# Ajantha (2009 film)

Ajantha is an Indian film produced and directed by Rajppa Ravishankar. The film was simultaneously shot in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu languages with different starcast.
The lead role was played by Venkatesh in Kannada, Vinu Mohan in Malayalam, Ramana in Tamil and Sai Kiran in the Telugu versions, respectively. Honey Rose was female lead in the Malayalam and Kannada version while Vandana Gupta played the female lead in the Tamil and Telugu versions.
Ilaiyaraaja composed the music and Ilavarasu was the cinematographer for the film. The filming started in 2006 and took three years to complete. The Kannada version was released on 30 October 2009, the Malayalam version was released on 19 July 2012, and the Tamil version was released on 9 November 2012. The Telugu version is yet to release.

## Plot

Singer Anand falls in love with blind Ajantha who is need of a surgery. Anand meets with an accident. How he recovers and funds Ajantha's operation forms the rest of the story.

## Cast

| Actor (Kannada) | Actor (Malayalam) | Actor (Tamil) | Role |
| Venkatesh | Vinu Mohan | Ramana | Anand |
| Honey Rose | Honey Rose | Vandana Gupta | Ajantha | Ajantha |
| Sai Kiran | Sai Kiran | Sai Kiran | Dr. Aravinth | Dr. Aravinth | Dr. Aravinth |
| Aniyappan | Aniyappan | Su. Senthil Kumaran | Anand's friend | Anand's friend |
| Anand | Anand | Sriman | Singer | Singer |
| Vijay Babu | Mamukkoya | Vijay Babu | Music director |
| Honnavalli Krishna | Harisree Asokan | Pandiarajan | |
| Honnavalli Krishna | Kundara Johny | Pandiarajan | |
| Bank Janardhan | Kalabhavan Santhosh | Manobala | Producer |
| Mandeep Roy | Salim Kumar | Madhan Bob | |
| Dingri Nagaraj | — | Balu Anand | |
| Rajppa Ravishankar | Rajppa Ravishankar | Rajppa Ravishankar | Special appearance | Special appearance | Special appearance |
| K. Sivasankar | K. Sivasankar | K. Sivasankar | Special appearance | Special appearance | Special appearance |

## Music

Ilaiyaraaja recorded a record-breaking 36 songs for the film in a week. The audio was launched in August 2008. Ilaiyaraaja won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director of 2009 for the film.

### Kannada version

K. Kalyan wrote the lyrics.
* "Aaye Aaye" - Madhumitha
* "Elli Iruve Swarave" - Ilaiyaraaja, Nanditha
* "Elli Iruve Swarave - 2" - Ilaiyaraaja, Manjari
* "Haaku Baa Ondu Beettu" - Murali, Shweta Mohan
* "Kaigalalli Keyboardu" - Tippu
* "Oh Oh Oh Ivanaa Ivanaa" - Nanditha
* "Pannavu Konchavu" - Nanditha
* "Yaaru Hogada Jaaga" - Vijay Yesudas, Bhavatharini
* "Yaaru Yaarendu" - Vijay Prakash

### Malayalam version

S. Ramesan Nair wrote the lyrics.
* "Aarum Thodatha Poovil" - Madhu Balakrishnan, Bhavatharini
* "Aayae Aayae" - Madhumitha
* "Hradayam Thedum" - Madhu Balakrishnan, K. S. Chitra
* "Kaiyil Oru Key Board" - Madhu Balakrishnan
* "Oh Oh Madana Madana" - K. S. Chitra
* "Oruvan Oruval Yen" - Vijay Yesudas
* "Thurigai Illa" - K. S. Chitra
* "Vekkada Onnu" - Naveen, Swetha

### Tamil version

Mu. Mehta, Pa. Vijay, Snehan, Muthulingam, Thirumavalavan and Su. Senthilkumar wrote the lyrics.
* "Engae Irundhai" – K. J. Yesudas, Manjari
* "Engae Irundhai Isaiyae" – Ilaiyaraaja
* "Engae Irundhai" (Repeat) – Yesudas, Manjari
* "Oh Oh Ilaignan" – Manjari
* "Kaiyil Oru Keyboardum" – Tippu
* "Keerthanai" – Madhumitha
* "Poduda Sakkapodu" – Shweta Mohan, Tippu
* "Thoorigai Indri" – Manjari
* "Yaarum Thodatha Ondrai" – Ilaiyaraaja, Shreya Ghoshal
* "Yarukku Yarendru" – P. Unnikrishnan

### Telugu version

Vennelakanti wrote the lyrics.
* "Aayae Aayae" - Madhumitha
* "Chetilo Key Board" - Tippu
* "Evarukku Evarani" - K. J. Yesudas
* "Evarum Thakkani" - Vijay Prakash, Manjari
* "Kunche Lekha" - Manjari
* "Oh Oh Evvanam Evvanam" - Manjari
* "Raavae Swarama" - Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
* "Raavae Swarama" - Vijay Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
* "Veyyara Okka Beetu" - Tippu, Shweta Mohan

## Reception

Regarding the Tamil version, a critic from Dinamalar wrote that the film is devoid of major twists and that the music is the saving grace.