Tony (2013 film)

Tony is a 2013 philosophical thriller Kannada film directed by Jayatheertha. The film stars Srinagar Kitty and Aindrita Ray in lead roles. Indrakumar GV is producing this film jointly with Srinagar Kitty which is backed with Sadhu Kokila's music and Gnanamurthy's cinematography.[1]

For the H. R. Bhargava's 1982 film, see Tony (1982 film).

Tony
Promotional poster of the film
Tony
Directed byJayatheertha
Produced byG. V. Indrakumar
Srinagar Kitty
Written byJayatheertha
Screenplay byJayatheertha
Story byJayatheertha
StarringSrinagar Kitty
Dilip Raj
Aindrita Ray
Music bySadhu Kokila
CinematographyGnanamurthy
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Production
company
Sky Studios
Release date
  • 9 August 2013 (2013-08-09) (India)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Shot extensively around the scenic locales of Bangkok and other places, the film speaks about a person who wants to make quick money and has three dimensional stories interwoven and ends up at a common point.[2] One of the sub plot of the movie was based on the 1886 short story How Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy.

Cast

Production

Development

Director Jayatheertha, who made a successful previous film titled, Olave Mandara, announced his next feature film and titled it as Tony, a name which was already used in the Ambarish - Lakshmi starrer in the 1981s.

Promotion

Tony was widely promoted all across the Karnataka State. The film team also promoted in one of the most popular television shows, Bigg Boss hosted by actor Sudeep.[3] The film is extensively shot in Bangalore, Mysore, Bangkok among other places. The film was also made news for spending big bucks for songs. Singer Raghu Dixit who crooned for a number in the film, performed at the sets. Sudeep also enthralled the audiences by singing a song.

Soundtrack

The music for the film is composed by Sadhu Kokila [4] with lyrics penned by Yogaraj Bhat, Jayanth Kaikini, Arasu Anthare and Jayatheertha.[5]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Pakka Paapi"Yogaraj BhatPuneeth Rajkumar 
2."Andaaje Siguthilla"Jayanth KaikiniSonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan 
3."Tony Bandanu" V. Harikrishna 
4."Naavu Kooguva" Raghu Dixit 
5."Tangaaliyalu" Pragya Patra 
6."Entele Maavina" Hemanth Kumar, M. D. Pallavi 
7."Shiva Shiva Endare" Hemanth Kumar, M. D. Pallavi 
8."Kaashige Hogakke" Hemanth Kumar, M. D. Pallavi 
9."Nannayya Nee" Hemanth Kumar, M. D. Pallavi 

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References
  1. 'Tony' Back from Bangkok
  2. I want to be an actor, not a star: Srinagara Kitty
  3. Kitty promotes Tony in Bigg Boss
  4. "Tony Audio Released". Chitraloka. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  5. "Puneeth Sings for 'Tony'". Indiaglitz. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  6. Tony 2013 Kannada Movie Songs Archived 12 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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