Dil (2003 film)

Dil.
Film poster
Directed byV. V. Vinayak
Screenplay byV. V. Vinayak
Dialogues by
Story byV. V. Vinayak
Produced byRaju
Giri
StarringNithiin
Neha
Prakash Raj
CinematographyVijay C. Kumar
Edited byGautham Raju
Music byR. P. Patnaik
Production
company
Distributed bySri Venkateswara Creations
Release date
  • 4 April 2003 (2003-04-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Dil (transl. Heart) is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic action comedy film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by debutant Raju. The film stars Nithiin, Neha, and Prakash Raj. The film is commercially blockbuster at the box office.[1] The success of the film led to the producer Raju becoming known as Dil Raju henceforth.[2]

The film is remade in Tamil as Kuthu (2004), in Kannada as Student (2006), in Oriya as Premi No.1 (2009), in Indian Bengali as Challenge (2009), and in Bangladeshi Bengali as Bhalobasha Zindabad (2013).

Plot

Seenu is a new admit at Maharaja College of Arts and Sciences. Nandini goes to the same college. Seenu is from a middle-class family, while Nandini is the only daughter of Gowri Shankar, a land mafia don. Gowri's assistant suspects them to be lovers after he finds them dancing at the fresher's celebration at college. The assistant tries to warn Seenu to stay away from her, but is beaten up by the latter. After a few attempts, she falls in love with him. Gowri and the assistant learn of their relationship and threaten Seenu's parents. Seenu's mother tells him to stop loving Nandini and warns him to stay away from her, while his father does the opposite. Seenu beats Gowri's henchmen as an act of retaliation. He even goes to Gowri's house, warns him, tells him that he would marry Nandini because he loves her, and he'll bless them both. Due to a trick by Gowri, Seenu gets beaten up badly. Irritated by this, Seenu is determined to win Nandini's love. They elope and get married when Gowri tries to separate them. The story takes a few turns before it ends on a happy note.

Cast

Production

This was the first film as the producer for "Dil" Raju. In fact, his name got prefixed with the title as it brought him recognition in the film industry. After this, he went on to register many hits, and the credit displayed on the screens of his movies is still Dil Raju. This was the debut for the heroine Neha.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik and released by Aditya Music.[3] The platinum disc function was held on 30 March 2003 coinciding with Nithiin's birthday with V. V. Vinayak, M. S. Raju, K. Vijaya Bhaskar, Trivikram Srinivas and Dasardh attending the event as chief guests.[4]

Dil
Soundtrack album by
R. P. Patnaik
Released2003
Recorded2003
GenreSoundtrack
Length28:49
LabelAditya Music
ProducerR. P. Patnaik
R. P. Patnaik chronology
Nee Sneham
(2002)		 Dil
(2003)		 Sambaram
(2003)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Peddaloddantunna"Peddada MurthyK. S. Chithra, Sri Ram3:53
2."Enduko Emito"KulasekharR. P. Patnaik4:09
3."Tamalapaku"Suddala Ashok TejaR. P. Patnaik, Usha3:48
4."Amma Aavu"ChandraboseS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Usha4:42
5."CM PM"ChandraboseKK4:44
6."Oka Nuvvu Oka Nenu"Vinare KumarKK3:12
7."Gajulu Gallumannaye"T. Uma Maheswara RaoR. P. Patnaik, Usha4:21
Total length:28:49

Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "Over all, it's a good film to watch".[5] Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote, "The story in the first half of this film runs almost on the same lines of Run, another three-letter title. But Dil treads on its own path through scenes resolving the problem created in the subject".[6]

Dubbed versions and remakes

Dil was remade in Tamil as Kuthu (2004), in Kannada as Student (2006), in Oriya as Premi No.1 (2009), in Indian Bengali as Challenge (2009) and in Bangladeshi Bengali in 2013 as Bhalobasha Zindabad (2013).

The film was also dubbed in Hindi as Bichhoo: The Scorpion in 2010.

References

  1. ↑ "After 14 years Dil Raju and Nithin join hands for a film to be directed by Satish Vegesna". The News Minute. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dil Raju interview – Telugu film producer and distributor". Idlebrain. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by R. P. Patnaik". Apple Music. 2003. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Birthday Party of Nitin at Viceroy". Idlebrain.com. 30 March 2003. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Telugu Cinema – Review – Dil – Nitin, Neha – VV Vinayak – Raju Giri – RP Patnaik". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Srihari, Gudipoodi. "For heart's sake". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.