''Drama'' is a 2012 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 ...

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thriller written, directed and co-produced by

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 ...

under the banner Yogaraj Movies and Jayanna Combines. It stars Yash,

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 ...

Sathish Ninasam Shiva, known by his screen name Sathish Ninasam, is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. Having made his film debut with '' Madesha'' (2008), Sathish appeared in small but significant roles in films like ''Manasaare'' (2009), '' Panch ...

and

Sindhu Lokanath Sindhu known by her stage name Sindhu Loknath, is an Indian actress and model. She made her debut in films, with a cameo role in '' Parichaya'' (2009). She is recognized for her performances in '' Lifeu Ishtene'' (2011), ''Drama'' (2012), '' C ...

in leading roles and veteran actor

Ambareesh Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath (29 May 1952 – 24 November 2018), known by his screen name Ambareesh, was an Indian actor, media personality, politician from the state of Karnataka. Alongside Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan, he is counted in ...

in an extended

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. Music for the film was scored by

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while lyrics for the soundtrack were written by the successful combination of

Jayanth Kaikini Jayanth Kaikini (born 24 January 1955) is a poet, short story writer, playwright, columnist in Kannada and a lyricist in Kannada Cinema. He has so far published six anthologies of short stories, four books of poetry, three plays and a collecti ...

and Yogaraj Bhat.

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was hired as the cinematographer for the film, who had previously worked with Bhat in the massively successful film, ''

Mungaru Male ''Mungaru Male'' () is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat, and produced by E. Krishnappa. It stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi and Anant Nag. The film is believed to have shaped and strengthened t ...

''.

Cast

* Yash as Venkatesha *

as Nandini *

as 'Kwatle' Satisha *

as Chandrika *

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as D'Souza * Suchendra Prasad as Shalivahana, college principal * Malavika as Gayathri *

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as D'Souza's boss *

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as Venkatesha's father * Rajashekhar Naidu * Sai Mahesh * M. S. Umesh * Rockline Venkatesh * Sangeetha * Ravi Santhehaklu * Bangalore Nagesh * Abhinaya * Kalyani Girish *

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* Rockline Sudhakar as Chandrika's father * Hamsa as Ganga *

in a cameo appearance as Bulbul

Production

After the moderate success of '' Paramathma'', the last venture of

, this was the second project for the production house, Jayanna Combines. Hindi and Marathi cinema actor

Atul Kulkarni Atul Kulkarni (born 10 September 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, English, Odia and Telugu language films. Kulkarni won the National Award for the Best Supporting Actor ...

was picked for the negative role after

Prakash Rai Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam-language films ...

, who was the original choice for the role. He was again replaced by

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actor

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. V Harikrishna scored the music and background score. S Krishna, who previously worked on

, conducted camera work. Drama is produced by Jayanna and Bhogendra.

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by

. The audio album was released in the end of September, 2012 and was well received. "Thundh Haikla Sahavasa" was a huge hit.

Awards

- ''Won'' -

Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Kannada The Kannada Filmfare Best Lyricist Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Kannada film Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the ...

category for the song 'Bombe Adsonu'. *

- ''Won'' -

Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada The Kannada Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Kannada film Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated t ...

category *

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- ''Won'' -The Bangalore Times Film Awards for 'The Best Playback Singer Male' category for the song 'Chendutiya Pakkadali'. *

- ''Won'' -The Bangalore Times Film Awards for 'The Best Lyricist' category for the song 'Bombe Adsonu'. *

- Nominated -

Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada The Filmfare Best Male Playback Award - Kannada is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Kannada film Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated ...

category for the song 'Chendutiya Pakkadali' * Nominated for

Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada The Kannada Filmfare Best Film Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Kannada film Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the prod ...

category * Yash - Nominated for

Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films The Award was first given in 1972. The 2018 winner of the award is Yash for ''K.G.F: Chapter 1.'' As of 2021, Rajk ...

category *

-Nominated for

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is and award presented annually by the '' Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performa ...

category * Nominated for The Bangalore Times Film Awards for 'The Best Film' category * Nominated for The Bangalore Times Film Awards for 'The Best Youth Film' category *

- Nominated -The Bangalore Times Film Awards for 'The Best Singer Male' Category

Critical reception

A critic from ''

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'' scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says "Full marks to Yash for a lively performance. Radhika Pandit has done a neat job. V Harikrishna walks away with honours for his excellent numbers. Krishna’s cinematography is pleasing to the eye". Srikanth Srinivasa from

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wrote "Krishna's camera work is good while Harikrishna's music is a winner. The title song, Bombe aadisuvanu and Tundu Haikala Sawasa are already popular. Drama could have been a little more dramatic but is worth a watch for all the entertainment the young team gives us". Shruti I. L. from DNA wrote "Krishna’s cinematography also does justice to the script. This is one drama you would want to be a part of... but just make sure you don’t bunk your classes to do so as the film comes precisely with one such message". A critic from

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wrote "'Drama' is a film that genuine Kannada film audience can not miss. It may have its pitfalls, yet it bears the stamp of Yogaraj Bhat's talents. Watch it!". A critic from

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wrote "Bhat has tried his best to please both the classes and masses with homilies, stereotypes, emotions, suspense and scenic locales. A bit more effort on his part and he would come up with a satisfying thriller. Though the first half meanders, the narration picks up in the second half enough to be compelling. Drama unfolds within".

Box office

''Drama'' got a good opening upon release. The film went on to become one of the highest grossers of 2012 by completing 100 days of run and grossing 20 Crore against its 4 Crore budget and was declared as a Blockbuster.

Accolades

Overseas release

Drama was premiered in USA. Drama was also premiered in UAE. Drama was also screened in Germany.

References

External links

* {{Yogaraj Bhat 2012 films 2010s Kannada-language films Indian romantic comedy films 2012 romantic comedy films Films scored by V. Harikrishna Films directed by Yogaraj Bhat Indian comedy thriller films 2010s comedy thriller films