Mufti (film)
Mufti | |
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Directed by | Narthan |
Written by | Narthan K. Ram Sri Lakshman |
Produced by | Jayanna Bhogendra |
Starring | |
Cinematography | I. Naveen Kumar[1] |
Edited by | Harish Komme [2][3] |
Music by | Ravi Basrur |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Jayanna Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Mufti (transl. Undercover) is a 2017 Indian
Production started in July 2016, and the film was released on 1 December 2017. The film received positive reviews from critics.[6][7] The film was declared blockbuster at the box office and was one of the highest-grossing movies in Shivarajkumar's career.
The film was remade in Tamil in 2023 as Pathu Thala.[8] starring Silambarasan and Gautham Karthik.[9][10] The film's prequel titled Bhairati Ranagal was announced in 2023.[11][12]
Plot
This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (January 2022) |
Gana, an
Gurukanth Bhandri is selected for the
Meanwhile, Kashi brings the cop (who happens to be the one who helped Gana in the undercover operation and also does not know Gana's identity) who leaked the information of unaccounted money on a goods train and tells Gana to shoot him. Gana reluctantly shoots him and feels guilty about the incident, which makes him determined to arrest Bhairathi. The next day, Bhairathi arrives at the mining where Nimbalkar's killers are caught, where it is revealed that Bhairathi did not kill Nimbalkar. Gana saves Bhairathi from a temple attack orchestrated by Pashupathi, who is running for
While Bhairathi goes for a stroll, Gana sneaks into Bhairathi's house and collects various bank account numbers in a book named
Bhairathi is accused of the attacking Kudari, but Bhairathi catches the culprit, who happens to be Bhairathi's driver. The driver is killed and Bhairathi gifts Kudari with plants and flowers as compensation and ask him to stand independently in the elections. It is revealed that Raghuveer Bhandari is the mastermind behind the attacks. While heading for the election office, the car in which Bhairathi and Gana are travelling explodes. It turns out that Raghuveer Bhandari bribed Shabari to kill Bhairathi in return for nominating him in the Ronapura Constituency elections. When Shabari reaches the office, Bhairathi and Gana, who survived the attack, confront Shabari, where Gana gives Shabari's watch to Shabari as he noticed Bhairathi wearing the watch and deducing his trap. Bhairathi kills Shabari, hangs him at the lamppost near Raghuveer's house, and warns him not to interfere.
Vedhavathi, who berates Bhairathi for killing her husband, listens to the conversation of Singa and Gana where she finds that her husband was involved in a
Upon seeing Gana's integrity, Bhairathi surrenders himself to the police and finds the portrait, which he showed it to Avni as a gift from Gana. Gana is appointed as SP and joins the office where he finds the Sri Ramayana Darshanam book where he learns that Bhairathi knew about Gana's identity all along, where Bhairathi is also reading the book's copy in the prison.
Cast
- Shiva Rajkumar as Bhairathi Ranagal
- Sriimurali as Gana
- Shanvi Srivastava as Raksha
- Devaraj as Raghuveer Bhandari
- Chaya Singh as Vedhavathi
- Nyla Pramod as Avni
- Madhu Guruswamy as Singa
- Vasishta N. Simha as Kashi
- Babu Hirannaiah as Shabari
- Sadhu Kokila as Ad Hero
- Chikkanna as James Jackson
- Prakash Belawadi as Ashwath Gunari
- Bala Rajwadi
- Raj Surya as Ronnie
- Vinay Krishnaswamy as Lawyer
- K. S. Sridhar
- Ashok Hegde
- Manjunath Hegde
- Shekhar Rao
- Bus Kumar
Soundtrack
Mufti | |
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Feature film soundtrack | |
Length | 8:10 |
Language | Kannada |
Label | JBC Audio |
Producer | Ravi Basrur |
Original tracklist
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chanooranu" | Sai Sarvesh | Ravi Basrur | 03:15 |
2. | "Onti Salaga" | Narthan M | Vyasraj Sosale, Mohan, Srinivas, Ravi Basrur | 04:30 |
Reception
Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote "This is definitely one of the more interesting narratives that have been told on Sandalwood screen this year and it is worth that visit to the halls if intriguing and innovative commercial dramas are what you like."[13] A Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express wrote "Mufti looks promising and will be another film in Sriimurali’s hit list, and Shivarajkumar’s role will stay in the minds of moviegoers."[14]
