Dandupalya (film)

Dandupalya

Theatrical poster
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
Release dates
  • 29 June 2012 (2012-06-29)
Running time
 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.[8] It went on to become a commercial success.[9]

Cast

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".[10]

Soundtrack

Dandupalya
Soundtrack album by Arjun Janya
Released 2012
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Kannada
Label Sai Audio
Tracklist
No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "Aleyo Alegale"  V. Nagendra PrasadKarthik, Anuradha Bhat  
2. "Kalli Nanu"  V. Nagendra PrasadVasundhara Das, Harsha Sadanandam  
3. "Police Theme"  V. Nagendra PrasadRavi Basur  
4. "Yaare Neenu"  V. Nagendra PrasadNakul, Priya Himesh  
5. "Dandupalya Theme"  V. Nagendra PrasadInstrumental  

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.[11] The film received excellent returns on its opening week across Karnataka state.[12]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rediff[13]
Bangalore Mirror[14]
DNA[15]

Dubbed versions

The film was dubbed in Telugu and released as Dandupalyam. It was well received in Andhra Pradesh. [16]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.[17][18][19][20][21]


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.[22][23]

Sequel

A sequel to the film titled Dandupalya 2 was announced in July 2014. And filming began 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.[24]

Awards

Ceremony Category Nominee Result
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

  1. ↑ "Sandalwood: Hits and misses of 2012". newindianexpress.com.
  2. ↑ "Kannada film 'Danduplaya' to be dubbed in Telugu". ibnlive.com.
  3. ↑ ""Dandupalyam" In Telugu". thecinebay.com.
  4. ↑ "Dandupalya dubbed version a hit". The Times Of India. Jan 31, 2013.
  5. ↑ "DANDUPALYA TO RELEASE IN TELUGU". m.indiaglitz.com.
  6. 1 2 Pooja Gandhi's Dandupalya facing hurdles for release. Entertainment.oneindia.in (13 March 2012). Retrieved on 26 May 2012.
  7. ↑ Dandupalya Torture Sequnce Was Required – Pooja. chitraloka.com (31 December 2011)
  8. ↑ "Sequel to ‘Dandupalyam’ Movie – Dandupalyam Team is Back Again". celebrityprofiles.in.
  9. ↑ "Dandupalya 2 To Feature Prakash Raj". www.filmibeat.com.
  10. ↑ "Protest held against Dandupalya". The Hindu. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  11. ↑ G S Kumar (29 June 2012). "Dandupalya". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Dandupalya gets a Mega Opening". chitraloka.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  13. ↑ Review: Dandupalya tells a spine chilling story – Rediff.com Movies. Rediff.com (29 June 2012). Retrieved on 2016-02-28.
  14. ↑ Dandupalya : Selling crime. Bangalore Mirror
  15. ↑ "Dandupalya". DNA. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  16. ↑ "దండుపాళ్యం – రియాలిటీకి చాలా దగ్గరగా". 123telugu.com.
  17. ↑ "Kannada 'Danduplaya' to be remade in Hindi". ibnlive.com.
  18. ↑ "Dandupalyam 100 Days Function".
  19. ↑ "Dandupalyam-completes-100-days-in-two-theatres". cinejosh.com.
  20. ↑ "Dandupalya dubbed version a hit". The Times of India. 31 January 2013.
  21. ↑ ""DANDUPALYAM BETTER THAN SEETHAMMA VAAKITLO SIRIMALLE CHETTU"". cinejosh.com.
  22. ↑ "Pooja Gandhi’s Dandupalya is now Karimedu in Tamil". kollytalk.com. 9 May 2013.
  23. ↑ "Movie review: 'Karimedu' – spine chilling, realistic". Indo-Asian News Service. 24 May 2013.
  24. ↑ "Going Back to Crime". newindianexpress.com. 19 March 2016.
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