Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding Vajramuni
Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding Vajramuni or simply known as Birbal [2] is a 2019 Kannada language crime thriller film written and directed by MG Srinivas.[3] The film is the first instalment of the Birbal Trilogy.The movie also marked the third character based trilogy in Kannada after CID 999 and Sangliyana.[4]
| Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding Vajramuni | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | MG Srinivas |
| Produced by | T. R. Chandrashekar |
| Written by | Prasanna VM (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | MG Srinivas |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Saurabh Vaibhav Kalacharan |
| Cinematography | Bharat Parasuram |
| Edited by | Srikanth Shroff |
Production company | Crystal Park Cinemas |
| Distributed by | Crystal Park Cinemas BKG Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 163 minutes [1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Rukmini Vasanth made her debut as lead actress.[5] This movie introduced 8D song for the first time in Kannada. This was the first Kannada movie to use the Scribble effect. This was also the first time that VFX had been done in Canada for a Kannada film.[4][6][7] Its sequels are titled Birbal Trilogy Case No. 2: Avrn bitt, Ivrn bitt, Ivryaru? and Birbal Trilogy Case No. 3: Turremane.
The movie was praised for employing the Rashomon Effect in its story narration technique. [8] The movie was reported to be loosely based on the 2017 Korean movie New Trial.[9][1] The Telugu remake of the film Thimmarusu: Assignment Vali will be released in 2021. [10][11]
Plot
One rainy midnight cab-driver murder happens on road, bartender (Vishnu) who going to home after work saw car suspicious and inform the police. But Police arrest the Vishnu as culprit and create evidence against him. Court announced life-Sentence.
After few years later young intelligent lawyer(Mahesh Das) join the law-firm whose intention is to provide justice at free for weaker section in society.
Mahesh choose Vishnu case and want to reopen the case, while Vishnu on Parole.
Cast
- MG Srinivas as Mahesh Das
- Rukmini Vasanth as Jahnvi[5]
- Madhusudhan Rao as Inspector Raghavan
- Sujay Shastry as Shastry
- Vineeth Kumar as Vishnu
- Suresh Heblikar as Mr.Hegde a Lawfirm head
- Ravi Bhat as Ram Das
- Aruna Balraj as Sumitrama, Vishnu mother
- Keerthi Baanu as Inspector Vajramuni
- Krishna Hebbale as Partha Sarathi, Public Prosecutor
- Kavitha Gowda Speacial Appearance
Music
| Birbal | |
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| Soundtrack album by Saurabh Vaibhav and Kalacharan | |
| Released | 2019 |
| Recorded | 2019 |
| Studio | Crystal Park Cinemas |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 6:51 |
| Label | Crystal Music |
Songs composed by Saurabh Vaibhav and Kalacharan and released under the label of Crystal Music [12]
Track list
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Birbal Title Track" | Trilok Trivikram | Saurabh Vaibhav | Saurabh Gupta | 2:44 |
| 2. | "Ragini Madam" | Ajith Hedge Boppanalli MG.Srinivas | Kalacharan | Sanjith Hegde | 4:06 |
Original soundtrack of the movie composed by Saurabh Vaibhav, Saurabh lokhande and released under label of Crystal Music.[13]
Original soundtrack
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Birbal theme" | 0:45 |
| 2. | "Mahesh Das alias Birbal" | 1:52 |
| 3. | "The Murderer" | 2:15 |
| 4. | "Butterfly effect" | 2:48 |
| 5. | "The Trap" | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Raghava theme" | 2:47 |
| 7. | "The Attack" | 1:13 |
| 8. | "Vajramuni theme" | 1:20 |
| 9. | "The witness" | 1:16 |
| 10. | "First Dimension theme" | 1:14 |
| 11. | "Second Dimension theme" | 1:40 |
| 12. | "Mahesh Das and Janhavi Love theme" | 2:01 |
| 13. | "The Vishnu's love theme" | 2:57 |
| 14. | "The Plot" | 0:53 |
| 15. | "Burqa theme" | 4:30 |
| 16. | "Vishnu vs Mahesh" | 1:49 |
| 17. | "Amogha Arrest" | 2:43 |
| 18. | "Freeze Scene" | 3:33 |
| 19. | "The Final Reveal" | 1:00 |
| Total length: | 42:18 | |
Release
The movie released on 18 January 2019 and gained positive reviews from audience. The director's efforts and an engaging screenplay received praise from the critics.[14] It was reported that Hindi film makers had approached the director and producer for the remake rights.[15] The movie released on online platform Amazon Prime on 20 April 2020.[16]
References
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- "'Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding Vajramuni' review: A watchable thriller". The News Minute. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "Birbal movie review: An investigation which kills two plus hours". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "Birbal Trilogy has a lot of firsts: MG Srinivas". Times Of India. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- Anien, Tini Sara. "Rukmini worked for 17 hours straight for Birbal Trilogy". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "International names give Birbal Trilogy a Hollywood touch". Times Of India. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "'Birbal Trilogy is a Kannada film made like an English thriller'". Times Of India. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- KARTHIK KERAMALU (18 January 2019). "Birbal Movie Review: A Fun Thriller That Holds Your Attention". filmcompanion. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- Shashiprasad SM (23 January 2019). "Birbal movie review: Birbal, from Korea". deccanchronicle. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- https://www.chitraloka.com/news/23125-birbal-to-be-remade-in-telugu-as-thimmarusu.html
- "Birbal Trilogy Telugu remake titled Thimmarasu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- "Birbal Songs". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "Birbal Original Soundtrack". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "BIRBAL MOVIE REVIEW: A SLOW-MOVING WHODUNNIT". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "Birbal Trilogy to be remade in Hindi". Times Of India. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "After Dia and Love Mocktail another Kannada movie sets a trend on Amazon Prime". The Prime Time. Retrieved 30 May 2020.