Dhwaja (film)

Dhwaja 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. 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.

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

Cast

 * 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
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.

Critical reception
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." 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".