Daada
| Daada | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Written by | P. Vasu |
| Screenplay by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by | R. K. Manik Chand |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Geetha Suparna Sangeetha |
| Cinematography | Kulashekar |
| Edited by | K. Balu |
| Music by | Vijay Anand |
Production company | Shakthi Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Daada (Kannada: ದಾದಾ) is a 1988 Indian Kannada film, directed by P. Vasu and produced by R. K. Manik Chand. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Geetha, Suparna and Sangeetha in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Vijay Anand.[1]
Cast
- Vishnuvardhan
- Geetha
- Suparna
- Sangeetha
- Pandari Bai
- Bemel Somanna
- Janardhan
- Srimathi Rao
- Manjumalini
- Devaraj
- Chethan Ramarao
- Ashwath Narayana
- Bemel Lakshman
- Sanni Kumar
- Ram Purohith
- K. S. Ashwath
- Sundar Krishna Urs
- Doddanna
- Lohithashwa
- Ramesh Bhat
- Avinash
- Mysore Lokesh
- Mysore Babu
- Balakrishna
- Shanimahadevappa
- Sudarshan
- Lakshman
Production
Following the success of the 1987 movies, Jayasimha and Jeevana Jyothi both starring Vishnuvardhan in the lead role, director P.Vasu decided to work on another script for a Kannada movie. Vasu prepared two scripts and decided to direct one while the other was filmed by H. R. Bhargava. R.K.Manik Chand ventured to produce Vasu's film.
Vishnuvardhan was chosen to play the male lead. Geetha and Suparna Anand were signed as heroines. Vijay Anand who worked with Vasu in Jayasimha and Jeevana Jyothi was retained as the music director.
Inspiration
The role of Daada played by Dr.Vishnuvardhan in the film showed great similarities to the role Shahenshah played by Amitabh Bachchan in the 1988 film of the same title. Daada is a vigilante with a unique chain-sleeved black suit ; the same dress in which Amitabh appeared in Shahenshah. Daada as an old man has grizzled beard and hair which is the key feature of Shahenshah. Similarly, both Shahenshah and Daada are crime fighting figures.
Apart from that Daada is a movie made in the usual style of P.Vasu - an action film with elements of melodrama and romance.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vijay Anand.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "Ee Yauvvana" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | Chi. Udaya Shankar | |
| 2 | "Daada Daada Ee Droha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Shyamasundara Kulkarni | |
| 3 | "Hasivayasina" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | R. N. Jayagopal | |
| 4 | "Dhairyavu Iralu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Chi. Udaya Shankar | |
| 5 | "Nanna Cheluvane Rasikane" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | R. N. Jayagopal |
References
- ^ "Daada". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Daada Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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