Josh

A man named Rakesh becomes involved with a group of students influenced by negative forces, dedicating himself to helping them resist these influences while also experiencing unrequited love and personal failures, all of which contribute to his motivation in assisting the students avoid destructive outcomes, though his exact motivations remain unknown. Josh is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language Family Drama motion picture starring Rakesh Adiga, Poorna, Nithya Menen, Akshay, Dwarakish, Naga Chaitanya Akkineni and Rakesh Varre. SVP Pictures was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Dil Raju and S. Sanjay Babu. Josh is written by Vasu Varma, Lakshman, Raj Potula, Dil Raju, Sireesh, Shivamani and B. A. Madhu and it is directed by Vasu Varma and Shivamani. Josh was released on 4th September 2009 and takes a screen time of 165 minutes. Josh was made on a budget of ₹16 crore and it was a hit at box office gross of ₹17 crore. Cinematography was done by Santhosh Rai Pathaje and editing by K. M. Prakash. The music was composed by Vardhan.