Director's Special (film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Director's Special
| image = Kannada film Directors Special poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Guruprasad]]
| producer = Govindu
| writer = Guruprasad
| screenplay = Guruprasad
| story = Guruprasad
| starring = [[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjaya]]<br>[[Rangayana Raghu]]
| music = [[Anoop Seelin]]
| cinematography = Mahendra Simha
| editing = Kemparaju
| studio = Ajay Pictures<br />Guruprasad Inc
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|05|31}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Director's Special''''' is a 2013 Indian [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[Satire|satire comedy]] film written and directed by [[Guruprasad]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/26875/sandalwood/guruprasad-every-film-should-make-a-reference-news-details |title=Guruprasad - Every Film Should Make a Reference! |publisher=Supergoodmovies |date=8 September 2011 |accessdate=30 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226123636/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/26875/sandalwood/guruprasad-every-film-should-make-a-reference-news-details |archive-date=26 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It stars a debutant [[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjay]] along with [[Rangayana Raghu]] in the lead roles. Actress [[Pooja Gandhi]] made a special appearance in an [[item song]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130729132141/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-29/news-interviews/39600572_1_pooja-gandhi-item-song-item-number Pooja Gandhi's item song in Director's Special]. [[Anoop Seelin]] in guest appearance.</ref> The storyline of the movie was also found in two more Kannada movies—''[[Dasavala]]'' and ''Karodpathi''. It was also reported that the concept of all these films could be traced back to the 1996 Spanish language Brazilian film ''[[:es:Familia (película)|Familia]]'' (also known as ''Segredos em Familia'') in which a lonely rich man hires actors to act as his family members on his birthday.<ref>http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-review-Karodpathi/articleshow/32087973.cms</ref>
<ref>https://spanishcinephilia.wordpress.com/2015/06/24/a-family-that-is-not-a-family-familia-fernando-leon-de-aranoa-1996/</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Rangayana Raghu]] as Panche Shastry/Ramachandra
* [[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjay]] as Dhananjaya
* Vatsala Mohan as Seethamma
* Sumitra Devi as Gayathri
* Ram as Hanuma
* M. S. Nagaraj Karanth
* Sathyanarayana Shastry
* S. Keshavamurthy
* Krishnappa in a cameo appearance
* [[Pooja Gandhi]] in a [[Item number|special appearance]] in a song as "Kannalle Yeshtotthu (Champakali)"
* [[Anoop Seelin]] in a cameo appearance
* [[Guruprasad]] in a cameo appearance

==Production==
The film was announced by director Guruprasad in 2009.<ref name="th1"/> However, the official announcement came in August 2010, when he launched the film with the title ''Director's Special'' at Abbaiah Naidu Studios, [[Bangalore]], in the presence of actors [[Raghavendra Rajkumar]] and [[V. Ravichandran]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Raghu, Ravi launch Guru's Director's Special |url= http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2010/directors-special-launch-280810.html |website= filmibeat.com |date= 28 August 2010 |accessdate= 17 November 2014}}</ref>

===Casting and filming===
The film's lead role was first offered to [[Komal Kumar]] who rejected the offer after hearing the story line which makes the spoof of Kannada film industry.<ref>{{cite news |title= Komal Kumar opts out from Guruprasad's Director's Special |url= http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2009/komal-out-directors-special-211209.html |work= Oneindia |date= 2009-12-21}}</ref> After re-working with the script, the director approached [[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjay]], a software techie, to play the lead role. Subsequently, he signed actor [[Rangayana Raghu]] to play a prominent role.

