Daali Dhananjaya presents the ‘Rascal and his gang’ from Badava Rascal

Yes, more than a million people have enjoyed the song Udupi Hotelu from Dhananjaya’s next Badava Rascal, which featured him and leading lady Amrutha Iyendar, but there’s no denying that fans have been waiting with bated breath to know more about the actor’s maiden production venture under his banner, Daali Pictures, which introduces a new director, Shankar Guru as well. The team has now relased a sneak peek featuring Dhananjaya’s Shankar alias Rascal and his gang. It’s a simple, no-nonsense teaser that only features the characters with their police KD profiles. But it does set the tone for what is in store.

Badava Rascal is a film that Dhananjaya chose as his first production because he did not want to start off with a run-of-the-mill commercial entertainer with action, songs and dance, etc. During the launch, the actor had said that he was looking at backing sound content that suits his sensibilities and that Badava Rascal fit in perfectly. The title, incidentally, was a gift from filmmaker Yogaraj Bhat, who had registered it earlier.

The film pairs Dhananjaya with his Popcorn Monkey Tiger co-star Amrutha Iyengar yet again. The actress has been quoted as saying that she plays a girl from a rich, political family, who is humble at heart and works for the upliftment of the needy in society.

Apart from the main cast, the film also features cameos by two directors that Dhananjaya has worked with – Guruprasad and Vijay Prasad. While Guru brought Dhananjaya to films in Director’s Special, Vijay Prasad got the actor on board for this Thotapuri. The team has been tightlipped about Guruprasad’s role, which is apparently pivotal to the film’s climax, while Vijay Prasad plays a police officer. The film has music by Vasuki Vaibhav, which is being seen as one of its highlights, especially given the popularity of Udupi Hotelu.