Dandupalya 2
| Dandupalya 2 | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Srinivas Raju |
| Written by | Srinivas Raju |
| Produced by | Venkat |
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| Cinematography | Venkat Prasad |
| Edited by | C. Ravichandran |
| Music by | Arjun Janya |
Production company | Venkaat Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹1.5 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹10.25 crore[1] |
Dandupalya 2 is a 2017 Indian
The film was dubbed into Telugu language and released as Dandupalyam 2.[5] While the official launch of the movie was held on 24 March 2016, the theatrical release was on 14 July 2017.[6] The makers announced that they would release the third sequel in August 2017, but it was later rescheduled.
Plot
The opening scene starts with the gang taken to the prison for execution, with Inspector Chalapathi warning the prison's warden to be careful with them. An Indian Express investigative journalist Abhivyakti "Abhi" starts re-investigating the entire case, insisting that there had been no circumstantial evidence, no signs of fingerprints, no semen tests made to confirm the rape and murders. She starts with the local jewellery maker, who reveals that stolen ornaments were remade with him and produced as false evidence in the court and that the witness from Singapore was also fake. She finds various secrets and confidential information, including not lodging an FIR and taking away the gang for 40 days torturing them. She meets a victim's parents, who say that no neighbour had seen them in the locality, nor they have seen the accused and further on asking why they believed it was them, they reply that police took the victims to them and explain how they committed the crime. She claims that they were falsely framed on the virtue of being poor. After an initial failed attempt, she gets a chance to meet them, and they are shifted to another prison, specifically for execution. Here they meet the innocent-looking Umesh Reddy. The gang narrate their side of the story to Abhi, accusing the police of using torture to frame them.
The gang members explain their problems: Migrating to an unknown land, not having food to eat, living in the slums, begging for food, often turned down by many homes for domestic work, thus forced to eat stray animals. They soon find work as construction workers. When the Dandupalya serial killings, thefts and gang-rapes occur, there is considerable pressure on the Inspector for his failure to keep crimes in check though forces were increased. One night, after a late-night movie show, the inspector spots two of the gang members (the squint-eyed old man from the first movie) and hits them when they fail to show the tickets. He then drops them to their slum. The next night, a murder and theft incident occurs and the inspector comes to the site. The squint-eyed steals a gold ring to cure his wife's leg hurt by an iron nail. He tries selling it to a local jewellery shop, but just then the inspector arrives and hits him. That night, the police forcefully take away the rest of the gang members to a secluded spot and torture them, including sexually assaulting a female gang member. Finally, after 40 days of physical torture, they agree to crimes which they have not committed.
Abhi then prints an article accusing police of using force and false evidence. The inspector meets her and the rest follow the sequel.
Cast
- Pooja Gandhi as Lakshmi
- Sanjjanaa Galrani as Chandri
- Makarand Deshpande as Krishna
- P. Ravi Shankar as Inspector Chalapathi
- Ravi Kale as Chander
- Shruti as Abhivyakthi
- Kari Subbu as Muniya
- Petrol Prasanna
- Adi Lokesh as Umesh Reddy
- Jayadev Mohan as Koti Thimma
- Tanisha Kuppanda
Soundtrack
| 2 Dandupalyam 2 | ||||
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Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Language | Kannada | |||
| Label | Vivid Dreams Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Arjun Janya | |||
| Arjun Janya chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack was composed by Arjun Janya.
Kannada version
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Janana Sari Samaa" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Ashwin | 2:48 |
Telugu version
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jananam Oka Katha" | Mythili Kiran | Ashwin | 2:48 |
Release
The film was awarded an "A" certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification. It was released across Karnataka on 14 July 2017 with the title name as 2.[7] The Telugu version was released a week later, on 21 July 2017.[8]
Controversy
The scenes involving characters being stripped and tortured was leaked, creating controversy. Sanjjanaa clarified that she performed this scene wearing clothes and that the news had been blown out of proportion.[9]
Box office and performance
The film received positive reviews from the critics and mixed reviews from the audience upon the release in
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Sanjjanaa controversial video and pictures from Dandupalya 2 leaked online". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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