Dilwala
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{{Infobox film
| name = Dilwala
| image = Dilwala_Kannada_Film_Poster.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Anil Kumar
| producer = Shailendra Babu
| writer = Anil Kumar
| starring = Sumanth Shailendra
Radhika Pandit
P. Ravi Shankar
| music = Arjun Janya
| cinematography = Sudhakar
| editing = K. M. Prakash
| studio = Shailendra Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|10|4}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Dilwala is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Anil Kumar (Dilwala Anil). The film stars Sumanth Shailendra and Radhika Pandit. Shailendra Babu produced the film. The musical score is by Arjun Janya and the cinematographer was Sudhakar's cinematography.{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/84421.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806080540/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/84421.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2012|title=Kannada Cinema News {{!}} Kannada Movie Reviews {{!}} Kannada Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Kannada|work=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2018-05-29}}
Shot at scenic locales in Bangalore, Mysore, Ooty and Dubai for two songs,{{Cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/news/3478-dilwala-shooting-completed-releasing-soon.html|title=Dilwala Shooting Completed - Releasing Soon - chitraloka.com {{!}} Kannada Movie News, Reviews {{!}} Image|website=www.chitraloka.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-29|archive-date=30 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530035342/https://www.chitraloka.com/news/3478-dilwala-shooting-completed-releasing-soon.html|url-status=dead}} the film speaks about a campus romance between a village farmer girl and a rich brat boy. The film received average response from the critics.
Cast
- Sumanth Shailendra as Prem
- Radhika Pandit as Preethi
- Ravishankar
- Jai Jagadish
- Sharath Lohitashwa
- Bullet Prakash
Production
After the debacle of his debut film Aata (2011), actor Sumanth Shailendra with the help of his producer father Shailendra Babu teamed up with director - writer Anil Kumar for a romantic entertainer. The producer signed on the talented actress Radhika Pandit to play the female lead. Arjun Janya was roped in to compose the music while Anil Kumar's previous associate Sudhakar was made to handle the cinematography.
The first schedule of the filming began on 16 December 2012 and continued for a week including a scene at Hyderabad outdoor spot.{{Cite web|url=http://chitraloka.com/news/2302-dilwala-first-schedule-shoot-completed.html|title=Dilwala First Schedule Shoot Completed - chitraloka.com {{!}} Kannada Movie News, Reviews {{!}} Image|website=chitraloka.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-29|archive-date=3 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603150937/http://www.chitraloka.com/news/2302-dilwala-first-schedule-shoot-completed.html|url-status=dead}} Rest of the filming took place in Ooty, Mysore, Bangalore and the team left for Dubai to shoot two songs. A huge set was erected on the streets of NICE road near Bangalore spending about {{INR}}30Lakhs.
Soundtrack
The music for the film is composed by Arjun Janya. The lyrics for the songs were written by director Anil Kumar himself along with Yogaraj Bhat and Ananda Priya.[http://www.cinekannada.com/whats-up-sandalwood/dilwala-movie-audio-review/ Dilwala Audio review]
=Track list=
{{Track listing
| total_length =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ontu Hoda
| lyrics1 = Yogaraj Bhat
| extra1 = Arjun Janya
| length1 = 03:58
| title2 = Heng Hengo
| lyrics2 = Anil Kumar
| extra2 = Kailash Kher, Priya Himesh
| length2 = 03:59
| title3 = Heegeke
| extra3 = Harsha Sadananda, Arjun Janya
| lyrics3 = Anil Kumar
| length3 = 02:57
| title4 = Jaadhoo
| extra4 = Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal
| lyrics4 = Ananda Priya
| length4 = 04:51
| title5 = Kaigondu
| extra5 = Tippu
| lyrics5 = Anil Kumar
| length5 = 05:09
| title6 = Arare Arare
| extra6 = Vijay Prakash, Saindhavi
| lyrics6 = Ananda Priya
| length6 = 04:47
Reception
A critic from Sify wrote that "Sumanth Shailendra’s 'Dilwala' is definitely better than his previous film ‘Aata’".{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/dilwala-review-kannada-15040180.html|title=Dilwala|work=Sify|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109050553/http://www.sify.com/movies/dilwala-review-kannada-15040180.html |archive-date=9 November 2013}} A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Dilwala is lavish, colourful and overdone".{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/dilwala-yograj-bhat-kannada-anil-kumar-sumanth-shylendra/articleshow/23534691.cms|title=Movie review: Dilwala|work=Bangalore Mirror|date=5 October 2013}}