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Pics: Pradeep Aranha Paladka
Sharjah, Sep 6: After 'Nirel', Sandhya Creations' second venture 'Dhand' created history when it hit the screens in the UAE with three shows in a single day, at Sharjah Al Hamra Cinema, Rolla. Beating all odds, 'Dhand' witnessed thousands of fans of Tulu cinema rushing into the theatre with pre-booked tickets to watch the much- awaited movie. Tuluvas in the UAE enjoyed the movie and said that it was as one of the best movies they had ever seen.
It all started with the inaugural premier show at 1 pm on September 4 as producer Shodhan Prasad welcomed the audience and introduced Sandhya Creations family - Sandhya Shodhan, Nindiya Prasad and Shravya Prasad. He then introduced 'Dhand' team in the UAE - director Ranjith Bajpe, marketing head Deepak Paladka, lyricists Rajneesh Amin and U Y Ravichandran Sonandur. Amid loud cheers from the crowd, 'Kusalda Birse' Sandeep Shetty Manibettu and 'Pataki' Anvitha Sagar were introduced along with 'Nirel' fame Anoop Sagar, lead comedian Deepak Paladka and guest actor Vikram Kudroli who is the son of executive producer Sudhakar Kudroli.
Chief guests Fr Maxim Pinto, priest of St Michael Church, Sharjah along with Sinha, sales and marketing manager, Thrifty Car Rental, Sarvotham Shetty, president, Karnataka Sangha Abu Dhabi, Shekhar Shetty, MD of Arab Udupi Group of Hotels, Manohar Suvarna, chief convener of Billawa Balaga, Abu Dhabi, Satish Venkataramana, MD of Chilly Willy Trading, Joseph Mathias, MD of Merit Freight Logistics and Ashish, manager of Al Hamra Cinema, Sharjah lit the auspicious lamp. Audio CDs of 'Dhand' were distributed to all the guests on dais.
Shodhan later thanked all the audience, media representatives, leaders of various organisations, 'Dhand' team and all those who supported in the making of 'Dhand' and wished them an enjoyable time.
It was nice to see people flocking into the theatre for all the three shows, enjoying the movie and clicking photos with their stars which were immediately uploaded in the social media. The reaction of the people and the laughter in their eyes clearly showed the satisfaction of watching a good movie.
'Dhand' by Sandhya Creations is produced by Shodhan Prasad and directed by Ranjith Bajpe, with Arjun Kapikad playing the protagonist along with Sandeep Shetty. 'Nirel' fame Anoop Sagar's performance in a negative role was highly appreciated along with Deepak Paladka's, who acted as the main comedian, supported by Gopinath Bhat, Umesh Mijar, Ranjan Boloor, Shilpa Suvarna, Anvita Sagar, Nidhi Maroli and Shodhan Prasad playing major roles in the movie along with other actors. The movie has beautiful songs, with lyrics penned by Rajneesh Amin, Loku Kudla and Ravichandran Sonandur for the music composed by 'Nirel' fame Abhishek S N. Mixing and mastering of the music was done by Swapnil Digde. Karthik Mallur captured every bit of the movie as DOP while Sujith Nayak did the editing part perfectly. The action scenes were by Ultimate Shivu.
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