Law (film)

Law is an Indian Kannada-language legal drama film written and directed by Raghu Samarth. The film stars Ragini Prajwal. It premiered on 17 July 2020 on Prime Video – the first Kannada film to be released directly on that platform without a theatrical release,[1] and second such release in Kannada after Bhinna.[2]

Law
Poster
Directed byRaghu Samarth
Produced byAshwini Puneeth Rajkumar
M Govinda
Written byRaghu Samarth
StarringRagini Prajwal
Music byVasuki Vaibhav
CinematographySugnaan
Edited bySrikanth
Production
company
PRK Productions
Distributed byPrime Video
Release date
  • 17 July 2020 (2020-07-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

Nandini is a law graduate who files a case of gang-rape and uses the power of the social media to gain support. After several delays by an ineffective local police, the case is handed over to CBI. Brahma, the officer in-charge, sets about his investigation and finds out that the culprits are Kamalesh Lad, Bhandari and Kanthi Kotwal, all sons of powerful and corrupt politicians. The trial begins with Nandini representing herself, against the formidable prosecutor and all the evidence is in favor of Nandini. After a series of turns and twists, Parthasarthy begins to doubt that the crime even happened.

Cast

Production

In March 2019, it was announced that Ragini Prajwal would be making her feature film debut in Law, directed by Raghu Samarth and produced by Puneeth Rajkumar's PRK Productions. Regarding the title, Raghu said, "Nandini is a law graduate, and due to her circumstances, she ends up fighting her own case. This is why we thought the title worked."[3] Ragini said she accepted the film because of its script, adding, "I didn’t see myself doing a romantic film as my debut, so I thought this movie is a great first choice." The film was produced by Puneeth's wife Ashwini and M. Govinda.[6] Besides directing, Raghu also wrote the script. Cinematography was handled by Sugnaan, and editing by Srikanth.[7]

Music

The music is composed by Vasuki Vaibhav.[8] The film's only song is "Happy Song", a "new-age party song" written by Jayanth Kaikini and sung by Vasuki Vaibhav and Madhuri Sheshadri.[9][10]

Release

Law premiered on 17 July 2020 on Prime Video.[11] It was originally planned for a theatrical release,[6] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the theatrical release was cancelled.[11] The film was initially supposed to premiere on Prime Video on 26 June 2020 before being postponed by three weeks.[12]

References
  1. Balachandran, Logesh (26 June 2020). "Kannada film Law to release on Amazon Prime Video on July 17". India Today. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. Suresh, Sunayana (16 May 2020). "As two Kannada films get direct OTT releases, Sandalwood says yes to new business model". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. "Ragini Chandran's debut titled Law". Cinema Express. 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. Sharadhaa, A. (14 July 2020). "Law best debut I could have had: Ragini Prajwal". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. "'Law' director Raghu Samarth always want to see strong women characters". The New Indian Express. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  6. "Ragini Chandran: The script of Law is what got me in". Cinema Express. 1 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. Amazon Prime Video (25 June 2020). "The facts will be witnessed on a new date, #LawOnPrime will premiere on July 17, 2020!". Facebook. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. "Vasuki Vaibhav begins dubbing for French Biryani". The Times of India. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. Joy, Prathibha (12 July 2020). "Law is not a routine legal drama: Raghu Samarth". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. "'Happy Song' single from Kannada film Law". Telangana Today. 13 July 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  11. Balachandran, Logesh (26 June 2020). "Kannada film Law to release on Amazon Prime Video on July 17". India Today. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  12. "Kannada film 'Law' gets new release date on Amazon Prime Video". The News Minute. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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