Gharshana

Gharshana (transl. 'Friction' or 'Clash') is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film produced by G.Sivaraju & C.Venkatraju on Geeta Chitra International banner, directed by Gautham Menon. It is the Telugu remake of the 2003 Tamil film Kaakha Kaakha. Venkatesh and Asin played the lead roles and music was composed by Harris Jayaraj. Venkatesh was highly praised for his performance and it marked a highlight in his career.

Gharshana
Directed byGautham Menon
Produced byG.Sivaraju
C.Venkatraju
Written byGautham Menon
Screenplay byGautham Menon
Story byGautham Menon
Based onKaakha Kaakha
by Gautham Menon
StarringVenkatesh
Asin
Narrated byVenkatesh
Music byHarris Jayaraj
CinematographyR. D. Rajasekhar
Edited byAnthony
Production
company
Geeta Chitra International
Release date
  • 30 July 2004 (2004-07-30)
Running time
159 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Ramachandra IPS (Daggubati Venkatesh) is the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Hyderabad City. His upbringing as an orphan and the special nature of his job as a policeman have left him reluctant to form relationships with women. He doesn't have much faith in the judicial system and seeks to 'eliminate' the criminals in the town through encounters.

Rama Chandra, however, has fallen in love with Maya (Asin Thottumkal). She is a school teacher and has fallen in love with him. Initially, he shuns her love, fearing that his enemies might cause harm to her. But her love is so deep for him that she is willing to take this risk, and they are married.

In one of his encounters, Rama Chandra kills Das, an Orissa-based leader of a criminal family, and his troubles begin. Das’ brother Panda (Salim Baig) resolves to take revenge on Rama Chandra for the death of his brother by targeting Chandra's friends and family members. Maya is kidnapped by these villains and her husband sets out to rescue her and to free Hyderabad City of this criminal menace at the same time. Despite facing growing horror and betrayal at every step, Ramachandra violently finishes off Panda and his mafia, and also rescuing his wounded wife. The ending scene features Rama Chandra a few months later, calling out to his wife 'Maya' and both leaving in a car.

Cast

Soundtrack
Gharshana
Soundtrack album by
Harris Jayaraj
Released16 June 2004
Recorded2004
GenreSoundtrack
Length30:12
LabelAditya Music
ProducerHarris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj chronology
Kaakha Kaakha
(2003)		 Gharshana
(2004)		 Chellamae
(2004)

Music composed by Harris Jayaraj. All songs were blockbusters. The music was released by ADITYA Music Company. (The soundtrack of Kaakha Kaakha was retained in the Telugu remake except "Andagaada" and "Ye Chilipi".)

All lyrics are written by Kulasekhar.

Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Cheliya Cheliya"KK, Suchitra5:19
2."Nanne Nanne"Tippu, Pop Shalini5:53
3."Ye Chilipi"Srinivas5:14
4."Andagaada"Harini5:20
5."Aadatanamaa"Sunitha Sarathy, Febi Mani4:48
6."Theme Music" (Instrumental) 2:17
Total length:30:12

Production

Gautham Menon subsequently remade the film in the Telugu language for producer Venkata Raju.[1]

Reviews

Idlebrain wrote: "The second half starts in an interesting style and it loses the steam as the climax approaches. The plus points of this film are music, Venkatesh, photography and stylish taking. The negative points are slow narration, lack of Telugu commercial elements, dry scenes and lack of substance. This film has got more style and less substance".[2] Indiaglitz wrote: "the film redeems itself due to the technical excellence and masterful craft of Gowtham. In that, he has married the best of Ram Gopal Varma and Manirathnam (urban finesse, short, crisp and natural dialogues and getting the best out of his music director)".[3] Fullhyderabad wrote: "The action fans will love this movie. The encounters are sadistically gory! And that forms half of the movie".[4] Sify wrote: "Speed, style and sparkle are the essence of Gharshana".[5]

References
  1. "Welcome to". Sify.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  2. "Telugu cinema Review - Gharshana - Venkatesh, Asin - Gowtam Menon - Harris Jayaraj". Idlebrain.com. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. "Gharshana Telugu Movie Review - cinema preview stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes". IndiaGlitz. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. "Gharshana review: Gharshana (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com". Fullhyderabad.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. "Welcome to". Sify.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
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