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Once Upon a Time in Jamaligudda

  • 2022
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Dhananjaya in Once Upon a Time in Jamaligudda (2022)
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Protagonist jailed for scandal meets former criminal in prison. Both escape, unknown reasons. Protagonist's motive for escaping unclear. Their success undetermined. Strictly plot outline wit... Read allProtagonist jailed for scandal meets former criminal in prison. Both escape, unknown reasons. Protagonist's motive for escaping unclear. Their success undetermined. Strictly plot outline without additional context.Protagonist jailed for scandal meets former criminal in prison. Both escape, unknown reasons. Protagonist's motive for escaping unclear. Their success undetermined. Strictly plot outline without additional context.

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    • Kushal Gowda
  • Writer
    • Kushal Gowda
  • Stars
    • Prakash Belawadi
    • Bhavana
    • Dhananjaya
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    • Director
      • Kushal Gowda
    • Writer
      • Kushal Gowda
    • Stars
      • Prakash Belawadi
      • Bhavana
      • Dhananjaya
    • 9User reviews
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    Prakash Belawadi
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    Bhavana
    Dhananjaya
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    Nanda Gopal
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    Aditi Prabhudeva
    Praanya P. Rao
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    3chand-suhas

    There once was a bland tale which didn't required to be told.

    Once upon a time in Jamaligudda, existed a guy who got famous as Hiroshima along with his cellmate who was named Nagasaki by the police. As they escape from the prison, stealing a car, they find a disabled girl in it and how Hiroshima gets to become her friend over the next few days on their short trip leaving lasting memories forms the story. Ofcourse, the director resorts to non-linear narrative.

    The problem with the characters introduced here is that they largely remain superficial. The emotions are terribly forced and the slow narrative to the obvious outcome simply tests one's patience. You can literally count the number of "good" characters surrounded by simply "bad" ones. The cinematography is good but apart from that the screenplay offers very little for the actors to elevate those scenes.

    The love story between Krishna and Rukmini is simply pedestrian, sticking to the predictability. The supposed friendship between Hiroshima and Nagasaki is half baked. The friendship between Hiroshima and Chukki too is barely established considering there is lot of violence the girl has to witness in order to trust Hiroshima. Even if it is the Stockholm syndrome, the film simply doesn't try to offer any meaningful justification.
    10vishnutejakatam

    A feel good story #Once upon a time in Jamaligudda

    The movie, Once Upon A Time In Jamaligudda (2022), not only serves as an item of good entertainment, but also good love story between hiroshima and rukku in the 1990s backdrop, the life issues of rukku, and how he choose his life for their family that how they explained in the movie was very good. The movie centers around the life of the kid chukki and that takes the movie to next step: hiroshima who's name krishna and nagasaki who met in jail and how they escaped from that jail and and finally how they met chukki that takes the movie next level, This film served as great entertainment with its colorful cast and numerous plot twists. Producer Hari used actors that had either appeared in previous famous tollywood films and all of them shown in their respective roles. Baground score next level>>>and the songs was feel good. Daali Dhananjaya ( Kittu alias Hiroshima) shows versatility in emotional scenes and in his stuttering dialogu delivery and Aditi Prabhudeva (Rukmini) is good as well. Yash Shetty in Nagasaki role did justice to his character. Songs composing and picturization are good.
    7polams

    80s back drop simple love story under 2 hours.

    This movie is not an Action oriented but a simple love story which has bit of jail escape plot and some fight scenes.

    First half starts slow but Interval card saves by the time we feel it. Second Half is better and has good emotional scenes and in the end climax message is good, your eyes can become wet.

    Daali Dhananjaya ( Kittu alias Hiroshima) shows versatility in emotional scenes and in his stuttering dialog delivery and Aditi Prabhudeva (Rukmini) is good as well. Yash Shetty in Nagasaki role did justice to his character. Songs composing and picturization are good.

    Watch the movie without comparing, with recent blockbuster movies.

    Gave 7 because I felt its 6+ movie.
    10harihp-46588

    Feel good movie family oriant movie and supper BGM

    Dolly as doing different types of story's In this movie dolly name as Hiroshima and his friend character name Nagasaki wher as heroin from poor family his uncle tock her for town for work her left her in massage parlors and she was not happy in her job then the hero came for massage by hearing his message but bla bla bla from there love ❀ story begin but and so on started the way of there proposed in different way the conversation between heroine and hero they both proposed by her friends then Love journey started the background score and song was supper love it screen play was nice πŸ‘πŸ‘ and location wer to to good it's deferent movie dilogs was good.
    8gaganjiopostpaid

    A much needed feel good movie

    I am a movie buff, watches almost all languages , in this week there was so many violence movie , which was great , but not great timing , the people who only want violence and thriller , for those it is ok.

    And some are still trying to do old recipes πŸ˜”

    But surprisingly I got something fresh and interesting ,

    Dhananjay always act great , but sometimes script selection is wrong like bairagee.

    Bgm still roaming in my mind , man anoop seelin has something magic , he has best experience to create bgm .

    Kushal gowda has created something great , you might feel it , he has tried to balance some fights and feel good , which worked for me ,

    For great music and acting experience watch on theater

    If only for story watch it on ott.

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      • December 30, 2022 (India)
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    • Language
      • Kannada
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