''Amma'' is an unreleased multilingual Indian film written and directed by Faisal Saif, and produced by C. R. Manohar under the banner of Tanvi Films. Filmed in

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and

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

, the film is

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star Ragini Dwivedi's second film to be launched on her birthday after '' Ragini IPS''.

Cast

* Ragini Dwivedi as Jaya *

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as C.B.I Officer Deven Bharti * Rajpal Yadav as Radhe Krishna Yadav a.k.a. Doosri Radha * Kavita Radheshyam as Shweta Khatri * Pooja Misrra as Aruna Sharma * Hamsa Prathap * Gokul * Aanjjan Srivastav as Minister Dhanaji Rao * C.R Gopi as Inspector Raghavan Shastry * Baby Dattashree as Paree

Production and promotion

Director Faisal Saif launched the film at Om Shakti Temple Bengaluru on Ragini Dwivedi's birthday. Rajpal Yadav 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

, 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". During director Faisal Saif's creative sessions with veteran filmmaker

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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.

First look

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

Soundtrack

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amma Unreleased Hindi-language films Unreleased Kannada-language films Indian multilingual films Transgender-related films Films directed by Faisal Saif Indian LGBTQ-related films