John Jani Janardhan (2016 film)
| John Jani Janardhan | |
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| Directed by | Guru Deshpande |
| Written by | Bibin George, Vishnu Unnikrishnan |
| Produced by | L. Padmanabh K. Girish C.N.Shashikiran |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Santhosh Rai Pathaje |
| Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production company | M. R. Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
John Jani Janardhan is a 2016 Kannada comedy drama film directed by Guru Deshpande.[2] It features Ajay Rao, Yogesh and Krishna in the lead roles, while the debutant Kamna Ranawat feature as the female lead.[3] It also features actress Malashri in an important role. The film is the official remake of the successful Malayalam film Amar Akbar Anthony (2015) which was directed by Nadirshah.[4] The film's musical score and songs are by Arjun Janya.
The film released on 9 December 2016 across Karnataka.
Cast
[edit]- Ajay Rao as Janardhan
- Yogesh as Jani
- 'Madarangi' Krishna as John
- Kamna Ranawat
- Malashri as Policewoman
- M. S. Umesh
- Vaijanath Biradar
- Girija Lokesh
- Tennis Krishna
- Gurunandan
- Srinivasa Murthy
- Bank Janardhan
- Ravishankar Gowda
- Prashanth Siddi
- Bank Janardhan
- Chitra Shenoy
- Yashwanth Shetty
- Jayashree
- Dia
- Sanketh Kashi
- Lakshmidevi
- Aindrita Ray as an item number
Production
[edit]In early April 2016, the film was announced by Guru Deshpande who was working simultaneously on other two scripts. It was announced that he is gearing up for a third film which was a multi-starrer comedy. Earlier it was reported that the reformed don Muthappa Rai would produce the film under his home banner. Later it was revealed that he would only be presenting the film and not producing. After having roped in the three male lead roles, the makers browsed through many profiles to select the female lead. The search ended with the makers signing in Mumbai based model Kamna Ranawat to make her debut through this film. Although skeptical about Malashri's consent to star in the film for an important character role, the producers were surprised to have got her nod to play the role. Actress Aindrita Ray was roped in to dance for a special song alongside all the three male leads.[5]
The film was officially launched in May 2016 and the shoot was completed by 30 July 2016.[6]
Soundtrack
[edit]| John Jani Janardhan | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 3 October 2016 |
| Recorded | 2016 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 19:19 |
| Label | Jhankar Music |
The film's score and soundtrack was composed by Arjun Janya. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks.[7] Lyrics for the tracks were penned by Chandan Shetty, Guru Deshpande, Alemari Santhu, A. P. Arjun, K. Kalyan and Chethan. A rap number was included in the album titled "Kannada Kaliyale" ("A Aa E Ee"), which the team hoped could encourage youngsters to speak Kannada language.[8] The song, written by Chandan Shetty, features all the three male leads on screen. The distribution rights of the album were given to Jhankar Music.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A Aa E Ee" | Chandan Shetty, Guru Deshpande | Chandan Shetty | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Hudugeer Hudugeer" | Alemari Santhu | Vijay Prakash | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Roomige Ondhu" | A. P. Arjun | Vijay Prakash, Hemanth Kumar | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Onde Thayi Makkalu" | K. Kalyan | Shreya Jaydeep | 4:23 |
| 5. | "John Jani Janardhan" | Chethan | Benny Dayal | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Preetiya Paarivala" (not included in album) | |||
| Total length: | 19:19 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "John Jaani Janardhan Release Postponed". Chitraloka. 9 November 2016.
- ^ Joy, Pratibha (7 April 2016). "Meet John Jani Janardhan..." The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Kamna Ranawat the Face of John Jani Janardhan". The New Indian Express. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016.
- ^ "John Jani Janardhan : Amar Akbar Anthony Kannada remake starts rolling". On Lookers Media. 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Aindrita romances three men". The Times of India. 14 August 2016.
- ^ "John Jani Janardhan shooting completed". City Today. 30 July 2016.
- ^ "John Jani Janardhan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Learn Kannada says John Jani Janardhan". The New Indian Express. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016.