Jogi

Infobox Film
name = Jogi


writer = Prem
starring = Shivarajkumar,
Jennifer Kotwal,
Arundathi Nag
director = Prem
producer = Ramprasad
released = August 22, 2005
runtime = 137 mins
language = Kannada
music = Gurukiran
awards =
budget =

"Jogi" (Kannada: Unicode|ಜೋಗಿ) is a Kannada-language movie, directed by Prem and released on August 22, 2005. It starred Shivarajkumar in the lead role and was supported by Jennifer Kotwal and Arundathi Nag. The music was rendered by Gurukiran.

The movie revolved around a woman who comes to the city from her village in search of her presumably lost son.

Tag line: "A Feel That Never Ends"

Summary

The film is basically narrated in a non-linear fashion, with the use of multiple flashbacks. In the opening scene, a dreaded underworld don is brutally hacked to death by an unknown assailant. The police arrive at the crime scene and arrest the murderer. The murder is revealed to be the handiwork of a novice, Madesha alias Jogi. (Shivarajkumar), who works in a roadside tea stall.

In the meantime, the news about the murder reaches the echelons of the underworld. A rival gang of the slain don bails out Madesha from the lock-up and requests him to be their leader. Madesha rejects their offer and goes back to his tea stall. An inquisitive trainee journalist (Jennifer Kotwal) is eager to know about Madesha and requests an appointment from him. Despite trailing Madesha for several days, she is unable to interview him. Subsequently, the reporter meets an old woman (Arundathi Nag) from a remote village, who has come in search of her lost son. After listening to her story, the reporter assures the woman that she will track out her son.

In the flashback, it is revealed that the old lady's son is none other than Madesha. Madesha originally hailed from a village called as Singanallur and lived with his father and mother. His father (Ramesh Bhat) earned his living as a Jogi - a wandering minstrel, who went from one household to another and collected alms. Due to the strenuous workload, he falls ill and dies. Enticed by his childhood friend, who flaunts his success, Madesha decides to try his luck in the city. However, in the city, he gets tangled with anti-social elements and ends up in jail. His anxious mother comes to the city in search of him.

Cast

* Shivarajkumar - Madesha alias Jogi
* Jennifer Kotwal- nivedhitha
* Arundhati Nag- bhagyakka
* Ramesh Bhat

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Reception and Critical Reaction

The film generated tremendous hype, partly due to Shivrajkumar's peculiar hairdo, music and success of director Prem's previous ventures ("Kariya" and "Excuse Me") [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005112503420300.htm&date=2005/11/25/&prd=fr&] . "Nowrunning.com" praised the film for its authentic portrayal of the underworld and praised Shivrajkumar and Arundhati Nag's acting. "Rediff.com" felt that the movie justified its hype, but could have been trimmed further [http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/22jogi.htm] .

Box Office Earnings

The film was the biggest hit in kannada film industry collecting more than 70 crores till date. [ [http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/20kan.htm Boom time for Kannad films.] ]

Trivia

* The song "Bin ladenu" featured model Yana Gupta for the first time in a Kannada movie.
* This was Prem's third successful movie after "Kariya" and "Excuse Me".
* The dialogues between Shivarajkumar and Arundathi Nag were spoken in Kollegala Kannada.
* The soundtrack of the movie sold around 2,50,000 copies.
* The movie is remade in Tamil as Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram, starring Dhanush [http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/07sd1.htm] and Telugu, as Yogi, starring Prabhas.

References

* http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/20kan.htm
* http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/22jogi.htm
* http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/07sd1.htm