# Dasavala > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dasavala > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dasavala.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasavala > Source revision: 1341694286 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use British English|date=March 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Dasavala | image = Dasavala.jpeg | alt = | caption = | director = M. S. Ramesh | producer = Anaji Nagaraj | writer = Ma. Chandru | screenplay = Ma. Chandru | story = | starring = [Prem](/source/Prem_(film_director))
[Iswarya Menon](/source/Iswarya_Menon)
[Hema Choudhary](/source/Hema_Choudhary) | music = Gurukiran | cinematography = Dasari Seenu | editing = | studio = Namana Films | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=y|2013|10|11}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Kannada | budget = {{INRConvert|40|m}} | gross = }} '''''Dasavala''''' is a 2013 [Kannada](/source/Kannada) drama film starring [Prem](/source/Prem_(film_director)) and [Iswarya Menon](/source/Iswarya_Menon). The film is directed by M. S. Ramesh, and also stars [Hema Choudhary, Rangayana Raghu](/source/Rangayana_Raghu) and [Avinash](/source/Avinash_Yelandur). Dasavala was released on 11 October 2013.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Dasavala-to-release-this-Friday/articleshow/23794203.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060603/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-09/news-interviews/42861861_1_dasavala-akshara-menon-theeya-velai-seiyyanum-kumaru |url-status=live |archive-date=23 October 2013 |title=Dasavala to release this Friday |date=9 October 2013 |work=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India) |access-date=24 October 2013}} Anitha Bhat featured in an item song in Dasavala.{{cite web|agency=Times News Network |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-21/news-interviews/41432727_1_prem-adda-director-mahesh-babu-akshara-menon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023062113/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-21/news-interviews/41432727_1_prem-adda-director-mahesh-babu-akshara-menon |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2013 |title=Acting topmost on Prem's mind? |date=21 August 2013 |work=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India) |access-date=24 October 2013}} The storyline of the movie was similar to two more Kannada movies – ''[Director's Special](/source/Director's_Special_(film))'' and ''Karodpathi''. It was also reported that the concept of all these films could be traced back to the 1996 Spanish film ''[Familia](/source/Familia_(1996_film))'' in which a lonely rich man hires actors to act as his family members on his birthday.{{cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-review-Karodpathi/articleshow/32087973.cms |title=Movie review: Karodpathi – Bangalore Mirror |website=bangaloremirror.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713163750/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-review-Karodpathi/articleshow/32087973.cms |archive-date=2014-07-13}} {{cite web | url=https://spanishcinephilia.wordpress.com/2015/06/24/a-family-that-is-not-a-family-familia-fernando-leon-de-aranoa-1996/ | title=A Family That is Not a Family: Familia (Fernando León de Aranoa, 1996) | date=24 June 2015 }} ==Plot== Dasavala is about two tourist guides – Prem and Rangayana Raghu. The jolly guides face a peculiar situation when a handicapped artist, a singer, a girl who escapes from the clutches of prostitution, a lady who leaves her home after a tiff with her son, and another girl, who also runs away from her house not being able to accept the groom selected by her parents, land in their house. Each one of them has some sentimental story which reflects the present day society. As the story progresses, the plot unfolds and each one of them are back in their own house. But the main character Aishwarya ([Aishwarya Menon](/source/Aishwarya_Menon)) decides to stay with Prem and he had to fight with her groom to save her. ==Cast== * [Prem](/source/Prem_(film_director)) as Sathya * [Iswarya Menon](/source/Iswarya_Menon) as Aishwarya * [Rangayana Raghu](/source/Rangayana_Raghu) as Ranga * [Avinash](/source/Avinash_Yelandur) * [Hema Chaudhary](/source/Hema_Chaudhary) * Achyuth Kumar * Shobhraj * Pushpa Swamy * [Sanchari Vijay](/source/Sanchari_Vijay) * Anitha Bhat in an [item song](/source/item_number) ==Filming== Dasavala was shot in and around tourist attractions of Karnataka like [Badami](/source/Badami), [Aihole](/source/Aihole) and [Pattadakal](/source/Pattadakal).{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/North-Karnataka-is-Sandalwoods-new-destination/articleshow/21573455.cms |title=North Karnataka is Sandalwood's new destination |work=The Times of India |date=3 August 2013 |access-date=24 October 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-15/news-interviews/39992418_1_akshara-menon-dasavala-prem-adda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061213/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-15/news-interviews/39992418_1_akshara-menon-dasavala-prem-adda |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2013 |title=Dasavala shoot progresses in Badami |date=15 June 2013 |work=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India) |access-date=24 October 2013}} The song-recording muhurat of Dasavala was organised in March 2013, but the actual shoot of the film started on 22 May 2013.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Dasavala-to-go-on-floors-on-May-22/articleshow/20148734.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927211809/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-20/news-interviews/39392304_1_prem-may-22-anaji-nagaraj|url-status=live|archive-date=27 September 2013|work=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)|title=Dasavala to go on floors on May 22|access-date=20 May 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Dasavala-shoot-starts/articleshow/20207823.