Poojari

Not to be confused with Pujari.

Poojari
Directed bySharan
Written byKeshav Adhithya (dialogues)
Screenplay bySharan
Story bySharan
Produced byMohan Kumar
Mallikarjun
Sharan
StarringAdi Lokesh
Neethashree
CinematographyS. Chandrashekar
Edited byBaby Nagaraj
Music byAbhimann Roy
Production
company
Friends Movies
Release date
  • 24 January 2007 (2007-01-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Poojari (transl. Priest) is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Sharan and starring Adi Lokesh (in his lead debut) and Neethashree.

The film was released alongside Arasu (2007) on Republic Day and was a box office failure despite having a large opening.[citation needed] After the film's failure, Adi Lokesh decided to concentrate back on villain roles.[1]

Cast

Production

The film began production in January 2006.[citation needed] Adi Lokesh previously starred in Jogi (2005) and made his lead debut with this film.[1] According to dialogue writer Keshav Adhithya, Poojari is broken down into Poo, which means worship, ja, which means learning jataka and ri, which means repair.[citation needed]

The muhurat of the film was held at Sree Kailasa Vaikunta Mahakshetra Temple in Rajajinagar. Sharan, the producer of this film, also produced Kullara Lok (2002) and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (2005). Similar to the films Om (1995) and Shastri (2005) where brahmins become villains, in this film the lead character uses a machete despite being a priest.[citation needed] Director Sharan did not let Adi Lokesh dub for himself.[1] The film was delayed and Adi Lokesh worked on two other films: Bidda (2008) and Gang Leader (2010).[citation needed]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Abhimann Roy,[2] and the lyrics were written by Sharan Kumar Kabbur, Kantharaj S, Prashanth and Srinivas. The song "Kannale Nanna Chitra Baredanu" was shot in Bangkok.[1] The song "Muddu Muddada Hudugige" was shot in Singapore.[citation needed] The songs were popular prior to the film's release.[citation needed]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Akka Pakka"Abhimann Roy, Chaitra H. G.3:58
2."Ilibyada Maga"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Badri Prasad4:59
3."Janma Kotta Thayi"Vijay Kumar4:11
4."Kannale"Divya Raghavan, Chaitra H. G.5:04
5."Kannale (instrumental)"—5:02
6."Kele Thangaali"Abhimann Roy5:04
7."Muddu Muddaada"Udit Narayan, H. Divya5:01
8."Poojaari"Abhimann Roy, Inchara, H. Divya, Kantha4:21
Total length:37:40

Reception

A critic rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "The film is mass oriented and it attracted the mass audience. [...] Neeta looks glamorous in the song sequences".[3] The film was a box office failure.[4] The film's failure mentally affected Adi Lokesh, and he confined himself to his house for nine months before his friends advised him to return to acting.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "'I want to forget Poojari'". The New Indian Express. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Poojari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ "POOJARY GOOD OPENING". Chitraloka. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ "What happened to Adi Lokesh of the holy Lokesh?". Global Kannada. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023.