H2O (2002 film)

H2O
DVD cover
Directed byN. Lokanath
Rajaram
Written byUpendra
Daya (Tamil dialogue)
Produced byP. Dhanraj
StarringUpendra
Prabhudeva
Priyanka Upendra
CinematographyH. C. Venugopal
Edited byT. Shashikumar
Music bySadhu Kokila
Production
company
Dhanaraj Films
Release date
  • 29 March 2002 (2002-03-29)
Running time
134.30 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesKannada
Tamil[1]
Budget₹8 crore[2]

H2O is a 2002 Indian Kannada-Tamil bilingual film directed by debutants N. Lokanath and Rajaram. The film's script was written by Upendra, who stars in the lead role with Prabhu Deva and Priyanka Trivedi, along with Babu Mohan, Sadhu Kokila and Bank Janardhan portraying supporting roles. The film was dubbed in Tamil as H2O Kaveri and was produced by Dhanraj under Dhanraj Films.[3]

The film's plot revolves around the fight between two villages, as the Kaveri water issue became controversial upon its release and did well at box office. The film's cinematography and editing were handled by H. C. Venugopal and T. Shashikumar respectively. The film was dubbed in Telugu under the same name, and it was dubbed into Hindi as Dil Ki Dhadkan. The core concept of using the dispute between two states as a metaphorical reference in the story went on to inspire a similar attempt in the 2016 Marathi movie Marathi Tigers.

  1. ^ Riti, M. D. (4 January 2001). "Prabhu Deva in a unique tap dance!". Rediff. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Bridge over troubled waters". Rediff.com. 14 March 2002. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Kaveri". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2022.