Yajamana (2000 film)

Yajamana is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R. Sheshadri and Radha Bharathi. The film is a remake of Tamil film Vaanathaippola which released at the beginning of the same year. The movie became an industry hit by creating many records.^[1] The film stars Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Prema, Shashikumar and Abhijeeth.

Yajamana
DVD cover
Directed by	R. Sheshadri Radha Bharathi
Written by	Ravi Srivatsa (dialogues)
Screenplay by	R. Sheshadri Radha Bharathi
Story by	Vikraman
Based on	Vaanathaippola (Tamil) by Vikraman
Produced by	K. Mustafa Smt. Meharunnisa. K. Rehman
Starring	Vishnuvardhan Prema Shashi Kumar Abhijeeth
Cinematography	Ramesh Babu
Edited by	P. R. Soundar Raj
Music by	Rajesh Ramanath
Production company	Oscar Films
Release date	1 December 2000 (2000-12-01)
Running time	161 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

Shankar sacrifices his own interests and refuses to marry in order to focus his attention on supporting and educating his three younger brothers. However, his life changes when a girl falls in love with him.

Cast

• Vishnuvardhan in dual role as Shankar / Ganesha
• Shashi Kumar as Subramanya
• Abhijith as Shanmukha
• Prema as Sangeetha
• Avinash as Devaraj
• Ramesh Bhat as Ramesh
• Tennis Krishna as Tippesha
• Pavitra Lokesh as Lakshmi
• Swathi as Keerti
• M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Ammamma
• Lakshman as Rajeeva, Sangeetha's father
• Ashalatha as Sangeetha's mother
• Shivaram as hotel owner
• R. G. Vijayasarathy as Swamiji at hotel
• Archana
• Shobaraj
• Michael Madhu as Beggar
• Kazan Khan as Keerthi's cousin who wants to marry her

Production

Two songs were shot at Nepal and Darjeeling.^[2] The film was shot at Chikmagalur while the hotel scenes were shot on a set at Kadur Road, Bangalore.^[3]

Soundtrack

Yajamana
Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album by Rajesh Ramanath
Released	1 April 2000
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	34:47
Language	Kannada
Label	Anand Audio

The official soundtrack contains all songs tuned by Rajesh Ramanath with all the tunes reprising from the Tamil original composed by S. A. Rajkumar except the song "Mysore Mallige". The lyrics for the tracks were penned by K. Kalyan. The album consists of eight tracks.^[4] The song "Namma Maneyalli" is based on "Dil Deewana" from the Hindi film Daag (1999),^[5] which itself borrows its charanam from "Pehli Pehli Baar Mohabbat Ki Hai" from Sirf Tum (1999).^[6] The audio rights for the film was purchased by Anand Audio for 9 lakh rupees. Interestingly, the audio company earned 113 times their investment making 8 crore rupees.^[1] It was also reported to have collected more than ₹3 crore in cassette sales of the film's soundtrack album.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Premachandrama"	Rajesh Krishnan	4:32
2.	"Namma Maneyalli"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan	4:41
3.	"Mysoru Mallige"	Rajesh Krishnan, Chithra	4:01
4.	"Premachandrama"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:23
5.	"Sree Gandhada Gombe"	Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan	5:28
6.	"O Maina O Maina"	Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan	5:35
7.	"Bana Chandrama"	Chithra	1:57
8.	"Navile Pancharangi"	Nanditha, Devan Ekambaram	4:10
Total length:			34:47

Reception

The film opened to positive reviews from critics and media. Vishnuvardhan's acting and music by Rajesh Ramnath were appreciated.^[8] Chitraloka wrote "It is a treat to watch for the family audience. Leave aside that this film is a remake of a Tamil film ‘Vannatha Polai’. The subject is good the making is perfect, the artist contribution is remarkable and Kalyan haunts you with lovely lyrics. Added attraction is immaculately mixed sentiments. You have comedy at regular intervals and take you from all worries".^[9] Online Bangalore wrote "This heavily story-laden movie is filled with family sentiments. Sometimes they even look highly dramatic and unrealistic".^[10] Go4i wrote "In all, Yajamana is an above average film".^[11]

Box office

The film became an all-time blockbuster and collected more than ₹20 crore at the box office.^[12] It went on to create many records. The film completed 100-day runs in 130 main centres, 25 weeks in 51 main centres, 35 weeks in 42 centres and one year in 4 main centres including Apsara theatre in Hubli and Shankar theatre in Chitradurga.^[1][7] The film's silver jubilee function was held at Kanteerava Studios.^[7]

References

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3. "Yajamana's unit back in Bangalore". Indiainfo. Archived from the original on 16 December 2004. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
4. "Yejamana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
5. "When Ravi Jadeja Played "Engal Veetil" From "Vanathai Pola" Song While Working Out At Gym !!". Chennai Memes. 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
6. Patrick, Sylvian [@Sylvianism] (15 October 2023). "Engal Veetil (2000) is a photocopy of Dil Deewana (Daag, 1999). But Dil Deewana shares the charanam with Pehli Pehli (Siri Tum, 1999)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. Srinivas, Srikanth (27 May 2001). "Back to the people". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 24 June 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
8. "Yajamana — Review". Vishnuvardhan.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
9. "YAJAMANA". Chitraloka. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
10. "Online Bangalore review". Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
11. "Yajamana". Go4i. Archived from the original on 10 August 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
12. "Gandhinagar Gossip". The Hindu. 21 July 2006.

External links

• Yajamana at IMDb