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Dandupalya (2012)

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Original title
ದಂಡುಪಾಳ್ಯ
Directed by
Srinivas Raju
Genre
crime film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 06m
Rated
A
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This film is about a notorious gang in India and their real life crimes. It follows the gang's activities and the people involved.

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What happens

Dandupalya is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language crime film directed by Srinivas Raju and starring Pooja Gandhi, Ravi Kale, Makarand Deshpande, P. Ravishankar and Raghu Mukherjee. The plot is based on the real-life exploits of a notorious gang named Dandupalya. The film was a major commercial success and became one of the highest-grossing Kannada films at the time, being shown for more than 100-days in multiple centres. With Gandhi in the lead, it turned out to be the highest grossing female lead film in Kannada cinema. The film was the first instalment in the Dandupalya franchise. A sequel to the film, Dandupalya 2, was announced in July 2014 and began production on 24 March 2016. Director Srinivas Raju, music director Arjun Janya, cinematographer Venkat Prasad, and Gandhi all reprised their roles. It released on July 14, 2017, to decent reviews by critics. Dandupalya 3 (2018) was shot simultaneously with part 2, having almost the same cast. Dandupalya 4 directed by K. T. Nayak was released in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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