Amma (2018 film)

Amma is a 2018 multilingual Indian film written and directed by Faisal Saif, and produced by C. R. Manohar under the banner of Tanvi Films. Filmed in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, English and Malayalam, the film is Sandalwood star Ragini Dwivedi's second film to be launched on her birthday after Ragini IPS.

Amma
Directed byFaisal Saif
Produced byC. R. Manohar
C.R.Gopi
Written byFaisal Saif
Ravindra A.R (Kannada Version Dialogues)
StarringRagini Dwivedi
Prashant Narayanan
Rajpal Yadav, Sunil Butolia
Music byUstad Sultan Khan
Sabir Khan
Nikhil Kamath
CinematographyBharat.R.Parthsarthy
Vishal Gandhi
Edited byAshutosh Anand Verma
Production
company
Tanvi Films
Release date
  • 24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Kannada
Telugu
Tamil
English
Malayalam

Cast

Production and promotion

Director Faisal Saif launched the film at Om Shakti Temple Bengaluru on Ragini Dwivedi's birthday.[2] Rajpal Yadav was signed for the main antagonist.[3] Actress Roopa Nataraj, who rose to fame with Miss Mallige, was signed for the role of a cop but later replaced by Pooja Misrra.[4] After filming her portions, Pooja Misrra also walked out of the film, creating controversy regarding her small role in the film.[5] Actor Prashant Narayanan, of Murder 2 fame, was signed on to play the male lead in the film; he said: "I've always been picky about my films. What drew me to this was director Faisal Saif's script. It touches upon many aspects that are relevant to today's times".[6]

During director Faisal Saif's creative sessions with veteran filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh while he was directing Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish in 2012, Saif discussed having a transgender antagonist dealing their gender identity with Ghosh, something which he later incorporated in this film. The character is played by Rajpal Yadav.[7]

First look

The first look trailer and poster of the film has been released.[8] A photo shoot was held in Mumbai where Ragini Dwivedi tested different looks for her character.[9]

References
  1. https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/amma.html
  2. "Ragini Dwivedi's Amma launched!". in.movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. "Rajpal Yadav turns baddie in Kannada debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  4. "Roopa Nataraj turns cop for Amma". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. "Pooja Misrra opts out of Amma; stirs up controversy". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  6. "Prashant Narayanan debuts in Sandalwood with Amma". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  7. "Why's Rajpal Yadav playing a transgender?". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  8. "First Look Of Ragini Dwivedi's Amma". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  9. "No comparison between Mammooty and Mohanlal". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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