Daksha (film)

Daksha is an Indian Army commando who is returning home for his engagement until he learns that Chief Justice Venkatesha Murthy and his family are held captive by a group of terrorists led by Mustafa and his brother Saleem, who wanted Murthy to deliver a favourable verdict in a case related to one of their operatives. Daksha sneaks into the house and manages to save Murthy and his family and soon eliminates Mustafa, Saleem and their henchmen.

• Duniya Vijay as Daksha
• Pankaj Narayan
• Neha Patil
• Rangayana Raghu
• Shobaraj as Mustafa
• Abhijith
• Bullet Prakash
• Suchendra Prasad as Venkatesha Murthy
• Padmaja Rao
• Uday

The film was shot on 17 April 2014 after 7 pm in a palace in Hebbal and the shoot finished in a single shot after two hours and twenty minutes.^[1] The makers of the film tried to contact the Guinness World Records although several films made in a single shot had already been released.^[2]

The music was composed by S. Narayan. The music was released under the Anand Audio music label.^[3]

A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "Watch Daksha for Duniya Vijay, his jingoistic Vande Mantaram cry and a one-shot solution to terrorism."^[4] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "However, whether their risk-taking impulse lasts for the length of the film remains to be seen. Nonetheless kudos to the entire team to try and give a different flavour to an oft told story".^[5] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "The film, which begins on an intense note, loses fizz midway and ends on expected lines".^[6] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Narayan and Duniya Vijay disappoint the audience with a weak story, screenplay and poor editing. A little effort could have made the film authentic, as terrorists look like local goons in their attire and body language".^[7]

• Single shot films

• Daksha at IMDb