Yejamana

Yajamana
Kannada: ಯಜಮಾನ
Directed by	R. Sheshadri Radha Bharathi
Produced by	Meharunnisa Rehaman K. Musthafa
Written by	Vikraman
Screenplay by	R. Sheshadri Radha Bharathi
Based on	Vaanathaippola by Vikraman
Starring	Vishnuvardhan Prema Shashikumar Abhijeeth
Music by	Rajesh Ramanath
Cinematography	Ramesh Babu
Edited by	P. R. Soundar Raj
Production company	Oscar Films
Release dates	1 December 2000
Running time	161 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Box office	₹42 crore (US$6.2 million)[1]

Yajamana is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language film directed by R. Sheshadri and Radha Bharathi (who earlier directed a Tamil film Vaigasi Poranthachu). It is based on the plot of Tamil film Vanathai Pola. The film features Vishnuvardhan, Prema, Shashikumar and Abhijeeth and others.^[2] The film was a run away block buster hit running for a whole year in the theaters and looting the box office.

Records

Many people started wearing the 'traditional panche' after the movie was released. The tickets for the movie were sold out at least two weeks in advance and the black ticket were sold for Rs.1000 in 2000. The movie created various records. The film broke all previous records and ran for a whole year in many main theaters including Ramakanth Theater in Mangalore and Shankar Theater in Chitradurga.^[3] The film completed 35 weeks in more than 15 main centers and 25 weeks in more than 25 main centers across Karnataka.^[4] The Tamil Production house Oscar Films by Venu Ravichandran had organized a grand function at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday 20 May to celebrate the success of the film.^[5] The function was attended by lot of dignitaries like minister Roshan Baig, former minister Ekanthaiah and K.C.N.Chandru and thousands of Vishnu fans. When asked the actor about this in an interview, "I have reached 175 films and I feel that doing one or two films a year is all right. I am very busy for the next few years with projects. I am being very selective", he said.^[6]

Cast

• Vishnuvardhan
• Shashikumar as "Subramanya"
• Prema as Sangeetha
• Abhijeeth
• Avinash
• Ramesh Bhat
• Tennis Krishna as Tennis
• Pavitra Lokesh
• Swathi as 'Swathi'
• M. N. Lakshmi Devi as Ammamma

Soundtrack

Yajamana
Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album by Rajesh Ramanath
Released	1 April 2000
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	34:47
Language	Kannada
Label	Anand Audio

The official soundtrack contains all songs tuned by Rajesh Ramanath with all the tunes reprising from the Tamil original composed by S. A. Rajkumar. The lyrics were penned by K. Kalyan. The album consists of eight soundtracks.^[7]

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Premachandrama"	K. Kalyan	Rajesh Krishnan	4:32
2.	"Namma Maneyalli"	K. Kalyan	S. P. Balasubramanyam, Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan	4:41
3.	"Mysoru Mallige"	K. Kalyan	S. P. Balasubramanyam, Chithra	4:01
4.	"Premachandrama"	K. Kalyan	S. P. Balasubramanyam	4:23
5.	"Sree Gandhada Gombe"	K. Kalyan	Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan	5:28
6.	"O Maina O Maina"	K. Kalyan	Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan	5:35
7.	"Bana Chandrama"	K. Kalyan	Chithra	1:57
8.	"Navile Pancharangi"	K. Kalyan	Nanditha, Devan Ekambaram	4:10
Total length:				34:47

Reception

Box Office

The movie was declared as a blockbuster^[8] and is one of the highest grossing Kannada movies of all time.

References

1. Renu Saran (4 March 2014). History of Indian Cinema. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. p. 130. ISBN 978-93-5083-651-4.
2. "Yajamana - Review". Vishnuvardhan.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
3. http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5167/1yearp.jpg
4. http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/7937/38390420707108603627210.jpg
5. "Best Actor". Vishnuvardhan.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
6. "Welcome to". Sify.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
7. "Yejamana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
8. "2000 Year Round Up - chitraloka.com | Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Image". www.chitraloka.com. Retrieved 2015-11-12.