Plus (Kannada: ಪ್ಲಸ್), also known as +, is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language suspense drama science-fiction film[1] directed by Gadda Viji and co-produced by Yogaraj Bhat. It stars Anant Nag as the lead protagonist with an image makeover.[2][3][4]
| Plus | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gadda Viji |
| Screenplay by | Gadda Viji |
| Story by | Ritesh |
| Produced by | Yogaraj Bhat Rithesh |
| Starring | Anant Nag Chetan Chandra Sudharani |
| Cinematography | Guruprashanth Rai |
| Edited by | Suresh Armugam |
| Music by | Bharath B. J. Ravi Basrur |
Production companies | Filmy People Productions Yogaraj Movies |
| Distributed by | Yogaraj Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
After a lot of hype surrounding the makers' innovative marketing strategy around Ananth Nag's new look; Upon theatrical release on 16 October 2015, the film was panned by critics for being complicated and ambiguous.
Synopsis
editBased on the theme of 'good over evil', the plot of the film revolves around the life of a businessman trying to save himself being attacked by goons on bringing three persons all suffering from different psychological disorders together.
Cast
edit- Anant Nag as Jaii
- Chetan Chandra as Vivek
- Shalini Vadnikatti as Nidhi
- Sudharani as Samarthana
- Aishani Shetty
- P. Ravi Shankar as Rankasura
- Achyuth Kumar
- Suchendra Prasad
- B. Suresha
- Kari Subbu
- Prashanth Siddi
- Shweta Pandit
- Gourish Akki
- Danny
- Devu
- Niranjan
- Rajesh Nataranga as Inspector Kishore
- Pawan Kumar
- Shruthi Hariharan and Ritesh in a special appearance in song "Sunday Banthu"
Soundtrack
edit| Plus | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 4 July 2015 |
| Recorded | 2015 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 33:25 |
| Label | Alpha Digitech |
Bharath B. J. and Ravi Basrur scored the film's background music, and Bharath composed for its soundtrack. The lyrics for the soundtrack was written by Yogaraj Bhat, Goravi Aalduru and Nagesh Prasanna. The soundtrack album consists of ten tracks.[5] It was released in Bangalore on 4 July 2015 in the form of pen-drives.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kaanada Navilidu" | Goravi Aalduru | Chetan Gandharva | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Geluva Daari" | Nagesh Prasanna, Gubbi | Chetan Gandharva, Gubbi | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Namdella Bari Plussu" | Yogaraj Bhat | Vijay Prakash | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Plus Mashup" | Bharath B. J. | 4:02 | |
| 5. | "Shloka" | Anant Nag | 1:05 | |
| 6. | "Sari Tappu Kelada Moha" | Yogaraj Bhat | Papon, Ritisha Padmanabha | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Sunday Banthu" | Yogaraj Bhat | Bharath B. J., Indu Nagaraj | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Narcissistic" (theme) | Bharath B. J. | 2:28 | |
| 9. | "Mesophania" (theme) | Bharath B. J. | 3:04 | |
| 10. | "Discovery" (theme) | Bharath B. J. | 3:24 | |
| Total length: | 33:25 | |||
Reception
editThe Times of India wrote that "The makers tried to call this a medical and science fiction thriller. Though, it ends up being just an experimental good-versus-evil commercial drama".[7] The Hindu wrote that "Plus makes you wonder if storytelling is really that difficult".[8] Deccan Chronicle wrote that "After a recent 'senseless' movie, here is a 'mindless' one, and all credit goes to the director who has positively managed to showcase his talent of making the worst movie ever".[9]
References
edit- ^ "Ravi Shankar turns Rakshasa". The Times of India.
- ^ "Anant Nag dons new look for Kannada film 'Plus'". DNA India.
- ^ "Anant Nag is the Keynote in Gadda Viji's Film". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Ananth Nag gets a suave makeover for his next". The Times of India.
- ^ "Plus (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "'Plus' audio comes". Indiaglitz. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015.
- ^ "+ (Plus) Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of + (Plus) by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ Nathan, Archana (17 October 2015). "Plus review: Is storytelling that difficult?" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ m, shashiprasad s (17 October 2015). "Movie review '+' (Plus): A big minus (-)". Deccan Chronicle.