Dhairyam (2017 film)

Dhairyam
Theatrical poster
Directed byShiva Tejas
Written byShiva Tejas
Produced byDr. K Raju
StarringAjay Rao
P. Ravishankar
Sadhu Kokila
Aditi Prabhudeva
Jai Jagadish
Honnavalli Krishna
CinematographyShekar Chandru
Edited byK.M. Prakash
Music byEmil Mohammed
Production
company
Raj Production
Distributed byRaj Production
Release date
  • 21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Dhairyam (transl. Courage) is a 2017 Indian Kannada film directed by Shiva Tejas who earlier directed Male (2015),[1][2] and produced by Dr. K Raju under the banner Raj Production. The film stars Ajay Rao,[3] Aditi Prabhudeva, P. Ravishankar, Sadhu Kokila, Jai Jagadish, and Honnavalli Krishna.

The music was composed by Emil, and art direction was done by K. Shiva Kumar. Stunt sequences were choreographed by Ravi Varma. The principal photography commenced on 18 September 2016 in Bangalore.[4] The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Dhairyam in 2018 on rkd studio.[citation needed]

Plot

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Ajay (Ajay Rao), a state level rank student who comes from a lower-middle-class background is always in financial trouble. He falls in love with Parimala, whose parents are very practical about relationships and impose many terms and conditions in order for her to marry him. Ajay is already in too much of a burden as he has to arrange money for his father's cancer operation. The story is about how he manages these hurdles.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Dhairyam
Soundtrack album by
Released2017
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageKannada
LabelAnanda Audio
ProducerEmil

The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Emil Mohammed.[5]

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Selfie Hodkondu"Tippu, Indu Nagaraj 
2."Namduke Hingide"Emil, Keerthana Iyer 
3."Enappa Maadli Naanu"Vijay Prakash, Anirudh 
4."Dhairyam Sarvatra Sadhanam"Karthika Shaji, Al Rufian 

Reception

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A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Better writing could have done wonders for this film which is still worth a watch".[6] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Dhairyam can be a good watch for those who seek masala, as the tale has some clever twists".[7]

References

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  1. ^ "The dhairyam I showed in real life helped me come this far". The Times of India. 18 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Ajai Rao's Next Film Titled As Dhairyam". filmibeat.com. 23 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Dhairyam is an action entertainer of the mind". newindianexpress.com.
  4. ^ "Dhairyam song shoot Ajai Sudeepana teamed". indiaglitz.com. 16 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Dhairyam (2017) Kannada Songs". 123Musiq. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Dhairiyam: A cringe-worthy fare". Bangalore Mirror.
  7. ^ "DHAIRYAM MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India.
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