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Chingari, alternatively spelled as Chingaari, is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film starring Darshan, Bhavana and Deepika Kamaiah in the lead roles. The film is directed by A. Harsha and the music is composed by V. Harikrishna. It is also dubbed into Hindi as Chingaara.[4] B. Mahadevu produced the film with a budget of ₹7 crore (US$880,000).The film was reported to be inspired by the 2008 French-American film, Taken as well as the 2007 American film Trade.[5]

Chingari
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harsha
Written by	Yoganand Muddan (dialogues) A. Harsha
Produced by	B. Mahadevu
Starring	Darshan Deepika Kamaiah Bhavana Srujan Lokesh YashasSuryaa Madhu Guruswamy
Cinematography	H. C. Venu
Edited by	Deepu S. Kumar
Music by	V. Harikrishna
Production company	Mahashaila Cine Sankula
Distributed by	Samarth Ventures
Release date	3 February 2012 (2012-02-03) [1]
Running time	163 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹7 crores [2]
Box office	₹12 crores [3]

Premise

Dhanush is a CCB officer, who sets out to rescue his fiancèe Geetha in Switzerland who is kidnapped and about to be sold into prostitution.

Cast

• Darshan as Dhanush
• Deepika Kamaiah as Geetha
• Bhavana as Translator
• Srujan Lokesh as Srujan
• Yashas Surya
• Vera Prunn
• Richard Cobill as Jamshem
• Madhu Guruswamy as Vineesh Malhotra

Release

The movie got released in over 180+ theaters on 3 February 2012.[6] Chingaari collected about ₹10 million (US$130,000) gross in its first day,[7] Chingari also released in some of the Bangalore theaters which were screening only non-Kannada films with a great success. The movie broadcasts in the suvarna Kannada on the occasion of May day 2013.[8]

Soundtrack

Chingari
Soundtrack album by V. Harikrishna
Released	2 January 2012 (2012-01-02)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Ashwini Audio

The audio release function of Chingaari is directed by dance director turned director Harsha.A. Sudeep made the audio release on 2 January 2012. V. Harikrishna has composed 5 songs set to the lyrics of Kaviraj, Yogaraj Bhat and Jayanth Kaikini[9]

Reception

Critical response

Srikanth Srinivasa from Rediff.com scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "However, its portrayal of a serious issue such as human trafficking and flesh trade is superficial. Technically, it is a sound film with good special and sound effects. Deepu Kumar has edited it quite well. On the whole, the film is a good way of passing time".[10] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "HC Venu’s cinematography is the best thing about Chingari. Some shot compositions are incredibly  brilliant. Composer Harikrishna, a Darshan regular, could not come up with his usual brilliance".[11] A critic from NDTV wrote "Srujan Lokesh, Sumitra, Ramesh Bhat, Praveen and Yashas Surya have performed well in their respective roles. Hari's scored in background music. Chingari is a well-made film with rich production values and top rated technical work".[12] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "Bhavana, with yet another ‘bold’ act brings to mind the fetish for commodifying women - which the film touches, but barely. This Chingari sputters out (for Darshan’s mass fans) after a brief brilliance".[13] A critic from News18 India wrote "Srujan Lokesh, Sumitra, Ramesh Bhat, Praveen and Yashas Surya have performed well in their respective roles. Hari's scored in background music. 'Chingari' is a well-made film with rich production values and top rated technical work".[14]

Box office

Its first week gross collections crossed ₹ 60.7 million, according to the distributor Prasad. The distributor’s share would be about ₹ 50 million in the first week of its release. It completed 50 days in 10 theatres.[15]

References

External links

• Chingari at IMDb

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