Agyaat (transl. Anonymous) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language mystery-adventure film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Nithiin, Gautam Rode, Rasika Dugal, and Priyanka Kothari in the leading roles.[2][3] The film was released on 7 August 2009.[4] It was dubbed and released simultaneously in Telugu as Adavi. It's the remake of Hollywood movies predator. The film was shot mainly at Sigiriya jungle in Sri Lanka, with some scenes in the Athirappilly forests in Cochin, Kerala, India.[5]
Agyaat | |
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Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
Written by | Nilesh Girkar Puneet Gandhi |
Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala Ram Gopal Varma |
Starring | Nithiin Priyanka Kothari Gautam Rode Rasika Dugal |
Cinematography | Surjodeep Ghosh |
Edited by | Nipun Gupta |
Music by | Imran-Vikram Bapi-Tutul |
Production companies | UTV Motion Pictures Deamforce Enterprise |
Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹50 crore[1] |
A film unit goes for a shoot in a forest but breaks down deep in the jungle. Resulting in a four-day delay, the 9-member cast and crew of a Bollywood movie, including leading lady Aasha, and her egotistical co-star, Sharman Kapoor; decide to relax and take an outing with their guide, Setu. They end up at a picturesque spot and decide to spend the night there not realizing they will soon be stalked and brutally killed by an invisible and unknown beast and/or an extraterrestrial entity.
Song | Music | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
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"Jai Shiv Bum Shambhu" | Imran-Vikram | Prashant Pandey | Runa Rizvi & Bonnie Chakraborty | 5:06 | Song starring Gautam Rode and Priyanka Kothari |
"Kiss You Day And Night" | Imran-Vikram | Sandeep Singh | Bhaven, Banjotsana & Earl | 4:34 | Song starring Nitin Reddy and Priyanka Kothari |
"Koobsurat" | Bapi-Tutul | Prashant Pandey | Shweta Pandit & Vicky B. Joshi | 4:41 | Song starring Nitin Reddy and Priyanka Kothari (Not included in the film) |
"Sunsakte Ho" | Bapi - Tutul | Sarim Momin | Shweta Pandit | 3:49 | Background piece |
"Jungle Jungle" | Imran-Vikram | Sarim Momin | Jankee & Imran | 3:43 | Promotional song starring Priyanka Kothari |
"Na Koi" | Bapi - Tutul | Prashant Pandey | Keka Ghoshal & Bapi Tutul | 3:50 | Background piece |
"Kiss Mix" | Imran-Vikram | Sandeep Singh | Bhaven, Banjotsana, Earl & Jankee | 3:43 | Remix |
Upon release, the film received mixed reviews. Mihir Fadnavis of India.com, who gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5, noted that "There's no way Agyaat isn't a major career embarrassment for director Ram Gopal Varma and a possible career stopper for Nisha Kothari."[citation needed]
Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 3/5 (Watchable) for director Ramgopal Varma's Agyaat; Masand states "At a time when special effects and digital tricks can be used to create just about anything, here's a reminder that what really scares us is the stuff we can't see".[6]
Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India gave 3/5 and noted "It neither thrills nor chills with its repetitive running-for-life sequences and its absolutely infuriating end which offers no explanation whatsoever for the scurrying and screaming".[7]
Subhash K Jha (IBOS) gave 3.5/5 noting "Jungle fever has never been more contagious. Every corner of the Sri Lankan jungle as shot with mesmeric skill by the cinematographer Surjodeep Ghosh is filled with danger."[8]
Taran Adarsh gave this movie a rating of 3.5/5 saying "Ramgopal Varma thinks differently. This time too, the maverick film-maker defies the stereotype and takes to the dense forests of Sri Lanka to meet an 'unknown' force" and explains further "But let's clear the misconception at the very start. Agyaat is no supernatural thriller (like Phoonk) or a horror fest (like Bhoot). This one's more of an adventure thriller that doesn't scare you at all, but makes you a participant in a pulse-pounding journey".[9]