Chingari (2012 film)

Chingari, alternatively spelled as Chingaari, is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film starring Darshan, Bhavana and Deepika Kamaiah in the lead roles. The film is directed by A. Harsha and the music is composed by V. Harikrishna. It is also dubbed into Hindi as Chingaara.[4] B. Mahadevu produced the film with a budget of ₹7 crore (US$880,000).[5] Chingari is a remake of the 2008 French-English action thriller film Taken, starring Liam Neeson in the lead role.[6]

Chingari
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. Harsha
Written byA. Harsha
Produced byB. Mahadevu
StarringDarshan
Deepika Kamaiah
Bhavana
Srujan Lokesh
YashasSuryaa
Madhu Guruswamy
CinematographyH. C. Venu
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Mahashaila Cine Sankula
Distributed bySamarth Ventures
Release date
  • 3 February 2012 (2012-02-03)[1]
Running time
163 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹7 crores [2]
Box office₹12 crores [3]

Premise

Dhanush is a CCB officer, who sets out to rescue his fiancée Geetha in Switzerland who is kidnapped and about to be sold into prostitution.

Cast

Release

The movie got released in over 180+ theaters on 3 February 2012.[8] Chingaari collected about ₹10 million (US$130,000) gross in its first day,[9] Chingari also released in some of the Bangalore theaters which were screening only non-Kannada films with a great success. The movie broadcasts in the suvarna Kannada on the occasion of May day 2013.[10]

Soundtrack
Chingari
Soundtrack album by
V. Harikrishna
Released2 January 2012 (2012-01-02)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelAshwini Audio
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Baare Baare"KavirajKailash Kher4:15
2."Gamanava"Jayanth KaikiniJaved Ali, Shreya Ghoshal4:18
3."Kai Kaiyya"Yogaraj BhatV. Harikrishna3:36
4."Nee Midiyuve"KavirajSoumya Mahadevan3:56
5."Chingari Theme" Instrumental1:45

The audio release function of Chingaari is directed by dance director turned director Harsha.A. Sudeep made the audio release on 2 January 2012. V. Harikrishna has composed 5 songs set to the lyrics of Kaviraj, Yogaraj Bhat and Jayanth Kaikini[11]

Reception

Critical response

Srikanth Srinivasa from Rediff.com scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "However, its portrayal of a serious issue such as human trafficking and flesh trade is superficial. Technically, it is a sound film with good special and sound effects. Deepu Kumar has edited it quite well. On the whole, the film is a good way of passing time".[12] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "HC Venu’s cinematography is the best thing about Chingari. Some shot compositions are incredibly  brilliant. Composer Harikrishna, a Darshan regular, could not come up with his usual brilliance".[13] A critic from NDTV wrote "Srujan Lokesh, Sumitra, Ramesh Bhat, Praveen and Yashas Surya have performed well in their respective roles. Hari's scored in background music. Chingari is a well-made film with rich production values and top rated technical work".[14] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "Bhavana, with yet another ‘bold’ act brings to mind the fetish for commodifying women - which the film touches, but barely. This Chingari sputters out (for Darshan's mass fans) after a brief brilliance".[15] A critic from News18 India wrote "Srujan Lokesh, Sumitra, Ramesh Bhat, Praveen and Yashas Surya have performed well in their respective roles. Hari's scored in background music. 'Chingari' is a well-made film with rich production values and top rated technical work".[16]

Box office

Its first week gross collections crossed ₹ 6 crore, according to the distributor Prasad. The distributor's share would be about ₹5 crore in the first week of its release. It completed 50 days in 10 theatres.[17]

References
  1. "Uppi first Darshan next!". 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012.
  2. "Sandalwood progress report of first half of 2012". News18 India. 3 July 2012.
  3. "Sandalwood: Hits and misses of 2012". The New Indian Express. 22 December 2012.
  4. "Chingaari Release on January 27". chitraloka.com. 20 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  5. "Bypassing copycats, Sandalwood style". Bangalore Mirror.
  6. "Kannada Review: 'Chingari' is interesting". News18. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  7. "Teju lands lead role in 'Mumbai'". Bangalore Mirror.
  8. "Chingaari Darshan's Biggest Multiplex Release". chitraloka.com. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  9. "Chingaari Collected Two Crores on Day One". chitraloka.com. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  10. "Chingaari in Majority of Non-Kannada Theatres". chitraloka.com. 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  11. "Chingaari Audio Released". chitraloka.com. 3 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  12. "Review: Chingari is quite racy". Rediff.com. 3 February 2012.
  13. "Chingari: Taken for granted". Bangalore Mirror. 3 February 2012.
  14. "Review: Chingari". NDTV. 6 February 2012.
  15. "Chingari". Deccan Herald. 3 February 2012.
  16. "Kannada Review: 'Chingari' is interesting". News18 India. 5 February 2012.
  17. "Samarth Ventures Happy about Chingaari". chitraloka.com. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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