Ajantha is a multilingual film shot in Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

, Hindi

Hindi

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, Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

, Kannada and Malayalam. It was directed by Kataka Thirumavalavan and was released on October 30, 2009.

Cast

The film stars Jagapati Babu

Jagapati Babu

Jagapathi Babu is an Indian top actor in the Telugu film industry. He is the son of veteran producer-director V.B. Rajendra Prasad.He is named as manly star in telugu film circuit and is one among top stars of likes like chiranjeevi,bala krishna,nagarjuna,venkatesh.-Career:Jagapathi Babu made...

, Ramana, Pandiyarajan, Sai Kieran and Vandhana Gupta in the lead roles while Manobala, Madan Bob, Mahadevan, Balu Anand, Bob, Balaji, Crane Manohar, Varalakshmi, Mukundan, Parthasarathy, debutante Swathi, Madhavi, Padmini, Waheeda and Chithiram Seenu are also part of the cast.

Production crew

Ilavarasu, brother of director Thirumalavan, was responsible for the film's cinematography. Mu. Mehta, Pa. Vijay, Snehan

Snehan

Snehan is a Tamil poet, lyricist. Debuting in the film Putham Pudhiya Poove, he has written lyrics for more than 600 songs.-Career:...

, Muthulingam, Thirumavalavan and Su. Senthilkumar wrote the lyrics for the music. Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...

recorded a record-breaking 36 songs for the film.

Plot

In this film, Ramana plays an upcoming musician. After finishing a recording, he is on his way home when he sees an artist creating art on the street and he is stricken with awe. Onlookers are giving the artist a few rupees each but not as much as the artist expected. At this point, it begins to rain and the drawing begins to dissolve as the onlookers disperse. Ramana hands over his entire 'bata' for the day to the artist.