Arjun (2008)
Arjun (2008), directed by Shahuraja Sindhe, starring Darshan Thoogudeepa and Anant Nag.
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Synopsis
Police officer Arjun has strong moral values and lets criminals off with a warning. But he is in a fix when he learns that his father is paying petty criminals to help him catch big criminals.
- Shahuraja SindheDirector
- Janardhan MaharshiScreenplay
About the film
Arjun is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Shahuraj Shindhe. Darshan plays a cop in the titular role, alongside Meera Chopra (in her first and only Kannada film to date). The film features an ensemble cast, including Anant Nag, Urvashi, Suman, Kovai Sarala, and Sanjjana.
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Arjun is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Shahuraj Shindhe. Darshan plays a cop in the titular role, alongside Meera Chopra (in her first and only Kannada film to date). The film features an ensemble cast, including Anant Nag, Urvashi, Suman, Kovai Sarala, and Sanjjana.
Plot
Police officer Arjun has strong moral values and lets criminals off with a warning. But he is in a fix when he learns that his father is paying petty criminals to help him catch big criminals.
Cast
Production
Meera Chopra made her Kannada debut through this film. In this film, she was credited as Nila, which is her onscreen name in Kollywood.
Darshan was signed in to play the cop role again after Ayya and Swamy and worked on this film simultaneously with Navagraha (2008).
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film was composed by V. Harikrishna.
Release and reception
Arjun was theatrically released on 12 August 2008 on the same day as Ramya starrer Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu.
A critic from Sify gave the film a verdict of "average" and opined that "Darshan fans is sure to lap up this mass action masala". Vijayasarathy of Rediff gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wrote that "Darshan does his usual act, but he is handicapped by the lack of a proper story".
Box office
Despite being a panned by critics, the film initially had high collections and performed well at the box office similar to Darshan's previous film Gaja.
References
External links
Arjun at IMDb
Text from Arjun (2008 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjun_(2008_film)
Trivia
- It premiered on August 12, 2008, a Tuesday.
- This film's quiz has 5 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- LanguagesKannada
- StatusReleased
Cast
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Darshan Thoogudeepa
ACP Arjun -
Anant Nag
Jayasimharaja -
Urvashi
Vishalakshi Jayasimha -
Sanjjanaa Galrani
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Meera Chopra
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Suman Talwar
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Sharath Lohitashwa
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Amit Kumar Tiwari
Quiz about this movie
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Difícil de Matar
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Linha de Frente
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Crew
- Shahuraja Sindhe Director
- Janardhan Maharshi Screenplay
Questions about this film
What is Arjun about?
Arjun: Police officer Arjun has strong moral values and lets criminals off with a warning. But he is in a fix when he learns that his father is paying petty criminals to help him catch big criminals.
Who directed Arjun?
Arjun was directed by Shahuraja Sindhe in 2008.
Who stars in Arjun?
The cast of Arjun includes Darshan Thoogudeepa, Anant Nag, Urvashi, Sanjjanaa Galrani and Meera Chopra.
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