Banaras (2022 film)

Indian film

Banaras

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Jayatheertha
Written by| Jayatheertha
Produced by| Tilakraj Ballal[1]
Muzammil Ahmed Khan
Starring| Zaid Khan[2]
Sonal Monteiro
Sujay Shastry
Devaraj
Achyuth Kumar
Cinematography| Advaitha Gurumurthy
Edited by| K. M. Prakash
Music by| B. Ajaneesh Loknath

Production
company

NK Productions

Distributed by| Sakthi Film Factory (Tamil Nadu)
Panorama Studios (North India)
KVN Productions (Karnataka)

Release date

* 4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)

Running time

| 160 minutes
Country| India
Language| Kannada

Banaras is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language[3] romance film written and directed by Jayatheertha[4] and produced by Tilakraj Ballal. It stars Zaid Khan[5] and Sonal Monteiro in the lead roles.[6] The film's music composer is B. Ajaneesh Loknath and cinematographer is Advaitha Gurumurthy.[7] The film was set to be released early 2021 but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, It was released on November 4, 2022.[8][9]

## Plot

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Banaras is a poignant love story set in the backdrop of Kashi (Varanasi/Banaras). The film saw the debut of Zaid Khan. Most of the film's scenes were shot in Banaras except a few portions filmed in Bengaluru.[7]

## Cast

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* Zaid Khan[10] as Sidharth Simha
* Sonal Monteiro as Dhani
* Sujay Shastry as Shambu
* Devaraj as Ajay Simha
* Achyuth Kumar as Narayan Shastry
* Barkath Ali as Peter Jakson
* Sapna Raj as Shiva
* Debobrato Mukherjee as Ravi[11]

## Release

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Banaras was released in cinemas on 4 November 2022 in Kannada along with a Hindi dubbed version.

## Music

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Banaras

Soundtrack album by

B. Ajaneesh Loknath

Released| 2022
Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Language| Kannada
Label| Lahari Music
T-Series
Producer| B. Ajaneesh Loknath

The film's music was composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath. The music rights are owned by Lahari Music and T-Series for Hindi and South languages.

KannadaNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Maaya Gange"| V. Nagendra Prasad| Armaan Malik| 4:37
2.| "Hennu Hadeyalu Beda"| Janapada| Harshika Devanath| 4:09
3.| "Troll Song"| V. Nagendra Prasad| B. Ajaneesh Lokanth| 3:20
4.| "Belakina Kavithe"| V. Nagendra Prasad| Sanjith Hegde, Sangeetha Ravindranath| 3:39

MalayalamNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Maaya Gange"| Arafat Mohammed| Hesham Abdul Wahab| 4:37
2.| "Penny Piravi"| Akhil M. Bose| Badra Rejin| 4:09
3.| "Troll Song"| Aadi, Akhil M Bose| Jassie Gift| 3:20
4.| "Hrudayamithaake"| Aadi| Karthik, K. S. Chithra| 3:39

TamilNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Maaya Ganga"| Palani Bharathi| Armaan Malik| 4:37
2.| "Pennin Nilaildhudhaana"| Palani Bharathi| Harshika Devanath| 4:09
3.| "Troll Song"| Palani Bharathi| Tippu| 3:20
4.| "Ilakana Kavithai"| Palani Bharathi| Pradeep Kumar, K. S. Chithra| 3:39

TeluguNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Maaya Gange"| Krishna Kanth| Armaan Malik| 4:37
2.| "Kannu Terchina Paata"| Kasarala Syam| Indravathi Chauhan| 4:09
3.| "Troll Song"| Bhaskarabhatla| Tippu| 3:20
4.| "Tholi Tholi Valape"| Krishna Kanth, Bhaskarabhatla| Karthik, K. S. Chithra| 3:39

HindiNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Maaya Gange"| Arafat Mohammed| Armaan Malik| 4:37
2.| "Maiya Meri"| Shekhar Astitwa| Rashmeet Kaur| 4:09
3.| "Troll Song"| Arafat Mehamood| Nakash Aziz| 3:20
4.| "Ghazalon Ki Tarah"| Arafat Mehmood| Javed Ali, Bela Shende| 3:39

## See also

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* List of films impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

## References

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1. ^ "Audio rights of NK Productions film Banaras sold to T- Series and Lahari Music for a whopping price". 26 October 2021.
2. ^ Anandraj, Shilpa (7 July 2021). "Zaid Khan on 'Banaras': A worthwhile struggle". The Hindu.
3. ^ "Banaras : पांच भाषाओं में रिलीज होगी फिल्म बनारस और उसके गाने, इस मशहूर ऑडियो कंपनी को मिले म्यूजिक राइट्स". 26 October 2021.
4. ^ "Director Jayathirtha, shoots in Banaras". The Times of India. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
5. ^ "Zaid Khan's debut, directed by Jayathirtha, titled 'Banaras'". The New Indian Express. 13 August 2019.
6. ^ Vohra, Meera. "Actors from South shoot for a Kannada film in Banaras - Times of India". The Times of India.
7. ^ a b Anandraj, Shilpa (24 June 2021). "'Banaras' will be a poignant love story, says Kannada director Jayathirtha". The Hindu -IN.
8. ^ "Banaras (2021) | Banaras Movie | Banaras Kannada Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos". FilmiBeat.
9. ^ "Director Jayathirtha completes the shoot of new film 'Banaras', film's team shares pictures - Times of India". The Times of India.
10. ^ "Zaid Khan's debut, directed by Jayathirtha, titled Banaras". Cinema Express. 12 August 2019.
11. ^ "As Rishab Shetty's Kantara Goes Strong, Why Other Kannada Projects Might Suffer". News18. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

## External links

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* Banaras at IMDb

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