| Bhairava Geetha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Siddharth Thatholu |
| Written by | Ram Vamsi Krishna Ram Gopal Verma |
| Screenplay by | Ram Vamsi Krishna Ram Gopal Verma |
| Produced by | Bhaskar Rashi Ram Gopal Verma |
| Starring | Dhananjay Irra Mor Bala Rajwadi |
| Cinematography | Jagadeesh Cheekati |
| Edited by | Anwar Ali |
| Music by | Ravi Shankar |
Production company | Rashi Combines |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Kannada Telugu |
Bhairava Geetha is a 2018 Indian Kannada-Telugu bilingual romantic action film jointly written by Ram Gopal Verma and Ram Vamsi Krishna while directed by Siddharth Thatholu. The film is produced jointly by veteran Ram Gopal Verma and Bhaskar Rashi under the production banner Rashi Combines. The film stars Dhananjay and Irra Mor in the main lead prominent roles.
Ravi Shankar was roped into composing music for the film while cinematography is handled by Jagadeesh Cheekati, and editing is done by Anwar Ali. The film had its theatrical release on 14 December 2018 and opened to mixed and mostly negative reviews from critics and audiences with mainly the story and screenplay being criticised despite a well composed performances from Dhananjay and Irra Mor.[1][2]
Geetha, who belongs to a family with a hard-core faction backdrop, returns to her village after finishing her studies. She then falls in love with her father's henchman. The couple elopes when her father orders to kill Bhairava. The remaining plot of the story, including the climax, reveals how Bhairava and Geetha tackle the challenges.[3]
The film title, Bhairava Geetha, was set according to the names of the lead characters in the film. The film was officially made in Kannada-language and was dubbed in the Telugu version with the same name. This film was also the 30th film to be written and produced by Ram Gopal Varma.[4] The official trailer for the film was released on 1 September 2018.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Modala Modala Bhethiyalle" | Vijay Prakash, Shweta Mohan | |
| 2. | "Nee Nanna Bhagavathgeethe" | Vijay Yesudas, Chinmayi | |
| 3. | "Iruvi Goodnaag" | Anirudha Sastry, Indu Nagaraj | |
| 4. | "Eno Aadhangide" | D. Sathyaprakash, Anirruddha Sastry | |
| 5. | "Yee Daasyada Mushtiyu Bigiyali" | Shashank Sheshagiri, Anirrudha Sastry | |
| 6. | "Appikondu Nange Jo Laali" | Mukesh |
The film also faced censorship issues and was supposed to be released on 21 October 2018 but was postponed to 14 December 2018.[5] Later, the film received "A" certificate from the censor board.[6]
The film was released worldwide on 14 December 2018 and received mixed reviews after several postponements due to the censorship issues with the Censor Board.[7] The film had earlier scheduled to hit the screens in the box office race with 2.0 on 30 November 2018 but postponed to 7 December 2018.[8]
The story of the film is set to be old but was set in a good tone but was criticised for its screenplay. The first half of the film was appreciated, but the second half was criticised for the over exposure of violence.[9] The Sify gave 2 out of 5 stars, stating that the plot of the story is a shallow tale of forbidden love.[10]