Filming began in 2011 and was completed the same year, excluding a song sequence which was filmed in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title= Director Special Guruprasad Confuses Again! |url= http://www.chitraloka.com/news/3075-director-special-guruprasad-confuses-again.html |website= chitraloka.com |date= 17 May 2013 |accessdate= 17 November 2014}}</ref> The song, an [[item number]] featured actress [[Pooja Gandhi]] in a cameo role in the song. Choreographed by [[Imran Sardhariya]], the sequence was filmed at a studio in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web |title= Director's Special - Pooja Gandhi Item Song |url= http://www.chitraloka.com/news/766-director-s-special-pooja-gandhi-item-song.html |website= chitraloka.com |date= 12 August 2012 |accessdate= 17 November 2014}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| artist = [[Anoop Seelin]]
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[[Anoop seelin]] composed music for the soundtracks for the lyrics written by B. R. Lakshman Rao, and Sharadasutha. The album consisting of three tracks includes an instrumental number "Mouna Raaga".<ref>{{cite web |title= Director's Special - Single |url= https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/directors-special-single/id662729526 |publisher= iTunes |accessdate= 17 November 2014}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 11:18
| title1 = Devare Agadha
| lyrics1 = B. R. Lakshman Rao
| extra1 = [[Rajesh Krishnan]]
| length1 = 4:17
| title2 = Kannalle Yeshtotthu (Champakali)
| lyrics2 = Sharadasutha
| extra2 = Sunitha
| length2 = 3:53
| title3 = Mouna Raaga
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = ''Instrumental''
| length3 = 3:08
}}

==Release and reception==
After several delays in the production and post-production, director announced the release to be in April 2013. But owing to the other big production releases and theater availability issues, the film was pushed for a May release. The film made its theatrical release on 31 May 2013 in 50 theatres across [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Director's Special Really Special? |url= http://www.chitraloka.com/news/3181-director-s-special-really-special.html |website= chitraloka.com |date= 31 May 2013 |accessdate= 17 November 2014}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
The film opened to positive reviews from critics upon theatrical release. The performances of [[Rangayana Raghu]] and [[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjay]] received unanimous praise. G. S. Kumar of ''[[The Times of India]]'' reviewed the film and gave it a 3.5/5 rating, and wrote, "With a good script and narration, director Guruprasad has done a good job by weaving the story that has comedy, sentiment, attachment and detachment in life." He concluded writing praises of the acting performances of [[Rangayana Raghu]], [[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjay]] and the supporting cast, and the music, camera and editing departments.<ref>{{cite news |title= Director's Special review |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/Directors-Special/movie-review/20369781.cms |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 31 May 2013 |accessdate= 17 November 2014}}</ref> Prakash Upadhyaya of ''[[Oneindia.in|Oneindia]]'' gave the film a rating of three and a half stars out of five and praised the role of the technical and the acting departments in the film, giving special praise to [[Rangayana Raghu]]'s performance.<ref>{{cite news |title= Director's Special Review |url= http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/reviews/2013/directors-special-review-111028.html |work= Oneindia |date= 30 May 2013 |accessdate= 2 June 2013}}</ref> ''[[Sify.com]]'' gave the film a "good" rating and credits Guruprasad's style of filmmaking with a "futuristic topic as the theme" and adds that the film "[goes] ... beyond the traditional realm to explore human mind". He concluded, "Performance wise, it is Rangayana Raghu, who excels on the screen. The newcomer Dhananjay shows promise."<ref>{{cite web |title= Director's Special review |url= http://www.sify.com/movies/director-s-special-review-kannada-15030513.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130608000117/http://www.sify.com/movies/director-s-special-review-kannada-15030513.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 8 June 2013 |website= sify.com |accessdate= 17 November 2014}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' writes "A dialogue with greed" on the theme of the film. Of the acting performances, the reviewer writes, "Though it is Rangayana Raghu who steals the show with his restrained performance, the newcomer Dhanajaya proves his mettle. And writing about Pooja Gandhi’s item number ‘Kannalli Yest Hottu Nektiya’, song provides a ‘commercial’ relief to the audience".<ref name="th1">{{cite news |title= Directors's Special: A dialogue with greed |url= http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/directorss-special-a-dialogue-with-greed/article4774896.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 2 June 2013 |accessdate= 17 November 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2995838|Director's Special}}
* [http://reelbox.tv/kannada/movie/watch-director-s-special-kannada-movie-online-2013 Director's Special] at [http://www.reelbox.tv reelbox.tv]
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[[Category:2010s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black comedy films]]
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[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of Spanish films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Guruprasad]]

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