Director's Special is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language satire film written and directed by Guruprasad.[1] It stars a debutant Dhananjay along with Rangayana Raghu. Actress Pooja Gandhi made a special appearance in an item song.[2] The storyline of the movie was also found in two more Kannada movies—Dasavala and Karodpathi. It was also reported that the concept of all these films could be traced back to the 1996 Spanish film Familia in which a lonely rich man hires actors to act as his family members on his birthday.[3][4]
The film was announced by director Guruprasad in 2009.[5] However, the official announcement came in August 2010, when he launched the film with the title Director's Special at Abbaiah Naidu Studios, Bangalore, in the presence of actors Raghavendra Rajkumar and V. Ravichandran.[6]
Casting and filmingedit
The film's lead role was first offered to Komal Kumar who rejected the offer after hearing the story line which makes the spoof of Kannada film industry.[7] After re-working with the script, the director approached Dhananjay, a software techie, to play the lead role. Subsequently, he signed actor Rangayana Raghu to play a prominent role.
Filming began in 2011 and was completed the same year, excluding a song sequence which was filmed in 2012.[8] The song, an item number featured actress Pooja Gandhi in a cameo role in the song. Choreographed by Imran Sardhariya, the sequence was filmed at a studio in Bangalore.[9]
Anoop Seelin composed music for the soundtracks for the lyrics written by B. R. Lakshman Rao, and Sharadasutha. The album consisting of three tracks includes an instrumental number "Mouna Raaga".[10]
After several delays in the production and post-production, director announced the release to be in April 2013. But owing to the other big production releases and theater availability issues, the film was pushed for a May release. The film made its theatrical release on 31 May 2013 in 50 theatres across Karnataka.[11]
Critical receptionedit
The film opened to positive reviews from critics upon theatrical release. The performances of Rangayana Raghu and Dhananjay received unanimous praise. G. S. Kumar of The Times of India reviewed the film and gave it a 3.5/5 rating, and wrote, "With a good script and narration, director Guruprasad has done a good job by weaving the story that has comedy, sentiment, attachment and detachment in life." He concluded writing praises of the acting performances of Rangayana Raghu, Dhananjay and the supporting cast, and the music, camera and editing departments.[12] Prakash Upadhyaya of Oneindia gave the film a rating of three and a half stars out of five and praised the role of the technical and the acting departments in the film, giving special praise to Rangayana Raghu's performance.[13]Sify.com gave the film a "good" rating and credits Guruprasad's style of filmmaking with a "futuristic topic as the theme" and adds that the film "[goes] ... beyond the traditional realm to explore human mind". He concluded, "Performance wise, it is Rangayana Raghu, who excels on the screen. The newcomer Dhananjay shows promise."[14]The Hindu writes "A dialogue with greed" on the theme of the film. Of the acting performances, the reviewer writes, "Though it is Rangayana Raghu who steals the show with his restrained performance, the newcomer Dhanajaya proves his mettle. And writing about Pooja Gandhi's item number 'Kannalli Yest Hottu Nektiya', song provides a 'commercial' relief to the audience".[5]
Referencesedit
^. Supergoodmovies. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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Director s Special is a 2013 Indian Kannada language satire film written and directed by Guruprasad 1 It stars a debutant Dhananjay along with Rangayana Raghu Actress Pooja Gandhi made a special appearance in an item song 2 The storyline of the movie was also found in two more Kannada movies Dasavala and Karodpathi It was also reported that the concept of all these films could be traced back to the 1996 Spanish film Familia in which a lonely rich man hires actors to act as his family members on his birthday 3 4 Director s SpecialFilm posterDirected byGuruprasadWritten byGuruprasadScreenplay byGuruprasadStory byGuruprasadProduced byGovinduStarringDhananjayaRangayana RaghuCinematographyMahendra SimhaEdited byB S KemparajuMusic byAnoop SeelinProductioncompaniesAjay PicturesGuruprasad IncRelease date31 May 2013 2013 05 31 Running time125 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageKannada Contents 1 Cast 2 Production 2 1 Casting and filming 3 Soundtrack 4 Release and reception 4 1 Critical reception 5 References 6 External linksCast editRangayana Raghu as Panche Shastry Ramachandra Dhananjay as Dhananjaya Vatsala Mohan as Seethamma Sumitra Devi as Gayathri Ram as Hanuma M S Nagaraj