Salaga (film)
Salaga | |
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Dhananjay | |
Cinematography | Shiva Sena |
Music by | Charan Raj |
Production company | Venus Enterrtainer |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Box office | ₹22−25 crores[1][2] |
Salaga is a 2021 Indian
Plot
In
Suri's brother Kenda is enraged and vows to kill Salaga. The trio, along with Kenda, learns that Salaga is released from prison, where they attempt to kill him, but Salaga escapes and kills Kenda, with the help of Batsman boys. Salaga's childhood girlfriend Sanjana pursues Salaga to accept her love proposal, but he refuses where after much insistence, Salaga agrees. After increase in crime rates, The city
Salaga tracks Seena at the market, where he along with the Batsman boys kill him. With a person named Savithri's help, Samrat tracks down the Batsman boys and kills them. Due to Seena's death, Shetty gets scared of his gang and family members, where he gets into a road accident and admitted to a hospital. Salaga reaches the hospital and kills him, where he discreetly escapes with Sanjana and surrenders at the court. Samrat interrogates Salaga who reveals his real name as Vijay Kumar and reveals his past.
Past: Vijay Kumar hails from
Vijay gets arrested by Ashwath in charges of killing Naga, where he tries to prove his innocence to his father and mother, but to no avail. After facing the embarrassment by their people, Vijay's father and mother commits suicide, leaving Vijay devastated. Vijay is sent to a
Present: After revealing his past to Samrat, Salaga escapes by shooting himself in his leg and blames Samrat for
Cast
- Duniya Vijay as Vijay Kumar / Salaga
- Sridhar H Krishna as Young Vijay
- Sanjana Anand as Sanjana
- Dhananjayas ACP Samrat
- BV Bhaskar as SI Bhaskar
- Nagabhushana as Vijay's Lawyer
- Achyuth Kumar as Police Commissioner
- Cockroach Sudhi as Savitri
- Sampath Maitreya as Vijay's Father
- Usha Ravishankar as Vijay's Mother
- Yashwanth Shetty as Slum Shetty
- Channakeshava as Juttu Seena
- Neenasam Ashwath as SI Ashwath, Corrupt Officer
- Sathyanarayan Ummatthal as Sathyanna, Constable
- Rockline Sudhakar as Sanjana's Father
- Apoorva as Sanjana's Mother
- Shambhavi Venkatesh as Shetty's Wife
- Dinesh as Suri Anna
- Shreshta as Kenda, Suri's Brother
Production
Filming started in Bangalore in June 2019. In October 2019, it was reported that the film was in its last leg of production.[8]
Soundtrack
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The film's background score was composed by Charan Raj, with songs composed by Naveen Sajju.[9]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Suri Anna" | Duniya Vijay & team | Charan Raj | Anthony Daasan | 4:20 |
2. | "I Love You Sanjana" | Chethan Kumar | Naveen Sajju | Naveen Sajju | 2:26 |
3. | "Malaye Malaye" | Nagarjun Sharma | Charan Raj | Sanjith Hegde, Aishwarya Rangarajan | 4:06 |
4. | "Salaga Title Track" | Nagarjun Sharma | Charan Raj | Yogi B, Sharath, Charan Raj, Sanjith Hegde | 4:35 |
5. | "Salaga Promotional song" (Folk song) | Charan Raj | Girija Siddi, Geetha Siddi, Channakesava | 3:00 | |
Total length: | 18:28 |
Box office
The film collected ₹15.31 crores on first week and end up grossing over ₹22 crores at Box-office.[2] Pinkvilla reported that the film had collected ₹25 crore (US$3.1 million) in 25 days and became a commercial success at the box office.[1]
Awards and nominations
Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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67th Filmfare Awards South | Best Film | KP Srikanth | Nominated | [10] |
Best Director | Duniya Vijay | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Dhananjay
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Best Supporting Actress | Usha Ravishankar | Nominated | ||
Best Music Director | Charan Raj | Nominated | ||
Best Lyricist | Nagarjun Sharma - "Malaye Malaye | Nominated | ||
Best Female Playback Singer | Aishwarya Rangarajan - "Malaye Malaye" | Nominated | ||
10th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Film | KP Srikanth | Nominated | [11] [12] |
Best Supporting Actor | Dhananjay | Nominated | ||
Best Actor in a Negative Role | Yash Shetty | Nominated | ||
Best Debut Director | Duniya Vijay | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "Kotigobba 3 and Salaga: Kannada movies taste box office success". PINKVILLA. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Year Ender 2021: Highest-grossing Kannada Movies of the Year". News18. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Duniya Vijay says he is enjoying directing Salaga". Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ Suresh, Sunayana. "Duniya Vijay to make his directorial debut with Salaga". Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Team 'Salaga' completes their first shooting schedule". Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "'Salaga' to hit theatres for Ugadi festival on March 25". Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Kodur, Swaroop. "Duniya Vijay's 'Salaga' to release on October 14th". Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Salaga gears up for final action schedule". Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Duniya Vijay and Dhananjay join hands for Salaga". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory". Filmfare. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "SIIMA 2022 Honours Late Puneeth Rajkumar With Best Actor Award". News18. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "SIIMA WINNER'S 2022".
External links
- Salaga at IMDb