-raghavendra-upcoming-family-entertainer-192960.html|title=Vamshodharaka Trailer Review: Vijay Raghavendra's Upcoming Family Entertainer!|date=3 August 2015 |publisher=Filmibeat|accessdate=13 August 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924045713/http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2015/vamshodharaka-trailer-review-vijay-raghavendra-upcoming-family-entertainer-192960.html|url-status=live}}

Reported to be a rural family entertainer, the principal photography of the film began in October 2014.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Vijay-Raghavendra-chooses-rural-subject-for-his-next/articleshow/42685505.cms|title=Vijay Raghavendra chooses rural subject for his next|work=The Times of India|date=17 September 2014}} The film was released on 6 November 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/news/12466-vamshoddaraka-to-release-on-november-06th.html|title=Vamshoddaraka to Release on November 06th|publisher=Chitraloka|date=26 October 2015|access-date=29 October 2015|archive-date=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030013624/http://www.chitraloka.com/news/12466-vamshoddaraka-to-release-on-november-06th.html|url-status=live}}

Cast

Soundtrack

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| artist = V. Manohar

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| language = Kannada

| label = Anand Audio

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The music for the film and soundtracks are composed by V. Manohar. The album has five soundtracks.{{cite web |title= Vamshodharaka (2015) Songs |date= August 2015 |url= http://southsongs4u.co.in/vamshodharaka-2015-kannada/ |publisher= Southsongs4u |accessdate= 13 August 2015 |archive-date= 8 August 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150808201057/http://southsongs4u.co.in/vamshodharaka-2015-kannada/ |url-status= live }}

{{track listing

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| title1 = Hayagi Haraadi

| lyrics1 = Ghouse Peer

| extra1 = Sonu Nigam, Anuradha Bhat

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| title2 = Alemaneyange

| lyrics2 = Gooturi

| extra2 = Chinthan Vikas, Supriya Lohith

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| title3 = Natha Natha

| lyrics3 = Gooturi

| extra3 = Chinthan Vikas

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| title4 = Vamshada Gourava

| lyrics4 = K. Kalyan

| extra4 = Bharani Shree

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| title5 = Raitha Bhoomiya

| lyrics5 = K. Kalyan

| extra5 = Madhu Balakrishnan

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Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "While the casting is right and the story, in the larger picture, makes for a decent one-time watch, the 152-minute screen time tends to look longer by the end".{{Cite news |title=Vamshodharaka Movie Review |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/vamshodharaka/movie-review/49744228.cms |access-date=2023-07-21 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=27 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427230656/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/vamshodharaka/movie-review/49744228.cms |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2015-11-07 |title=Vamshoddaraka review: a charity you have to send back |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/vamshoddaraka-review-a-charity-you-have-to-send-back/article7854536.ece |access-date=2023-07-21 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417093748/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/vamshoddaraka-review-a-charity-you-have-to-send-back/article7854536.ece |url-status=live }}

References

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