Priyanka (2016 film)

Priyanka
Directed by	Dinesh Babu
Produced by	A. Mohan
Written by	Dinesh Babu
Screenplay by	Dinesh Babu
Starring	Priyanka Upendra Tejas Prakash Raj
Music by	Krupakar
Cinematography	Dinesh Babu
Edited by	Ravichandra
Production company	Sai Sree Enterprises
Release dates	5 February 2016
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Priyanka (Kannada: ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ) is a 2016 Indian Kannada language thriller film written and directed by Dinesh Babu and produced by A. Mohan.^[1] Based on a real life incident occurred in Bengaluru, the film stars Priyanka Upendra and Tejas in the lead roles.^[2] Prakash Raj plays a special role of an investigator in the film.^[3] The music is composed by Krupakar and cinematography is by the director, Babu.

Filming began in the November month of 2014 and took a single stretch of 32 days to complete. However, the film could not release for a long time. After multiple announcements of the release dates, the film is all set to release on 5 February 2016.^[4]

Cast

• Priyanka Upendra as Priyanka
• Tejas
• Prakash Raj
• Shivadwaj
• Abhilash
• Avinash
• Sumithra
• Veena Sunder
• Jayshree S Raj

Production

Director Dinesh Babu announced the project soon after the release of his directorial Athi Aparoopa in 2014. Roping in actress Priyanka Upendra, he chose to keep the title name as Priyanka as he felt it would connect to the story.^[5] The film is said to be shot in a 8K resolution camera, capturing the real event incident that occurred in Bengaluru city. The director also gave a hint that the film would highlight both the pros and cons of the social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Soundtrack

Priyanka
Soundtrack album by Krupakar
Released	November 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Feature film soundtrack

M. N. Krupakar composed the music for the film and the soundtracks, also writing the lyrics for soundtracks. The album has three soundtracks.^[6]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Priyanka"	Keshav Chandra	Unni Menon
2.	"Gange Thayane"	Keshav Chandra	K. S. Chithra, Unni Menon
3.	"Oh Geleya"	Keshav Chandra	K. S. Chithra, Unni Menon

References

1. "Priyanka Is My Costly Film - Baboo". Chitraloka. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
2. "Real Star Reviews Upcoming Thriller Movie 'Priyanka'". Filmibeat. 29 January 2016.
3. "Investigator prakash raj". Indiaglitz. 10 April 2015.
4. "Police Prakash Rai Vs Cop Prakash Rai". Chitraloka. 3 February 2016.
5. "Priyanka Juggles Many Roles". The New Indian Express. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
6. "Priyanka 2015 Kannada Songs". Southsongs4U. Retrieved 3 February 2016.