Dandupalya (film)
Dandupalya | |
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Kannada: ದಂಡುಪಾಳ್ಯ | |
Directed by | Srinivasa Raju |
Produced by | Prashanth G. R. Girish T. |
Written by | Srinivasa Raju |
Screenplay by | Srinivasa Raju |
Starring | Pooja Gandhi Raghu Mukherjee |
Music by | Arjun Janya |
Cinematography | Venkat Prasad |
Edited by | S. Manohar |
Production
company |
Apple Blossom Creations
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Release dates
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Running time
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152 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Budget | ₹3 crore (US$450,000)[1] |
Box office | est. ₹25 crore (US$3.7 million)[2][3][4][5] |
Dandupalya is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language crime film, starring Pooja Gandhi and Raghu Mukherjee in the leading roles. The plot is based on the real-life exploits of a notorious gang named Dandupalya.[6] The film was directed by Srinivasa Raju and produced by Girish and Prashanth under the Apple Blossom Creations banner.[7] The film was later dubbed in Telugu as Dandupalyam and in Tamil as Karimedu and Malayalam as Kuruthikalam. This film was commercial succeed at box offices even in Telugu and Tamil industries.[8]
Contents
Cast
- Pooja Gandhi as Lakshmi
- Raghu Mukherjee
- Priyanka Kothari
- P. Ravi Shankar as Inspector Chalapathi
- Makarand Deshpande as Krishna
- Ravi Kale as Hanuma
- Jayadev Mohan as Koti Thimma
- Karisubbu as Muniya
- Sudharani
- Bhavya
- Doddanna
- Ramesh Bhat
- Srinivasa Murthy
- Harish Rai
- Prathik
- Bullet Prakash
- Pradeep Gadhadhar
Controversy
The film criticised by social group Bahujan Samaj Horata Samiti, who claimed that its content was offensive. They objected particularly to the film's portrayal of women. Further controversy followed when it was revealed that actress Pooja Gandhi would appear topless in the film.[6]
After the release of the movie, Ambedkar Kranthi Sena activists demonstrated in Bangalore against the film's "glorification of anti-social activities".[9]
Soundtrack
Dandupalya | |
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Soundtrack album by Arjun Janya | |
Released | 2012 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Language | Kannada |
Label | Sai Audio |
Tracklist | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
1. | "Aleyo Alegale" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Karthik, Anuradha Bhat | |
2. | "Kalli Nanu" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Vasundhara Das, Harsha Sadanandam | |
3. | "Police Theme" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Ravi Basur | |
4. | "Yaare Neenu" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Nakul, Priya Himesh | |
5. | "Dandupalya Theme" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Instrumental |
Release and reception
The Times of India awarded the film 3 stars out of 5, praising the performances of Pooja Gandhi, Makarand Deshapande, Ravi Kale and Ravishankar.[10] The film received excellent returns on its opening week across Karnataka state.[11]
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Rediff | [12] |
Bangalore Mirror | [13] |
DNA | [14] |
Dubbed versions
The film was dubbed in Telugu and released as Dandupalyam. It was well received in Andhra Pradesh. [15]The film Danduplya dubbed version titled under Dandupalyam has released with 110 prints and completed successfully 100-days run at "Guntur" and "Ongole" in AP/Telangana, and made a good collection at the Telugu box office.[16][17][18][19][20]
A Tamil dub titled Karimedu was produced by Rama Narayanan's Sri Thenandal Films and released on 24 May 2013 to critical acclaim. it was hit in Tamilnadu.[21][22]
Sequel
A sequel to the film was announced in July 2014. Dandupalya 2 is scheduled to begin production on March 24, 2016. Srinivas Raju is directing the film, which will star Pooja Gandhi. Arjun Janya is slated as the music director and the cinematography will be performed by Venkat Prasad.[23]
Awards
Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2nd South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Raghu Mukherjee | Nominated |
Best Actor in a Negative Role | Makarand Deshpande | Nominated | |
Pooja Gandhi | Won |
References
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pooja Gandhi's Dandupalya facing hurdles for release. Entertainment.oneindia.in (13 March 2012). Retrieved on 26 May 2012.
- ↑ Dandupalya Torture Sequnce Was Required – Pooja. chitraloka.com (31 December 2011)
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- ↑ Review: Dandupalya tells a spine chilling story – Rediff.com Movies. Rediff.com (29 June 2012). Retrieved on 2016-02-28.
- ↑ Dandupalya : Selling crime. Bangalore Mirror
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