''Twenty One Hours'' is a 2022 Indian
thriller
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Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
-language film directed by Jaishankar Pandit in his
directorial debut
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. The film stars
Dhananjay,
Durga Krishna,
Sudev Nair
Sudev Nair (born 14 April 1985) is an Indian actor and model who predominantly works in Malayalam films along with few Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and English films. He is best known for his performance in '' My Life Partner'' (2014), for ...
, and
Rahul Madhav
Rahul Madhav is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with a few Kannada films. His notable films include ''Vaadamalli'', ''Thani Oruvan'', ''Memories'' and '' 100 Days of Love''.
Career
He made his debut with the Tamil ...
in the lead roles.
The film also features the
Malayali
The Malayali people (; also spelt Malayalee and sometimes known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group originating from the present-day state of Kerala and Union Territory of Lakshadweep in India, occupying its south ...
accent of Kannada.
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Cast
Soundtrack
Release
The film was released on 20 May 2022.
Reception
Sunayana Suresh critic of ''Times of india
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'' gave 3 starts out of 5 and stated that "Dhananjaya has good scope to show his acting prowess in a role that grows from edgy to absurd, and he excels".Cinema Express
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'' stated that "the big question is whether the hardcore fans of Dhananjay will accept him in this new avatar." and gave 3 stars out of 5. A critic from ''OTT Play
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'' gave 3 stars out of 5 and stated that "For a film that's rigged with technical deficiencies, ''Twenty-One Hours'' is nevertheless an honest and exciting shot at an overblown genre. Very few films in the current generation question the audience's moral and ethical tendencies, and although director Jaishankar Pandit errs in terms of tonality and plotting, he still manages to put together a worthwhile watch that offers many pleasant surprises. The film's for you if you like a bit of genre subversion and a few twists along the road."
References
External links
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2022 films
Indian thriller films
2022 thriller films
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