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School Master (2010)

School Master poster
Directed by
Dinesh Baboo
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 23m
Rated
UA
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stern but respected school teacher gets drawn into local politics. He must navigate corruption and personal loyalties while trying to uphold his principles in a changing society.

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What happens

School Master (Kannada: ಸ್ಕೂಲ್ ಮಾಸ್ಟರ್) is a 2010 Indian Kannada language political-drama film directed by Dinesh Babu and produced by C. R. Manohar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan and Suhasini Maniratnam teaming up with the director yet again after Suprabhatha (1988) and Hendthigeltheeni. Also in the cast are Tara, Avinash, Devaraj and Mukesh Rishi. V. Sridhar composed the music for the film while the cinematography is by the director himself. Originally slated for a 2009 release, the film met with several delays and ultimately became a posthumous release of actor Vishnuvardhan. This was his 199th film as an actor. By December 2008, the filming portions were completed and Vishnuvardhan's dubbing took place just before his death. The film was released on 22 January 2010 across Karnataka screens and opened to the mixed reviews from critics with Deccan Herald commenting that director Dinesh Babu failed in his direction and the film is "reduced to a sad commentary on the disconnect between filmmakers and contemporary audience taste". It turned out to be a box-office bomb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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