Dilwala

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Dilwala
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Directed byAnil Kumar
Written byAnil Kumar
Produced byShailendra Babu
Starring Sumanth Shailendra
Radhika Pandit
P. Ravi Shankar
CinematographySudhakar
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Music by Arjun Janya
Production
company
Shailendra Productions
Release date
  • 4 October 2013 (2013-10-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Dilwala is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Anil Kumar (Dilwala Anil). The film stars Sumanth Shailendra and Radhika Pandit. Shailendra Babu produced the film. The musical score is by Arjun Janya and the cinematographer was Sudhakar's cinematography. [1]

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Shot at scenic locales inBangalore, Mysore, Ooty and Dubai for two songs, [2] the film speaks about a campus romance between a village farmer girl and a rich brat boy. The film received average response from the critics.

Cast

Production

After the debacle of his debut film Aata (2011), actor Sumanth Shailendra with the help of his producer father Shailendra Babu teamed up with director - writer Anil Kumar for a romantic entertainer. The producer signed on the talented actress Radhika Pandit to play the female lead. Arjun Janya was roped in to compose the music while Anil Kumar's previous associate Sudhakar was made to handle the cinematography.

The first schedule of the filming began on 16 December 2012 and continued for a week including a scene at Hyderabad outdoor spot. [3] Rest of the filming took place in Ooty, Mysore, Bangalore and the team left for Dubai to shoot two songs. A huge set was erected on the streets of NICE road near Bangalore spending about 30Lakhs. [2]

Soundtrack

The music for the film is composed by Arjun Janya. The lyrics for the songs were written by director Anil Kumar himself along with Yogaraj Bhat and Ananda Priya. [4]

Track list

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ontu Hoda" Yogaraj Bhat Arjun Janya 03:58
2."Heng Hengo"Anil Kumar Kailash Kher, Priya Himesh 03:59
3."Heegeke"Anil KumarHarsha Sadananda, Arjun Janya02:57
4."Jaadhoo"Ananda Priya Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal 04:51
5."Kaigondu"Anil Kumar Tippu 05:09
6."Arare Arare"Ananda Priya Vijay Prakash, Saindhavi 04:47

[5]

Reception

A critic from Sify wrote that "Sumanth Shailendra’s 'Dilwala' is definitely better than his previous film ‘Aata’". [6] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Dilwala is lavish, colourful and overdone". [7]

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