Dandupalya is an Indian crime thriller film franchise created by Srinivas Raju and is based on a real gang named Dandupalya. The franchise consists of four Kannada-language films and one Telugu-language spin-off film.
Films The trilogy was directed by Srinivas Raju. The second and third films were shot simultaneously. The third film was considered the conclusion of the series. However, a fourth film was made with Raju and Pooja Gandhi distancing themselves from the film. Raju brought back several characters from the trilogy in the Telugu-language film Thaggedele (2022).
Cast and characters Characters Main films Spin-off film Dandupalya Dandupalya 2 Dandupalya 3 Dandupalya 4 Thaggedele Lakshmi Pooja Gandhi Pooja Gandhi Krishna Makarand Deshpande Makarand Deshpande Inspector Chalapathi P. Ravi Shankar P. Ravi Shankar Chander Ravi Kale Ravi Kale Chikkmuniya Kari Subbu colspan="2" Koti Thimma Jayadev Mohan colspan="2" Abhivyakthi Shruti colspan="2" Chandri Sanjjanaa colspan="2" Jailor Sathyajith colspan="2" Sundri colspan="3" Suman Ranganathan colspan="2" Eshwar colspan="4" Naveen Chandra Devi colspan="4" Divya Pillai Liza colspan="4" Ananya Raj
Impact The franchise's success inspired other similar films such as Khatarnak (2013).
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