Jai Maruthi 800

Jai Maruthi 800 is a 2016 Indian Kannada action-comedy film written and directed by A. Harsha and produced by Jayanna.^[1] It stars Sharan, Shruthi Hariharan and Shubha Poonja in the lead roles.^[2] The music is composed by Arjun Janya and cinematography by Swamy.J. The director had revealed that the script had been penned by a renowned Telugu writer.^[3] It was also reported that Sharan plays a small-time realtor called Maruti in the movie and is unexpectedly caught in a crisis over a litigated 800-acre land.^[4] Sharan had also developed six-pack abs for the film especially for the climax of the film ^[5]

Cast

• Sharan as Jeeva
• Shruthi Hariharan as Geetha
• Shubha Poonja as Smitha
• Sadhu Kokila
• Arun Sagar
• Kuri Prathap
• Jehangir
• Mico Nagaraj
• Madhu Guruswamy

Production

Director Harsha, known for his action films like Bhajarangi and Vajrakaya came up with a light hearted comedy script in order to break the stereotype. Actor Sharan was roped in to play the main role while Shruthi Hariharan was selected to play the opposite lead role. Shubha Poonja was cast in the second lead role.^[6] The principal photography started in August 2015. The first schedule of the shooting was held at Belgaum.^[7] For some of the action scenes, Sharan underwent rigorous workouts and developed six packs.^[8] The director revealed that the story starts as a period drama and drifts towards the present time.^[9]

Soundtrack

Arjun Janya has composed the film's background score and the soundtrack.

Track listing

References