Karanth Sathyanarayana Shastry S Keshavamurthy Krishnappa in a cameo appearance Pooja Gandhi in a special appearance in a song as Kannalle Yeshtotthu Champakali Anoop Seelin in a cameo appearance Guruprasad in a cameo appearanceProduction editThe film was announced by director Guruprasad in 2009 5 However the official announcement came in August 2010 when he launched the film with the title Director s Special at Abbaiah Naidu Studios Bangalore in the presence of actors Raghavendra Rajkumar and V Ravichandran 6 Casting and filming edit The film s lead role was first offered to Komal Kumar who rejected the offer after hearing the story line which makes the spoof of Kannada film industry 7 After re working with the script the director approached Dhananjay a software techie to play the lead role Subsequently he signed actor Rangayana Raghu to play a prominent role Filming began in 2011 and was completed the same year excluding a song sequence which was filmed in 2012 8 The song an item number featured actress Pooja Gandhi in a cameo role in the song Choreographed by Imran Sardhariya the sequence was filmed at a studio in Bangalore 9 Soundtrack editDirector s SpecialSoundtrack album by Anoop SeelinReleased31 May 2013GenreFeature film soundtrackLength11 18LabelJhankar Music Anoop Seelin composed music for the soundtracks for the lyrics written by B R Lakshman Rao and Sharadasutha The album consisting of three tracks includes an instrumental number Mouna Raaga 10 TracklistNo TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Devare Agadha B R Lakshman RaoRajesh Krishnan4 172 Kannalle Yeshtotthu Champakali SharadasuthaSunitha3 533 Mouna Raaga Instrumental3 08Total length 11 18Release and reception editAfter several delays in the production and post production director announced the release to be in April 2013 But owing to the other big production releases and theater availability issues the film was pushed for a May release The film made its theatrical release on 31 May 2013 in 50 theatres across Karnataka 11 Critical reception edit The film opened to positive reviews from critics upon theatrical release The performances of Rangayana Raghu and Dhananjay received unanimous praise G S Kumar of The Times of India reviewed the film and gave it a 3 5 5 rating and wrote With a good script and narration director Guruprasad has done a good job by weaving the story that has comedy sentiment attachment and detachment in life He concluded writing praises of the acting performances of Rangayana Raghu Dhananjay and the supporting cast and the music camera and editing departments 12 Prakash Upadhyaya of Oneindia gave the film a rating of three and a half stars out of five and praised the role of the technical and the acting departments in the film giving special praise to Rangayana Raghu s performance 13 Sify com gave the film a good rating and credits Guruprasad s style of filmmaking with a futuristic topic as the theme and adds that the film goes beyond the traditional realm to explore human mind He concluded Performance wise it is Rangayana Raghu who excels on the screen The newcomer Dhananjay shows promise 14 The Hindu writes A dialogue with greed on the theme of the film Of the acting performances the reviewer writes Though it is Rangayana Raghu who steals the show with his restrained performance the newcomer Dhanajaya proves his mettle And writing about Pooja Gandhi s item number Kannalli Yest Hottu Nektiya song provides a commercial relief to the audience 5 References edit Guruprasad Every Film Should Make a Reference Supergoodmovies 8 September 2011 Archived from the original on 26 December 2013 Retrieved 30 May 2013 Pooja Gandhi s item song in Director s Special Anoop Seelin in guest appearance Movie review Karodpathi A Family That is Not a Family Familia Fernando Leon de Aranoa 1996 24 June 2015 a b Directors s Special A dialogue with greed The Hindu 2 June 2013 Retrieved 17 November 2014 Raghu Ravi launch Guru s Director s Special filmibeat com 28 August 2010 Retrieved 17 November 2014 Komal Kumar opts out from Guruprasad s Director s Special Oneindia 21 December 2009 Director Special Guruprasad Confuses Again chitraloka com 17 May 2013 Retrieved 17 November 2014 Director s Special Pooja Gandhi Item Song chitraloka com 12 August 2012 Retrieved 17 November 2014 Director s Special Single iTunes 31 May 2013 Retrieved 17 November 2014 Director s Special Really Special chitraloka com 31 May 2013 Retrieved 17 November 2014 Director s Special review The Times of India 31 May 2013 Retrieved 17 November 2014 Director s Special Review Oneindia 30 May 2013 Retrieved 2 June 2013 Director s Special review Sify Archived from the original on 8 June 2013 Retrieved 17 November 2014 External links editDirector s Special at IMDb nbsp Director s Special at reelbox tv 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