Chingari (2012 film)


Chingari, also titled Chingaari, is a 2012 Indian Kannada 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. B. Mahadevu produced the film with a budget of. The film was reported to be inspired by the 2008 French-American film, Taken as well as the 2007 American film Trade.

Plot

The movie revolves around a Super cop C.C.B. officer Dhanush as he sets out to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend in Switzerland who is about to be sold into prostitution.

Cast

The movie got released in over 180+ theaters on 3 February 2012. Chingaari collected about gross in its first day, 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.

Soundtrack

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

Reception

gave 3 stars for the movie and appreciated Venu's camerawork and also appreciated Darshan and Deepika Kamaiah performance. CNN IBN gave it 3 stars and said, "Darshan impresses with his stylish looks, comical acts and breathtaking action sequences. He dominates the entire film with his superb screen presence."

Box office

Its first week gross collections crossed 60.7 million, according to the distributor Prasad. The distributor’s share would be about 50 million in the first week of its release.It completed 70 days in many theaters and finished 100 days in 10 theatres.