Amma (2015 film)

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Amma
Directed by	Faisal Saif
Produced by	C.R.Manohar C.R.Gopi
Written by	Faisal Saif Ravindra A.R (Kannada Version Dialogues)
Starring	Ragini Dwivedi Prashant Narayanan Rajpal Yadav
Music by	Ustad Sultan Khan Sabir Khan Nikhil Kamath
Cinematography	Bharat.R.Parthsarthy Vishal Gandhi
Edited by	Ashutosh Anand Verma
Production company	Tanvi Films
Release dates	September 2015
Country	India
Language	Hindi Kannada Telugu Tamil Malayalam

Amma is an upcoming multilingual Indian film written and directed by Main Hoon Rajinikanth famed controversial director Faisal Saif, and produced by C. R. Manohar under the banner of Tanvi Films. Filmed in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam, the film is Sandalwood star Ragini Dwivedi's second film; it was launched on her birthday after Ragini IPS.

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• 1 Cast
• 2 Production and promotion
  • 2.1 Trivia and homage
  • 2.2 First look
• 3 References

Cast[edit]

• Ragini Dwivedi as Jaya
• Prashant Narayanan
• Rajpal Yadav as Doosri Radha
• Kavita Radheshyam as Shweta Khatri
• Pooja Misrra
• Hamsa Prathap
• Gokul
• Aanjjan Srivastav as Minister Dhanaji Rao
• C.R Gopi
• Baby Dattashree

Production and promotion[edit]

Director Faisal Saif launched the film at Om Shakti Temple Bengaluru on Ragini Dwivedi's birthday.^[1] Rajpal Yadav was signed for the main antagonist.^[2] Controversial actress Roopa Nataraj, who rose to fame with Miss Mallige, was signed for the role of a cop but later replaced by Pooja Misrra.^[3] After filming her portions, Pooja Misrra also walked out of the film, creating controversy regarding her small role in the film.^[4] 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".^[5]

Trivia and homage[edit]

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.^[6]

First look[edit]

The first look trailer and poster of the film has been released.^[7] A photo shoot was held in Mumbai where Ragini Dwivedi tested different looks for her character.^[8]