Ajeya
Ajeya is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film directed and co-produced by Siddalingaiah and based on the novel of the same name written by B. L. Venu. The film starred Siddalingaiah's son Murali in dual roles and Sandhya. The film has music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil by the same director as Pudir with a slightly different supporting cast. This version was released in 1986.
Plot
The plot uses the names from the Tamil version.Anuradha is a wealthy and spoiled teenage girl who is raised by her step-mother, after her father died under mysterious circumstances. Vijay appears as a poor educated youth who happens to save her from a group of vagabonds. She, however, constantly gets into fights with Vijay, which eventually leads to the two falling in love. Their love is met with many obstacles, as Anuradha's scheming uncle and cousin try to gain all of Anuradha's wealth. Vijay, on the other hand, has to deal with Chinni as rivals for Anuradha's love. Towards the end as everything seems to go right for the couple, a sudden plot twist occurs when a second Vijay enters the picture and claims himself as the real Vijay and true love of Anuradha. Will Anuradha be able to sort out the identity of the real Murali? Watch the film to find out.
Cast
;Kannada version- Leelavathi
- Doddanna
- Anuradha
- Vijay Kashi
- Rajaram
- Leo Prabhu
- Chinni Jayanth as Vijay's cousin
- Delhi Ganesh
Soundtrack
All the songs are composed and scored by Ilaiyaraaja, with the lyrics by Doddarangegowda and Shyamsundar Kulkarni for the Kannada version.;Kannada version
| Song title | Singer |
| "Hero Hero Hero" | K. J. Yesudas |
| "Mathige Modalu" | Malaysia Vasudevan |
| "Ella Kaleya Balle" | Malaysia Vasudevan |
| "Sihimuttha Needi" | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki |
| "Alliya Chandira" | S. Janaki |
;Tamil version
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
| "Hero Hero" | K. J. Yesudas | Ponnaruvi | 04:17 |
| "Katta Nalla" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Gangai Amaran | 04:24 |
| "Muthal Mutham" | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki | Mu. Metha | 04:30 |
| "Unna Pol Manmathan" | S. Janaki | Gangai Amaran | 04:27 |
| "Ellaam Theriyum" | K. J. Yesudas | Vairamuthu | 04:26 |
| Theme Music | Instrumental | Ilaiyaraaja | 04:27 |