Rustum (2019 film)

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Rustum
Anoop Seelin
Production
company
Release date
  • 28 June 2019 (2019-06-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Rustum is a 2019 Indian

action crime film directed by Ravi Varma in his directorial debut.[1][2] It was produced by Jayanna and Bhogendra under the banner of Jayanna Combines. The film features Shiva Rajkumar, Vivek Oberoi, Shraddha Srinath, Rachita Ram and Mayuri Kyatari in the lead roles, while Harish Uthaman, Mahendran, Arjun Gowda and Shatru appear in supporting roles.[3][4][5][6][7]

The film marks the Kannada debut of Oberoi, Shatru, Mahendran and Uthaman. This is the first Kannada film to be set in Bihar for a large part of the film. The film was also noted to have a large portion of the second half of the film in Hindi language. A sequel was announced after the film became a commercial success at the box office.[8][9]

Plot

Abhishek Bhargav alias Abhi relocates Bangalore with his wife Anjana alias Anju, sister Ammu and little daughter Putti. Abhi meets his new neighbour, who is a headmaster, and learns that the headmaster's son IAS officer Subhakar Deshpande is missing under mysterious circumstances. Subhakar filed a complaint to the police, only for some henchman to threaten him to withdraw the complaint and hand over some evidence to them. After learning this, Abhi decides to support him.

Meanwhile,

SI
Kiran Kumar, Abhi tracks the car's owner, who is actually Durga Prasad's elder son Arjun Prasad.

Kiran arrest Arjun Prasad in order to force him to surrender Aadhi, but is saved by the

ACP
Abhishek alias Rustum.

Past: Abhi relocates with his family to

MLA
named Sundar Pandey at the police station, when he tries to pressurise Bharath to release Bunty.

Due to this, Abhi is suspended for where he, along with his family leave for a break. After learning from Ammu about child beggars increasing in the city due to their organs being removed. Bharath interrogates Bunty where he learns that Durga Prasad and Arjun Prasad are involved in illegal organ trading. With the help of Subhakar, Bharat conducts a sting operation at Durga Prasad's hospital in Goa and collects enough evidence to arrest them for their illegal activities. Bharath heads to Patna to arrest Durga Prasad's henchmen involved in organ trading. Durga Prasad, along with Arjun Prasad arrive and reveals that they killed Subhakar and buried him in a construction site.

Arjun blackmails Bharath by holding Rachu at gunpoint, Realizing that she will be burden for Bharath's honesty. Rachu kills herself in front of Bharath. Enraged, Bharath tries to kill them, but gets killed and frames it as a gang-war. Ammu and Abhi get devastated about Bharath's death where Ammu tries to commit suicide, but is saved by Abhi where he assures that Bharath's death will be avenged. Abhi investigates the incident where he deduce a mole in the department, who is Inspector Yadav where he corces Yadav to shoot himself. Yadav kills himself and Abhi goes undercover to investigate Durga Prasad's involvement in organ trading.

Present: Abhi gets back on duty where he collects evidence from Subhakar's parents and also kills Aadhi. Abhi raids Durga Prasad's warehouses, companies and hospital. Later, Abhi is taken to Durga Prasad where he battles and kills Durga Prasad, Arjun Prasad and their henchmen, thus avenging Bharath's death.

Cast

Production

Vivek Oberoi lent the voice himself.[12]

Music

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."You Are My Police Baby"
Anoop Seelin
3:49
5."Devara Aghaada Ninne"Kailash Kher4:35
6."You Are My Police Baby"Anoop Seelin3:15

Release

The movie was released on 28 June 2019

Reception

Critical response

Rustum received mixed reviews from critics.

Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Rustum is a more contemporary stylized commercial drama, which still tries to retain the tropes of a big hero film. It has its moments and gives ample scope for fans to whistle. It makes for a one-time watch for fans of Sandalwood's Century Star."[13] Aravind Shwetha of The News Minute gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Stunt master Ravi Varma has chosen a safe subject for his debut as director, but he could have at least chosen to tell the predictable story differently. All said and done,  Shivanna fans are likely to be pleased by the effort."[14] A. Sharadhaa of Cinema Express gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Rustum is a good attempt by the first-time director and it will definitely impress Shivarajkumar’s fans."[15]

Shyam Prasad. S of Bangalore Mirror gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Rustum's biggest strength is its screenplay. It is a straightforward story which you would 'encounter' in any decent cop film. The screenplay gives it the ammunition necessary to keep the narration engaging. The dialogues are witty and there are ample one-liners to remember. Some of the scenes are brilliantly conceptualised. Though not exactly the kind of cop movies Saikumar made popular, Rustum is the kind that a stunt master would dream of. It is Ravi Varma's dream come true. For an action film, it has the barest minimum of really violent scenes."[16] Manoj Kumar. R of The Indian Express gave 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "It seems like the filmmakers tried to pull out a narrative out of thin air after going to the sets. In fact, put a bunch of toddlers in a room and ask them to come up with a story, it will still be a better film than what Ravi Varma and his team have created."[17]

Accolades

In 9th South Indian International Movie Awards, the film received 2 nominations.[18][19]

  • Best Debut Director - Ravi Varma
  • Best Cinematographer - Mahendra Simha

References

  1. ^ "Stuntmaster Ravi Varma's directorial debut 'Rustum' to be launched on April 24". The New Indian Express.
  2. ^ "Ravi Varma's tribute to Dr Rajkumar". The New Indian Express.
  3. ^ "Shivarajkumar to play a cop in Ravi Varma's directorial debut". Indian Express. 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Century Star Shivarajkumar in extraordinary frame for 'Rustum'". The New Indian Express.
  5. ^ "Vivek Oberoi is honoured to share screen space with Shivaraj". Times of India.
  6. ^ "Shraddha Srinath to star opposite Shivarajkumar in Ravi Varma's Rustum". The New Indian Express.
  7. ^ "Shraddha Srinath joins the set of Rustum". Times of India.
  8. ^ "Ravi Varma springs a surprise with Rustum".
  9. ^ "Behold, a sequel to Rustum".
  10. ^ "Sakshi Chaudhary to be a part of Rustum - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "Stuntman-turned-director Ravi Varma ropes in Sakshi Chaudhary for Rustum".
  12. ^ "Vivek Oberoi to speak in Kannada for Rustum". Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  13. Times Of India
    . 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Shivarajkumar's cop film is a predictable, fan-pleasing effort". The News Minute. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Rustum Movie Review: A safe, commercial, action film that will be a treat for Shivarajkumar fans". Cinema Express.
  16. ^ "Rustum movie review: Greatest Bhojpuri film ever made in Kannada".
  17. ^ "Rustum movie review: This Shivrajkumar film is a joke". The Indian Express. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  18. ^ "The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2019". South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  19. ^ "SIIMA 2020: Check Out Full Winners' List". ibtimes. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

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