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131018033106/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-22/news-interviews/39444094_1_sandalwood-debut-anaji-nagaraj-film|url-status=live|archive-date=18 October 2013|work=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)|title=Dasavala shoot starts|access-date=22 May 2013}} A special set of a Dhaba was erected at the [Kanteerava Studios](/source/Kanteerava_Studios) in September 2013, to shoot an item song featuring Ankitha Bhatt. Dance Master Tribhuvan choreographed the song, composed by music director [Gurukiran](/source/Gurukiran). The audio release of the Dasavala was done by former Karnataka Chief Minister [B. S. Yeddyurappa](/source/B._S._Yeddyurappa) and [Puneeth Rajkumar](/source/Puneeth_Rajkumar) in an event held at the 37th Crescent Hotel on 14 September 2013.{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-16/news-interviews/42113000_1_audio-release-bsy-karnataka-film-chamber |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055934/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-16/news-interviews/42113000_1_audio-release-bsy-karnataka-film-chamber |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2013 |title=Dasavala audio released by BSY and Puneeth |date=16 September 2013 |work=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India) |access-date=24 October 2013}} ==Soundtrack== The Music Was Composed By [Gurukiran](/source/Gurukiran) and Released by [Anand Audio](/source/Anand_Audio) Video. {{Infobox album | name = Dasavala | type = Soundtrack | artist = [Gurukiran](/source/Gurukiran) | cover = | alt = | released = 20 Oct 2013 | recorded = 2013 | venue = | studio = | genre = [Soundtrack](/source/Soundtrack) | length = 21:09 | label = Anand Audio Video | producer = [Gurukiran](/source/Gurukiran) | prev_title = [Charminar](/source/Charminar_(2013_film)) | prev_year = 2013 | next_title = [Brahma](/source/Brahma_(2014_film)) | next_year = 2014 }} {{track listing | headline = Track list | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = 21:09 | title1 = Bandaglu Beththale | lyrics1 = [Kaviraj](/source/Kaviraj_(lyricist)) | extra1 = [V. Harikrishna](/source/V._Harikrishna), Raj Guru, [Shamitha Malnad](/source/Shamitha_Malnad), [Anuradha Bhat](/source/Anuradha_Bhat) | length1 = 3:59 | title2 = Ondu Eradu Mooru | lyrics2 = Santosh Naik | extra2 = [Udit Narayan](/source/Udit_Narayan), Anuradha Bhat | length2 = 4:33 | title3 = Naayi Banduddappa | lyrics3 = [Purandara Dasa](/source/Purandara_Dasa) | extra3 = [Picchalli Srinivas](/source/Picchalli_Srinivas) | length3 = 2:18 | title4 = Hegideeya | lyrics4 = [Kaviraj](/source/Kaviraj_(lyricist)) | extra4 = [Gurukiran](/source/Gurukiran), Anupama | length4 = 3:31 | title5 = Rokka Eradakku | lyrics5 = [Purandara Dasa](/source/Purandara_Dasa) | extra5 = Shankar Shanbag | length5 = 2:08 | title6 = Ooikko Ooikko | lyrics6 = [V. Nagendra Prasad](/source/V._Nagendra_Prasad) | extra6 = [Hemanth](/source/Hemanth_(singer)), [Santosh](/source/Santhosh_Venky), Akanksha Badami | length6 = 4:40 }} ==Critical reception== Dasavala received positive reviews from the Times of India, Bangalore Mirror and other trade magazines.{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-review-Dasavala/articleshow/23988733.cms |title=Movie review: Dasavala |work=Bangalore Mirror|date=11 October 2013 |access-date=18 October 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/dasavala-review-kannada-15040845.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109050548/http://www.sify.com/movies/dasavala-review-kannada-15040845.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 November 2013 |title=Movie Review : Dasavala |website=[Sify](/source/Sify) |access-date=18 October 2013}}{{cite web|author= A Sharadhaa |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Its-about-the-family/2013/10/12/article1832518.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023144515/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Its-about-the-family/2013/10/12/article1832518.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2013 |title=It's about the family |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=12 October 2013 |access-date=18 October 2013}}{{cite web |author=Sandesh MS |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/reviews/2013/dasavala-movie-review-122197.html |title=Dasavala – Movie Review – Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Oneindia |date=11 October 2013 |access-date=18 October 2013 |archive-date=19 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019071311/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/reviews/2013/dasavala-movie-review-122197.html#slide369068 |url-status=live }} The Times of India gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated that the director presented Dasavala in a humorous way and many incidents that are in focus may be happening in many households.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/movie-reviews/Daswala/movie-review/24056656.cms |title=Daswala movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=24 October 2013}} ==See also== * [List of Kannada films of 2013](/source/List_of_Kannada_films_of_2013) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|14019516}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dasavala}} Category:2013 films Category:2013 Kannada-language films Category:2013 Indian films Category:2013 romance films Category:Films set in Bengaluru Category:Indian romance films Category:Indian remakes of Spanish films Category:Films shot in Karnataka Category:Indian romantic comedy-drama films Category:Indian family films Category:Films about prostitution in India --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dasavala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasavala) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasavala?action=history)). 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