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Shanti Kranti
VCD cover in Kannada
Directed byV. Ravichandran
Written byV. Ravichandran
Hamsalekha (Kannada dialogues)
Produced byV. Ravichandran
N. Veeraswamy
StarringV. Ravichandran
Rajinikanth
Nagarjuna
Juhi Chawla
Ramesh Aravind
Khushbu
Anant Nag
CinematographyR. Madhusudhan
Edited byK. Balu
Music byHamsalekha
Production
company
Eshwari Productions
Release date
  • 19 September 1991 (1991-09-19)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesKannada
Telugu
Hindi
Tamil
Budget₹10 crores[1]

Shanti Kranti (transl. Peace and Revolution) is a 1991 Indian action film produced and directed by V. Ravichandran under his Eshwari Productions banner. The film starred Ravichandran and Juhi Chawla in lead roles, while Ramesh Aravind, Khushbu and Anant Nag play supporting roles. The film was simultaneously shot in Kannada, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil. Ravichandran was the lead in Kannada, while he portrayed Ramesh Aravind's role in Tamil and Telugu. Nagarjuna played the lead role in Telugu, while Rajinikanth did so in Hindi and Tamil, the latter titled Nattukku Oru Nallavan (transl. A good man for the country). The film became a failure in all four languages.[2] It was the most expensive Indian film made until then.

Plot

Inspector Subhash learns that a notorious gangster named Daddy is involved in organ trafficking of children, and sets out to bring him to justice. When Subhash get emotional for the death of the Om Ashram children's he learns that there is something fishy with the Om Ashram run by Daddy. Subhash comes to investigate the ashram with some of his trained kids and calls out his love interest Jyoti and informs her about the bus accident. She acknowledges and informs him that she will help him find out the truth about the ashram. Further the film revolves about how Jyoti dies and Subhash investigates and bring justice to the kids.

Cast

Actor (Kannada) Actor (Telugu) Actor (Tamil) Actor (Hindi) Role
V. Ravichandran Nagarjuna Rajinikanth Inspector Subhash
Juhi Chawla Jyothi
Ramesh Aravind V. Ravichandran Inspector Bharath
Anant Nag Daddy
Khushbu Rekha
Srinath Jaishankar Alok Nath Commissioner of Police
Doddanna Satyanarayana Janagaraj Satyendra Kapoor Subhash's father
Annapurna Manorama Aruna Irani Subash's mother
Charuhasan Politician
Babu Antony Bob
Y. Vijaya Swathi
Baby Sangita
Manik Irani Daddy's henchman
Jack Gaud Daddy's henchman
Kannada
Telugu
Tamil
Hindi

Production

V. Ravichandran announced that Shanti Kranti will be an expensive project in his career. He decided to direct in four languages — Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The Tamil version was titled Naattukku Oru Nallavan. Rajinikanth played the lead in Hindi and Tamil, while Nagarjuna was in Telugu and Ravichandran himself in Kannada.[3] Rajinikanth initially refused to do the project as he was required to give 100 days call sheet, but accepted after hearing the story.[4] The film was launched at 14 November 1988 on the hundredth birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru at Kanteerava Studios alongside other language versions of the film.[5] Bullet Prakash, who went on to become a famous comedian in Kannada cinema, made his acting debut as child artist with this film.[6] Despite beginning production in 1988, it took at least two years to complete.[7]

Soundtrack

Hamsalekha composed the music for the film and the soundtracks.

Kannada track listing[8]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Swathantra Baanali"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:44
2."Madhyarathrili"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Mano & chorus8:30
3."Gaaliyo Gaaliyo"S. Janaki, SPB5:14
4."Huttodyaake Saayodyaake"S. Janaki4:37
5."Iddare Iddare"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:09
6."One Two Three"K. S. Chitra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam7:37
7."Aane Mele"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:49
8."Anatha Bhanduve"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki1:57
9."Bandano Yamaraya"S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam0:56
Total length:43:35
Telugu track listing[9]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Swathanthra Bhaarathamaa"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:44
2."Ardha Raathrilo"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, S. Janaki8:30
3."Gaali Go Gaali Go"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki5:14
4."Puttedhi Nijam"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki6:36
5."Evvaru Neesari"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:52
6."One Two Three"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra7:37
7."Enugoche Yeh Ooroche"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:49
8."Anaadha Bandhuve"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki1:57
9."Vachaadu Yamaraaja"Sirivennela Sitarama SatryS. P. Balasubrahmanyam0:56
Total length:43:35
Hindi track listing[10]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ja Ae Ga"IndeevarAlka Yagnik4:41
2."One Two Three"IndeevarAnuradha Paudwal, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam7:32
3."Ude Uhi Uncha"IndeevarSuresh Wadkar, Alka Yagnik4:45
4."Tu Hi Mera"IndeevarAlka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam1:22
5."Sajna O O"IndeevarAlka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:49
6."Purvaee Purvaee"IndeevarAlka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:15
7."Aadhi Night Mein"IndeevarAlka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam8:24
8."Jo Dare Woh"IndeevarS. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:10
Tamil track listing[11][12]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chinna Kannamma"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
2."Nallavan Nallavan"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
3."Thendrale Thendrale"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
4."One Two Three"MuthulingamS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
5."Veedi Katti Vilaiyadalama"MuthulingamS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
6."Ore Moochi Ponal"MuthulingamS. Janaki 
7."En Thayinmani Kodiye"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 

Release

Deccan Herald wrote "It was a visual spectacle no doubt, but the narrative lost sight of its subject---the organ transplant mafia".[1] The film became a failure in all four languages. It's failure put Ravichandran in financial distress "forcing him to rely on remakes of hit Tamil and Telugu films" which resurrected his career.

References

  1. ^ a b "Ravichandran: Big dreamer who sometimes lost his way". Deccan Herald. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Shooting star". Sunday Magazine. Indian Express Group. 1 November 1992. p. 10. Retrieved 4 March 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
  4. ^ Kumar, S. (2 September 1988). "Youngster with fresh ideas". The Hindu. p. 17. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "A Day to remember". Screen. 25 November 1988. p. 20. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Rajinifans.com.
  6. ^ "Actor Bullet Prakash passes away". The Hindu. 6 April 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. ^ Mathur, Abhimanyu (26 December 2023). "India's biggest flop was India's most expensive film, earned just Rs 8 crore with three superstars, maker went bankrupt". DNA India. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Shanthi Kranthi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Shanthi-Kranthi". JioSaavn. 19 September 1991. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Shanti Kranti". JioSaavn. 19 September 1991. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Nattukoru Nallavan". JioSaavn. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Nattukku Oru Nallavan". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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