Aakash
Film poster
Directed byMahesh Babu
Written byM. S. Ramesh [Dialogues]
Screenplay byMahesh Babu
Story byJanardhana Maharshi
Produced byParvathamma Rajkumar
StarringPuneeth Rajkumar
Ramya
CinematographyPrasad Babu
Edited byS. Manohar
Music byR. P. Patnaik
Production
company
Sri Chakreshwari Combines
Distributed bySri Vajreshwari combines
Release date
  • 29 April 2005 (2005-04-29)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Aakash is a 2005 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by Mahesh Babu, written by Janardhana Maharshi and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Ramya in the lead roles, while Ashish Vidyarthi and Avinash play pivotal roles.

At the Karnataka State Film Awards, the film won the Best Editor award for S. Manohar.

Plot

Aakash (Puneeth) is a young man who bears a lot of responsibilities over his shoulder. He works in various fields as a driving instructor, swimming trainer and video cameraman to earn his living and take care of his young sister (Ashitha). He works on the principle of "stretch your leg as limit as your bed"!. He meets Nandini (Ramya), the daughter of a rich business man (Avinash) and develops a liking towards her but does not reveal it to her due to his practical belief that he cannot marry a rich girl. But Nandini falls for Aakash after knowing him better. However, this irks Nandini's brother (Kishore), who begins to play fowl in Aakash's personal life. Aakash's sister engagement gets cancelled, and also he loses his job due to the influence of Nandini's brother. The rest of the plot describes the struggles faced by Aakash and the steps he takes to win over them.

Cast

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Mahesh Babu who earlier assisted Vijay Reddy, Kishore Sarja and M. S. Ramesh.[1]

Soundtrack

Aakash
Soundtrack album by
Released8 March 2005
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length27:54
LabelJhankar Music
External audio
audio icon Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

R. P. Patnaik composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack.[2] The album consists of seven tracks.[3] Lyrics for the 5 tracks were penned by K. Kalyan. And other 2 tracks, "Habba Habba" and "Hodi Hodi" penned by Sri Ranga and V. Nagendra Prasad respectively. The songs "Neene Neene" and "Aaha Entha Aa Kshana" became popular upon the audio release.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aaha Entha Aa Kshana"K. KalyanK. S. Chithra4:58
2."Habba Habba"Sri RangaUdit Narayan4:30
3."Hodi Hodi"V. Nagendra PrasadPuneeth Rajkumar4:32
4."Neene Neene"K. KalyanKunal Ganjawala4:31
5."O Mariya"K. KalyanKunal Ganjawala5:08
6."Yenidu E Dina"K. KalyanRajesh Krishnan1:53
7."Aaha Entha Aa Kshana (Bit)"K. KalyanShreya Ghoshal2:22
Total length:27:54

Reception

A critic from Sify wrote that "Akash is a clean family entertainer from the home production of Dr Rajkumar, the icon of Kannada cinema. Compared to his earlier four films, Puneeth Rajkumar has worked hard in this love story which has a message for the youth of today".[4] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Akash is certainly an enjoyable film. Puneet's performance and Ramya's glamourous screen presence will remain in your memory for a long time".[5]

Box office

Sify wrote, "This will be Puneeth’s biggest hit as in Mysore, Bangalore and Hubli, Akash is getting 95 percent collections right from the day of its release. Puneeth is a happy man and is surprised at the collection figures. Meanwhile Apthamitra collections have come down as two films Akash and Chandramukhi is taking over."[6] The film ran for more than two-hundred days.[7]

References

  1. "Soaring success". The Hindu. 10 June 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. "Akash". JioSaavn. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. "Akash (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. "Akash". Sify. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.
  5. "Akash is enjoyable". Rediff.com. 2 May 2005.
  6. "Bangalore box-office! - Sify.com". Sify. 25 May 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "This day 15 years back: Blockbuster movie 'Aakash' starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Ramya was released". The Times of India. 29 April 2020.
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