Dandupalya 4

Dandupalya 4
Directed byKT Nayak
Written byKT Nayak
Produced byVenkat
StarringSuman Ranganathan
CinematographyManu Girish
Music byAnand Rajavikraman
Production
company
Venkaat Movies
Release date
  • 1 November 2019 (2019-11-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Dandupalya 4 is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film directed by KT Nayak and starring Suman Ranganathan.[1][2] The film is based on the infamous dacoit gang from Dandupalya,[3] and it is the fourth installment of the Dandupalya franchise.

The film was dubbed in Telugu as Dandupalayam 4.[4] The film was partially reshot in Tamil as Dandupalyam by Venkat with Sonia Agarwal, Vanitha Vijayakumar, Supergood Subramani and Birla Bose.[5] The Tamil version featured scenes from the previous films of the franchise,[6] and was released on 7 June 2024.[7]

Cast

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  • Suman Ranganathan as Sundri
  • Banerjee as Kaali
  • Sanjeev Kumar as Venkta
  • Richa Shasthri as Chinny
  • Vittal Ranganaya as Jatka
  • Bullet Soma as Govinda
  • Jeeva Simon as Konde
  • Sneha Nayar as Manji
  • Arun Bachan as Muniya
  • Rockline Sudhakar as Michine Rajanna
  • D. S. Rao as Olegowda
  • Venkat as Ashok Kumar
  • Mumaith Khan in an item number

Production

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In March 2018, Pooja Gandhi confirmed that she was not a part of the film and director Srinivas Raju disassociated himself with the film saying that he made a trilogy and that this film was trying to bank off of the Dandupalaya name.[8] While shooting for the film in Pavagada, the film cast and crew were confused for real life child traffickers.[9]

In January 2019, the film was rejected by the Indian censor board.[10]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Anand Rajavikraman.[11]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kannu Hodeyo"Anthony Daasan, Jogi Sunitha4:00
2."Duddire Duniya"Chandan Shetty,[12] Indu Nagaraj4:03
Total length:8:03

Release

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The film was initially scheduled to release on 15 August 2019.[13]

Reception

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A critic from The Times of India rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "The film doesn't offer anything new. The story lacks new content and freshness compared to the previous editions and is not engaging".[14] Regarding the Telugu-dubbed version, a critic from 123telugu rated the film one-and-three-quarters out of five and wrote that "On the whole, Dandupalayam 4 fails to live up to all its expectations. The same crime scene and violence has been doubled in this part which is hard to digest and does not impress you one bit".[4]

Regarding the Tamil version, a critic from Maalai Malar gave a mixed review.[7] Thinaboomi critic wrote that "but the director has very cleverly incorporated the current scenes with the older scenes".[6]

References

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  1. ^ Sharadhaa, A. (22 April 2018). "Suman Ranganathan as Sundri, new gangsta leader". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ Sharadhaa, A. (31 October 2019). "Films like Dandupalyam 4 make me feel complete as an actor: Suman Ranganath". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ "'தண்டுபால்யா' பாணியில் உருவாகும் 'தண்டுபாளையம்'". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Review : Dandupalayam 4 – Overdose of violence". 123telugu. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ "உண்மை சம்பவங்களுடன் `தண்டுபாளையம்'". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "தண்டுபாளையம் விமர்சனம்". Thinaboomi (in Tamil). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Dandupalayam". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  8. ^ Adivi, Sridhar (2 March 2018). "Pooja Gandhi: I'm not doing Dandupalyam 4 ; these posters are a joke". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Child trafficking: 'Dandupalya-4' unit faces heat in Pavagada". Deccan Herald. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  10. ^ "'Dandupalya-4' is rejected by the censor board". The Times of India. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Dandupalyam - 4 (Kannada)". Gaana. 2018.
  12. ^ "Suman Ranganathan starrer Dandupalyam 4 has its audio launch". The Times of India. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Dandupalyam 4 locks August 15th release". The Times of India. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  14. ^ Lokesh, Vinay (1 November 2019). "Dandupalyam 4 Movie Review : Nothing new in this crime thriller". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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