''DK'' is a 2015 Indian

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directed by Vijay Kampali, formerly known as Udaya Prakash, who also directed '' Kalla Malla Sulla'' and '' Auto Raja''. Produced by actress Rakshita, the film stars Prem and Chaitra Chandranath. Actress

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features in a special item song ''Sesamma'', which marks her Kannada film debut. The film's score and soundtrack was composed by

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian 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 such as '' Biruga ...

, and the first Kannada film to feature '' 7.1 surround sound''. The film opened across

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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 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 ...

as MP Shive Gowda * Sobhraj *

as an

item number In Indian cinema, an item number or item song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films (Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, and ...

"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 D. K Shivakumar. 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 ''

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'' was shelved, was cast in the lead female role. Filming took place extensively in Mysore.

Music

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bought the music rights of the film for about 25 Lakhs. Music composer

worked on songs for the film. The folk song "Seshamma Seshamma" features the actress

in a special appearance. Another song titled "India Pakistan Ondagoythu" which featured the names of

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, M. Karunanidhi and J. Jayalalithaa and their relationships was turned down by four playback singers due to the controversial lines, until finally singer

Hemanth Kumar Hemanth Subramanya known by his stage name as Hemanth, is a playback singer in Kannada cinema. Early life Hemanth was born in a family of musicians at Bangalore, India. His mother Rathna Sastry is a classical singer and his father Subramanya ...

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