Salaga (film)
Salaga is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Duniya Vijay in his directorial debut and produced by KP Srikanth.[2][3] It features Duniya Vijay himself along with Sanjana Anand, Daali Dhananjay, and Nagabhushan in prominent roles.[4][5][6] The film was released on 14 October 2021.[7]
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Directed by | Duniya Vijay |
Written by | Duniya Vijay Maasthi Upparahalli |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Shiva sena |
Music by | Charan Raj |
Production company | Venus Enterrtainer |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Box office | ₹ 22 crore [1] |
Plot
Vijay Kumar is a teenager from Uttar Kannada who arrives at Bangalore for his education. He lives a happy life with his father, who is a headmaster and his mother, However, their happiness is short lived when Vijay is framed for killing his drug-addicted classmate Naga, when Naga harrassed his friend Sanjana's friend Kavya, Due to this incident, his father and mother commit suicide leaving Vijay devastated. However, he finds out that it was SI Ashwath, who is Kavya's father when he finds about Naga's behaviour and killed him. He planted Vijay as a scapegoat and imprisoned him in remand home with the help of Suri, Slum Shetty and Seena. Few days later, He gets released where he kills SI Ashwath and is imprisoned again in Jail. Years later, Vijay is released from Jail and becomes a fearless vigilante named Salaga where he goes on a killing spree against the Bangalore underworld to avenge his injustice and his parents's death, while also dealing with the newly appointed ACP Samrat, who vows to finish Salaga when he became his main target. How does Salaga finish them and escape from Samrat forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Duniya Vijay[4] as Vijay Kumar / Salaga
- Sridhar H Krishna as Young Vijay
- Sanjana Anand[4] as Sanjana
- Dhananjay as ACP Samrat [4]
- BV Bhaskar[4] as SI Bhaskar
- Nagabhushan[4] as Vijay's Lawyer
- Achyuth Kumar[8] as Police Commissioner
- Cockroach Sudhi as Savitri
- Sampath Maitreya as Vijay's Father
- Usha Ravishankar as Vijay's Mother
- Yashwanth Shetty as Slum Shetty
- Channakeshava as Juttu Seena
- Neenasam Ashwath as SI Ashwath, Corrupt Officer
- Sathyanarayan Ummatthal as Sathyanna , Constable
- Rockline Sudhakar as Sanjana's Father
- Apoorva as Sanjana's Mother
- Shambhavi Venkatesh as Shetty's Wife
- Dinesh as Suri Anna
- Shreshta as Kenda , Suri's Brother
Production
Filming started in Bangalore in June 2019.[4] In October 2019, it was reported that the film was in its last leg of production.[9]
Soundtrack
Salaga | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 2020 |
Recorded | 2019 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 18:28 |
Language | Kannada |
Label | A2 Music |
Official audio | |
Salaga - Full Album on YouTube |
The film's background score was composed by Charan Raj, with songs composed by Naveen Sajju.[10]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Suri Anna" | Duniya Vijay & team | Charan Raj | Anthony Daasan | 4:20 |
2. | "I Love You Sanjana" | Chethan Kumar | Naveen Sajju | Naveen Sajju | 2:26 |
3. | "Malaye Malaye" | Nagarjun Sharma | Charan Raj | Sanjith Hegde, Aishwarya Rangarajan | 4:06 |
4. | "Salaga Title Track" | Nagarjun Sharma | Charan Raj | Yogi B, Sharath, Charan Raj, Sanjith Hegde | 4:35 |
5. | "Salaga Promotional song" (Folk song) | Charan Raj | Girija Siddi, Geetha Siddi, Channakesava | 3:00 | |
Total length: | 18:28 |
Box Office
The film collected ₹15.31 crores on first week and end up grossing over ₹22 crores at Box-office.[1] It completed 100 days across Karnataka and was declared a blockbuster.
References
- "Year Ender 2021: Highest-grossing Kannada Movies of the Year". News18. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- "Duniya Vijay says he is enjoying directing Salaga". Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "Duniya Vijay to make his directorial debut with Salaga". Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "'Salaga': Duniya Vijay calls Nagabhushan a 'great artist'". Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "Team 'Salaga' completes their first shooting schedule". Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "'Salaga' to hit theatres for Ugadi festival on March 25". Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- Swaroop Kodur. "Duniya Vijay's 'Salaga' to release on October 14th". Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- "ಸಲಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಮಿಷನರ್ ಆದ ಅಚ್ಯುತ್ಕುಮಾರ್". Vijaya Karnataka. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "Salaga gears up for final action schedule". Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "Duniya Vijay and Dhananjay join hands for Salaga". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 October 2019.