''Dasavala'' is a 2013

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drama film starring Prem and

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. The film is directed by M. S. Ramesh, and also stars Hema Choudhary, Rangayana Raghu and

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. Dasavala was released on 11 October 2013. Anitha Bhat featured in an item song in Dasavala. The storyline of the movie was similar to two more Kannada movies - '' Director's Special'' and ''Karodpathi''. It was also reported that the concept of all these films could be traced back to the 1996 Spanish film '' Familia'' in which a lonely rich man hires actors to act as his family members on his birthday.

Plot

Dasavala is about two tourist guides - Prem and Rangayana Raghu. The jolly guides face a peculiar situation when a handicapped artist, a singer, a girl who escapes from the clutches of prostitution, a lady who leaves her home after a tiff with her son, and another girl, who also runs away from her house not being able to accept the groom selected by her parents, land in their house. Each one of them has some sentimental story which reflects the present day society. As the story progresses, the plot unfolds and each one of them are back in their own house. But the main character Aishwarya ( Aishwarya Menon) decides to stay with Prem and he had to fight with her groom to save her.

Cast

* Prem *

as Aishwarya *

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* Achyuth Kumar * Shobhraj * Pushpa Swamy *

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* Anitha Bhat in an

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Filming

Dasavala was shot in and around tourist attractions of Karnataka like

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and

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. The song-recording muhurat of Dasavala was organised in March 2013, but the actual shoot of the film started on 22 May 2013. A special set of a Dhaba was erected at the

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in September 2013, to shoot an item song featuring Ankitha Bhatt. Dance Master Tribhuvan choreographed the song, composed by music director

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. The audio release of the Dasavala was done by former Karnataka Chief Minister

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and

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in an event held at the 37th Crescent Hotel on 14 September 2013.

Soundtrack

The Music Was Composed By

and Released by

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Critical reception

Dasavala received positive reviews from the Times of India, Bangalore Mirror and other trade magazines. The Times of India gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated that the director presented Dasavala in a humorous way and many incidents that are in focus may be happening in many households.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dasavala 2013 films 2010s Kannada-language films 2013 romance films Films set in Bangalore Indian romance films Indian remakes of Spanish films Films shot in Karnataka