Jogi (film)

Jogi is a 2005 Kannada film with Shivrajkumar and Jennifer Kotwal in the lead roles it was directed by Prem, who had previously directed Kariya. Jogi was released onAugust 2005. Record box office collection was reported across Karnataka and the movie completed 100 days in more than 61 theaters. The film was noted for its technical prowess, colloquial Kannada dialogue and lyrics. Its story revolves around an old lady who comes to the city from her village in search of her presumably lost son. It was remade in Telugu as Yogi starring Prabhas and Nayantara and in in Tamil as Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram starring Dhanush and Meera Jasmine.

With a budget of crores, Shivrajkumars film Jogi started filming in 2004. The team chalked out a 100day shooting schedule in Bangalore, Mysore and Rajasthan. Directed by Prem, Jogi was the home production of Ramprasad, produced under Ashwini Productions. The movie marked the debut of Mumbai actresses Jennifer Kotwal and Yana Gupta in Kannadalanguage films.The film is narrated in a nonlinear fashion, with the use of several multiple flashbacks. In the opening scene, a dreaded underworld don is brutally hacked to death by unknown assailants. The police arrive at the crime scene and arrest the unknown assailant revealed as the superstar hero of the movie. The murder is revealed to be the handiwork of a novice, Madesha alias Jogi, played by Kannada superstar Shivarajkumar who works in a roadside tea stall. ........

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