''Jaggu Dada'' is a 2016 Indian

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-language

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directed and produced by Raghavendra Hegde. The film stars

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as the lead protagonist and actress

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as the female lead.

Rachita Ram Rachita Ram (born Bindhya Ram; 3 October), is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada films, Kannada films. Considered among the leading Kannada actresses, Rachita is a recipient of various accolades including one Filmfare Awards ...

make guest appearances. It was released on 10 June 2016 across Karnataka. The main character is part of a family of dons. His mother prepares an

arranged marriage Arranged marriage is a type of Marriage, marital union where the bride and groom are primarily selected by individuals other than the couple themselves, particularly by family members such as the parents. In some cultures, a professional matchmaki ...

for him, with the indented bride being a bar dancer. His grandfather's

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instead pressures him to find a moral girl to marry. The main character finds an ideal bride through a

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, but she is reluctant to marry a criminal.

Plot

Jaggu

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belongs to a family of dons. His grandfather, Shankar Dada, retires from his don activities, realizing his mistake, insists that his son, Veeru Dada, and grandson, Jaggu Dada, also withdraw from their business. But Jaggu Dada's mother builds up an ambition to make him an international don and marry him off to a bar dancer, Champa. Shankar Dada, on his death bed, calls Jaggu and makes him vow not to indulge in don activities and marry a socially moral girl, not Champa. Upon his death, Shankar Dada is shown to become a spirit and begins haunting Jaggu to fulfill his promise. Jaggu Dada goes to Mumbai as 'Jayadev' not revealing his real identity. He takes the help of Gowri who runs a

. After rejecting two girls, he meets another girl who wants to study but just accepts for her parents’ happiness. He helps her to talk to her parents. Later, he falls for Gowri who too later reciprocates it. But after learning of his criminal past she breaks up with him and is forced to marry a gunda. On the day of her marriage, Jaggu's mother and Champa realize their mistake and give hope to Gowri. Jaggu manages with the help of his grandfather's spirit to marry Gowri and live happily.

Cast

as Jaggu

as Gowri *

Ananth Nag Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 250 Kannada films and few films in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Malaya ...

as Sathya Narayan *

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as Shankar Dada *

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as Jaggu Dada's mother *

Srujan Lokesh Srujan Lokesh (born 28 June 1980) is an Indian actor, television presenter, radio presenter and producer who mainly works in the Kannada film industry. Production house Lokesh Productions was founded by Srujan Lokesh and his mother Girija ...

as Majnu *

Sharath Lohitashwa Sharatchandra Lohithaswa (born 5 May 1972), known popularly as Sharath Lohithaswa, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema alongside some Tamil and Telugu films. He has had a successful career in theatre, where he continue ...

as Veeru Dada * Vishal Hegde as Venki * Gayathri Iyer as Champa *

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as Subhash

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don *

Amit Tiwari Amit Tiwari is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu films. He is known for playing antagonist roles in films such as '' Vikramarkudu'' (2006), '' Lakshyam'' (2007), '' Rowdy Rathore'' (2012) and '' Temper'' (2015). He was a contest ...

as Sakhti, Subhash Bhai's brother *

Achyuth Kumar Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, alongside a few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is known for his performances in the ''KGF'', '' Kantara'', '' Sidlingu'', and '' Lucia''. He is the recipient ...

as Uday Naik * Shobhraj *

Sadhu Kokila Sahaya Sheelan Shadrach, (born 24 March 1966) known by his Stage name Sadhu Kokila, is an Indian comedian, musician, actor, film director, producer, occasional screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a com ...

as Sorcerer *

Bullet Prakash Bullet Prakash (2 April 1976 – 6 April 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Kannada cinema. Known for portraying comic roles, Prakash appeared in over 325 films. He earned the nickname "Bullet" because he used to ride the motorbike, Roy ...

in a guest appearance * Deepika Kamaiah in a guest appearance *

Sanketh Kashi Kashi (1954 – 2016) known by his professional name Sanketh Kashi, was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Kashi as an actor include '' Ulta Palta'' (1997), ''Nammoora Mandara Hoove'' (1996), ''Beladingala ...

Production

The production team shot for ''Jaggu Dada'' in

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etc. Two songs of the film were shot in some of the remote places in

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. At

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, the film unit shot some sequences making it the first Indian film to explore the place.

Soundtrack

The music of the movie is composed by

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. The audio was released on 9 May 2016 through D-Beats. The soundtrack is composed by

and on 16 August 2015, the film's audio was launched.

Track listing

Reception

Critical response

Sunayana Suresh of

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gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote "this film would have worked better for all audiences. That said, this one could be worth a visit to the hall for Darshan fans and also people who love their fare of hero-centric subjects with bombastic commercial elements." Shyam Prasad S of

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gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote "Jaggu Dada may still enthuse fans of the star, but for the rest, it could be an underwhelming experience." ShyamPrasad SM of

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gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote "'traditional' die-hard fan of challenging star Darshan. Wonder, even the present age smart kids could hardly laugh at these kinds of untraditional humour. May the soul of the grandpa finally rest in peace after more than two-and-a-half hours of 'restless' comedy."

References

External links

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