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, 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

* 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

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. 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

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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,

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and

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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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:DK 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