fiction.wikisort.org - Movie

Dia is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written and directed by K S Ashoka, and produced by D Krishna Chaitanya under Sri Swarnalatha Productions. The film stars Kushee Ravi, Prithvi Ambar and Dheekshith Shetty, with a music score by B. Ajaneesh Loknath. It was released in India on 7 February 2020. The film was remade in Telugu as Dear Megha (2021).[2] The director remade the movie in Hindi as Dear Dia with Prithvi reprising his role.[3][4]

Dia
Directed by	K S Ashoka
Written by	K S Ashoka
Produced by	D Krishna Chaitanya
Starring	Kushee Ravi Pruthvi Ambaar Dheekshith Shetty
Cinematography	Vishal Vittal Sourabh Waghmare
Edited by	Naveen Raj
Music by	B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Production company	Sri Swarnalatha Productions
Distributed by	KRG Studios
Release date	7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)
Running time	136 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

Dia Swaroop, a biotechnology student is an introvert girl living in Bengaluru. She develops a crush on her senior Rohit, but due to her introversion fails to express her feelings before Rohit moves out of the country. Dismayed, she goes about her routine life. After three years, Dia encounters Rohit again in Mumbai where she has moved and is working. Unable to overcome her introversion again she fails to talk to him. However, Rohit talks to her and they both gradually develop a bond. Rohit reveals that she was his crush and proposes his love for her. She confesses and accepts him. One night as they were returning from a movie, they are met with an accident. As Dia wakes up in the hospital and asks for Rohit, she's told by her uncle that Rohit died. Unable to accept Rohit's death, Dia goes into severe depression and decides to kill herself at the railway crossings. As she stands waiting for the oncoming train she's interrupted by a phone call from a good samaritan, Adi, who had retrieved Dia's bag from a thief, which she wasn't even aware of. Miffed at the interruption she tells him to keep it and not to call her again. Coincidentally Adi and Dia keep bumping into each other and Dia reveals her past to him. With his happy-go-lucky nature and charm Adi manages to bring Dia out of her turmoil and develops a friendship with her. Soon they realize how much they like being with each other and confess their love. Dia returns happily to Mumbai, where she's shocked to find Rohit waiting for her. It is revealed that Rohit was declared brain dead with no certainty of him returning hence her father lied to Dia so that she will move on. Miserable, she calls Adi and tells him. Adi, although heartbroken, tells Dia to live happily with Rohit. Adi gets to know of Dia's reception and goes to see her for one last time despite his mother forbidding him. He meets a disheartened Dia and happy Rohit and wishes them well and returns home. There he finds that his mother died due to massive cardiac arrest and that she could have been saved if someone was around her. Meanwhile, Dia confesses everything to Rohit, and distressed Rohit tells her to go back to Adi so that she will be happy. Elated, Dia goes to Adi's home and finds him missing. She searches for him everywhere until an auto driver reveals that Adi has gone to the same place she went to commit suicide. Adi, feeling immense guilt over his mother's death and feeling unable to live without his mother and Dia, has decided to commit suicide at the railway crossings. He prays to God one last time for the happiness of Dia and waits for the train. Dia frantically reaches him on time and calls him out. Adi turns to her surprised and awestruck that he forgets to move and gets hit by the train as a startled Dia watches on.

Cast

• Kushee Ravi as Dia Swaroop "Soup"
• Pruthvi Ambaar as Adi
• Dheekshith Shetty as Rohit
• Pavithra Lokesh as Dr. Lakshmi "Lucky", Adi's mother
• Arvind Rao as Dia's father
• Rajesh Rao as Dia's father's friend
• Jyothi Rai as Rohit's sister
• Chandan Ravandur N as passenger in a train
• Gokul Chakravarthy as Auto driver
• Rakesh Srinivas as Auto driver
• Darshan Apoorva as Rohit's friend
• Rudwin as Rohit's friend

Production

Dia is KS Ashoka's second feature film which comes seven years after his successful debut with the horror film 6-5=2.[5] The story is centered on the external and internal experiences and dialogues of the female protagonist.[1] Ashoka decided to use an instrumental score with no songs in similarity to European romance films.[6] The film has been shot in Bangalore, Karwar, Kudremukh and Mumbai.

