Mufti (film)
Mufti is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Narthan, making his debut, and produced by Jayanna Combines.[6]
Mufti | |
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Directed by | Narthan |
Produced by | Jayanna Bhogendra |
Written by | K. Ram Sri Lakshman
Vinay Shivagange [Dialogues] |
Screenplay by | Narthan |
Story by | Narthan |
Starring | |
Music by | Ravi Basrur |
Cinematography | Naveen Kumar[1] |
Edited by | Harish Komme [2][3][4][5] |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
Country | |
Language | Kannada |
The film tells the story of a police officer, played by Sriimurali, who tracks down and confronts an underworld boss, played by Shiva Rajkumar.[7]
Production started in July 2016 and the film was released on 1 December 2017. Initial reception of the film was positive.[8][9] The film will be remade in Tamil starring Silambarasan and Gautham Karthik.[10][11]
Plot
At the cost of his life, an undercover cop Gana ventures into the big bad world of crime - a place called Ronapura, in search of the ruthless don Bhairathi Ranagallu, who became a don for the sake of providing justice to the villagers.
Cast
- Shiva Rajkumar as gang boss Bhairathi Ranagal
- Sriimurali as undercover police officer Gana
- Shanvi Srivastava[12] as Raksha, Gana's girlfriend
- Chaya Singh as Vedhavathi, sister of Bhairathi Ranagal
- Madhu Guruswamy as Singa, a member of Bhairathi Ranagal's gang [13]
- Vasishta N. Simha as Kashi, a member of Bhairathi Ranagal's gang [14]
- Babu Hirannaiah as Shabari, Bhairathi Ranagal's right-hand man
- Devaraj as Raghuveer Bhandari, a corrupt politician
- Sadhu Kokila as Ad Hero
- Prakash Belawadi as Environmentalist Ashwath Gunari
- Chikkanna as Ad Director
- Raj Surya as Ronnie
- Shekhar Rao
- Bus Kumar
- Manjunath Hegde
- Vinay Krishnaswamy
Soundtrack
Mufti | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | November 2017 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 8:10 |
Language | Kannada |
Label | JBC Audio |
Producer | Ravi Basrur |
Ravi Basrur composed two original tracks for the film and scored its background music. He previously worked with Narthan on Ugramm and Rathavara.
Original tracklist
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chanooranu" | Ravi Basrur | 03:15 |
2. | "Onti Salaga" | Vyasraj Sosale, Mohan, Srinivas, Ravi Basrur | 04:30 |
References
- "Naveen Kumar and Ravi Basrur are the behind-the-screen heroes of Mufti". The Times of India. 30 November 2017.
- "Best editing: Harish Komme (film: Mufti)". Deccan Herald. 25 October 2018.
- "Best Editing: Harish Komme for Mufti". International Business Times. 26 October 2018.
- "Best Editor (2017) : Harish Komme for Mufti". Wikipedia. 26 October 2018.
- "Karnataka Film Awards Announced 2017 Best Editor (2017) : Harish Komme". Vijaykanataka. 26 October 2018.
- "Mufti Kannada Movie Teaser". Click Cinemas. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- "Mufti man on a mission, to make debut in Narthan's first". The New Indian Express. 19 October 2016.
- "'Mufti' opens to a great response". News Karnataka. 2 December 2017.
- "Shiva Rajkumar's 'Mufti' a smash hit, collects Rs.45 Crore in ten days". The News Minute. 13 December 2017.
- "Shanvi Srivastava as Heroine for 'Mufti'". 13 July 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- "Mufti doesn't fit into any one genre; we have created a new one for it". 1 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "Vasishta is Excited About Interesting Co-Stars in each film". 13 July 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.