''DK'' is a 2015 Indian
Kannada satirical film directed by Vijay Kampali, formerly known as Udaya Prakash, who also directed ''
Kalla Malla Sulla
''Kalla Malla Sulla'' is a 2011 multi-starrer Kannada film in the comedy film, comedy genre starring V. Ravichandran, Ramesh Aravind, Vijay Raghavendra in the lead roles. The film has been directed and written by Udhaya Prakash and produced by K. ...
'' and ''
Auto Raja''. Produced by actress
Rakshita
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 cinema ...
, the film stars
Prem and Chaitra Chandranath. Actress
Sunny Leone features in a special item song ''Sesamma'', which marks her Kannada film debut. The film's score and soundtrack was composed by
Arjun Janya, and the first Kannada film to feature ''
7.1 surround sound''. The film opened across
Karnataka on 13 February 2015.
Plot
DK, a street smart man, and Subbalakshmi, a politician's daughter, are rivals who have never lost a bet in their lives. But soon their enmity turns into romance.
Cast
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Prem as DK
* Chaitra Chandranath as Subbulakshmi
* Rishikumara Swamy
*
Sharath Lohitashwa as MP Shive Gowda
* Sobhraj
*
Sunny Leone as an
item number "Sesamma"
Production
Director Udaya Prakash renamed himself Vijay Kampali before beginning this venture. He approached director-actor Prem to star in this satirical comedy. The film was earlier said to be based on the real life of Karnataka politician
D. K Shivakumar
Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar (born 15 May 1962), also known by his initials as D. K. Shivakumar, is an Indian politician who is the 9th and Current Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and also Water resources and Bengaluru Development an ...
. However the makers refuted the statement and claimed the story was original, not inspired by any person or any other film. Prem had to lose weight in preparation for the role. Chaitra Chandranath, who had a difficult beginning to her career, as her debut film ''
Viraat'' was shelved, was cast in the lead female role. Filming took place extensively in Mysore.
Music
Anand Audio bought the music rights of the film for about 25
Lakh
A lakh (; abbreviated L; sometimes written lac) is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000; scientific notation: 105). In the Indian 2,2,3 convention of digit grouping, it is written as 1,00,000. For ex ...
s. Music composer
Arjun Janya worked on songs for the film. The folk song "Seshamma Seshamma" features the actress
Sunny Leone in a special appearance. Another song titled "India Pakistan Ondagoythu" which featured the names of
Modi,
Sonia,
M. Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He was popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Art ...
and
J. Jayalalithaa
Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016) was an Indian politician and actress who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years over six terms between 1991 and 2016. From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2 ...
and their relationships was turned down by four playback singers due to the controversial lines, until finally singer
Hemanth Kumar recorded the song.
Track list
References
External links
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2010s Kannada-language films
2015 romantic comedy films
Indian romantic comedy films
Films shot in India
2015 films
Indian satirical films
2015 masala films
Films scored by Arjun Janya
2010s satirical films