Jackson (2015 film)

Jackson
Soundtrack album by Arjun Janya
Released	October 2014
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Anand Audio

Jackson
Directed by	D. Sanath Kumar
Produced by	Sundar P. Gowda; Anil;
Story by	Bala kumaran
Starring	Duniya Vijay; Pavana Gowda; Rangayana Raghu; rajinikant s;
Music by	Arjun Janya
Cinematography	Selvam
Edited by	Suresh S. A.
Production; company	KPS Combines; Duniya Talkies;
Distributed by	Bahar Films
Release date	15 January 2015;
Running time	143 min.
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	3-6 crore
Box office	est.₹9 crore

Jackson is a 2015 Indian Kannada romantic comedy film directed by Sanath Kumar, a former editor who worked mostly with director Yogaraj Bhat, making his directorial debut. The film stars Duniya Vijay, Pavana Gowda along with Rangayana Raghu in the lead roles. The film is an official remake of the Tamil blockbuster film Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013) which was directed by Gokul. The film opened on the screens on 15 January 2015.[1]

Production

Development

Producers Sundar p Gowda and Anil bought the remake of the Tamil film just a week after its release. They approached their friend Duniya Vijay who accepted to play the lead role and help his friends produce the film in his home banner "Duniya Talkies". It was reported that he accepted the role and offered to work in it for free without any remuneration. The film was officially launched on 20 January 2014 in Bangalore co-inciding the birthday of Vijay.

Casting

After finalizing Vijay for the lead role, the producers approached actress Pavana Gowda of Gombegala Love fame to play the female lead reprising the role of Swati Reddy in the original version. Actor Rangayana Raghu was roped in to play a key supporting role. Also famous television actor Rajinikant has played an important character in the movie.

Cast

Duniya Vijay as Jackson
Pavana Gowda as Kumudha
Rangayana Raghu
Abhi
Deepa Bhaskar
Bullet Prakash
Aishwarya Sindogi
Nagendra Shah
Satyajith
Deepa
Kote Prabhakar
Rajinikant s as sapota

Soundtrack

Music composer Arjun Janya was finally roped in to score for both score and soundtrack after names such as Veer Samarth were doing rounds during the launch of the film. One track composed by Veer Samarth was retained in the final track list. The lyrics are written by Yogaraj Bhat and Chethan Kumar.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Avnu Micheal Jacksonu"	Yogaraj Bhat	Arjun Janya
2.	"Opposite House Kumudha"	Chethan Kumar	Arjun Janya
3.	"Godu Kelu Godu"	Chethan Kumar	Naveen Sajju
4.	"Endendigu Naguthiru" (composed by Veer Samarth)	Chethan Gandharva	Chethan Kumar

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References

"It Will be Ganesh v/s Upendra in the New Year". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

External links

Jackson on IMDb

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[1] "It Will be Ganesh v/s Upendra in the New Year". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 December 2014.