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Chowka is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Tharun Sudhir, in his directional debut, and produced by Dwarakish, marking his 50th production film. The film features an ensemble cast of Vijay Raghavendra, Prem, Diganth, Prajwal Devaraj, Chikkanna, Aindrita Ray, Priyamani, Bhavana and Deepa Sannidhi.
In the first of its kind, the film boasts of employing five , five , , five and five dialogue. The film was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada and Best Director at the 65th Filmfare Awards South and won Best director (Tharun Kishore Sudhir).
1995 (Mysore): Krishna Rao, who is blamed for the murder of his pregnant friend Maria, who was actually murdered by his insane neighbour.
2000 (Mangalore): Surya Shetty, who is dragged into a false murder case, which arises political tension.
2007 (Bijapur): Mohammed Anwar, who is blamed for a bomb blast which was actually committed by Anwar's brother-in-law, who is actually a terrorist.
The friends are all linked with their only friend, Manjunatha aka Manja.
2017: They all meet each other in Central Jail of Bellary. They meet a school teacher, Vishwanath, who not only shows them hope but also stirs up a passion towards reform in them. They learn that Vishwanath was actually framed for the murder of his daughter, Ramya. When they enquire, Vishwanath reveals that Ramya loved Anand, who is the son of MLA Krishnamurthy. This had enraged Krishnamurthy and led to Ramya's death, the blame falling on Vishwanath for the murder. The four decide to help Vishwanath in his objective.
After various twists and turns, they manage to escape from the jail by fooling the Prison officer Indira Sharma. When they reach a dense jungle at night, the police arrive and a shootout, in which Vishwanath is shot and taken to the hospital. The four reluctantly escape with the help of Manja and attack Suvarna Vidhana Soudha premises in Belgaum, but with no harm is caused.
When Krishnamurthy protests, Anwar shoots his arm, where Krishnamurthy divulges everything, and Vishwanath is proven innocent. After proving Vishwanath's innocence, the four are shot by commandos (due to a toy bomb dropped accidentally by Krishna, causing the commandos to think that they are suicide bombers). Pushpa (Gopala's girlfriend), Bhoomika (Surya's girlfriend), Gowri (Anwar's girlfriend), and Vishwanath watch it with utter disbelief and tear-jerking.
Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India wrote that "For a film that is three hours long, one does not get tired with narrative's pace and stays with the story till the end. Watch this film if you like multi-starrers that provide commercial entertainment, while not bowing down to being just mindless fun". Shashiprasad SM of Deccan Chronicle wrote "Chowka’ (means four) characters have accepted to live with it. In between, the repetition of a dialogue which is an advertisement for a consumer brand is another low point. Then, a great escape from jail hogs the rest of the journey. An innocent school master serving jail, a sole friend linked to all the four is ‘unbelievable’. An average in the end, ‘Chowka’ is a highly diluted spirit with hardly any kick in it. May be a paisa vasool for the brand associated with it".
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