Ajagajantara (transl. The difference between a goat and an elephant) is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language romantic black comedy film directed by Kashinath who himself stars in the film alongside Anjana and Sriraksha. Actor director Upendra did an extended cameo.[1] The plot was loosely based on the 1988 novel Indecent Proposal [2] which was adapted into 1993 American movie of the same name which inspired the 1994 Telugu movie Subhalagnam which in turn was remade in 1997 in Kannada again as Ganga Yamuna and also in Hindi as Judaai (1997).[3]
| Ajagajantara | |
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| Directed by | Kashinath |
| Written by | Upendra (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Kashinath Upendra |
| Story by | Gayathri Cine Creations |
| Produced by | Kashinath Doddayya Sathyanarayana Datthathreya Umapathy |
| Starring | Kashinath Anjana Sriraksha Sudheendra Bank Janardhan |
| Cinematography | Umapathy |
| Edited by | Subrahmanyam |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
Production company | Sri Gayathri Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
editThe story revolves around a wife who puts up her husband for sale and the trouble that follows.
Cast
edit- Kashinath
- Anjana
- Sriraksha
- Sudheendra
- Sathyabhama
- Somasekhar Rao
- Bank Janardhan
- Prakash
- Ramachandra
- Anjanappa
- Gotoori
- Chaya
- Kavitha
- Padmashree
- Ramaprabha
- Shanmugam
- Suresh Devanagare
- Sorat Subrahmanyam
- Vijanath Biradar
- Uma
- Rathnashree
- Sundaramma
- Prathibha
- Ramesh
- Dheerendra Kulakarni
- Venkatesh
- Kumar
- Autoraja
- Padmini
- Sudarshini
- Prabhamma
- Upendra as the owner of Dum Dum Agarbattis (extended cameo appearance)
Production
editThe film was scripted by Gayathri Cine Creations, which earlier worked on Anantana Avantara's script. It was directed, co-produced, and acted by Kashinath. Hamsalekha composed the songs, while music director, V. Manohar, and actor, Upendra (in his struggling days), wrote the lyrics. Upendra himself had penned the dialogue and wrote the screenplay along with Kashinath. He also made a cameo appearance.[5]
Soundtrack
edit| Ajagajantara | |||||
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| Released | 1991 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 24:30 | ||||
| Language | Kannada | ||||
| Label | Lahari Music | ||||
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The songs were composed by Hamsalekha and recorded by Krishnamurthy. The lyrics were penned by Kashinath's proteges V. Manohar and Upendra.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nooru Gandu Banderu" | Manjula Gururaj | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Love Love Lavva" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:09 |
| 3. | "Thattona Thattona" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Dooradalli Kano Bettavu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Latha Hamsalekha | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Jeevanada" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:47 |
| Total length: | 24:30 | ||
Release
editThe movie was released on 24 January 1991. Upon release the movie received positive response from the people and went on to run for more than 180 days in movie halls. The movie was declared a blockbuster at the box office. It is considered to be one of the best movies in the career of Kashinath. The humorous sequences in the movie were well appreciated by the people. The movie since then has a massive cult following in Karnataka.[6][7][8] Anjana, who played the wife's role, catapaulted to fame after the successful run of this movie.[9]
References
edit- ^ "This Day, That Year: Upendra's debut as hero, the cult classic 'A' turns 24". The Times of India. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via The Economic Times.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B81QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LxUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5398%2C4058215
- ^ "Veteran Kannada film actor Kashinath passes away". The New Indian Express. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Ajagajanthara – ಅಜಗಜಾಂತರ (1991/೧೯೯೧)". 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Upendra started his career as an actor". The Times of India. 19 May 2014 – via The Economic Times.
- ^ https://www.sandalwoodking.rocks/threads/kashinath.721/#post-50821
- ^ "I have never undergone any directorial training". Rediff. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Kannada film actor Kashinath passes away". The Times of India. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via The Economic Times.
- ^ "Sandalwood News: ನೆನಪಿದ್ದಾರಾ ಅಜಗಜಾಂತರ ನಟಿ ಅಂಜನಾ; ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತಮ ಅವಕಾಶಗಳಿದ್ದರೂ ಇದ್ದಕ್ಕಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಬಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದು ಏಕೆ?". Hindustan Times (in Kannada). 31 July 2023. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
External links
edit- Ajagajantara at IMDb