Mahira (film)

Mahira is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language crime action film written and directed by Mahesh Gowda and produced by Vivek Kodappa and his friends under the banner The Jackfruit Productions. It features Raj B. Shetty and Virginia Rodrigues along with Chaithra J Achar in the lead roles. The soundtrack of the film is composed by rapper Nilima Rao and Rakesh U.P and the cinematography is by Keerthan Poojary. The editing for the film is done by Ashik Kusugolli. The film released on 26 July 2019.

Mahira
Official poster
Directed by	Mahesh Gowda
Screenplay by	Prashanth P M Mahesh Gowda
Story by	Mahesh Gowda
Produced by	Vivek Kodappa
Starring	Raj B. Shetty Virginia Rodrigues Chaithra Achar
Cinematography	Keertan Poojary
Edited by	Ashik Kusugolli
Music by	Nilima Rao Rakesh UP
Production company	The Jackfruit Productions
Distributed by	Sai Sidhi Productions
Release date	26 July 2019 (2019-07-26)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

Cast

• Raj B. Shetty as Pratap, undercover agent
• Virginia Rodrigues as Maya
• Chaithra J Achar as Adya
• Balaji Manohar
• Gopalkrishna Deshpande as Kashi
• K P Sridhar
• Babu Hirannaiah
• Apoorva Soma Saakre
• Shaukat Ali
• Dileep Raj as Kishore

Soundtrack

Mahira
Soundtrack album by Nilima Rao & Rakesh U P (RaknNili)
Released	2019|02|09
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Kannada
Label	PRK Audio
Producer	Nilima Rao & Rakesh U P (RaknNili)

The film's background score is done by Midhun Mukundhan . The soundtracks are composed by Nilima Rao & Rakesh U P (RaknNili). The music rights were acquired by PRK Audio.

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Theera Mouna"	Pratap Bhatt	Deepak Doddera	3:39
2.	"Yendu Helada"	Vishwajith Rao	Nilima Rao	3:23
3.	"Naanu Nanena"	Vishwajith Rao	Pooja. B. S	4:42
4.	"Nannella Kanasu"	Pratap Bhatt	Nikita Bharadwaj	3:12

Release and reception

The movie released on 26 July 2019 worldwide across 80 centres. It premiered on 24 July 2019 in London.^[1]

Critical reception

Jagadish Angadi of Deccan Herald rated the film 4/5 stars and wrote, "Each frame is a visual treat. The many edge-of-the-seat moments in Mahira are admirably balanced by the emotional scenes. The viewers are never let down and are kept hooked to the story, be it with suspense or sentiment."^[2] Shyam Prasad S. of Bangalore Mirror gave the film 3/5 stars and wrote, "There isn’t a loose end and the screenplay sits tight in what the director attempts to do. The film is technically sound even if it is sometimes hard to connect with the story emotionally."^[3]

A. Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express gave it 3/5 stars and wrote, "A female-centric film, this suspense thriller is Mahesh’s first attempt at an action-packed emotional drama, highly influenced by Hollywood films."^[4] Shashiprasad S. M. of The Asian Age wrote, "Despite a few shortcomings, Mahira guarantees the audience a change that they will not regret but commend the efforts for a brave attempt in the end."^[5] Aravind Shwetha of The News Minute wrote, "Though the actors have performed well, the film falls back on a predictable formula."^[6]