Tag: Raghavendra Rajkumar

  • James film evaluation: Puneeth Rajkumar’s one remaining trip into the sundown

    It’s an emotional second for enthusiasts as Puneeth Rajkumar’s remaining movie, James, releases on his birthday. The tragic circumstance below which this film has been launched makes it important and particular. Puneeth would have became 47 lately if he had no longer died remaining 12 months because of a cardiac arrest, within the top of his occupation.

    The action-thriller has folks lining as much as watch their idol to what he did perfect at the display screen, one remaining time. Director Chethan Kumar opens James in an overly acquainted approach. He introduces the principle villains (there are lots, if truth be told) and the principle war, after which units the level for the hero’s access. Our hero Santhosh Kumar, performed by means of Puneeth Rajkumar, runs a non-public safety company referred to as J Wings. He will get employed by means of a wealthy businessman to rescue his daughter, who has been taken hostage by means of his trade opponents. Whilst best policemen and politicians on his payroll fail the aggrieved businessman, Santhosh doesn’t consider carefully ahead of taking on the duty.

    Additionally, later we discover out that rescue operations are proper up Santhosh’s alley. The advent scene of Santhosh ticks all of the containers within the hero access guide. A devoted side-kick, performed by means of Rangayana Raghu, talks up Santhosh. As composer Charan Raj’s orchestra performs the beats with a full-throttle blast, we first see Santhosh’s toes, then his silhouette after which him boarding his costume-made muscle vehicle. We don’t see his face but and it feels just like the director is biding his time. However, taking into account the circumstance, Chethan is aware of that the enthusiasts are keen to peer Puneeth’s face. It’s somewhat a unique second for them as that series is likely one of the remaining scenes that he had shot ahead of his premature loss of life. So Chethan helps to keep the target market ready just a little longer, with bated breath.

    Minimize to a car-chase series. We handiest see Puneeth’s eyes during the rare-view replicate as he plays a sequence of manoeuvres in the back of the wheels to flee the enemy assault. After which he skilfully burst open water pipes at the road-side along with his vehicle. With water from the damaged pipes pouring at the avenue like rain, drenching the entirety round it, Puneeth turns at the wipers of his rotating vehicle, there, we in the end see his face one remaining time – alive and kicking. The instant the target market has been looking ahead to.

    One can’t break out the sturdy sense of despair that incorporates the data of the truth that it’ll be the remaining time one would see Puneeth dance, struggle, smile, cry and ship punchlines. And one would wish to savour those moments with out sussing an excessive amount of. Shivarajkumar’s voice has strangely are compatible Puneeth completely. Puneeth’s elder brothers Shivarajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar have performed cameos within the film. They each play the lecturers for a gaggle of younger orphaned boys making ready them spiritually and psychologically to take care of the loss of life of family members with power.

    In a single scene, Puneeth’s persona is shot in intestine. A chum reveals him mendacity immobile. Then he holds Puneeth’s shoulders and provides him a difficult shake. Puneeth comes again to existence sprouting blood from his mouth. However, it sort of feels some issues may just handiest occur in films.

  • Shivarajkumar, Raghavendra destroy down at James tournament: ‘After Puneeth’s loss of life, we’re hurting inside of’

    The makers of the approaching Kannada film James held a grand pre-release tournament in Bengaluru not too long ago. The development was once attended by way of fashionable actors around the state and the members of the family of film icon Puneeth Rajkumar, who passed on to the great beyond final yr on the age of 46.

    Puneeth’s elder brothers Raghavendra Rajkumar and Shivarajkumar was very emotional speaking on the tournament.

    Raghavendra stated, “See how he (the God) stopped a wonderfully operating automobile. Have a look at me, I’m nonetheless limping round right here. And it makes me disenchanted. I suffered a heart-attack, stroke and I’ve a pacemaker fitted. And nonetheless, I’m alive. I can cross in search of him (Puneeth). I can cross the place he’s. I will be able to’t tolerate it anymore, I’m in a position to depart.”

    Raghavendra’s remarks made Shivarajkumar destroy into tears. “It pained me so much to peer Ragu (Raghavendra) discuss like that. As a result of all of them are more youthful than me and I’ve to peer Ragu (struggling like that), Appu leaving us. Consider how I should be feeling amongst these kind of issues. I smile, cross to shoot and do dubbing, however I’m hurting inside of. We’ve got celebrated Appu in our circle of relatives so much. He was once everybody’s puppy. I by no means even idea {that a} time would love this come. I needed our folks stayed with us for 100 years. However, they left us. Together with them, the more youthful one left us too. It’s very painful. Now not only for folks in Karnataka, however around the nation. When I used to be capturing in Krishnagiri, not too long ago, the folks of that position got here to me and condoled his loss of life. We have been blessed to have a brother like that,” Shivarajkumar stated.

    Puneeth died of cardiac arrest in October final yr when the capturing of James was once in its final leg. Director Chethan Kumar then were given Shivarajkumar to dub for the Puneeth within the film.

    “It’s now not simple to dub for every other artist. Particularly, it was once very difficult to dub for Appu. I’ve additionally achieved a small section on this film. For the final 4-5 years, we had mentioned the speculation of appearing in a film in combination. We had even heard a few scripts however it by no means materialized,” he stated.

    James additionally stars Priya Anand, Au Prabhakar, Srikanth R. Sarathkumar, Hareesh Peradi amongst others. The movie is due in cinemas this Thursday.