Mayabazar 2016

Mayabazar 2016 (transl. Market of illusions) is a 2020 crime-comedy Kannada language film written and directed by debutant Radhakrishna Reddy, produced by Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar of PRK Productions,[2] M Govinda. The film stars Raj B. Shetty, Vasishta Simha, Achyuth Kumar, Prakash Raj and Chaithra Rao. The movie is about events surrounding the 2016 demonetization and revolves around an honest police officer, a small-time conman, a jobless youth and a corrupt cop who end up crossing each other's paths when they are in quest of money.[3]

Mayabazar 2016
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRadhakrishna Reddy
Produced byAshwini Puneeth Rajkumar
M Govinda
Written byRadhakrishna Reddy
Starring
Music byMidhun Mukundan
CinematographyAbhishek G. Kasargod
Edited byJagadeesh N
Production
company
PRK Productions
Distributed bySri Vajreshwari Combines
Release date
  • 28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)
Running time
133 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

The film was theatrically released on 28 February 2020.[1] The movie was remade in Tamil as Naanga Romba Busy.[4][5][6]

Plot

The story is set in the urbane setting of a city, mostly Bangalore, a few months before the demonetisation of 2016, and tells the story of three men from different walks of life cope with the trials and tribulations of life before and after the note ban. Kubera (Raj B. Shetty) is a small time crook is in trouble with the law enforcement, and resorts to conning people to pay off some corrupt cops and live peacefully. Joseph (Achyuth Kumar) is an honest police officer who draws flak from everyone in the police department for not accepting bribes, however, his wife (Sudha Rani) is a staunch supporter of his virtuous ways. His strong stance to never stoop to corruption puts him in a quandary when his wife is diagnosed with cancer, and he begins to contemplate ways of raising money for her surgery.

Providence puts Joseph into a position of power, where he is able to spy upon people possessing black money right after demonetisation occurs. With his wife’s condition forcing his hand, Joseph concocts a plan to rob people of their ill-gotten gains, with Kubera posing as an income tax officer. On one such raid, the fake IT inspector notices a man hiding in a house (Raji, played by Vasishta N. Simha) who offers him a large sum of money in exchange for not apprehending him. However, Raji soon discovers that the IT officers are fake, and demands a cut from Joseph and Kubera after tailing them back to their hideout in exchange for his silence. Joseph is unhappy but reluctantly acquiesces to his demands.

It emerges that the money which Raji stole actually belonged to a highly ranked, violent cop (Prakash Raj) who is furious upon discovery of the theft and embarks upon a quest to bring the thieves to justice. After Joseph realises this, he contemplates stopping further raids, but is dissuaded from doing so by Kubera and Raji, who are greedy for more money. He agrees to plan and execute one final raid on Pataaki Pandu (Sadhu Kokila), a corrupt politician to raise the deficit amount for his wife’s surgery. However, the plan goes awry, and Raji barely escapes with his life. This causes him to develop cold feet and quit the gang, and Joseph too reneges on the plan. Joseph apologises to Ashok for stealing the money, who forgives him because of the dire circumstances which forced him to do so. The money for the surgery is raised through a trust fund, and Joseph’s conscience is relaxed, as the burden of having stolen money is released from his head. Kubera decides to go ahead with the plan again, and this time Kubera hits pay dirt by unearthing a huge stack of black money Paandu possessed. However, he gets arrested by Ashok before he can escape with the money. Ashok boasts to have robbed several people this way, which is recorded by Raji, who had actually volunteered to assist Kubera remotely. Ashok is forced to let Kubera and Raji go scot-free, and they use the stolen money to flee the country, and are shown relaxing on the beach in Bangkok, 280 days later.

Cast

Production

‘Mayabazar 2016’ is the second venture of PRK Productions.[9] Shooting began from 24 January 2018 in Sri Kanteerava Studio.

Film is the joint production of Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar and M Govindu who earlier made Doddmane Hudga starring Puneeth Rajakumar. Govindu liked the subject of debutant director Radhakrishna' story. Govindu went to seek the opinion of Puneeth Rajakumar. Puneeth Rajakumar expressed intention of jointly producing the film under his banner of PRK Productions. It was more than happy news for producer Govindu.[10] Costume designed by Upendra Shivu and Yogi G. Raj (Puneeth Rajkumar). Suresh Baganur has proved to be a great art director.

Soundtrack
Mayabazar 2016
Soundtrack album by
Midhun Mukundan
Released2020
Recorded2019
StudioPRK Productions
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length10:16
LabelPRK Audio
Midhun Mukundan chronology
Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakasha
(2019)		 Mayabazar 2016
(2020)
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Loka Maya Bazaru"Yogaraj BhatS. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:06
2."Neenyaaro"KB PavanMidhun Mukundan, Chaitra J Achar3:41
3."Koneyilla Modalilla"KB PavanNitin Rajaram Shastri3:29

Release

The official film trailer released on 17 February 2020 in 'PRK Audio' YouTube channel.[11]

The film was released on 28 February 2020 and distributed by productions parent company Sri Vajreshwari Combines. The satellite rights of the film was taken by Colors Kannada.[12] Film was released in USA on 6 March after successfully running in India.[13]

Movie released on online video platform Amazon Prime 3 April 2020.[14][15]

Remake

The film was remade in Tamil as Naanga Romba Busy by Badri and will star Prasanna, Shaam, Ashwin Kakumanu, Yogi Babu, and Shruti Marathe.[16][17]

References
  1. "Mayabazar 2016 Movie Review: Debutant director Radhakrishna Reddy weaves a fun comic thriller around demonitization". times of india. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. "Puneeth Rajkumar's next production will be 'Maya Bazaar'". The news minute.
  3. "Mayabazar 2016 Trailer: ಕಲರ್ಫುಲ್ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳ ಪ್ಯಾಕೇಜ್; ಈ 'ಮಾಯಾಬಜಾರ್'ನಲ್ಲಿ ದುಡ್ಡೇ ದೊಡ್ಡಪ್ಪ!". Kannada News18. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/oct/25/naanga-romba-busy-to-release-direct-to-television-this-diwali-20970.html
  5. "Mayabazar 2016 Tamil remake goes on floors". cinemaexpress.com.
  6. "Prasanna, Yogi Babu join hands for Tamil remake of Kannada comedy 'Mayabazar 2016'". The News Minute. 14 September 2020.
  7. "Puneeth Rajkumar to shake a leg in Maya Bazaar - Times of India".
  8. "SP Balasubrahmanyam sings for Puneeth Rajkumar's film Mayabazar - Times of India".
  9. "PRK productions second film titled Maya Bazaar". New Indian Express. 21 January 2018.
  10. "MAYABAZAR 2016 ON FLOOR". india glitz. 26 January 2018.
  11. "Mayabazar 2016 - Official Trailer". times of india. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  12. "'Mayabazar 2016' review: This clean comedy thriller is a jolly ride". the news minute. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  13. "Puneeth Rajkumar's Mayabazar 2016 goes international". Times Of India. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  14. "Mayabazar 2016". LetsOTT. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  15. "Mayabazar 2016". prime video. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  16. "Sundar C to do the Tamil remake of super hit Kannada film 'Mayabazar'? - Times of India". The Times of India.
  17. "Mayabazar 2016 Tamil remake goes on floors". The New Indian Express.
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