Dandupalya (film)

Dandupalya
Theatrical film poster
Directed bySrinivas Raju
Written bySrinivas Raju
Screenplay bySrinivas Raju
Produced byPrashanth G. R.
Girish T.
Starring
CinematographyVenkat Prasad
Edited byS. Manohar
Music byArjun Janya
Production
company
Apple Blossom Creations
Release date
  • 29 June 2012 (2012-06-29)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹3 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹40 crore[2]

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.[3] 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.[4][5] Dandupalya 3 (2018) was shot simultaneously with part 2, having almost the same cast.[6][7][8] Dandupalya 4 directed by K. T. Nayak was released in 2019.[9]

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  2. ^ "Dandupalya dubbed version a hit". The Times of India. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Dandupalya is Karimedu in Tamil". The Times of India. 29 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Going Back to Crime". newindianexpress.com. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Dandupalya 2 Movie Review". timesofindia.
  6. ^ "Dandupalya 3 Shot simultaneously with Part 2". New Indian Express.
  7. ^ "After going topless in Dandupalya, Pooja Gandhi to shock fans with a lip-lock in its sequel". ibtimes. 26 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Dandupalya sequel to be more provocative". newindianexpress.
  9. ^ "Dandupalyam 4 Movie Review : Nothing new in this crime thriller". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 September 2023.