8MM Bullet
8MM Bullet | |
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Directed by | Harikrishna |
Written by | Sri Ganesh |
Produced by | Narayan Babu |
Starring | Vasishta N. Simha Mayuri Kyatari |
Cinematography | Antony R. Vincent |
Edited by | Suresh Armugam |
Music by | Judah Sandhy |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
8MM Bullet is a 2018
Plot
An orphaned Karthik gets framed by the employer for the murder of his wife and is sent to
Karthik remembers his warden's words to be honest in his profession. Unlike the other police at his station, he refuses to be involved in bribes and is made an outcast. One day, Karthik helps a writer who is beaten by his corrupt
Karthik hides from the police as he will be arrested, and is tracked down by Pandian, the new handler of the case, Pandian motivates Karthik to retrieve his lost gun and joins him in his search. Meanwhile, one of the robbers tries to buy his girlfriend a necklace for her birthday and takes all the fresh notes available, despite the boss's opposition. In the jewelry shop, he is exposed as the police kept track of the
Karthik meets an old police man, Srinivas Murthy, who was suspended for letting a naxalite slip away as a constable. It turns out that Devaraj accepted a bribe from the naxalite and had helped him escape, but this has already ruined Murthy's profession. Karthik talks to Murthy about life and how things have changed. After this, Murthy sees the man who sold him the gun and leaves. Murthy kills him with the same gun when he follows Murthy to a isolated road. Murthy is actually the leader of the robbery, and he kills the officer who didn't sanction his
Meanwhile, Murthy follows Devaraj to a bank and attempts another robbery and kills him, after which he throws the money on the street. When Murthy returns home, he finds out that the police have surrounded him. Pandian takes Murthy's grandson hostage. Pandian, with his gun on Murthy's grandsons head, slips, and a shot is fired. In shock, Murthy shoots and kills Pandian, but realize that Pandian's shot had missed and did not hit Murthy's grandson. Murthy grabs the gun and tells Karthik to shoot him. He explains that he did not revealed his cancer to his family, because he heard the family speaking about why God didn't take him instead of his wife. After hearing this, He robbed the bank for them and wanted to live his last days like a king. Murthy tells that he did not mean to shoot that child and felt guilty. Murthy grabs Karthik's hands, puts the gun to his forehead and says he doesn't want to put the family in shame by going to prison then shoots himself dead with the last bullet when Karthik hesitates.
Cast
- Vasishta N. Simha as Karthik
- Mayuri Kyatari as Smitha
- Jaggesh as Srinivas Murthy
- Shobarajas Devaraj
- Rockline Venkatesh as KK
- Adi Lokesh as Babu
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Judah Sandhy.[3]
- "Haniye Haniye" - Judah Sandhy, Shreya Sundar
- "Duniya" - Anthony Daasan
- "Jagava Ghora" - Vasishta Simha, Narayan Sharma
- "Title Track" - Judah Sandhy
- "Ardha Chandra" - Abhinandan Mahshale, Supriya Lohith
Critical reception
Times of India gave 3.5 stars stating, "If cinema noir is your type and you enjoy narratives that try to break the stereotypes, 8MM Bullet is well up your alley."[4] Bangalore Mirror wrote "There are not many flaws in the film except for the unwanted songs, [..] But otherwise, 8MM Bullet is an engaging crime thriller that shows Jaggesh in a never-before-role".[1]
References
- ^ a b "8MM Bullet Movie Review: Flick claims to be inspired by Akira Kurosawa's 1949 film Stray Dog but that's only half true". Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (31 December 2021). "'Senapathi' movie review: Rajendra Prasad unleashes his darker side". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "8MM Bullet Songs Download: 8MM Bullet MP3 Kannada Songs Online Free on Gaana.com". gaana.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Times of India Review". 16 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
External links
- 8MM Bullet at IMDb