H2O (2002)

Interesting facts

H2O is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language 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 P. Dhanraj under Dhanraj Films.

Production

The script was initially written for Dr. Rajkumar and Rajinikanth; both refused to do the film due to its sensitive nature. The film was launched on 8 December 2000 on Bangalore Palace grounds. N. S. Shankar who earlier directed Ulta Palta (1997) was originally chosen as the director but left the project and was replaced by debutants Loknath and Rajaram, who assisted Upendra.

While a majority of the film was shot in Kannada, some scenes were shot in Tamil only. Ganga and Yamuna, siamese twins from Calcutta were brought to act in the film. A song was shot at Sam Sund Dunes, Kuldhara village, Pag Bawri, and Gadisar Lake at Jaisalmer, while the rest of the song including the war sequences was shot at Mohan Garh Fort, Pokhran fort. Two hundred horses from Mumbai were brought in specifically for this sequence.

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