Arjun (2008 film)

Arjun is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Shahuraj Shindhe. Darshan plays a Cop in titular role, alongside Meera Chopra (in her first and only Kannada film to date). The film features an ensemble cast, including Anant Nag, Urvashi, Suman, Kovai Sarala, and Sanjjana.^[1]

Arjun
Directed by	Shahuraj Shindhe
Screenplay by	Janardhana Maharshi
Story by	Shahuraj Sindhe
Produced by	N Mohankumar Shashikala Narendranath N Jayanna Bhogendra
Starring	Darshan Meera Chopra
Cinematography	P. K. H. Das
Edited by	Deepu S. Kumar
Music by	V. Harikrishna
Production company	Jayanna Films
Release date	12 August 2008 (2008-08-12)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

Police officer Arjun has strong moral values and lets criminals off with a warning. But he is in a fix when he learns that his father is paying petty criminals to help him catch big criminals.

Cast

• Darshan as Arjun
• Meera Chopra as Nila/Kodan Rama's daughter
• Anant Nag as Jayasimharaja
• Urvashi as Vishalakshi Jayasimha
• Suman as Surya alias Gunnies East
• Kovai Sarala as Surya's wife
• Sanjjana as Arjun's girlfriend
• Sharath Lohithaswa as Naga alias Medda Naga South
• Ajay as Ajaya alias Adda Kasubi West
• Amit Tiwari as Rahul alias Mama North
• Sathyajith as Police Officer
• Bullet Prakash as Auto Driver
• Sadhu Kokila as Vegetable Buyer
• Rekha Das as Vegetable Seller
• Shailaja Joshi as Kodan Rama's wife

Production

Meera Chopra made her Kannada debut through this film.^[2] Darshan was signed in to play the cop role again after Ayya and Swamy and worked on this film simultaneously with Navagraha (2008).^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by V. Harikrishna.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Balle Balle"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal	5:16
2.	"Taubare Taubare"	Kaviraj	Tippu, Jassie Gift	4:12
3.	"Leftalli Jayamala"	Kaviraj	Jassie Gift	4:21
4.	"Gunturu Gunturu"	Kaviraj	Chaitra H. G., Jassie Gift, Tippu	4:32
5.	"Ye Kanaka"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Shankar Mahadevan	4:34
Total length:				22:55

Release

Arjun was theatrically released on 12 August 2008 on the same day as Ramya starrer Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu.^[5]

Reception

A critic from Sify gave the film a verdict of "average" and opined that "Darshan fans is sure to lap up this mass action masala".^[6] Vijayasarathy of Rediff gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wrote that "Darshan does his usual act, but he is handicapped by the lack of a proper story".^[7]

Box office

Despite being a panned by critics, the film initially had high collections and performed well at the box office similar to Darshan's previous film Gaja.^[8]