Chingari (2012 film)

Chingari
Chingari.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarsha
Written byYoganand Muddan (dialogues)
A. Harsha
Produced byB. Mahadevu
StarringDarshan
Deepika Kamaiah
Bhavana
Srujan Lokesh
YashasSuryaa
Madhu Guruswamy
CinematographyH. C. Venu
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Mahashaila Cine Sankula
Distributed bySamarth Ventures
Release date
  • 3 February 2012 (2012-02-03)
Running time
163 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹7 crores to 8.5 crore (US$1.1 million)
Box office₹ 7 crores to ₹ 12 crores

Chingari, alternatively spelled as Chingaari, is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film starring Darshan, Bhavana and Deepika Kamaiah in the lead roles. The film is directed by A. Harsha and the music is composed by V. Harikrishna. It is also dubbed into Hindi as Chingaara. B. Mahadevu produced the film with a budget of 8.5 crore (US$1.1 million). The film was reported to be inspired by the 2008 French-American film, Taken as well as the 2007 American film Trade.

Premise

Dhanush is a CCB officer, who sets out to rescue his fiancèe Geetha in Switzerland who is kidnapped and about to be sold into prostitution.

Cast

Release

The movie got released in over 180+ theaters on 3 February 2012. Chingaari collected about 10 million (US$130,000) gross in its first day, Chingari also released in some of the Bangalore theaters which were screening only non-Kannada films with a great success. The movie broadcasts in the suvarna Kannada on the occasion of May day 2013.

Soundtrack

Chingari
Soundtrack album by
Released2 January 2012 (2012-01-02)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelAshwini Audio
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Baare Baare"KavirajKailash Kher 
2."Gamanava"Jayanth KaikiniJaved Ali, Shreya Ghoshal 
3."Kai Kaiyya"Yogaraj BhatV. Harikrishna 
4."Nee Midiyuve"KavirajSoumya Mahadevan 
5."Chingari Theme" Instrumental 
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Times of India
CNN-IBN
Rediff
Bangalore Mirror

The audio release function of Chingaari is directed by dance director turned director Harsha.A. Sudeep made the audio release on 2 January 2012. V. Harikrishna has composed 5 songs set to the lyrics of Kaviraj, Yogaraj Bhat and Jayanth Kaikini

Reception

Rediff gave 3 stars for the movie and appreciated Venu's camerawork, and also appreciated Darshan and Deepika Kamaiah performance. CNN IBN gave it 3 stars and said, "Darshan impresses with his stylish looks, comical acts and breathtaking action sequences. He dominates the entire film with his superb screen presence."

Box office

Its first week gross collections crossed 60.7 million, according to the distributor Prasad. The distributor’s share would be about 50 million in the first week of its release. It completed 50 days in 10 theatres.


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