''Jaanu'' is a 2012

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 ...

romantic action film directed by

Preetham Gubbi Preetham Gubbi is an Indian film screenwriter turned director who works in Kannada film industry. He made his debut as a script writer for the blockbuster Kannada film ''Mungaru Male'' in 2006. He debuted as a director for the film '' Haage Sum ...

and produced by Jayanna Combines. Yash and

Deepa Sannidhi Deepa Sannidhi (born Rahasya) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in the 2011 film ''Saarathi''. Personal life Rahasya was born in Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka to Shashidhar and Nanda. She ...

are the lead actors while

Rangayana Raghu Kotturu Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. Portraying mostly comic and negative-shaded characters, he has appeared ...

Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach (born 24 March 1966) known by his screen name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian musician, actor, comedian, film director and producer, and an occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his care ...

Shobaraj Shobaraj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of his notable films include '' Yajamana'' (2000), ''Shabdavedhi'' (2000), '' Police Story'' (1996), and '' Sangliyana Part-3'' (1997). Career Shobaraj has been part of more than 2 ...

among others play the supporting roles.

V. Harikrishna V. Harikrishna (born 5 November 1974) is an Indian film score and Soundtrack, soundtrack composer, playback singer and film producer. He has mainly scored music for Kannada cinema, Kannada films. After his stint as a programmer and assistant mu ...

is the score and soundtrack composer. The movie was remade in Odia in 2018 as ''

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''.

Cast

* Yash as Siddharth *

as Jaanu *

* Laya Kokila *

Chikkanna Chikkanna (born 22 June 1984), is an Indian actor who works in Kannada cinema and appears primarily in comic roles. He made his debut in films with ''Kirataka'' (2011), following which he was recognized for his performances in ''Raja Huli'' (20 ...

Madhu Guruswamy Madhu Guruswamy is an Indian actor. He predominantly acts in the Kannada and Telugu film industries. Early life and career After taking acting lessons at Abhinaya Tharanga, Madhu Guruswamy spent a few years in theater. He was very fon ...

* Raghav Uday *

* Rockline Sudhakar * Rajashekhar Naidu * Sangeetha * M. S. Umesh * Ravi varma

Production

Development

Following ''

Haage Summane ''Haage Summane'' is a 2008 Kannada-language film directed by Preetham Gubbi. Kiran Srinivas and Suhasi played the lead roles. Music was composed by Mano Murthy. The film released nationwide on 26 December 2008. Cast *Kiran Srinivas as Preetham ...

'' and ''

Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam ''Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language romance film starring Duniya Vijay and Ramya. The film is directed by Preetam Gubbi of ''Mungaru Male'' fame. Jayanna and Bhogendra have jointly produced this venture under J ...

'', Preetham Gubbi joined with producers Jayanna Combines, as with earlier films.

Box office

''Jaanu'' was a much anticipated film and got a good opening. But the film met with mixed response upon release, although it went on to be commercially successful at the box office by completing 50 days of run.

Soundtrack

composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack. The album consists of five tracks. Lyrics for the tracks were penned by

Yogaraj Bhat Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian Kannada film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film ''Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kannad ...

and

Jayant Kaikini Jayanth Kaikini (born 24 January 1955) is a poet, short story writer, playwright, columnist in Kannada and a lyricist in Kannada Cinema. He has so far published six anthologies of short stories, four books of poetry, three plays and a collecti ...

. The album released on 13 May 2012.

Reception

Critical response

A critic from ''

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'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Yash rocks with a scintillating performance, Deepa Sannidhi shines as a girl from North Karnataka but could have done a better job. Music by V Harikrishna has some catchy tunes; cinematography by Krishna doesn’t stand up to his reputation". Srikanth Srinivasa from

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scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Harikrishna's music is adequate and so is Krishna's camera work. Director Preetham Gubbi should have dramatised the climax scenes a little more. Jaanu is an average entertainer that lacks the zing thing in the climax that could have left some impression on the audiences' minds". A critic from

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wrote "S. Krishna has handled his work quite efficiently. Hari Krishna's background music is more impressive than his composition work. There are many weak points in 'Jaanu'. Still it is good for a one time watch". A critic from

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wrote "But it is a surprise that filmmakers believe that just the presence of Rangayana Raghu and Sadhu Kokila is enough to make people laugh. It is a forced attempt at laughter that their characters try and does not have the effect".

References

External links

* {{Preetham Gubbi 2012 films 2010s Kannada-language films 2010s action comedy-drama films 2012 romantic comedy-drama films Films scored by V. Harikrishna Indian action comedy-drama films Indian romantic comedy-drama films Films directed by Preetham Gubbi 2012 drama films Kannada films remade in other languages