Music

Dia
Soundtrack album by B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Released	2020
Recorded	2020
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
B. Ajaneesh Loknath chronology
Avane Srimannarayana (2019) Dia (2020) Gentlemen (2020)

B. Ajaneesh Loknath composed the music score which has no songs in the film but had one promotional song, "Soul of Dia".[7]

Home media

The film was made available to stream on OTT platform Amazon Prime on 8 March 2020, while its satellite rights were acquired by Zee Kannada.[8][9]

Reception

Reviewing Dia for The Times of India, Sunayana Suresh gave four stars from five, praising the realism of the story, the three main performances, the cinematography, and the music score. Suresh concluded: " ... the film is for those who want to experience cinema in a brave new style sans the commercial staples ... ".[1] In his review for The Hindu, S.Shiva Kumar praised the direction, acting, writing and music score while criticizing the conclusion as too abrupt. Kumar commented: " ... The acting is first-rate particularly Kushee and Pruvthvi. Pavithra Lokesh is all grace and poise in a beautifully written role ...".[5] In the Deccan Herald, Vivek MV praised the direction, music score, and the performances of Shetty and Ambar while criticizing both the plot as largely predictable and the performance of Kushee.[10] Asianet News praised the performance of Kushee and the screenplay apart from the slow beginning.[11] For the New Indian Express, A.Sharadhaa gave four stars from five with praise for the screenplay, direction, performances, music and cinematography. Sharadhaa commented: " ... With a skillfully told love story - one that is not generic - the director creates a unique kind of euphoria with heartbreaks ...".[7]

Accolades

Award[lower-alpha 1]	Date of ceremony[lower-alpha 2]	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards	21 February 2021	Best Film	D. Krishna Chaitanya	Won	[12] [13] [14]
		Best Director	K. S. Ashoka	Nominated
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
		Best Dialogue		Won
		Best Actor	Pruthvi Ambaar	Nominated
		Best Actress	Kushee Ravi	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Dheekshith Shetty	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Pavithra Lokesh	Nominated
		Best Music Director	B. Ajaneesh Loknath	Nominated
		Best Background Music[lower-alpha 3]		Won
		Best Lyricists	Dhananjay Ranjan – (for "Soul of Dia")	Nominated
		Best Female Singer	Chinmayi – (for "Soul of Dia")	Won
		Best VFX		Nominated
		Best Editing	Naveen Raj	Nominated
South Indian International Movie Awards	19 September 2021	Best Film – Kannada	Sri Swarnalatha Productions	Nominated	[15]
		Best Director – Kannada	K. S. Ashoka	Nominated
		Best Actress – Kannada	Kushee Ravi	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor – Kannada	Dheekshith Shetty	Nominated
		Best Male Debut – Kannada	Pruthvi Ambaar	Won
		Best Music Director – Kannada	B. Ajaneesh Loknath	Won
		Best Lyricist – Kannada	Dhananjay Ranjan – (for "Soul of Dia")	Won
		Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada	Chinmayi – (for "Soul of Dia")	Nominated
		Best Cinematographer – Kannada	Vishal Vittal, Sourabh Waghmare	Won
		Best Actress in a Leading Role (Critics Choice) – Kannada	Kushee Ravi	Won
South Filmfare Awards	9 October 2022	Best Film	D Krishna Chaitanya	Nominated	[16]
		Best Actress	Kushee Ravi	Nominated
		Best Female Playback Singer	Chinmayi Sripaada for "Soul of Dia"	Nominated

Notes

References

External links

• Dia at IMDb

---