Viraat is a 2016

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directed by H. Vasu and written by M. S. Ramesh. The film, produced by C. Kalyan under Theja Cinemas banner, features Darshan as the lead protagonist whilst newcomers Vidhisha Srivatsav,

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and Chaitra Chandranath play the female lead characters.

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and

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play crucial supporting roles. It was dubbed into Hindi under the same title Viraat.

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has composed the film's music and background score. The dialogues and screenplay is written by M. S. Ramesh. The film which was earlier slated for a 2012 release underwent significant delays during the making due to the earlier producer and director tussles which ended up in the producer Sandesh Nagaraj walking out of the film. The film was eventually shelved and later was taken up by C.Kalyan, a Tollywood-based producer. The film finally released on 29 January 2016.

Cast

* Darshan as Viraat Prasad *

as Preethi * Vidisha Shrivastav as Spoorthi * Chaitra Chandranath as Keerthi *

as Chief Minister *

as Viraat's mother *

as Surendra Singh *

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Production

The official launch and the first schedule shooting of Viraat began on 27 February 2012. The film considered to be a big budget venture with a big glass house worth crores of rupees is being made at the Bababudangiri Hills for the first 15 days shooting schedule. Actress

played the role of a powerful Chief Minister for the first time in her career.

Reception

The ''

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'' gave the movie 3 stars. Its review said, " e film has its moments but the film isn't exactly a must-watch, except for the hero's fans", and added, " e plot is more like the TV reality show '' The Bachelor''".

Music

Music for the film is composed by

who is the regular composer for Darshan's films. A single song is composed and sung by Raghu Kunche, making his debut in Kannada cinema. The song "Gandasu Safety Pin" is a recreation of Kunche's

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song "Ramanamma" from the film '' Bumper Offer''. The audio launch was held on January 12, 2016. The audio rights has been bought by

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References

{{reflist 2016 films Films set in Bangalore 2010s Kannada-language films Indian action films Films scored by V. Harikrishna Films shot in Bangalore Films shot in Switzerland Films scored by Raghu Kunche 2016 action films