''Police Quarters'' is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language film directed by A. M. R. Ramesh, known for directing ''

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''. It stars

Anish Tejeshwar Aniissh Tejeshwar is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada films. He made a debut with 2010 Kannada film '' Nam Areal Ond Dina''. Career Anniish first featured on a Hyderabad magazine cover. After taking a film training course, he ...

and Sonu in the lead roles, while

Dileep Raj Dileep Raj (born 2 September 1978) is an Indian actor, film/television director and producer known for his work in Kannada cinema. He has appeared in 24 films. After a successful career in television as a supporting actor, he made his film deb ...

Saranya Ponvannan Saranya Ponvannan (born Sheela Christina) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam and a few Kannada language films. She also acted in one Hindi movie '' Chup: Revenge of the Artist'' in 2022. Saranya made ...

, and

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play supporting roles. The music was composed by

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. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Kadhalar Kudiyiruppu'' () in 2011.

Cast

as Ashwin * Sonu as Anita *

as Raju *

as Jayamma *

as Vishwanna * Dharma as Venkatesh Gowda * Lohith as Lohith * Rohini * Pushpa

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

, which marked his debut in Kannada cinema. ;Kannada ;Tamil The Tamil soundtrack released under the name ''Kavalar Kudiyiruppu''. All songs written by

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except where noted. *"Appan Policeda" - Sunandan, Bharani, Prasanna, Srinivasan, Padmanabhan *"Uyire En Uyiril" -

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*"Gangai Nadhi" - Bellie Raj, Padmanabhan *"Kodi Kodi" - (lyrics by

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) Sharath,

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*"Thaaye" -

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Reception

Critical response

R G Vijayasarathy of ''

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'' scored the film at 2.5 out of 5 stars and says "Aneesh Tejeshwar shows promise. But he should improve his emoting expressions. Sonu looks cute and delivers a decent performance. Dileep comes up with a good performance as Raja. Veteran artists Avinash, Sharanya sleep walk through their roles. The camera work is good. James Vasnthan's music is above average. Police Quarters could have been a better film". A critic from

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wrote "As far as Anees’ performance is concerned, he has done a neat job, especially in a dance sequence. Dileep Raj is at his best. Sonu looks beautiful in some sequences. Her acting has surely improved. Avinash has provided good support and Sharanya has also acted well. Dharma plays a brief role" A critic from

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wrote "This does not mean that the film is boring. It is fast paced and keeps you engaged. But minus the emotional touch, it is not entertaining enough. The film is still good enough for a one-time watch. Ramesh could have made it a must-watch by adding a little more ingredients". ''

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'' wrote "Ramesh has done justice to the story with a good script, though the climax is overly sentimental. The movie is not a patch on his earlier film Cyanide and one finds that touch missing in the narration". ''

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'' wrote that "It is the understated, almost natural play by the actors that makes ‘Police Quarters’ all the more attractive". ''

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'' wrote that "The relationships between the characters making the commercial film very much like a documentary. The film is still good enough for a one-time watch".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Police Quarters 2010 films Indian drama films 2010s Kannada-language films Indian multilingual films Films about religious violence in India Indian interfaith romance films Films directed by A. M. R. Ramesh