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Wikipedia article
'Shabdavedhi' is a 2000 Kannada-language action drama film directed by S. Narayan and produced by Sri Bhargavi Arts Combines. The film stars Rajkumar, Jayapradha, K. S. Ashwath, Sowcar Janaki, Umashree. The music was composed by Hamsalekha.
This film marked the last acting venture of the celebrated actor Rajkumar. The movie is based on a novel of same name by Vijay Sasanur. The film was a commercial success and completed a 25-week run at the theatres.
The title refers to the Shabda-bhedi proficiency in Indian archery that involves shooting at a target not by seeing it visibility, but by hearing it.
Shabdavedhi is about Sandeep (Rajkumar), a strict police officer crusading against narcotics. The man is so straight that when his wife Vathsala (Jayaprada) refuses to reveal the identity of a key link in the drug ring that he is investigating, he beats her in lockup. Eventually he overcomes all the usual attempts to throw him off the chase like tarnishing his reputation and implicating him in lock-up death cases and tracks the ring down to its last man.
Cast
* Rajkumar as Inspector Sandeep
* Jaya Prada as Vathsala (voice dubbed by B. Jayashree)
* K. S. Ashwath as G. K. Kamalakar, Police Commissioner of Bangalore
* Sowcar Janaki as Sandeep's mother
* Mukhyamantri Chandru as Raghava
* Umashree
* Bhavanishankar as Thammayya Shetty
* M. S. Umesh
* Shobhraj as De Cruz
* Chi. Guru Dutt
* Honnavalli Krishna as Krishna
* Daali as Subbu
* Karibasavaiah
* Renukamma Murugodu
* Rajeev
Production
This film has its credit as the comeback film of Rajkumar after almost six years. This was the first time that S. Narayan, age of 35 directed a film starring the legendary actor. The film was shot locations such as K R Circle in Bangalore, Abhiman Studio on the city's outskirts, Rama Mandira in Rajajinagar, Kashmir.
Mysore's police commissioner Kempaiah has given guidance for star's uniforms in the movie.
The producer of the film had originally planned to have Bhanupriya as the female lead, but she was living abroad having married then. Jayaprada was then chosen as the female lead actor
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Soundtrack
Hamsalekha composed the film's background score and the soundtrack, also writing lyrics for it. The soundtrack album consists of six tracks.
Reception
'Shabdavedhi' received mixed reviews from critics upon release, but the film was a commercial hit with fans flocking the cinemas from day one of the release. Tickets were being sold in black for 12 times the actual price. The movie completed a run of 25 weeks in the Main Theatre Kapaali and 100 days in many centres across Karnataka.
The first day of release was marked by an incident at Bangalore's famous Kapali Theatre. A technical snag in the audio system at the theatre reportedly led viewers to ransack the place causing the owners a loss worth 20 lakh.
References
Category:2000s Kannada-language films
Category:2000 films
Category:Films scored by Hamsalekha
Category:Films directed by S. Narayan
Category:Indian action drama films
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