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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Dakota Express
| name          = Dakota Express
| image          =  
| image          = Dakota Express.jpg
| caption        =  
| caption        = VCD cover
| director      = [[M. S. Rajashekar]]
| director      = [[M. S. Rajashekar]]
| producer      = [[Rockline Venkatesh]]
| producer      = [[Rockline Venkatesh]]
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| studio        = Rockline Productions
| studio        = Rockline Productions
| distributor    = Bahar Films
| distributor    = Bahar Films
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2002|04|11|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/dakota-express.html|title = Dakota Express (2002) &#124; Dakota Express Movie &#124; Dakota Express Kannada Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos}}</ref>}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2002|04|11}}
| runtime        = 154 minutes
| runtime        = 154 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
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'''''Dakota Express''''' ({{translation|Rundown Express}}{{efn|"Dakota" is a Kannada slang term denoting poor quality.}} is a 2002 [[Kannada]]-language [[comedy film]], a remake of the 2001 [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Ee Parakkum Thalika]]''.<ref name="screenw1">{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020222/rkana.html|title=Patience helps|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref> It was produced by [[Rockline Venkatesh]]<ref name="screenw2">{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=10772|title=Khusboo says no to mom roles|date=2005-07-15|work=Screen Weekly|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref> and directed by [[M. S. Rajashekar]].<ref name="hindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/10/stories/2002061000110401.htm
'''''Dakota Express''''' ({{translation|Rundown Express}}{{efn|"Dakota" is a Kannada slang term denoting poor quality.}}) is a 2002 [[Kannada]]-language [[comedy film]], a remake of the 2001 [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Ee Parakkum Thalika]]''.<ref name="screenw1">{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020222/rkana.html|title=Patience helps|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It was produced by [[Rockline Venkatesh]]<ref name="screenw2">{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=10772|title=Khusboo says no to mom roles|date=2005-07-15|work=Screen Weekly|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and directed by [[M. S. Rajashekar]].<ref name="hindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/10/stories/2002061000110401.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021104165702/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/10/stories/2002061000110401.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021104165702/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/06/10/stories/2002061000110401.htm
|url-status=usurped
|url-status=usurped
|archive-date=4 November 2002
|archive-date=4 November 2002
|title= How dull can you get?|date=2002-06-10|work=Metro Plus Chennai|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref> The film stars [[Rockline Venkatesh]] and [[Om Prakash Rao]].
|title= How dull can you get?|date=2002-06-10|work=Metro Plus Chennai|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref> The film stars [[Rockline Venkatesh]] and [[Om Prakash Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/2696-dakota-express-review.html|access-date=5 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021019231022/http://www.chitraloka.com/sections/how_is_it/daccota.html|archive-date=19 October 2002|date=13 April 2002|title=Dakota-Rock & Rao on Road - It is a non stop comedy|work=Chitraloka}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Rockline Venkatesh]] as Krishna
* [[Rockline Venkatesh]] as Krishna
* [[Om Prakash Rao]] as Sundar
* [[Om Prakash Rao]] as Sundara
* Amrutha as Gayathri devi
* Amrutha as Gayathri Devi
* [[Doddanna]] as Circle Inspector Ugra narasimha
* [[Doddanna]] as Circle Inspector Ugra Narasimha
* [[Lokanath]] as Bank Manager Gundurao  
* [[Lokanath]] as Bank Manager Gundurao  
* Malathi Sardeshpande
* Malathi Sardeshpande
* Shivadwaj Shetty  
* Shivadwaj Shetty  
* M. S. Umesh
* [[M. S. Umesh]]
*Shivaji Rao Jadhav  
*Shivaji Rao Jadhav  
*Ashok as Home Minister Rajashekhar Patil  
*[[Ashok (Kannada actor)|Ashok]] as Home Minister Rajashekhar Patil  
*Shyam Yadav as Kashi  
*Shyam Yadav as Kashi  
*Sarigama Viji as Bhatta  
*[[Sarigama Viji]] as Bhatta  
*Rathnakar  
*Rathnakar  
*Bangalore Nagesh  
*Bangalore Nagesh  
* [[Mimicry Dayanand]]
* [[Mimicry Dayanand]]
}}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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}}
}}


