Diggajaru

Diggajaru (transl. The Legends) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language film directed by D. Rajendra Babu. The film stars Vishnuvardhan in dual roles as a father and son and Ambareesh. The music of the film was composed by Hamsalekha. It is a remake of the 1998 Tamil film Natpukkaga.^[1]

Diggajaru
VCD cover
Directed by	D. Rajendra Babu
Written by	B. A. Madhu (dialogues)
Story by	Jyothi Krishna
Based on	Natpukkaga
Produced by	Rockline Venkatesh
Starring	Vishnuvardhan Ambareesh Sanghavi Tara Umashree
Cinematography	P. K. H. Das
Edited by	Shyam Yadav
Music by	Hamsalekha
Production company	Rockline Productions
Distributed by	Rockline Productions
Release date	26 January 2001 (2001-01-26)
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

A rich landlord and his servant bond well irrespective of their status. When the landlord son-in-law accidentally kills landlords wife, the servant decides to take the blame on himself, in a wish to keep landlords daughter marital life intact.

Cast

• Vishnuvardhan in a dual role as:
  • Chikkayya (son)
  • Muthayya (father)
• Ambareesh as Wodeya
• Sanghavi as Parvati (Chikkammavru)
• Tara as Gouraa
• Umashree as Muttayya's Mother
• Lakshmi as Ammavru
• Tennis Krishna as Amavaase
• Mansoor Ali Khan
• Doddanna
• Sundar Raj as Lekkachaara
• Lakshmi
• Gurudutt
• Reshma

Production

Rajendra Babu and Rockline Venkatesh initially wanted to shoot at Chennai and Karaikudi for which they also scouted locations but none of the locations satisfied them they finally zeroed in Lalitha Palace as the final location.^[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Hamsalekha.^[3]

Song	Singer(s)	Duration
"Ela Ivana"	Anuradha Sriram
"Humba Humba"	S. P. Balasubrahmaniam
"Komale Komale"	S. P. Balasubrahmaniam, Anuradha Sriram
"Kuchiku Kuchiku"	S.P. Balasubrahmaniam	5:38
"Nandi Bettana"	S.P. Balasubrahmaniam, Archana Udupa

Reception

A critic from Chitraloka wrote that "It is a right selection of subject for the audience of Karnataka. What is fantastic firstly is the screenplay of this film. Like any thrillers it holds the attention of audience till the last shot of the film".^[4]