''Ayya'' is a 2005 Indian
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
film directed by
Om Prakash Rao
Om Prakash Rao is an Indian film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor who primarily works in Kannada film industry. He has, till date, directed about 47 films in Kannada language.
Career
Om Prakash Rao's successful films such as Lo ...
, starring
Darshan Thoogudeep
Darshan Thoogudeepa (born 16 February 1977) known mononymously as Darshan is an Indian actor, producer, and distributor who works predominantly in Kannada films. One of the leading contemporary actors of Kannada cinema, Darshan established the ...
and
Rakshitha
Shweta, known by her stage name Rakshita, is an Indian television personality, film producer and former actress known for her work in Kannada cinema.
Early life
Rakshita was brought up in Bangalore. Her father B. C. Gowrishankar was a cinemato ...
. Darshan plays the role of a brave police officer prepared to go to any lengths to control crime in the city. The background music and soundtrack have been scored by
V. Ravichandran
Veeraswamy Ravichandran (born 30 May 1961), known mononymously as Ravichandran, is an actor, director, producer, music director, lyricist and editor in the Kannada Film Industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravi ...
. The movie is loosely based on the 2003 Tamil movie ''
Saamy
''Saamy'' ( God) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action masala film written and directed by Hari. The film was presented by K. Balachander and produced by Pushpa Kandasamy under banner Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Vikram and Trisha ...
''.
Cast
Soundtrack
Box office
The film enjoyed box office success, with many cinemas running it for over 100 days.
Legacy
The dialogue "Naan convent alli odi police agiddalla. Corporation school alli odi police aagiddu" (Means, "I have not become a police officer by studying in the convent, I am a police officer who studied in corporation school"), became popular in Karnataka.
References
2005 films
2000s Kannada-language films
Films set in Bangalore
Indian action films
2005 action films
Fictional portrayals of the Karnataka Police
Films directed by Om Prakash Rao
Films scored by V. Ravichandran
Kannada remakes of Tamil films
Indian police films
2000s masala films
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