Diggajaru (transl. The Legends) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language film directed by D. Rajendra Babu. The film stars Vishnuvardhan in dual roles as a father and son and Ambareesh. The music of the film was composed by Hamsalekha. It is a remake of the 1998 Tamil film Natpukkaga.[1]

Diggajaru
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Directed byD. Rajendra Babu
Written byB. A. Madhu (dialogues)
Story byJyothi Krishna
Based onNatpukkaga
Produced byRockline Venkatesh
StarringVishnuvardhan
Ambareesh
Sanghavi
Tara
Umashree
CinematographyP. K. H. Das
Edited byShyam Yadav
Music byHamsalekha
Production
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Rockline Productions
Distributed byRockline Productions
Release date
  • 26 January 2001 (2001-01-26)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

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A rich landlord and his servant bond well irrespective of their status. When the landlord son-in-law accidentally kills landlords wife, the servant decides to take the blame on himself, in a wish to keep landlords daughter marital life intact.

Cast

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Production

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Rajendra Babu and Rockline Venkatesh initially wanted to shoot at Chennai and Karaikudi for which they also scouted locations but none of the locations satisfied them they finally zeroed in Lalitha Palace as the final location.[2]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Hamsalekha.[3]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"Ela Ivana" Anuradha Sriram
"Humba Humba" S. P. Balasubrahmaniam
"Komale Komale" S. P. Balasubrahmaniam, Anuradha Sriram
"Kuchiku Kuchiku" S.P. Balasubrahmaniam 5:38
"Nandi Bettana" S.P. Balasubrahmaniam, Archana Udupa

Reception

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A critic from Chitraloka wrote that "It is a right selection of subject for the audience of Karnataka. What is fantastic firstly is the screenplay of this film. Like any thrillers it holds the attention of audience till the last shot of the film".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Diggajaru - Review". vishnuvardhan.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Diggajaru Shoot planned in China". Screen. 21 July 2000. Archived from the original on 19 November 2000. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Diggajaru". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Diggajaru Movie Review". Chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
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