''Rakshasa'' () is a 2005 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 sp ...

crime thriller film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

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 ...

, written by Ranganath and produced by

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. The film features

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

Gajala Gajala (maiden name Gazala Shaikh Khan) is an Indian actress, who has predominantly appeared in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her debut in the Telugu film ''Nalo Vunna Prema'' in 2001. Early life Gazala Shaikh Khan lived in Kuwait before ...

in the lead roles along with

Ruthika Ruthika is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 50 movies in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam languages. Filmography *6 Teens (2001) *Akasa Veedhilo (2001) *Snehamante Idera (2001) * Eduruleni Manishi (2001) *Friends (2002 fil ...

, Amrutha and Kishore in other pivotal roles. The film featured original score and soundtrack composed by Sadhu Kokila. Upon release, the film was appreciated for its making style and won numerous awards at the

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

for the year 2004–05. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as ''Kaliya No. 1''.

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 ACP Harish Chandra/Rakshasa *

as Shabbir's wife * Amrutha * Kishore as Shabbir *

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 ...

as SI Cheluvaraju *

Avinash Avinash Yelandur (born 22 December 1959) is an Indian actor who stars predominantly in South Indian language films, notably in the Kannada and Tamil film industries. He has been in the industry for two decades and has acted in over 200 films. Kn ...

H. G. Dattatreya Wing Commander Harihar Gundurao Dattatreya AE(L) (Retd.) (born 1942), popularly known as Dattanna, is an Indian actor who has appeared in more than 204 films and several plays. Alongside his career as an actor, he served in the Indian Air Force ...

as Doreswamy, Indian Freedom Fighter *

Ramesh Bhat Ramesh Bhat is a multiple-award–winning Indian actor. He has worked predominantly in Kannada films and television serials. Early life Ramesh Bhat was born in Kundapur. He completed his primary education at Manki and portrayed national leader ...

* Kote Prabhakar as Selva * Mohan Juneja * Master Aniruddh *

Pavitra Lokesh Pavitra Lokesh is an Indian film and television actress. She appears primarily in Kannada and Telugu films playing supporting roles. The daughter of stage and film actor Mysore Lokesh, she made her film debut at the age of 16 and has since ap ...

* Vijay * Kaddipudi Chandru * Sai Sunil * Kuri Sagar * Mimicry Dayanand * Killer Venkatesh * Sridhar Raj * Bank Suresh * Jolly Bastin * Muni * Kourava Venkatesh * Mass Madha * Kung-fu Chandru * Shankar Narayan * Vijayasarathi * Myna Chandru * H. M. T. Nandha * Kari Subbu * Suryodaya Parampalli * NGEF Rama murthy * Shailaja Joshi * Badri Narayan * K. V. Manjayya * Guru Murthy * Guru Das * Ramesh Pandith * G. K. Govinda Rao * Dinesh Mangalore * Ganesh Rao Kesarkar * Prithviraj * Tushar Ranganath * Shankar Rao

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the audio was sold on Jhankar Music label. The soundtrack album consists of seven tracks.

Awards

2004–05 Karnataka State Film Awards The 2004–05 Karnataka State Film Awards, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada Cinema released in the year 2004. The awards were announced on 21 September 2005. Lifetime achievement award ...

: # Best Supporting Actor - Kishore # Best Music director -

# Best Art Director - Dinesh Mangalore # Best Child actor - Aniruddh

References

External links

Movie review
2005 films 2000s Kannada-language films Indian action films Films about organised crime in India 2000s masala films Fictional portrayals of the Karnataka Police Films directed by Sadhu Kokila 2005 action films {{2000s-Kannada-film-stub kn:ರಾಕ್ಷಸ