Amma (unreleased film) explained

Amma
Director:Faisal Saif
Producer:C. R. Manohar
C.R.Gopi
Starring:Ragini Dwivedi
Prashant Narayanan
Rajpal Yadav
Music:Ustad Sultan Khan
Sabir Khan
Nikhil Kamath
Cinematography:Bharat.R.Parthsarthy
Vishal Gandhi
Editing:Ashutosh Anand Verma
Studio:Tanvi Films
Language:Hindi
Kannada
Country:India

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

Cast

Production and promotion

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] 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]

During director Faisal Saif's creative sessions with veteran filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh while he was directing 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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ragini Dwivedi's Amma launched! . in.movies.yahoo.com . 2014-06-02.
  2. News: Rajpal Yadav turns baddie in Kannada debut . . 2014-08-20. Joy . Prathibha .
  3. News: Roopa Nataraj turns cop for Amma . . 2014-08-25.
  4. News: Pooja Misrra opts out of Amma; stirs up controversy . . 2014-11-19. Suresh . Sunayana .
  5. News: Prashant Narayanan debuts in Sandalwood with Amma . . 2014-11-03. Suresh . Sunayana .
  6. News: Why's Rajpal Yadav playing a transgender? . . 2015-02-16. Suresh . Sunayana .
  7. Web site: First Look Of Ragini Dwivedi's Amma. entertainment.oneindia.in. 2014-05-26. 26 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140526001137/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/kannada/news/2014/first-look-of-ragini-dwivedi-amma-movie-jayalalithaa-140818.html. dead.
  8. News: No comparison between Mammooty and Mohanlal . . 2014-08-04. Soman . Deepa .