''Dilwala'' is a 2013 romantic drama

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directed by Anil Kumar (Dilwala Anil). The film stars

Sumanth Shailendra Sumanth Shailendra (born 7 September 1988) is an Indian actor working in Kannada and Telugu language films. He made his acting debut in the 2011 film '' Aata'' and got a good break through from the film ''Dilwala'' (2013) which brought him much ...

and

Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit is an Indian film and television actress. She has established a career in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema as a leading actress. Having worked in Soap opera, television serials such as ''Nandagokula'', ''Kaadambari'', and ''Su ...

. Shailendra Babu is producing this film which is backed with

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian Film composer, film score soundtrack composer and singer. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film ''Autograph Please''. Since then he has composed and scored music for successful films suc ...

's music and Sudhakar's cinematography. Shot at the scenic locales of Bangalore, Mysore, Ooty and

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for two songs, the film speaks about a campus romance between a village farmer girl and a rich brat boy. The film received average response from the critics and performed above average at the box-office with the first weekend collections of up to 3.7crores.

Cast

as Prem *

as Preethi * Ravishankar *

Jai Jagadish Jai Jagadish (born 29 June 1954) is an Indian actor, director and producer in the Kannada film industry. Starting his career as an actor in '' Phalitamsha'' (1976), he went on to feature in over 300 films as an actor. In 1998, he turned producer ...

Sharath Lohitashwa Sharatchandra Lohithaswa (born 5 May 1972), known popularly as Sharath Lohithaswa, is an Indian actor mostly known for his work in Kannada and Tamil films. He has had a successful career in theatre, where he continues to work, and television. A ...

Bullet Prakash Bullet Prakash (2 April 1976 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Kannada cinema. Known for portraying comic roles, Prakash appeared in over 325 films. He earned the nickname "Bullet" because he used to ride the motorbike, Royal ...

Production

After the debacle of his debut film ''Aata'' (2011), actor

with the help of his producer father Shailendra Babu teamed up with director - writer Anil Kumar for a romantic entertainer. The producer signed on the talented actress

to play the female lead.

was roped in to compose the music while Anil Kumar's previous associate Sudhakar was made to handle the cinematography. The first schedule of the filming began on 16 December 2012 and continued for a week including a scene at Hyderabad outdoor spot. Rest of the filming took place in Ooty, Mysore, Bangalore and the team left for

to shoot two songs. A huge set was erected on the streets of NICE road near Bangalore spending about 30Lakhs. The film released at around 100 cinema halls across Karnataka.

Soundtrack

The music for the film is composed by

. The lyrics for the songs were written by director Anil Kumar himself along with

Yogaraj Bhat Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian Kannada film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film ''Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kannad ...

and Ananda Priya.

Track list

References

External links

Dilwala discussion at Gandhadagudi

Dilwala Audio review

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