Chowka

Chowka
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Directed by	Tharun Kishore Sudhir
Written by	A. P. Arjun, Simple Suni, A. V. Chinthan, Anil Kumar, Yoganand Muddan
Screenplay by	Tharun Kishore Sudhir
Produced by	Dwarakish Yogish Dwarakish Bungale
Starring	Prem Kumar Vijay Raghavendra Diganth Prajwal Devaraj Aindrita Ray Priyamani Bhavana Deepa Sannidhi Kashinath Chikkanna
Narrated by	Chikkanna
Cinematography	Satya Hegde S. Krishna Santhosh Rai Pathaje Shekar Chandru Sudhakar Raj
Edited by	K. M. Prakash
Music by	Gurukiran Arjun Janya V. Harikrishna Anoop Seelin Sridhar V. Sambhram
Production companies	Dwarakish Chitra Co-produced by: United Spirits
Distributed by	Mysore Talkies
Release date	3 February 2017 (2017-02-03)
Running time	178 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	4 crore
Box office	₹20-25 crore

Chowka is a 2017 Indian Kannada action drama film directed by Tharun Sudhir, making his debut, and produced by Dwarakish, marking his 50th production film.^[1][2] It features an ensemble cast of Prem Kumar, Vijay Raghavendra, Diganth, Prajwal Devaraj, Chikkanna, Aindrita Ray, Priyamani, Bhavana and Deepa Sannidhi.^[3] Actor Kashinath appears in a special role and Darshan in a cameo appearance.^[4][5]

In the first of its kind, the film boasts of employing five music directors, five lyricists, five cinematographers, five art directors and five dialogue writers.^[6] The film was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada at the 65th Filmfare Awards South.

The movie was reported to be in the process of being remade in four languages: Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Bengali.^[7]

Plot[]

The film is a narrative which emerges through five different timelines and geographies within the state of Karnataka, encapsulating the lives of four people with a familiar friend and their love lives while sending across a strong message relating to the ordinary person. Four individuals, each with their own dreams and aspirations, get framed for crimes they did not commit and land up in jail. First, Hakki Gopala (Prem) who is cheated and sent to jail. Second, Krishna Rao (Diganth) who is blamed for the murder of his pregnant friend Maria (Priyamani). Third, Surya Shetty (Vijay Raghavendra), who is dragged in a false murder case and fourth Mohammed Anwar (Prajwal Devaraj), who is blamed for a bomb blast. They all are linked with their friend Manjunath (Chikkanna). They meet a school teacher Vishwanath (Kashinath), who not only shows them hope but also stirs up a passion towards reform. He reveals that he had a daughter Ramya (Manvitha Harish), who loved the son of MLA Krishnamurthy (Avinash). This angers Krishnamurthy and gets Ramya raped and killed, and blames Vishwanath for it. The four decide to help Vishwanath in his objective.

The story takes place in the cities of Bangalore in 1986, followed by 1995 in Mysore, 2000 in Mangalore and 2007 in Bijapur. The present-day is depicted in 2017, in the Central Jail of Bellary and ends in the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha premises in Belagavi. It ends on a happy note as Vishwanath is proved innocent, but the four heroes are shot by commandoes in the end.

Whereas tear eyed Pushpa (Aindrita Rai), Gopala's girlfriend now grown old, Bhoomika (Bhavana), Surya's girlfriend and Gowri (Deepa Sannidhi), Anwar's girlfriend watch it with utter disbelief.

Cast[]

Soundtrack[]

V. Harikrishna, V. Sridhar, Arjun Janya, Gurukiran and Anoop Seelin have composed film's background and scored for its soundtrack. Lyrics for the soundtrack were penned by Jayant Kaikini, Yograj Bhat Siddayaiah Puranic, Santhosh Naik and Chethan Kumar. The soundtrack album consists of six tracks. It was released on 25 January 2017.

References[]

External links[]

• Chowka at IMDb