Drona (1999 film)

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Drona
Directed byH. Vasudev
Written byRoyal Films
Dialogues:
J M Prahlad
Produced byJ. G. Krishna
Starring Jaggesh
Monica Bedi
CinematographyJ. G. Krishna
Edited byShyam Yadav
Music by Hamsalekha
Production
company
Royal Films
Release date
  • 26 February 1999 (1999-02-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Drona is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by H Vasudev and starring Jaggesh and Monica Bedi.

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Cast

Production

The film was produced by cinematographer J. G. Krishna, who was Jaggesh's classmate. [1] [2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed and written by Hamsalekha and released under the Lahari Music label. [3]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Jai Andre Jai" Mano 4:44
2."Hai Gulebukaavali"Mano, K. S. Chithra 4:32
3."L O V E Aadru"Jaggesh, Soumya5:21
4."Yaarinda Hoovondu" Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra4:40
5."Ele Ranga" B. Jayashree 5:05
Total length:24:22

Reception

A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "This is a film for people who enjoy movies without bothering about any logic in the story". [4]

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References

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