Bharjari was released on 15 September 2017 and became a commercial success at the box office. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Pushparaj The Soldier, Hindi as same title, Tamil as Ivan Pattalathan and Malayalam as Soorya The Soldier.
Plot
Surya, an orphan youth, gets a chance to join the military but decides to help a girl and her family. In the process, he learns about his biological parents and grandparents. How he will reconcile with his family and the hurdles he faces forms the movie's plot.
Bharjari was announced in April 2015 with Chethan Kumar directing and writing its screenplay and production by R. Srinivas and Sreekanth K. P. under RS Productions. Dhruva Sarja was signed to play the male lead and Sooraj S to play the antagonist. Sarja had previously collaborated with the team in Bahaddur (2014). Rachita Ram was signed to play the female lead and a supporting role by Tara Anuradha was confirmed in the same month.[3]Sudharani also joined the cast to play an important supporting role.
The muhurat shot was taken on 12 June and filming began on 25 June 2015. Prior to this, in line with promoting the film, a first-look teaser was released by the makers on YouTube in the form typography on 11 June.[4] Calling it a 'look test', the director said it was a first in Kannada cinema.[5]
Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "This is a mass entertainer which nearly works with a slight lag in the second half, but it does have enough to ensure at least one visit to the cinema halls."[9] Shyam Prasad S of Bangalore Mirror gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Despite the slick narrative, amazing screen presence of Dhruva Sarja and grandly mounted sets, Bharjari is but a motley hotchpotch of situations from standard commercial films."[10] Shashiprasad SM of Deccan Chronicle wrote "The director has carefully penned every word to give it a 'blockbuster' feel."[11] A Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express wrote "Chethan Kumar and Dhruva Sarja seem to have cracked the commercial-movie formulae. The whistles and the crowds at the theatre give a thumbs-up to their effort."[12]
