''Amma'' is a unreleased
multilingual Indian film written and directed by
Faisal Saif, and produced by
C. R. Manohar
C.R. Manohar is an Indian film producer and politician known for his work exclusively in Telugu cinema and Kannada cinema. He owns the production house Tanvi Films. He has produced successful drama films such as Mahatma, Shivam, Ranga the ...
under the banner of Tanvi Films. Filmed in
Hindi and
Kannada, the film is
Sandalwood star
Ragini Dwivedi's second film to be launched on her birthday after ''
Ragini IPS
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''.
Cast
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Ragini Dwivedi as Jaya
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Prashant Narayanan as C.B.I Officer Deven Bharti
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Rajpal Yadav as Radhe Krishna Yadav a.k.a. Doosri Radha
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Kavita Radheshyam as Shweta Khatri
* Pooja Misrra as Aruna Sharma
* Hamsa Prathap
* Gokul
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Aanjjan Srivastav as Minister Dhanaji Rao
* C.R Gopi as Inspector Raghavan Shastry
* Baby Dattashree as Paree
Production and promotion
Director
Faisal Saif launched the film at Om Shakti Temple Bengaluru on
Ragini Dwivedi's birthday.
Rajpal Yadav was signed for the main antagonist. Actress Roopa Nataraj, who rose to fame with Miss Mallige, was signed for the role of a cop but later replaced by Pooja Misrra. After filming her portions, Pooja Misrra also walked out of the film, creating controversy regarding her small role in the film. Actor
Prashant Narayanan, of
Murder 2
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fame, was signed on to play the male lead in the film; he said: "I've always been picky about my films. What drew me to this was director
Faisal Saif's script. It touches upon many aspects that are relevant to today's times".
During director
Faisal Saif's creative sessions with veteran filmmaker
Rituparno Ghosh while he was directing ''
Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish'' in 2012, Saif discussed having a transgender antagonist dealing their gender identity with Ghosh, something which he later incorporated in this film. The character is played by
Rajpal Yadav.
First look
The first look trailer and poster of the film has been released. A photo shoot was held in Mumbai where
Ragini Dwivedi tested different looks for her character.
Soundtrack
References
External links
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Unreleased Hindi-language films
Unreleased Kannada-language films
Indian multilingual films
Transgender-related films
Films directed by Faisal Saif
Indian LGBT-related films