Director's Special (film)
Director's Special | |
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Anoop Seelin | |
Production companies | Ajay Pictures Guruprasad Inc |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Director's Special is a 2013 Indian
Cast
- Rangayana Raghu as Panche Shastry/Ramachandra
- Dhananjayas Dhananjaya
- Vatsala Mohan as Seethamma
- Sumitra Devi as Gayathri
- Ram as Hanuma
- M. S. Nagaraj Karanth
- Sathyanarayana Shastry
- S. Keshavamurthy
- Krishnappa in a cameo appearance
- Pooja Gandhi in a special appearance in a song as "Kannalle Yeshtotthu (Champakali)"
- Anoop Seelinin a cameo appearance
- Guruprasad in a cameo appearance
Production
The film was announced by director Guruprasad in 2009.[5] However, the official announcement came in August 2010 when he launched the film with the title Director's Special at Abbaiah Naidu Studios, Bangalore, in the presence of actors Raghavendra Rajkumar and V. Ravichandran.[6]
Casting and filming
The film's lead role was first offered to
The filming began in 2011 and was completed the same year, excluding a song sequence which was filmed in 2012.[8] An item number featured actress Pooja Gandhi in a cameo role in the song. Choreographed by Imran Sardhariya, the sequence was filmed at a studio in Bangalore.[9]
Soundtrack
Director's Special | |
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Feature film soundtrack | |
Length | 11:18 |
Label | Jhankar Music |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Devare Agadha" | B. R. Lakshman Rao | Rajesh Krishnan | 4:17 |
2. | "Kannalle Yeshtotthu (Champakali)" | Sharadasutha | Sunitha | 3:53 |
3. | "Mouna Raaga" | Instrumental | 3:08 | |
Total length: | 11:18 |
Release and reception
After several delays in the production and post-production, the director announced the release to be in April 2013. But owing to the other big production releases and theater availability issues, the film was pushed for a May release. The film made its theatrical release on 31 May 2013 in 50 theatres across Karnataka.[11]
Critical reception
The film opened to positive reviews from critics upon theatrical release. The performances of
References
- ^ "Guruprasad - Every Film Should Make a Reference!". Supergoodmovies. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- Anoop Seelinin a guest appearance.
- ^ "Movie review: Karodpathi".
- ^ "A Family That is Not a Family: Familia (Fernando León de Aranoa, 1996)". 24 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Directors's Special: A dialogue with greed". The Hindu. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Raghu, Ravi launch Guru's Director's Special". filmibeat.com. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Komal Kumar opts out from Guruprasad's Director's Special". Oneindia. 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Director Special Guruprasad Confuses Again!". chitraloka.com. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Director's Special - Pooja Gandhi Item Song". chitraloka.com. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Director's Special - Single". iTunes. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Director's Special Really Special?". chitraloka.com. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Director's Special review". The Times of India. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Director's Special Review". Oneindia. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ "Director's Special review". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
External links
- Director's Special at IMDb
- Director's Special at reelbox.tv