Ajith (film)

Cast

Plot

The film follows the journey of two strangers, a jobless carefree man and a woman with whom he has fallen in love, who embark on a road trip filled with action and excitement.

Production

The rights of the film were sold to makers in Kannada for approx ₹20 lakh (US$31,000). While it was earlier said that Purushotham, of Modalasala fame, would helm the project, Mahesh Babu, whose last directorial outing was the Prem-starrer Prem Adda, was confirmed to direct Ajith. Mahesh Babu zeroed in on Nikki Galrani, actress Sanjjanaa's sister as the heroine. The film was launched in January 2013. The shooting began from 12 February 2013. An action shoot was held in Ravi Verma stunt direction at Hesaraghatta for which Vice Camera was used that gives 1000 frames for an action portion. The shooting was continued in Mysore, going on in Gandhi Square, which is located at the heart of the city. In June the shoot for the songs of the film happened in Bangalore.

Soundtrack

Yuvan Shankar Raja who scored the music for Paiyaa composes the songs of Ajith. All tunes from the original Tamil soundtrack are reused for the Kannada version. The audio was launched on 16 January 2014.