| Datta | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Chi Guru Dutt |
| Written by | Janardhana Maharshi |
| Produced by | Chi Guru Dutt |
| Starring | Darshan Ramya Keerthi Chawla |
| Cinematography | Ramesh Babu |
| Edited by | Deepu S Kumar |
| Music by | R. P. Patnaik |
Production company | Udayaravi Cinemaz |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Dattha is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Chi Guru Dutt and written by Janardhana Maharshi. The film stars Darshan and Ramya whilst Keerthi Chawla, Srinath and Vinaya Prasad play other pivotal roles.[1]
The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed by R. P. Patnaik. The film, upon release, received an average response from both critics and the audience.[2]
Plot
Datta and his friend Tingu are small-time crooks. They get in the wrong books of drug peddler Basha. During one of their thefts, Datta sees Ramya and falls for her. In order to woo her, Datta returns what has been stolen in her house and also pretends to be a well-educated person and also acts as a SI. However, she finds out and breaks up with him, also insulting him in the process.
Later, Datta is persuaded by a businessman Shanti Veerappa, who requests him to act like his son Raju, so that his wife Meenakshi would recover from a bedridden sickness. However, Shanti Veerappa plots to eliminate Datta. Once his rivals finish datta who is enacting his son, he can bring back Raju and be assured of his safety.
Datta, not knowing Shanti Veerappa's ploy goes out along with Shanti Veerappa's family to his village, but is surprised that he is being constantly followed and attacked by Mallikarjuna's goons; who he feels that they are henchmen of Basha. Ramya, who is the daughter of Shanti Veerappa's rival also tries to eliminate Datta, thinking that he is Raju, but realizes her mistake and reconcile with him. Datta manages to stop Mallikarjuna and Shanti Veerappa enmity, where the families apologize to each other and accepts Datta.
Cast
- Darshan as Dattha
- Ramya
- Keerthi Chawla
- Komal as Tingu
- Srinath as Shanti Veerapa
- Avinash
- Vinaya Prakash
- Chitra Shenoy
- Bullet Prakash as Gandhinagar Ghouse
- Besant Ravi as Henchman
- Rajashekhar Kotian as Baasha Bhai
- Shanthamma
- Preethi Rao
- Vatara Mallesh
- Vishwas Bharadwaj
- Dr. Nagesh Kaveti
- O. A. K. Sundar
- M. N. Suresh
- Mohan Juneja as Police Officer
- Vaijanath Biradar
Soundtrack
The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik.[3] A part of the song "Valamenukkum" from Chithiram Pesuthadi was reused in "Baare Baare".
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Escape Mamu" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Karthik | |
| 2. | "Manasa Manasa" | K. Kalyan | Kunal Ganjawala, Shreya Ghoshal | |
| 3. | "Ee Soundaryakke" | K. Kalyan | Kunal Ganjawala, Nanditha | |
| 4. | "Kannige Kaanisuva" | K. Kalyan | Madhu Balakrishnan | |
| 5. | "Baare Baare" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Shankar Mahadevan, Malathi |
Reception
R. G. Vijayasarathy from Rediff.com wrote that "All in all, an above average effort".[4] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "Director Gurudutt returning back to fold after 10 years has worked out very well to keep the audience engaged in the theatre. For the fans of Darshan and family audience this is worth watching because of the strengths in the film".[5]
References
- ↑ Vijayasarathy, R. G. "Darshan is ready with Datta". Rediff.com.
- ↑ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (28 June 2006). "Darshan's Datta top film". IANS – via Hindustan Times.
- ↑ Dattha songs
- ↑ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (12 June 2006). "Datta: Darshan all the way!". Rediff.com.
- ↑ "Movie Review Datta - Dazzling 'Datta'". Indiaglitz. 10 June 2006. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
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