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| Kannada | ರಾಕ್ಷಸ |
| Directed by | Sadhu Kokila |
| Written by | Tushar Ranganath |
| Screenplay by | Sadhu Kokila |
| Produced by | Ramu |
| Starring | Shiva Rajkumar Gajala Kishore Rangayana Raghu |
| Cinematography | Krishnakumar |
| Edited by | T. Shashikumar |
| Music by | Sadhu Kokila |
Production company | Ramu Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Rakshasa (transl. Demon) is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film directed by Sadhu Kokila, written by Ranganath and produced by Ramu. The film features Shiva Rajkumar and Gajala in the lead roles along with Ruthika, Amrutha, Kishore and Rangayana Raghu in other pivotal roles.[1][2][3][4]
The film featured original score and soundtrack composed by Sadhu Kokila. Upon release, the film was appreciated for its making style and won numerous awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2004–05.
Cast
- Shiva Rajkumar as ACP Harish Chandra/Rakshasa
- Gajala
- Ruthika as Shabbir's wife
- Amrutha
- Kishore as Shabbir
- Rangayana Raghu as SI Cheluvaraju
- Avinash
- H. G. Dattatreya as Doreswamy, Freedom Fighter
- Ramesh Bhat
- Kote Prabhakar as Selva
- Mohan Juneja
- Master Aniruddh
- Pavitra Lokesh
- Vijay as Thambi Palani
- Kaddipudi Chandru
- Sai Sunil
- Kuri Sagar
- Mimicry Dayanand
- Killer Venkatesh
- Sridhar Raj
- Bank Suresh
- Jolly Bastin
- Muni
- Kourava Venkatesh
- Mass Madha
- Kung-fu Chandru
- Shankar Narayan
- R. G. Vijayasarathy
- Myna Chandru
- H. M. T. Nandha
- Kari Subbu
- Suryodaya Parampalli
- NGEF Ramamurthy
- Shailaja Joshi
- Badri Narayan
- K. V. Manjayya
- Guru Murthy
- Guru Das
- Ramesh Pandit as Pandit
- G. K. Govinda Rao
- Dinesh Mangalore
- Ganesh Rao Kesarkar
- Prithviraj
- Tushar Ranganath
- Shankar Rao
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Sadhu Kokila and the audio was sold on Jhankar Music label.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reelu Illi Helodella" | Kaviraj | Shankar Mahadevan | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Kumbara Madike Maadida" | K. Kalyan | Hariharan, Nanditha | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Jollu Jollu Jollayya" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Chaitra H. G. | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Ninagagi Ninagagi" | K. Kalyan | Hemanth, Nagachandrika | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Gooli Gooli Gurayisu" | Ranganath | Udit Narayan, Malathi | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Odu Odu Odu" | Ranganath | Sadhu Kokila | 2:21 |
| 7. | "Raakshasa (Victory Theme)" | Sadhu Kokila | 1:45 | |
| Total length: | 26:35 | |||
Awards
- Best Supporting Actor - Kishore
- Best Music director - Sadhu Kokila
- Best Art Director - Dinesh Mangalore
- Best Child actor - Aniruddh
References
- ↑ "Raakshasa is exceptional!". Rediff.com. 25 March 2005. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ↑ "Rakshasa". Sify. 28 March 2005. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ↑ "Raakshasa". Webindia123.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ↑ "Raakshasa". Indiaglitz. 10 June 2005. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ↑ "Raakshasa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 17 February 2006. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05". Viggy. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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