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Run Antony

Run Antony
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Directed byRaghu Shastri
Written byRaghu Shastri
Screenplay byRaghu Shastri
Produced byParvathamma Rajkumar
Raghavendra Rajkumar
Guru Rajkumar
StarringVinay Rajkumar
Rukshar Dhillon
Sushmita Joshi
CinematographyManohar Joshi
Music byManikanth Kadri
Production
company
Vajreshwari Combines
Release date
  • 8 July 2016 (2016-07-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Run Antony is a 2016 Indian Kannada action thriller film written and directed by Raghu Shastri, making his debut.[1] Produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and Guru Rajkumar under Vajreshwari Hospitality banner,[2] the film stars Vinay Rajkumar and debutants Sushmita Joshi and Rukshar Dhillon in the lead roles.[3] The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Manikanth Kadri whilst the cinematography is by Manohar Joshi.

The filming has taken place from December 2015 and took a stretch of 60 days to complete. The film released on 8 July 2016.[4]

Cast

Production

Development

Raghu Shastri, a former assistant to Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap was approached by Raghavendra Rajkumar to direct the script which he had made ready. Actor Vinay found the script interesting and agreed to star in the film choosing this as his second venture after the success of his first film Siddhartha (2015). The script is said to have a blend of both romance and thriller concepts.[5] Early reports suggested the film would launch in November 2015 which eventually got postponed to December 2015.

Casting

Soon after selecting Raghu Shastry to direct the film, producer Raghavendra Rajkumar along with his actor son Vinay Rajkumar went on to search for the two female leads by browsing through around 500 photographs. They finalized Rukhsar Mir and Sushmita Joshi to play the roles. While Rukhsar hails from Darjeeling and doing her studies in Bangalore, Sushmita also is from Northern India. Veteran actor Devaraj was roped in to play an important supporting role.

Soundtrack

Manikanth Kadri has composed the score and original soundtrack for the film. Actor Puneeth Rajkumar has recorded a song for the film.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Jhanak Jhanak"V. Nagendra PrasadPuneeth Rajkumar03:39
2."Kanna Kareyu"Raghu ShastriSoham Chakraborty, Yazin Nizar05:10
3."Marula"Jayant KaikiniSoham Chakraborty, Supriya Lohith04:46
4."Run Antony Yuva Mash Up" Keerthan Holla, Aravind Mukundan02:56
5."Run Run Run" Divya Kumar, Varijashree Venugopal03:57
6."Summane"Raghu ShastriJaved Ali05:08
Total length:25:36

Reception

The Hindu said running with Antony was tiresome.[7] The Deccan chronicle rated 2 stars to the movie and reviewed the movie as a frustrating experience[8]

References

  1. ^ "Run Anthony Launched". Chitraloka. 15 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Guru Rajkumar to produce Run Anthony". Film Cult. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Rukhsar To Romance Vinay Rajkumar In 'Run Antony". Filmibeat. 16 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Run Anthony Shooting Completed". Chitraloka. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Run Antony will be Vinay's Second Outing". The New Indian Express. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar To Sing For Run Antony". Filmibeat. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  7. ^ Nathan, Archana (9 July 2016). "Running with Antony is tiresome". The Hindu. India. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  8. ^ SM, Shashiprasad (9 July 2016). "A frustrating experience!". Deccan Chronicle. India. Retrieved 16 August 2016.