Dakota Express

Dakota Express is a 2002 Kannada comedy film, a remake of the 2001 Malayalam film Ee Parakkum Thalika.[2] It was produced by Rockline Venkatesh[3] and directed by M. S. Rajashekar.[4] The film stars Rockline Venkatesh and Om Prakash Rao in the leading roles.

Dakota Express
Directed byM. S. Rajashekar
Produced byRockline Venkatesh
Written byB. A. Madhu (Dialogues)
Screenplay byM. S. Rajashekhar
Story byGovind Padman Mahesh Mithra
Based onEe Parakkum Thalika (2001)
StarringRockline Venkatesh
Om Prakash Rao
Music byHamsalekha
CinematographyR. Janardhan Babu
Edited byShyam Yadav
Production
company
Rockline Productions
Distributed byBahar Films
Release date
  • 11 April 2002 (2002-04-11)[1]
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

Krishna owns an old bus and he is facing lot of problems due to the pathetic condition of the bus. He sold many valuable things to maintain this bus. His friend Sundar was his only companion. A mouse was also there as a character. It ate the passport of Sundar and Sundar went after that mouse. The story took a turn when Gayathri entered the bus as a nomad. She was actually the daughter of a minister. Her father forced her to join politics. So she left home. The police traced her out and had taken her back. Her father was making arrangements for her marriage with someone else. Meanwhile, Krisha realised that he cannot live without Gayathri. Krisha and Sundar secretly entered her house and finally all ended well by winning the heart of her father.

Cast
  • Rockline Venkatesh as Krishna
  • Om Prakash Rao as Sundar
  • Amrutha as Gayathri devi
  • Doddanna as Circle Inspector Ugra narasimha
  • Lokanath as Bank Manager Gundurao
  • Malathi Sardeshpande
  • Shivadwaj Shetty
  • M. S. Umesh
  • Shivaji Rao Jadhav
  • Ashok as Home Minister Rajashekhar Patil
  • Shyam Yadav as Kashi
  • Sarigama Viji as Bhatta
  • Rathnakar
  • Bangalore Nagesh
  • Mimicry Dayanand

Soundtrack
Dakota Express
Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album by
Hamsalekha
Released2002
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageKannada
LabelArun Audio

The music was composed and written by Hamsalekha.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bassu Bassu"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
2."O God O God"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:25
3."Jhum Anthu"HamsalekhaK. S. Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan 
4."Bogase Kangala"HamsalekhaK. J. Yesudas 
5."Gulaabi Hoove"HamsalekhaK. J. Yesudas 
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See also

References
  1. http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/dakota-express.html
  2. "Patience helps". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  3. "Khusboo says no to mom roles". Screen Weekly. The Indian Express. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  4. "How dull can you get?". Metro Plus Chennai. The Hindu. 10 June 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  5. Daasa songs Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine


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