Dhwaja (film)
Dhwaja (transl. Flag) is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language political action thriller film written by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar and directed by Ashok Cashyap and produced by Sudha Basavegowda under CBG Productions. It features Ravi, Priyamani Divya Urudga in the lead role and along with T.N Seetharam and Veena Sundhar. Ravi who is making his Debut through this movie played dual role in his first venture. The film is the remake of 2016 Tamil film Kodi. The film's features songs composed by Santhosh Narayanan and Chinna, with the former's music re-used from the original, Kodi. The background score was composed by Chinna.the cinematography is performed by the director Ashok Cashyap himself.[1][2][3][4]
Dhwaja | |
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Directed by | Ashok Cashyap |
Produced by | Sudha Basavegowda |
Written by | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
Based on | Kodi |
Starring | Ravi Priyamani Divya Urudga |
Music by | Santhosh Narayanan, Chinna |
Cinematography | Ashok Cashyap |
Edited by | Ravi Chandran |
Production company | CBG production |
Distributed by | CBG production |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Besides Bangalore, the filming took place in Mysore and the climax scene was shot at Mysore, Karnataka.
Cast
- Ravi in a dual role as Dhwaja and Janardhan
- Priyamani as Ramya, Dhwaja's Girlfriend, the main antagonist
- Divya Urudga as Moote Mahalakshmi, egg seller, Janardhan's love interest
- Veena Sundhar as Dhwaja and Janardhan's mother
- T.N.Seetharam as president of opposition party and former CM
Soundtrack
Dhwaja | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Language | Kannada |
Label | Sony Music India |
Producer | Santhosh Narayanan |
. The soundtrack album for Dhwaja is composed by Santhosh Narayanan reusing all tunes from original film. The audio rights of the film was acquired by Sony Music India. The complete album was released on 25 April 2018 at Bengaluru.. The album consists of five tracks.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Oora Devru" | Manju Mandavya | Vijay Prakash | 2:59 |
2. | "Hey Malli" | Chandan Shankar | Vijay Prakash | 3:37 |
3. | "Jogulave Jogulave" | K. Kalyan | Shweta Mohan | 4:00 |
4. | "Agala Eshto Akasha" | Kaviraj | Sonu Nigam, Shweta Mohan | 3:59 |
5. | "Dhwaja" | Ravi | Vasishta N. Simha | 3:26 |
Total length: | 18:20 |
Critical reception
The indian express wrote "Although a story like Dhwaja is universal, the film having nothing original leaves a sour impression about the makers. It seems like the film was made only to cash in on the elections that are around the corner."[5][6]
References
- Dhwaja Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Dhwaja by Times of India, retrieved 13 June 2019
- "Priyamani in Dhwaja". Box Office India. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- "Actress-Politician Ramya has nothing to do with Dhwaja". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- "Dhwaja review: Only an imitation of Kodi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "Dhwaja review: Only an imitation of Kodi".
- "ವಾಸ್ತವ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಹಿಡಿದ ಕನ್ನಡಿ: ಧ್ವಜ-Movie Review". vijaykarnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 13 June 2019.