Dushtaa

• Pankaj Narayan as Isha
• Surabhi Santosh as Pathi

The supporting cast of the film comprises 21 newcomers who were cast after holding auditions throughout Karnataka. The film was shot around Shimoga and Bhadravati districts of Karnataka. It was an attempt at realistic cinema and was based on a real life story which the director witnessed in his formative years in Bhadravati.[3][4]

Soundtrack was composed by S. Narayan.[5]

1. Eesa Oh Eesa - Rakesh, Kusala
2. Premaa Premaa - AR Anantha Krishna
3. Sneha - Anoop, Vijay, Banni Mohan, Harsha
4. Haalu Hrudayakke - Sadashiva Shenoy
5. Nan Hendru - Harsha Remuna
6. Jhinke Oh Jhinke - Nakul, Akshara Hari

The film was released on 3 June 2011.[6]

Indiaglitz in its review wrote "Bold attempts with realities surrounding plus innocence clubbing is not quite often seen on Kannada screen. Director of high caliber and well informed personality S Narayan makes an out and out different kind of cinema that is a bumper for the masses. In the days of modernity director S Narayan gets in to the villages for this film and made it look very real." also adding that "S Narayan as a music director also gets equal marks what he scores for the story, screenplay, and direction. The songs on Prema..friendship.Jinke Mari.are wonderful from the pen of S Narayan. The lyrics are not lost in the music. They are clearly understandable. Some of the lines of S Narayan are haunting ones." while praising the music of the film.[7]

Bharathstudent.com predicted that the film would "find select audience and above average returns" at the box office while reviewing that Dushtaa was a "rustic tale of love, misfortune and stroke of destiny." and "Though the idea is realistic, it doesn't leave the audience with a pleasant feel as the protagonist keeps suffering right from the start. While the first half goes about with the layering of the plot, the second half gets into various twists and turns"[8]