''18th Cross'' ( kn, ೧೮ನೇ ಕ್ರಾಸ್) is a 2012 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

-language film directed by Shanker and Produced by Rathna Chikkanna , starring Deepak and

Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit is an Indian film and television actress. She has established a career in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema as a leading actress. Having worked in Soap opera, television serials such as ''Nandagokula'', ''Kaadambari'', and ''Su ...

in lead roles.

Cast

* Deepak as Jeevan *

as Punya *

Ramakrishna Ramakrishna Paramahansa ( bn, রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886),——— — also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,, was an In ...

* Kari Subbu as Benne Krishna *

Vinaya Prasad Vinaya Prakash ( Bhat), also credited as Vinaya Prasad, is an Indian actress who has primarily featured in Kannada, and Malayalam films and TV series besides acting in Telugu language films. She has won the State Best Actress Award for her pe ...

* Jeeva as Inspector Kote * Girish *

Bullet Prakash Bullet Prakash (2 April 1976 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Kannada cinema. Known for portraying comic roles, Prakash appeared in over 325 films. He earned the nickname "Bullet" because he used to ride the motorbike, Roya ...

as Prakasha * Vasthu Venkatesh * Chiranjeevi * Danny * John

Music

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Radhika Pandith hasn’t changed much since her debut movie and has given an excellent performance. Equally good is Deepak. Music by Arjun is quite good. Cinematography by PL Ravi lacks punch". B S Srivani from

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wrote "It’s well-fleshed out and highly relevant. Or is it? To an audience that’s overexposed to a regular dose of similar stories, this film is yet another ho-hum affair. A tight narrative, reasonable performances, camerawork and splendid music fail to keep up with an audience that looks for escapist entertainment and instant gratification — a pity, really". A critic from

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wrote "The first half is slightly better, but the second half is full of gory violence and tragedy-filled sequences. The film fails to engage the audience in the second half. Vinaya Prasad and Ramakrishna have performed their roles with ease. Janya has composed two lovely tunes for the film, 'Thirugi Thirugi' and 'Modhala minchu' are melodious numbers. Overall, an average fare". A critic from ''

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'' wrote "Now we know that Radhika was a good actress from her very first film and Deepak was still learning in his second. Veteran Ramakrishna is seen in a big enough role after a while and Bullet Prakash does not have a role that requires him to monkey around. The director has managed to break stereotypes here. In a nutshell, the film is good, but not compelling enough".

References

{{reflist 2010s Kannada-language films 2012 films