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Dasavala (2013)

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How it feels

A wealthy lonely man hires actors to pretend to be his family for his birthday. The story follows the interactions and emotions that arise from this unusual arrangement.

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What happens

Dasavala is a 2013 Kannada drama film starring Prem and Iswarya Menon. The film is directed by M. S. Ramesh, and also stars Hema Choudhary, Rangayana Raghu and Avinash. Dasavala was released on 11 October 2013. Anitha Bhat featured in an item song in Dasavala. The storyline of the movie was similar to two more Kannada movies – Director's Special and Karodpathi. It was also reported that the concept of all these films could be traced back to the 1996 Spanish film Familia in which a lonely rich man hires actors to act as his family members on his birthday. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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