Abhay (2009 film)

Abhay
DVD cover
Directed byMahesh Babu
Written byJanardhan Maharshi
Produced byB G Babu Reddy
StarringDarshan
Aarti Thakur
CinematographyRamesh Babu
Edited byKiran Kumar K L
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Nithin Productions
Release date
  • 2 October 2009 (2009-10-02)
Running time
140 min
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Abhay is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language masala film directed by Mahesh Babu and produced by Babu Reddy under Nithin Productions banner. The film stars Darshan and Aarti Thakur in the lead roles, while Pradeep Rawat, Om Prakash Rao and Salim Baig appear in pivotial roles.[1]

Cast

Production

Miss India World 2006 Aarti Thakur made her debut with this film.[2] The film was shot in Bangalore, Bangkok, Mysore and Switzerland. Filming was completed in mid-2009.[3]

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by V. Harikrishna.[4]

Sl No Song Title Singer(s) Lyricist
1 "Baanu Kempadante" Sunitha Goparaju Jayanth Kaikini
2 "Yaako Eno" Sonu Nigam V. Nagendra Prasad
3 "Neene Kane" Tippu, Anuradha Bhat Kaviraj
4 "Shaane Bhoga" Malgudi Subha V. Nagendra Prasad
5 "Yammo Mayammo" Rajesh Krishnan V. Nagendra Prasad
6 "Abhay is Crazy" Karthik V. Nagendra Prasad

Reception

Sify gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Darshan is back with yet another formula film. The film is a mix of stale plots and unrewarding scenes."[5] The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "This film, directed by Mahesh Babu, has a masala mix of fights, romance, drama and action that's strictly for Darshan fans."[6] R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Abhay is strictly meant for Darshan fans."[7] Bangalore Mirror wrote "A film that will appeal only to Darshan fans but not in a way that they would want to pay and watch again."[8]

References

  1. ^ "Abhay struggles to impress the audience". The Hindu. 3 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Aarti Thakur, Mrs India World in Abhay". Filmibeat. 9 January 2009.
  3. ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (4 August 2009). "Darshan starrer Abhay completes shooting". Filmibeat.
  4. ^ "Music Launch of 'Abhay'". The New Indian Express. 10 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Abhay". Sify.com. 31 October 2024. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022.
  6. ^ "ABHAY MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 14 May 2009.
  7. ^ "Review: Abhay is a rehash". Rediff.com. 2 October 2009.
  8. ^ "Abhay: The same yarn". Bangalore Mirror. 2 October 2009.