Dhwaja (film)
Dhwaja (transl. Flag) is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language political action film written by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar and directed by Ashok Cashyap and produced by Sudha Basavegowda under CBG Productions. It stars Ravi Gowda, Priyamani and Divya Urudga with T.N Seetharam, Veena Sundhar and Bala Rajwadi as a lead negative role. Ravi Gowda 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]
Dhwaja | |
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Directed by | Ashok Cashyap |
Story by | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
Produced by | Sudha Basavegowda |
Starring | Ravi Gowda Priyamani Divya Urudga Bala Rajwadi |
Cinematography | Ashok Cashyap |
Edited by | Ravi Chandran |
Music by | Santhosh Narayanan, Chinna |
Production company | 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 Gowda in a dual role as:
- Dhwaja
- Janardhan
- Priyamani as Ramya, Dhwaja's girlfriend, the main antagonist
- Divya Urudga as Moote Mahalakshmi, egg seller, Janardhan's love interest
- Bala Rajwadi as Balaramanna, lead villain role
- Veena Sundhar as Dhwaja and Janardhan's mother
- T.N.Seetharam as president of the opposition party and former CM
Music
The soundtrack was composed by Santhosh Narayanan, who also composed the original 2016 film, reusing all the tunes from the original soundtrack. The audio rights of the film were acquired by Sony Music India. The complete album was released on 25 April 2018 at Bengaluru.
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 Gowda | 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."[4][5]
References
- "Dhwaja Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Dhwaja by Times of India", The 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". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- "Dhwaja review: Only an imitation of Kodi".
- "ವಾಸ್ತವ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಹಿಡಿದ ಕನ್ನಡಿ: ಧ್ವಜ-Movie Review". vijaykarnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 13 June 2019.