''Amma'' is an unreleased
multilingual
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Indian film written and directed by
Faisal Saif
Faisal Saif (27 April 1976 – 13 September 2022) was an Indian film director, film critic and writer. He began his film career as an assistant director on '' Aur Ek Prem Kahani'', ''Angaar'' and ''Grahan''. He mostly chose controversial horror ...
, and produced by
C. R. Manohar
C.R. Manohar is an Indian film producer and politician known for his work exclusively in Telugu cinema and Kannada cinema. He owns the production house Tanvi Films. He has produced successful drama films such as Mahatma, Shivam, Ranga the Dong ...
under the banner of Tanvi Films. Filmed in
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
and
Kannada
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, the film is
Sandalwood
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star
Ragini Dwivedi
Ragini Dwivedi (born 24 May 1990) is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Kannada films. She made her debut with '' Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari'' (2009). She is a recipient of a SIIMA Award and an Udaya Film Award.
Dwivedi ...
's second film to be launched on her birthday after ''
Ragini IPS''.
Cast
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Ragini Dwivedi
Ragini Dwivedi (born 24 May 1990) is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Kannada films. She made her debut with '' Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari'' (2009). She is a recipient of a SIIMA Award and an Udaya Film Award.
Dwivedi ...
as Jaya
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Prashant Narayanan
Prashant Narayanan is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like '' Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II'', '' Shadows of Time'', '' Bombil and Beatrice'', '' Via Darjeeling'' and '' Murder 2''. He also worked in the telefilm ''Ek Tamanna''. His ...
as C.B.I Officer Deven Bharti
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Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Naurang Yadav (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian actor and comedian. His breakthrough came in Ram Gopal Varma's ''Jungle'' (2000) with a negative role. Although Yadav has gained widespread recognition for his slapstick comic performances ...
as Radhe Krishna Yadav a.k.a. Doosri Radha
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Kavita Radheshyam
Kavita Radheshyam is an Indian actress who debuted in director Vikram Bhatt's thriller TV series ''Who Done It Uljhan''. She appears in few Kannada, Tamil films as a supporting role and Hindi films.
Career
Debut and breakthrough
Radheshyam r ...
as Shweta Khatri
* Pooja Misrra as Aruna Sharma
* Hamsa Prathap
* Gokul
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Aanjjan Srivastav
Aanjjan Srivastav (born 2 June 1948) is an Indian film, television and stage actor, associated with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Mumbai of which he remained Vice-President for several years. Outside theatre, he is best known as ...
as Minister Dhanaji Rao
* C.R Gopi as Inspector Raghavan Shastry
* Baby Dattashree as Paree
Production and promotion
Director
Faisal Saif
Faisal Saif (27 April 1976 – 13 September 2022) was an Indian film director, film critic and writer. He began his film career as an assistant director on '' Aur Ek Prem Kahani'', ''Angaar'' and ''Grahan''. He mostly chose controversial horror ...
launched the film at Om Shakti Temple Bengaluru on
Ragini Dwivedi
Ragini Dwivedi (born 24 May 1990) is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Kannada films. She made her debut with '' Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari'' (2009). She is a recipient of a SIIMA Award and an Udaya Film Award.
Dwivedi ...
's birthday.
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Naurang Yadav (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian actor and comedian. His breakthrough came in Ram Gopal Varma's ''Jungle'' (2000) with a negative role. Although Yadav has gained widespread recognition for his slapstick comic performances ...
was signed for the main antagonist. Actress Roopa Nataraj, who rose to fame with Miss Mallige, was signed for the role of a cop but later replaced by Pooja Misrra. After filming her portions, Pooja Misrra also walked out of the film, creating controversy regarding her small role in the film. Actor
Prashant Narayanan
Prashant Narayanan is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like '' Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II'', '' Shadows of Time'', '' Bombil and Beatrice'', '' Via Darjeeling'' and '' Murder 2''. He also worked in the telefilm ''Ek Tamanna''. His ...
, of
Murder 2
''Murder 2'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language thriller film and the second installment in the ''Murder'' film series. A quasi-sequel to the 2004 film, ''Murder'', it stars Emraan Hashmi, Jacqueline Fernandez and Prashant Narayanan, and featu ...
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
Faisal Saif (27 April 1976 – 13 September 2022) was an Indian film director, film critic and writer. He began his film career as an assistant director on '' Aur Ek Prem Kahani'', ''Angaar'' and ''Grahan''. He mostly chose controversial horror ...
's script. It touches upon many aspects that are relevant to today's times".
During director
Faisal Saif
Faisal Saif (27 April 1976 – 13 September 2022) was an Indian film director, film critic and writer. He began his film career as an assistant director on '' Aur Ek Prem Kahani'', ''Angaar'' and ''Grahan''. He mostly chose controversial horror ...
's creative sessions with veteran filmmaker
Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh (; 31 August 1963 – 30 May 2013) was an Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist. After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency. He received recognition for h ...
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
Rajpal Naurang Yadav (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian actor and comedian. His breakthrough came in Ram Gopal Varma's ''Jungle'' (2000) with a negative role. Although Yadav has gained widespread recognition for his slapstick comic performances ...
.
First look
The first look trailer and poster of the film has been released. A photo shoot was held in Mumbai where
Ragini Dwivedi
Ragini Dwivedi (born 24 May 1990) is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Kannada films. She made her debut with '' Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari'' (2009). She is a recipient of a SIIMA Award and an Udaya Film Award.
Dwivedi ...
tested different looks for her character.
Soundtrack
References
External links
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Unreleased Hindi-language films
Unreleased Kannada-language films
Indian multilingual films
Transgender-related films
Films directed by Faisal Saif
Indian LGBTQ-related films