Doddmane Hudga
| Doddmane Hudga | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Duniya Soori |
| Produced by | M. Govinda |
| Written by | Duniya Soori |
| Story by | Ravi Vikas |
| Starring |
Puneeth Rajkumar Radhika Pandit Ambareesh Sumalatha Bharathi Vishnuvardhan Srinivasa Murthy Krishna P. Ravi Shankar Rangayana Raghu Chikkanna Avinash |
| Narrated by | Shiva Rajkumar |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna |
| Cinematography | Satya Hegde |
| Edited by | Deepu S.Kumar |
Production company |
Ajay Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Doddmane Hudga is a 2016 Indian Kannada film co-written and directed by Duniya Soori, and features Puneeth Rajkumar and Radhika Pandit in lead roles. Apart from them, the film features an ensemble cast of Ambarish, Sumalatha, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Krishna, Srinivasa Murthy, P. Ravi Shankar, Rangayana Raghu, Chikkanna and Avinash, with Shiva Rajkumar providing a voice-over,[1]
This film marks third collaboration of Puneeth with Soori. The film was produced by M. Govindu under Ajay Pictures banner. Music was composed by V. Harikrishna and art direction by Shashidhar Adapa for the film. The principal photography commenced on 5 March 2015 and found the world-wide release on 30 September 2016. The film experienced a very good time at box-office breaking many previous records.
Cast
- Puneeth Rajkumar as Doddmane Surya
- Radhika Pandit as Usha/Nisha
- Ambareesh as Doddmane Rajeeva
- Sumalatha
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan
- Srinivasa Murthy-Mallanna
- Krishna as Doddmane Krishna
- P. Ravi Shankar as Cable Babu
- Rangayana Raghu-Nanjunda
- Chikkanna as Lawanga/Langa
- Avinash as Nisha's father
- Santosh
- Udaya Raghav-Karate Manja
- Beesu Suresha
Production
Development
In February 2014, it was reported that Soori and Puneeth Rajkumar would work together again under Ajay Pictures.[2] V. Harikrishna was selected to compose the music for this film.The song recording was launched at the Prasad Recording Studios in Bangalore on 24 April 2014. Art director Shashidhar Adapa was selected to handle art direction for the film. Satya Hegde was selected to handle the film's cinematography.
Casting
In July 2014, it was reported that Ramya would play the female lead of the movie but later she walked out of the movie citing "remuneration problems".[3] After Ramya's exit Radhika Pandit was roped to play lead actress role which marked her second collaboration with Puneeth Rajkumar.[4] Rebel star Ambareesh and Sumalatha were signed for portraying the parents role of Puneeth Rajkumar in the movie.[5] Veteran actress Bharathi Vishnuvardhan was chosen to play the role of Ambareesh's sister in the movie.[6] Srinivasa Murthy, Chikkanna, Rangayana Raghu, P. Ravi Shankar, Avinash, Udaya Raghav and Santosh Aryavardan of Bigboss 2 fame were chosen to play crucial role in the movie.[7]
Filming
The film went on the floors on 5 March 2015, the ‘Holi’ festival day, at the famous Ganesha temple in front of Puneeth Rajkumar in Sadashivanagar, Bangalore. Parvathamma Rajkumar, crazy star V. Ravichandran, Shiva Rajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Srinivasa Murthy, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Radhika Pandit, Vinay Rajkumar, Imran Sardariya and other sandalwood celebrities graced the movie launch event.[8] Parvathamma Rajkumar did the formal pooja V. Ravichandran gave the clap while Shiva Rajkumar switched on the camera. The Principal Photography of the movie commenced from 5 March 2015 at Bangalore and the first schedule of the movie is expected to continue for 20 days near Bangalore surroundings.
Soundtrack
| Doddmane Hudga | ||||
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 Album Cover for Doddmane Hudga | ||||
| Soundtrack album by V. Harikrishna | ||||
| Released | 26 August 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 18:52 | |||
| Language | Kannada | |||
| Label | D Beats Music World | |||
| Producer | V. Harikrishna | |||
| V. Harikrishna chronology | ||||
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V. Harikrishna was signed to compose the soundtrack album and background score for the film. The song recording of the movie commenced on 24 April 2014, the birth anniversary of actor Rajkumar at Prasad Studios in Bangalore.[9] Lyrics for the soundtrack were written by Jayanth Kaykini, Yogaraj Bhat and V. Nagendra Prasad. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks.[10] The first track "Abhimanigale" was released on 14 August by Shivakumara Swami.[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Abhimanigale" | Yogaraj Bhat | Shiva Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Thraas Akkathi" | Yogaraj Bhat | V. Harikrishna, Indu Nagaraj | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Kanasive Nooraru" | Jayanth Kaikini | Karthik, Swetha Mohan | 3:53 |
| 4. | "C/o Doddmane" | Yogaraj Bhat | Tippu, Sangeetha Ravindranath | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Naguva Nanjunda" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Chinthan Vikas | 2:57 |
Total length: |
18:52 | |||
References
- ↑ "Shivarajakumar's Voice Over For Dodmane Huduga". Chitraloka. 16 July 2016.
- ↑ "Puneeth's Packed Schedule after Silence Last Year". The Times of India. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ramya replaced by newbie Pooja Hegde?". The Times of India. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Celebrations in style". Deccan Herald. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ambarish to play Puneeth's father in 'Dodmane Huduga'". Daijiworld. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Bharati is now Ambi's sister". Bangalore Mirror. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Santhosh Roped in for Dodmane Huduga". The New Indian Express. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "'Dodmane Hudga' Launched". Indiaglitz. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Puneeth Rajkumar launches Dodmane Huduga on Dr Rajkumar's birth anniversary in Bangalore". 25 April 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Doddmane Hudga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (13 August 2016). "'Nagarahaavu' audio and a song from 'Dodmane Huduga' launched on Sunday: Where to listen to the songs online?". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
