James (2022 film)

James
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChethan Kumar
Written byChethan Kumar
Produced byKishore Pathikonda
Starring
CinematographySwamy J. Gowda
Edited byDeepu S. Kumar
Music bySongs:
Charan Raj
Score:
V. Harikrishna
Production
company
Kishore Productions
Release date
  • 17 March 2022 (2022-03-17)
Running time
149 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹50–70 crore[1]
Box officeest.₹151 crore[2][3][4][5]

James is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Chethan Kumar and produced by Kishore Pathikonda under Kishore Productions.[6][7] The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar in his posthumous film, alongside an ensemble cast of R. Sarathkumar, Srikanth, Priya Anand, Anu Prabhakar, Madhusudhan Rao, Mukesh Rishi, Adithya Menon, Avinash, Sadhu Kokila, Chikkanna and John Kokken.[8] The film also marks the second collaboration between Puneeth Rajkumar, Priya Anand and Sarathkumar after Raajakumara.[9][10] The score and soundtrack were composed by V. Harikrishna and Charan Raj, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Swamy. J. Gowda and Deepu. S. Kumar.[11]

James was theatrically released on 17 March 2022 on the occasion of Puneeth Rajkumar's birthday.[12][13][14][15][16] The film grossed ₹100 crore within 4 days of release and became the second highest-grossing Kannada film at the time of release, whilst also becoming the fastest Kannada film to gross ₹100 crores at the box office at that time only to be surpassed by K.G.F: Chapter 2 in less than a month.[17][18][19][20] It was also the second Kannada film to gross ₹100 crore in Karnataka with the first being K.G.F: Chapter 1.[21]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Kantara box office: Rishab Shetty's film is 6th biggest Kannada movie ever. See who else is on the list". 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "'KGF2' to 'Vikrant Rona', 5 Pan-India Kannada Films that shocked the Indian box-office". The Times of India. 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Kantara box office collection: Rishab Shetty's film overtakes Kiccha Sudeep's Vikrant Rona, is now third-highest grossing Kannada film ever". 20 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Kantara box office collection: Film beats Vikrant Rona to become third-highest-grossing Kannada movie".
  6. ^ "James Teaser Out: Puneeth Rajkumar delivers another edge of the seat action drama". Pinkvilla. 11 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ K, Chethan. "'James' is a fresh movie in Kannada film industry: Director Chethan Kumar". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar's last feature film James to release on his birth anniversary?". The Times of India. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar-starrer James to start rolling from January 19". newindianexpress. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar-Starrer James Is All Set To Go On Floors From January 19". Filmibeat. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  11. ^ "'Puneeth Rajkumar was a great source of encouragement' | Cinemaexpress". Cinema Express.
  12. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar's 'James' Released: Fans Celebrate the Late Actor on His Birth Anniversary".
  13. ^ "James Movie Twitter Reaction: Puneeth Rajkumar's fans applaud his last film". 17 March 2022.
  14. ^ "James Box Office Collection Day 1: Puneeth Rajkumar's last film to set new records". 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  15. ^ "ಬಾಕ್ಸ್ ಆಫೀಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಧೂಳೆಬ್ಬಿಸಿದ ಅಪ್ಪು 'ಜೇಮ್ಸ್'… ಜೇಮ್ಸ್ ಫಸ್ಟ್ ಡೇ ಕಲೆಕ್ಷನ್ ಬರೋಬ್ಬರಿ 32 ಕೋಟಿ". 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar's posthumous release James records highest single day footfall for a Kannada movie – details inside".
  17. ^ "Puneeth Rajumar's James crosses 100 Cr mark in just four days – Times of India". The Times of India.
  18. ^ "James box office collection Day 5: Puneeth Rajkumar's film rakes in Rs 100 crore worldwide".
  19. ^ "James box office collection Day 6: Puneeth Rajkumar's film holds steady".
  20. ^ "Yash's KGF Chapter 2 grosses Rs 134.5 crore on its opening day, off to a phenomenal start".
  21. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar's 'James' becomes second Kannada movie to gross Rs 100 crore in Karnataka". 4 April 2022.