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{{Infobox film
| name = Amma
| image = Amma_New_Poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Faisal Saif]]
| producer = [[C R Manohar|C. R. Manohar]] C.R.Gopi
| writer = Faisal Saif Ravindra A.R (Kannada Version Dialogues)
| starring = [[Ragini Dwivedi]] [[Prashant Narayanan]] [[Rajpal Yadav]]
| music = [[Sultan Khan (musician)|Ustad Sultan Khan]] [[Sabir Khan (musician)|Sabir Khan]] Nikhil Kamath
| cinematography = Bharat.R.Parthsarthy Vishal Gandhi
| editing = Ashutosh Anand Verma
| studio = Tanvi Films
| released =
| runtime =
| language = Hindi Kannada
| country = India
| budget =
}}

'''''Amma''''' is an unreleased [[multilingual film|multilingual]] Indian film written and directed by [[Faisal Saif]], and produced by [[C R Manohar|C. R. Manohar]] under the banner of Tanvi Films. Filmed in [[Hindi]] and [[Kannada]], the film is [[Sandalwood cinema|Sandalwood]] star [[Ragini Dwivedi]]'s second film to be launched on her birthday after ''[[Ragini IPS]]''.

==Cast==
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* [[Ragini Dwivedi]] as Jaya
* [[Prashant Narayanan]] as C.B.I Officer Deven Bharti
* [[Rajpal Yadav]] as Radhe Krishna Yadav a.k.a. Doosri Radha
* [[Kavita Radheshyam]] as Shweta Khatri
* Pooja Misrra as Aruna Sharma
* Hamsa Prathap
* Gokul
* [[Aanjjan Srivastav]] as Minister Dhanaji Rao
* C.R Gopi as Inspector Raghavan Shastry
* Baby Dattashree as Paree
{{div col end}}

==Production and promotion==
Director [[Faisal Saif]] launched the film at Om Shakti Temple Bengaluru on [[Ragini Dwivedi]]'s birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news/ragini-dwivedis-amma-launched-083301584.html|title=Ragini Dwivedi's Amma launched! |publisher=in.movies.yahoo.com |access-date=2014-06-02}}</ref> [[Rajpal Yadav]] was signed for the main antagonist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Rajpal-Yadav-turns-baddie-in-Kannada-debut/articleshow/40405975.cms|title=Rajpal Yadav turns baddie in Kannada debut |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2014-08-20|last1=Joy |first1=Prathibha }}</ref> Actress Roopa Nataraj, who rose to fame with Miss Mallige, was signed for the role of a cop but later replaced by Pooja Misrra.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Roopa-Nataraj-turns-cop-for-Amma/articleshow/40864999.cms|title=Roopa Nataraj turns cop for Amma |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2014-08-25}}</ref> After filming her portions, Pooja Misrra also walked out of the film, creating controversy regarding her small role in the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Pooja-Misrra-opts-out-of-Amma-stirs-up-controversy/articleshow/45191272.cms|title=Pooja Misrra opts out of Amma; stirs up controversy |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2014-11-19|last1=Suresh |first1=Sunayana }}</ref> Actor [[Prashant Narayanan]], of [[Murder 2]] fame, was signed on to play the male lead in the film; he said: "I've always been picky about my films. What drew me to this was director [[Faisal Saif]]'s script. It touches upon many aspects that are relevant to today's times".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Prashant-Narayanan-debuts-in-Sandalwood-with-Amma/articleshow/45012061.cms|title=Prashant Narayanan debuts in Sandalwood with Amma |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2014-11-03|last1=Suresh |first1=Sunayana }}</ref>

During director [[Faisal Saif]]'s creative sessions with veteran filmmaker [[Rituparno Ghosh]] while he was directing ''[[Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish]]'' in 2012, Saif discussed having a transgender antagonist dealing their gender identity with Ghosh, something which he later incorporated in this film. The character is played by [[Rajpal Yadav]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Whys-Rajpal-Yadav-playing-a-transgender/articleshow/46258524.cms |title=Why's Rajpal Yadav playing a transgender? |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= |access-date=2015-02-16|last1=Suresh |first1=Sunayana }}</ref>

===First look===
The first look trailer and poster of the film has been released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2014/first-look-of-ragini-dwivedi-amma-movie-jayalalithaa-140818.html|title=First Look Of Ragini Dwivedi's Amma|publisher=Oneindia|access-date=2014-05-26|archive-date=26 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526001137/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2014/first-look-of-ragini-dwivedi-amma-movie-jayalalithaa-140818.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A photo shoot was held in Mumbai where [[Ragini Dwivedi]] tested different looks for her character.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/No-comparison-between-Mammootty-and-Mohanlal-Ragini-Dwivedi/articleshow/39551896.cms|title=No comparison between Mammooty and Mohanlal |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2014-08-04|last1=Soman |first1=Deepa }}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==

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== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|7877258}}

{{Faisal Saif}}

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[[Category:Unreleased Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Unreleased Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:Indian transgender-related films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Faisal Saif]]
[[Category:Indian LGBTQ-related films]]

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