The music was composed and written by [[Hamsalekha]].<ref>[http://www.ursmusic.com/2013/05/daasa2012-kannada-movie-mp3-songs-free.html Daasa songs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221231818/http://www.ursmusic.com/2013/05/daasa2012-kannada-movie-mp3-songs-free.html |date=21 February 2014 }}</ref>
The music was composed and written by [[Hamsalekha]].<ref>[https://www.pendujatt.net/kannada-songs/albums/dakota-express-wdxvu.html Dakota Express songs]</ref>


{{track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| collapsed = no
| title1 =  Bassu Bassu
| title1 =  Bassu Bassu
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
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| length6 =  
}}
}}
==See also==
* ''[[Ee Parakkum Thalika]]''
* ''[[Sundara Travels]]''


==Notes==
==Notes==
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[[Category:Kannada remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:Kannada remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:2000s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2002 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2002 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Hamsalekha]]
[[Category:Films scored by Hamsalekha]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2002 comedy films]]
[[Category:2002 comedy films]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. S. Rajashekar]]
[[Category:Rockline Entertainments films]]




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Latest revision as of 03:10, 4 March 2026

Dakota Express
VCD cover
Directed byM. S. Rajashekar
Produced byRockline Venkatesh
Written byB. A. Madhu (Dialogues)
Screenplay byM. S. Rajashekhar
Story byGovind Padman Mahesh Mithra
Based onEe Parakkum Thalika (2001)
StarringRockline Venkatesh
Om Prakash Rao
Music byHamsalekha
CinematographyR. Janardhan Babu
Edited byShyam Yadav
Production
company
Rockline Productions
Distributed byBahar Films
Release date
  • 11 April 2002 (2002-04-11)
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Dakota Express (transl. Rundown Express[lower-alpha 1]) is a 2002 Kannada-language comedy film, a remake of the 2001 Malayalam film Ee Parakkum Thalika.[1] It was produced by Rockline Venkatesh[2] and directed by M. S. Rajashekar.[3] The film stars Rockline Venkatesh and Om Prakash Rao.[4]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Krishna owns an old bus and he is facing lot of problems due to the pathetic condition of the bus. He sold many valuable things to maintain this bus. His friend Sundar was his only companion. A mouse was also there as a character. It ate the passport of Sundar and Sundar went after that mouse. The story took a turn when Gayathri entered the bus as a nomad. She was actually the daughter of a minister. Her father forced her to join politics. So she left home. The police traced her out and had taken her back. Her father was making arrangements for her marriage with someone else. Meanwhile, Krishna realised that he cannot live without Gayathri. Krishna and Sundar secretly entered her house and finally all ended well by winning the heart of her father.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Dakota Express
Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album by
Hamsalekha
Released2002
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageKannada
LabelArun Audio

The music was composed and written by Hamsalekha.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bassu Bassu"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
2."O God O God"HamsalekhaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:25
3."Jhum Anthu"HamsalekhaK. S. Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan 
4."Bogase Kangala"HamsalekhaK. J. Yesudas 
5."Gulaabi Hoove"HamsalekhaK. J. Yesudas 

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Dakota" is a Kannada slang term denoting poor quality.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Patience helps". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 July 2009.[dead link]
  2. ↑ "Khusboo says no to mom roles". Screen Weekly. The Indian Express. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2009.[dead link]
  3. ↑ "How dull can you get?". Metro Plus Chennai. The Hindu. 10 June 2002. Archived from the original on 4 November 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Dakota-Rock & Rao on Road - It is a non stop comedy". Chitraloka. 13 April 2002. Archived from the original on 19 October 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Dakota Express songs

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