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Dhwaja (film)

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Dhwaja
Poster
Directed byAshok Cashyap
Story byR. S. Durai Senthilkumar
Based onKodi (2016)
Produced bySudha Basavegowda
StarringRavi Gowda
Priyamani
Divya Urudga
Bala Rajwadi
CinematographyAshok Cashyap
Edited byRavi Chandran
Music bySanthosh Narayanan,
Chinna
Production
company
CBG Production
Release date
  • 27 April 2018 (2018-04-27)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Dhwaja (transl. Flag) is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language political action film written by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar and directed by Ashok Cashyap and produced by Sudha Basavegowda under CBG Productions.[1] It stars Ravi Gowda, Priyamani and Divya Urudga with T.N Seetharam, Veena Sundhar and Bala Rajwadi as a lead negative role. Ravi Gowda who is making his debut through this movie played dual role in his first venture. The film is the remake of 2016 Tamil film Kodi. The film's features songs composed by Santhosh Narayanan and Chinna, with the former's music re-used from the original, Kodi. The background score was composed by Chinna. The cinematography is performed by the director Ashok Cashyap himself.[2]

Besides Bangalore, the filming took place in Mysore, and the climax scene was shot at Mysore, Karnataka.

Plot

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Cast

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  • Ravi Gowda as Dhwaja and Janardhan
  • Priyamani as Ramya
  • Divya Urudga as Moote Mahalakshmi
  • Bala Rajwadi as Balaramanna
  • Veena Sundhar as Dhwaja and Janardhan's mother
  • T.N.Seetharam as president of the opposition party and former CM

Music

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The soundtrack was composed by Santhosh Narayanan, who also composed the original 2016 film, reusing all the tunes from the original soundtrack. The audio rights of the film were acquired by Sony Music India. The complete album was released on 25 April 2018 at Bengaluru.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oora Devru"Manju MandavyaVijay Prakash2:59
2."Hey Malli"Chandan ShankarVijay Prakash3:37
3."Jogulave Jogulave"K. KalyanShweta Mohan4:00
4."Agala Eshto Akasha"KavirajSonu Nigam, Shweta Mohan3:59
5."Dhwaja"Ravi GowdaVasishta N. Simha3:26
Total length:18:20

Critical reception

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The New Indian Express wrote, "Although a story like Dhwaja is universal, the film having nothing original leaves a sour impression about the makers. It seems like the film was made only to cash in on the elections that are around the corner."[3] The Times of India wrote , "This film has good visuals, an interesting tale of love and betrayal against a political backdrop, and a lot of commercial elements. If you're someone looking for that, this might just interest you".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "ವಾಸ್ತವ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಹಿಡಿದ ಕನ್ನಡಿ: ಧ್ವಜ". vijaykarnataka (in Kannada). 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Actress-Politician Ramya has nothing to do with Dhwaja". Cinema Express. 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Dhwaja review: Only an imitation of Kodi". The New Indian Express. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. ^ Suresh, Sunayana (27 April 2018). "Dhwaja Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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