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Duniya (transl. 'World') is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language film written and directed by Soori. It was successful with both critics and audience.[1][2]

Duniya
CD Cover
Directed by	Soori
Written by	Soori
Screenplay by	Soori
Produced by	T. P. Siddaraju
Starring	Vijay Rashmi Rangayana Raghu Yogesh
Cinematography	Satya Hegde
Edited by	Deepu S. Kumar
Music by	Songs: V. Manohar Score Sadhu Kokila
Production company	Samy Associates
Release date	23 February 2007 (2007-02-23)
Running time	127 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

Shivlingu a.k.a. Shivu, an innocent villager who works as a manual laborer in stone quarry realizes that his mother is seriously ill. He gets his mother to Bangalore for treatment, but his mother dies and he is unable to arrange finances for her funeral. He manages to pay with the only ornament he had in order to carry out the funeral of his mother. With his inability to procure a tomb-stone for his mother's grave, Shivu leaves the city walking without any money, devastated.

While on his way he comes across a girl (Purnima) who is kidnapped and the abductors try to rape her. Shivu saves her and gets her to the orphanage where she is staying. The warden of the institute misunderstands the situation and believes that Purnima is in love with Shivu and had eloped with him. The warden asks the girl to leave the institution immediately.

Shivu wants to fulfill her wish to continue study and decides to support her education. But apart from a strong body he does not have any qualities to survive in this world. The circumstances make him work for the underworld. In the process his peers in the underworld have an eye on Purima, the love for Purnima makes Shivu to fight with mob leaders. In the process the kingpin is killed. Police wrongly believe that Shivu is responsible for the murders. Unable to see the suffering of Shivu at the hands of society, police, and the underworld, Purnima calls him to meet her outside the city. Without his knowledge, she gives him sweets laced with poison and she too consumes the same to end the chapter.

Cast

Music

The soundtrack for Duniya has music composed by V. Manohar. Lyrics are by V. Nagendra Prasad, V. Manohar and Yograj Bhat.

Reception

A critic from Rediff.com said that "This is Vijay's first film as the hero but he has certainly proved that he has oodles of talent. His performance is one of the best seen in recent times. Rashmi is the real find of this film. Duniya is a must see".[3]

Box office

It has completed 150-days and became commercially successful at the box office.[4][5]

Awards

• 2006–2007: Karnataka State Film Awards[6]
  • Best Actor: Vijay
  • Best Screenplay: Soori
  • Best Supporting Actor: Rangayana Raghu
  • Best Female Playback Singer: M. D. Pallavi Arun

References

External links

• Duniya at IMDb
• Duniya, web site
• 'Mungaru Male' & 'Duniya' sweep State Awards IndiaGlitz, 23 July 2007.

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