Prince (2011 film)

Prince
Theatrical release poster
Directed byOm Prakash Rao
Written byM. S. Ramesh (Dialogues)
Screenplay byN. Omprakash Rao
Produced bySandesh Nagaraj
StarringDarshan
Jennifer Kotwal
Nikita Thukral
CinematographyVenus Murthy
Edited byLakshman Reddy
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Sandesh Combines
Distributed bySandesh Combines
Release date
  • 1 April 2011 (2011-04-01)
Running time
2 hours 42 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Prince is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language action film starring Darshan, Nikita Thukral, and Jennifer Kotwal[1] in the lead roles. The film has been directed and written by Om Prakash Rao and produced by Sandesh Nagaraj under Sandesh Combines. The music was composed by V. Harikrishna. The movie is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film Shock.[2]

Premise

Vishnuvardhan "Vishnu", an advertising professional, sets on a crusade with his journalist friend, Preethi, to finish corrupt police officers, Hemanth, Abdullah, and Siddhanth, who are responsible for framing Vishnu as a naxalite and killing his pregnant wife, Anjali.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Harikrishna and released by Anand Audio Video.

Prince
Soundtrack album by
V. Harikrishna
ReleasedJan 31, 2011
Recorded2011
GenreSoundtrack
Length21:44
LabelAnand Audio Video
ProducerV. Harikrishna
V. Harikrishna chronology
Rama Rama Raghu Rama
(2011) 		Prince
(2011) 		Prema Chandrama
(2011)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Benglooralli"V. Nagendra PrasadTippu4:09
2."Khushiyalli"Jayanth KaikiniShaan, Rita4:13
3."Sanje Timealli"Yogaraj BhatJassie Gift, Anuradha Bhat4:42
4."Sarvadhikari"KavirajRanjith, Priya Himesh4:06
5."Karnataka Bumper"V. Nagendra PrasadShankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Sriram4:34
Total length:21:44

Reception

Critical response

A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "While Darshan has done justice to the role, Nikhita, who begins on a glamorous note stirs out a good performance. Venus Murthya's cinematography fails to impress".[3] Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana from Rediff.com scored the film at 1.5 out of 5 stars and says "Om and Darshan have given entertaining films like Ayya and Kalasipalya. However, they disappoint with Prince. But then again you can't say they didn't warn you as their film posters read Prince… 'The stupid fellow'!".[4] BSS from Deccan Herald wrote "if only for the chase in the climax. Using the thespians’ names and their cutouts are mere ruses.  A ‘different’ revenge story whose origins are numerous and confusing, Prince is strictly for Darshan and Omprakash Rao fans".[5] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  " If only the director had paid more attention to the nuances and intricacies. To sum up, an effort gone awry, a far cry from Rao’s previous work Huli, a technically-perfect flick".[6]

References

  1. ^ "Jennifer is all praises for her 'Prince'". Deccan Herald. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Prince Movie Review". chitraloka.com. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ "PRINCE MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Prince is disappointing". Rediff.com. 4 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Prince". Deccan Herald. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Prince: Running for cover". Bangalore Mirror. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.


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