Dakota Express

Dakota Express
Dakota Express
	Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album by Hamsalekha
Released	2002
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Kannada
Label	Arun Audio

Dakota Express
Dakota Express
Directed by	M. S. Rajashekar
Written by	B. A. Madhu (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	M. S. Rajashekhar
Story by	Govind Padman Mahesh Mithra
Based on	Ee Parakkum Thalika (2001)
Produced by	Rockline Venkatesh
Starring	Rockline Venkatesh; Om Prakash Rao
Cinematography	R. Janardhan Babu
Edited by	Shyam Yadav
Music by	Hamsalekha
Production; company	Rockline Productions
Distributed by	Bahar Films
Release date	11 April 2002;
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Dakota Express (lit. 'Rundown Express'; "dakota" being a Kannada slang term denoting poor quality) is a 2002 Kannada comedy film, a remake of the 2001 Malayalam film Ee Parakkum Thalika.^[2] It was produced by Rockline Venkatesh^[3] and directed by M. S. Rajashekar.^[4] The film stars Rockline Venkatesh and Om Prakash Rao in the leading roles.

Plot[]

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[]

Rockline Venkatesh as Krishna
Om Prakash Rao as Sundar
Amrutha as Gayathri devi
Doddanna as Circle Inspector Ugra narasimha
Lokanath as Bank Manager Gundurao
Malathi Sardeshpande
Shivadwaj Shetty
M. S. Umesh
Shivaji Rao Jadhav
Ashok as Home Minister Rajashekhar Patil
Shyam Yadav as Kashi
Sarigama Viji as Bhatta
Rathnakar
Bangalore Nagesh
Mimicry Dayanand

Soundtrack[]

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

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Bassu Bassu"	Hamsalekha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2.	"O God O God"	Hamsalekha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:25
3.	"Jhum Anthu"	Hamsalekha	K. S. Chithra, Rajesh Krishnan
4.	"Bogase Kangala"	Hamsalekha	K. J. Yesudas
5.	"Gulaabi Hoove"	Hamsalekha	K. J. Yesudas

References[]

^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/dakota-express.html
^ "Patience helps". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
^ "Khusboo says no to mom roles". Screen Weekly. The Indian Express. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
^ "How dull can you get?". Metro Plus Chennai. The Hindu. 10 June 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
^ Daasa songs Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

Dakota Express at IMDb

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[1] ttp://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/movies/dakota-express.html

[screenw1-2] "Patience helps". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 July 2009.

[screenw2-3] "Khusboo says no to mom roles". Screen Weekly. The Indian Express. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2009.

[hindu1-4] "How dull can you get?". Metro Plus Chennai. The Hindu. 10 June 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2009.

[5] Daasa songs Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine

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