Drama (film)

Drama ಡ್ರಾಮಾ
Directed by	Yogaraj Bhat
Produced by	Jayanna Bhogendra
Starring	Dr.Ambarish Yash Radhika Pandit Satish Neenasam Sindhu Lokanath Bindusaara
Music by	V. Harikrishna
Cinematography	Krishna
Editing by	Sanath Kumar Suresh
Studio	Yogaraj Movies Jayanna Combines
Distributed by	Jayanna Combines
Release dates	November 23, 2012 (2012-11-23)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Drama^[1] (Kannada: ಡ್ರಾಮಾ) is a 2012 Indian Kannada romantic comedy thriller written, directed and co-produced by ace director of Sandalwood, Yograj Bhat. It stars Yash, Radhika Pandit, Satish Neenasam and Pragna in leading roles and Rebel Star Dr.Ambarish in a special role. The movie was produced by Yogaraj Movies and Jayanna Combines, the leading Production houses of Kannada Film Industry.It has plot elements borrowed from a Marathi movie,Bindhaast.

Music is scored by V. Harikrishna while lyrics are written by the industry's most successful combo Jayanth Kaikini and Yograj Bhat. S. Krishna, the magician behind the stunning visuals of Mungaru Male joined Yograj Bhat for the movie after the gap of 6 years and the editing is by Sanath Kumar and Suresh.

Cast

• Dr.Ambarish as Bulbul, Cameo appearance
• Yash^[2] as Venkatesha
• Radhika Pandit^[3] as Nandini
• Satish Neenasam as Satisha
• Sindhu Lokanath as Chandrika
• Sampath as D'Souza
• Suchendra Prasad as Shalivahana
• Malavika as Gayathri
• Lohithashwa
• Achyuth Kumar
• Honnavalli Krishna

Production

After the average hit of Paramathma, the last venture of Yograj Bhat, this was the second project for the Production house, Jayanna Combines. The director has opted his trusted and tried genre – romantic comedy – as the core subject of his movie.^[4] Hindi and Marathi cinema actor Atul Kulkarni was picked for the negative role after, Prakash Rai, who was the original choice for the role.^[5] He was again replaced by Tamil actor Sampath Raj.^[6] V Harikrishna scored the music and background score. S Krishna of Mungaru Male fame handled the camera. Drama is produced by Jayanna and Bhogendra.

Awards

• Yograj Bhat - Won -Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Kannada category for the song 'Bombe Adsonu'.^[7]
• V. Harikrishna - Won -Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Kannada category^[8]
• Sonu Nigam - Won -The Bangalore Times Film Awards for 'The Best Playback Singer Male' category for the song 'Chendutiya Pakkadali'.^[9]
• Yograj Bhat - Won -The Bangalore Times Film Awards for 'The Best Lyricist' category for the song 'Bombe Adsonu'.^[10]
• Sonu Nigam - Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada category for the song 'Chendutiya Pakkadali'^[11]
• Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada category^[12]
• Yash - Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada category^[13]
• Sindhu Lokanath -Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada category^[14]
• Nominated for The Bangalore Times Film Awards for 'The Best Film' category ^[15]
• Nominated for The Bangalore Times Film Awards for 'The Best Youth Film' category^[16]
• V. Harikrishna - Nominated -The Bangalore Times Film Awards for 'The Best Singer Male' Category^[17]

Critical reception

Drama received generally positive reviews from film critics upon its release. DNA gave the film three and a half star rating praising the acting and the technical departments.^[18] Rediff gave the film 3/5 rating and concluded saying, "(the film) is worth a watch for all the entertainment the young team gives us."^[19] Prakash Upadhyaya of Oneindia gave the film three out of five stars and commented, "Hilarious one-liners, romantic songs and a little bit of philosophy. Last but not least, there is a message in the film."^[20] IBN live reported 'Drama' is a film that genuine Kannada film audience can not miss.^[21] Bharatstudent reviewed as Passable entertainer, can be watched once.^[22] Chitraloka rated as spicy taste of masala.^[23] Times of India gave 3.5 star rating.^[24] Indiaglitz rated it 7/10.^[25]

Box Office

Drama got a fantastic opening upon release. The film went on to be one of the highest grossers of 2012 by completing 100 days of run^[26] and grossing 12 Crore against its 4 Crore budget and was declared as a Super Hit.^[27] The film elevated Yash to Star Status and established a loyal youth fan following for the actor, including many female fans.

Accolades

Overseas Release

Drama was premiered in USA.^{[28][29][30][31]} Drama was also premiered in UAE.^[32] Drama was also screened in Germany. ^{[33] [34]}

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by V. Harikrishna. The audio album was released in the end of September, 2012 and was well received. "Thundh Haikla Sahavasa" was a huge hit.^[35]

References

External links

• Drama at the Internet Movie Database