''Belli'' (translation: ''Silver'') is a 2014 Indian

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written and directed by Mussanje Mahesh. It stars

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

and

Kriti Kharbanda Kriti Kharbanda (born 29 October 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada, Hindi and Telugu language films. After beginning her career as a model, she made her acting debut with the Telugu film '' Boni'' (2009) and her Kann ...

in the lead roles alongside an

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of Vinod Prabhakar, Orata Prashanth, Shishya Deepak and Venkatesh Prasad. The supporting cast features

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, Aravinda Rao and Padma Vasanthi. The plot revolves around the journey of five friends in the

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. Produced by H. R. Rajesh, filming commenced in March 2014. The cinematography was done by K. S. Chandrashekar and was edited by Deepu S. Kumar. The soundtrack was composed by V. Sridhar. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics upon theatrical release on 31 October 2014.

Plot

Belli alias Basavaraj (Shiva Rajkumar) migrates from his village to the city in search of a job. He falls into the trap of the underworld under the leadership of a don politician (Gurudutt) and earns good money. In a clash between rival gangs, Belli's boss is killed, prompting Belli to vow revenge against the killers. Meanwhile, Belli falls in love with Sneha (Kriti), the sister of a police officer. The plot proceeds to detail Belli's quest to win Sneha's love while he further descends into the depths of the criminal underworld.

Cast

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

as Basavaraj "Belli"bekari *

as Sneha * Vinod Prabhakar as Babu * Orata Prashanth as Srinivas * Shishya Deepak as Ashwathnarayana Bhat * Venkatesh Prasad as Rafi * Adi Lokesh as Tabli Manja *

Padma Vasanthi Padma Vasanthi is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the films of Padma Vasanthi as an actress include ''Maanasa Sarovara'' (1982) ''Bettada Hoovu'' (1985), '' Mussanje Mathu'' (2008). Awards Career Padma Vasanthi has bee ...

as Basavaraj's mother *

as Nidhi *

Chi. Guru Dutt Chitnahalli Guru Dutt is an Indian actor and director, primarily concentrating on Kannada and Tamil films. He is the son of Chi. Udaya Shankar. Career He debuted along with Shivrajkumar in the Kannada film '' Anand'' (1986). He was launched i ...

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as a doctor * B. V. Radha * Aravinda Rao as ACP Pradeep Kumar * Harish Rai as "Snake" Mohammed *

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* Nagaraj *

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Krishna

Production

Mussanje Mahesh returned to direction with ''Belli'' after a three-year hiatus. He wanted to cast

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

in his film titled ''Maha Shivaratri'' which "unfortunately, ... got shelved". He later narrated the story of ''Belli'' which Shiva liked and signed to play the eponymous lead. Mahesh said that Shiva's character would be seen "in three shades". Vinod Prabhakar, Prashanth, Deepak and Venkatesh Prasad were cast to play parallel leads alongside Shiva. It was reported in March 2014 that

would play the female lead opposite Shiva. Filming began on 19 March 2014 in

. A few days prior to the release Mahesh revealed that Shiva portrays a "mentally unstable character" in the film.

Reception

The film opened with average to negative reviews from critics who noted the plot's similarities to Shiva Rajkumar's films from the previous decade.

Soundtrack

The film's score and soundtrack were composed by V. Sridhar and the audio was created by

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. The audio was released on 28 September 2014 in the presence of the film's entire cast and crew. The event was held at a stadium in Bangalore. Minister

D. K Shivakumar Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar (born 15 May 1962), also known by his initials as D. K. Shivakumar, is an Indian politician who is the 9th and Current Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and also Water resources and Bengaluru Development an ...

., also attended the event. The lyrics are written by Dr. Nagendra Prasad and

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References

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