''Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla'' () (also known as ''Rajeeva'') is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by

Ravi Srivatsa Ravi Srivatsa is an Indian director and writer who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for directing ''Deadly Soma'' (2005). Career Ravi Srivatsa worked as a dialogue writer and associate director in many films during the second half of ...

and starring Vijay Raghavendra in the titular role,

Rakshitha Shweta, known by her stage name Rakshita, is an Indian television personality, film producer and former actress known for her work in Kannada cinema. Early life Rakshita was brought up in Bangalore. Her father B. C. Gowrishankar was a cinemato ...

, Vijay and Nagashekhar with Harish Roy as the antagonist. The film was released after a five-year delay.

Plot

Encounter specialists Rajeev, Shravya, Bikku, Musa and Vivek Acharya, dubbed as the ''Panchpandas'', are after gangster Samson and his brother Bachchan, who are in Singapore and controlling the Bangalore underworld.

Cast

Production

The film began production in 2002 and is an amalgamation of '' Kaakha Kaakha'' (2003) and '' Ab Tak Chhappan'' (2004). The film was initially titled ''Rajeev Gandhi Alla Godse''. Tilak was initially considered to play one of the City Crime Branch officers.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sadhu Kokila. *"Maaya Jinke" - Shamitha Malnad *"Huduga Huduga" - Rajesh Krishnan,

Malathi Sahayaseeli Pedhuruppillai, alias Malathi (or Malathy), is the first female fighter of the Tamil Tigers to die in combat, hence revered as the first female martyr. Her death anniversary is commemorated as ''Women's Awakening day''. Her death is s ...

*"Jana Gana Mana" - Hemanth Kumar *"Shanthi Deepa" - Sadhu Kokila

Reception

R. G. Vijayasarathy Rajapur Gopalarao Vijayasarathy was an Indian actor, journalist and film critic who was known for being the only writer of Kannada film reviews for ''Indo-Asian News Service'' and ''Rediff.com'' during the 2000s. He started his work in the 1970s w ...

of '' Rediff.com'' rated the film one out of five stars and wrote that "First up, a warning: ''Rajeeva'' is the cinematic equivalent of being shut up for two hours in a torture chamber" and advised viewers to "Watch the film solely at your own risk".

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*{{IMDb title, 14332752 Indian action drama films Films scored by Sadhu Kokila Films about organised crime in India