''Lakshmana'' is a 2016 Indian

Kannada language 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 ...

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...

directed and written by R. Chandru. The film stars newcomer Anoop and

Meghana Raj Meghana Sunder Raj Sarja (born 3 May 1990) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam and Kannada films along with a few Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in the 2009 Telugu film ''Bendu Apparao R.M.P''. She has won ...

with

V. Ravichandran Veeraswamy Ravichandran (born 30 May 1961), known mononymously as Ravichandran, is an actor, director, producer, music director, lyricist and editor in the Kannada Film Industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravi ...

playing a cameo role. The soundtrack and original score is composed by

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian film score soundtrack composer and singer. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film ''Autograph Please''. Since then he has composed and scored music for successful films such as '' Biruga ...

whilst the cinematography is by Santhosh Rai Pathaje. The film is a remake of Telugu film ''

Athanokkade ''Athanokkade'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Surender Reddy. It was produced by Nandamuri Janaki Ram, Kalyan Ram's elder brother, under the banner N. T. R. Arts. It stars Kalyan Ram, Sindhu ...

'' (2005) directed by

Surender Reddy Surender Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with ''Athanokkade'' (2005), which won him Nandi Awards, Nandi Award for Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director, Best Fi ...

. The film was officially launched on 12 June 2015 in presence of Karnataka Chief Minister

Siddaramaiah Siddaramaiah (born 3 August 1947), also referred to by his nickname Siddu, Siddaramaiah served as Chief Minister of Karnataka from 13 May 2013 to 17 May 2018 and currently serving as the leader of the opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assemb ...

. The film's teaser was launched by the acclaimed filmmaker

S. S. Rajamouli Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli ( ; born 10 October 1973) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is the highest paid director in India, and is known for his action, fantasy, and epic genre films. T ...

in December 2015. The film released on 24 June 2016 across

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

. On the same day, Jigarthanda was released. Both the movies' music is composed by Arjun Janya.The film was a disaster.

Cast

* Anoop as Lakshmana *

* Prabhakar * Chikkanna * Pradeep Rawat *

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 ...

* Sridevi Vijayakumar * Chitra Shenoy * Avinash *

as Police Officer (guest appearance)

Soundtrack

The music for the film and soundtrack are composed by

. The soundtrack album consists of 6 tracks and one instrumental piece.

References

External links

* 2010s Kannada-language films Indian action films Films scored by Arjun Janya Kannada remakes of Telugu films Indian films about revenge Films directed by R. Chandru 2016 action films {{2010s-Kannada-film-stub kn:ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