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Ajith
Directed by	Mahesh Babu
Written by	Mahesh Babu
Story by	N. Lingusamy
Based on	Paiyaa
Produced by	G Prem Pranav Gowda S
Starring	Chiranjeevi Sarja Nikki Galrani
Cinematography	Mohan
Music by	Songs: Yuvan Shankar Raja Score: V. Harikrishna
Production company	B M R Productions
Release date	9 May 2014 (2014-05-09)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Ajith is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed by Mahesh Babu starring Chiranjeevi Sarja and Nikki Galrani. It is a remake of the Tamil film Paiyaa. G Prem is the producer of this film with five songs in the music direction of Yuvan Shankar Raja.

The film got released across Karnataka cinema halls on 9 May 2014.

Plot

In Bangalore, Ajith, an unemployed young graduate meets Charulatha and falls in love with her. One day, Charulatha tells Ajith to drop her at her grandmother's house in Mumbai to escape from a forced marriage arranged by her father. During the journey, the duo encounter two gangs after them (one after Ajith and the other gang after Charulatha) for their personal reasons, but Ajith manages to defeat the gangs and unites with Charulatha, who has also fallen in love with him.

Cast

• Chiranjeevi Sarja as Ajith
• Nikki Galrani as Charulatha
• Vijayanand
• Chandan Naik
• Harish Babu
• Anand as Ajith's friend
• Rockline Sudhakar
• Shivamanju

Some scenes from the original film featuring the Tamil-speaking Telugu rowdies were reused.

Production

The rights of the film were sold to makers in Kannada for approx ₹20 lakh (US$24,000). While it was earlier said that Purushotham, of Modalasala fame, would helm the project, Mahesh Babu, whose last directorial outing was the Prem-starrer Prem Adda, was confirmed to direct Ajith. Mahesh Babu zeroed in on Nikki Galrani, actress Sanjjanaa's sister as the heroine. The film was launched in January 2013. The shooting began from 12 February 2013. An action shoot was held in Ravi Verma's stunt direction at Hesaraghatta for which Vice Camera was used that gives 1000 frames for an action portion. The shooting was continued in Mysore, going on in Gandhi Square, which is located at the heart of the city. In June the shoot for the songs of the film happened in Bangalore.

Soundtrack

Yuvan Shankar Raja who scored the music for Paiyaa composes the songs of Ajith. All tunes from the original Tamil soundtrack are reused for the Kannada version. The audio was launched on 16 January 2014.

Reception

Critical response

Shashiprasad S M from Deccan Chronicle wrote "For Chiranjeevi Sarja, who is still cherishing the success of his previous release Chandralekha, the replica is bound to be an average performer. Will Ajith express his love for a happy ending? Simply avoid if you have watched ‘Paiyaa’". B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "However, a loose thought refuses to go away throughout the film and long after people have left the hall: Would a dubbed Paiyya have saved all the expenses in making this film? Of course, watching suave and earnest Karthi contorting his mouth while someone else’s voice is saying something else would be a little squirm-weird". A critic from Sify.com wrote "Chiranjeevi Sarja's run of the mill performance is clearly visible and nothing exciting. Debutante Nikki Galrani needs to polish her acting skills before she tries her hands on the next project. Though the story is not new, director Mahesh Babu could have made it interesting, only if he had added certain attention-grabbing elements. Music by Yuvan Shanka Raja is undoubtedly the best for the reason that it has the same tunes as that of the original. Remakes cannot always be a safe bet is what one has to understand through Ajith".

References

1. ^ "Ajith launched". The Times of India. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
2. ^ "Sanjjanaa's sister Nikki makes Sandalwood debut". The Times of India. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
3. ^ "Mahesh Babu to direct the film Ajith". The Times of India. 16 January 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
4. ^ "'Ajith' Moves Ahead". IndiaGlitz. 9 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
5. "Nikki Galrani's Kannada debut on May 9". The Times of India. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
6. ^ "Movie review 'Ajith': A replica that falls short to impress". Deccan Chronicle. 9 May 2014. The same can't be said of some slip ups the screenplay is infested with — like "Telugu" rowdies mostly speaking in Tamil
7. "Paiyaa Kannada remake rights for Rs 20 lakh". The Times of India. 12 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
8. "Chiranjeevi begins shoot for Ajith". The Times of India. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
9. "Chiranjeevi Sarja shoots in Mysore". The Times of India. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
10. "Nikki shooting for Ajith songs". The Times of India. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
11. "Yuvan Shankar Raja's music for Paiyaa remake". The Times of India. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
12. "Audio of Ajith launched". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
13. "Journeys end in clearing confusion". Deccan Herald. 10 May 2014.
14. "Ajith". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

External links

• Ajith at IMDb

• 2014 films
• Indian road movies
• Indian romantic action films
• 2014 masala films
• 2010s road movies
• 2010s romantic action films
• Kannada remakes of Tamil films
• 2010s Kannada-language films
• 2010s Indian films
• Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja
• Films shot in Mysore
• Films shot in Bengaluru
• Films directed by Mahesh Babu (director)