2012 Film Shakti

Ravi Shankar">P. Ravi Shankar. This is Ramu Enterprises 32nd film produced by Ramu. The film was released across Karnataka on 6 January 2012.

Shakti
Film poster
Directed by	Anil Kumar
Screenplay by	Anil Kumar
Story by	Ramu Enterprises
Produced by	Ramu
Starring	Malashri Hema Chaudhary P. Ravi Shankar Sadhu Kokila Sayaji Shinde Ashish Vidyarthi
Cinematography	Rajesh Kata
Edited by	Lakshman Reddy (Picture House)
Music by	Vardhan
Production company	Ramu Enterprises
Distributed by	Ramu Films
Release date	6 January 2012 (2012-01-06)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The film production went on floors in July 2011. This marks actress Malashri's 8th film with her husband's home banner. Malashri plays tough cop fighting against corruption. Anil Kumar, who was introduced as a script writer makes his debut at the direction and also scripts the screenplay along with dialogues. The film is expected to release in the first week of January 2012. One of the highlights of the film is the association of 5 stunt directors namely Thriller Manju, Ravi Varma, Ram Lakshman, Palani Raj and Mass Mada.

K. Kalyan has written lyrics for the lone song composed by Vardhan in this film. The song "Bandiyu Saguthide" is sung by veteran actor Shivarajkumar. Akash Audio holds the audio recording rights. Vardhan composed the film's soundtrack for the album consisting of three tracks. The track "Bandi Saaguthide" was sung by actor Shiva Rajkumar, with lyrics written by K. Kalyan.

Critical response

A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "Cinematographers Sudhakar and Rajesh have done a neat job behind the camera. Their contribution in picturising the action sequences is immense". BSS from Deccan Herald wrote "Hardcore Malashree fans will be heartened to see their “Gundina Hudugi” revelling in what she does best. Ditto anger management ‘experts’. But there is little else to appreciate". A critic from News18 India wrote "An experienced director would have been able to make 'Shakti' work at least in B and C Centres. 'Shakti' has absolutely nothing to offer to movie lovers". A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "Too much of a good thing is boring. There is no relief with the dialogues either. Maybe the debutant filmmaker thinks the audience is not intelligent enough to understand the progression of a story without dialogues".