Dakota Express

Dakota Express (transl. Rundown Express[lower-alpha 1]) is a 2002 Kannada-language comedy film, a remake of the 2001 Malayalam film Ee Parakkum Thalika.[1] It was produced by Rockline Venkatesh[2] and directed by M. S. Rajashekar.[3] The film stars Rockline Venkatesh and Om Prakash Rao.[4]

Dakota Express
Directed byM. S. Rajashekar
Written byB. A. Madhu (Dialogues)
Screenplay byM. S. Rajashekhar
Story byGovind Padman Mahesh Mithra
Based onEe Parakkum Thalika (2001)
Produced byRockline Venkatesh
StarringRockline Venkatesh
Om Prakash Rao
CinematographyR. Janardhan Babu
Edited byShyam Yadav
Music byHamsalekha
Production
company
Rockline Productions
Distributed byBahar Films
Release date
  • 11 April 2002 (2002-04-11)
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, Krishna realised that he cannot live without Gayathri. Krishna and Sundar secretly entered her house and finally all ended well by winning the heart of her father.

Cast

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 

Notes
  1. "Dakota" is a Kannada slang term denoting poor quality.

References
  1. "Patience helps". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  2. "Khusboo says no to mom roles". Screen Weekly. The Indian Express. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  3. "How dull can you get?". Metro Plus Chennai. The Hindu. 10 June 2002. Archived from the original on 4 November 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. Chitraloka review
  5. Dakota Express songs


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