Karthik Keramalu of Firstpost wrote "Mufti is a multi-starrer that’s designed to cater to fans of both Shiva Rajkumar and Sriimurali."[15] Indiaglitz gave 4 out of 5 and wrote "Srimurali in the first half wins convincingly for his action, minimum of dialogues; it is Shivarajakumar occupies the whole of second half for his composed performance. The action scenes are very less to Dr Shiv. When he holds his favorite sharp edge weapon ‘Long’ (that he has been holding since Om in 1995), the fans cheer up with his ‘Samhara’."[16]
Accolades
Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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2017 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Editing | Harish Komme | Won | [17] |
65th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actor | Shiva Rajkumar | Nominated | [18] |
7th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actor- Kannada | Shiva Rajkumar | Nominated | [19] [20] |
Sri Murali
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Nominated | |||
Critics' Best Actor | Sri Murali | Won |
Sequel
After the success of the film, the makers decided to explore the back story of the character played by Shivarajkumar and hence the idea got into play when the movie was announced 26 May 2023. The movie is titled Bhairathi Ranagal, which is said to be both a prquel and sequel to the film.[21][22][23]
Remake
The film was remade in Tamil as Pathu Thala by Studio Green, starring Silambarasan and Gautham Karthik.[24][25] It was directed by Obeli N. Krishna and released in March 2023.[26]
References
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- ^ "Best editing: Harish Komme (film: Mufti)". Deccan Herald. 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Best Editing: Harish Komme for Mufti". International Business Times. 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Mufti Kannada Movie Teaser". Click Cinemas. 18 December 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Mufti man on a mission, to make debut in Narthan's first". The New Indian Express. 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017.
- ^ "'Mufti' opens to a great response". News Karnataka. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Shiva Rajkumar's 'Mufti' a smash hit, collects Rs.45 Crore in ten days". The News Minute. 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Silambarasan to resume 'Pathu Thala' shooting soon!". The Times of India. 9 December 2021.
- ^ https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/mufti-remake-str-to-start-shooting-for-the-film-in-karnataka-414893.htm [dead link]
- ^ "Simbu and Gautham Karthik team up for Tamil remake of Kannada film 'Mufti'". 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Shiva Rajkumar To Reprise Bhairathi Ranagal's Role From His 2017 Film Mufti?". News18.com. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Shivarajkumar and Narthan team up for film's prequel". Times Of India. 18 February 2023.
- ^ Suresh, Sunayana. "Mufti Movie Review {3.5/5}: This is definitely one of the more interesting narratives that have been told on Sandalwood screen this year". The Times of India.
- ^ "Mufti' review: Gritty, distinct and has the right cast". The New Indian Express. 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Mufti movie review: Shiva Rajkumar's aura, Sriimurali's bravado help deliver a decent action flick". Firstpost. December 2017.
- ^ "Mufti review. Mufti Kannada movie review, story, rating". Indiaglitz.
- ^ "Karnataka Film Awards Announced 2017 Best Editor (2017) : Harish Komme". Vijaykanataka. 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018". filmfare. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "SIIMA awards 2017 nominations announced". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017.
- ^ "SIIMA Awards 2018 Telugu Kannada winners list". International Business Times. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Shiva Rajkumar To Reprise Bhairathi Ranagal's Role From His 2017 Film Mufti?". News18. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Shivarajkumar and Narthan team up for film's prequel | Kannada Movie News - Times of India". web.archive.org. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/mufti-remake-str-to-start-shooting-for-the-film-in-karnataka-414893.htm [dead link]
- ^ "Simbu and Gautham Karthik team up for Tamil remake of Kannada film 'Mufti'". 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Simbu, Gautham Karthik's Tamil remake of 'Mufti' titled as 'Pathu Thala'". New Indian Express. 24 December 2020.
External links
- Mufti at IMDb