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| birth_name = Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath<ref>{{cite news |title=Dwarakish takes a trip down memory lane |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/dwarakish-takes-a-trip-down-memory-lane-391394.html |access-date=18 August 2020 |work=News18 |date=11 August 2011 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011135042/https://www.news18.com/news/india/dwarakish-takes-a-trip-down-memory-lane-391394.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1942|8|19}}<ref name = hin>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/packing-in-the-power/article19508986.ece|title=Packing in the power|first=Muralidhara|last=Khajane|date=17 August 2017|access-date=14 October 2017|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310082444/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/packing-in-the-power/article19508986.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| years_active = 1963–present
| occupation = Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
| spouses = Ambuja, and Shylaja
| children = Five
| relatives = [[Hunsur Krishnamurthy]] (uncle)<br/>[[H. R. Bhargava]] (brother-in-law)
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}}

'''Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath''' (born 19 August 1942), better known as '''Dwarakish''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|w|ɑː|r|k|ɪ|ʃ}} {{Respell|DWAR|kish}}),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGAeTv8yGq8|title=Senior Actor Dwarakish Condoles Death Of C K Jaffer Sharief & Rebel Star Ambareesh|access-date=9 October 2020}}</ref> is an Indian actor, director and producer in the [[Kannada film industry]]. He was given the name Dwarakish by Kannada film maker C. V. Shivashankar.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

==Early life==
Dwarakish was born on 19 August 1942. He grew up in Ittigegud, [[Mysore]]. He received his primary education in Sharada Vilas and Banumaiah's school, and he graduated from CPC Polytechnic with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.<ref name = hi>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/passion-helped-him-taste-success-in-cinema-world/article2345123.ece|title=Passion helped him taste success in cinema world|author=Staff Correspondent|date=11 August 2011|access-date=14 October 2017|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> After completing his education, Dwarakish and his brother started an automotive spare-parts business called "Bharath Auto Spares" in Gandhi Square, Mysore.<ref name = hi/> He was strongly attracted to acting and often asked his maternal uncle, a famous cinema director Hunusur Krishnamurthy, to give him a chance to act in movies. In 1963, he decided to quit business and start acting in movies.<ref name = hi/>

==Film career==
In 1966, Dwarakish produced his first film ''Mamateya Bandhana''.<ref name = hin/> In 1969, he independently produced ''[[Mayor Muthanna]]'', under the banner of "Dwaraka Films". Dr.Rajkumar and [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]] played the lead roles in this movie.<ref name = sify/> After ''Mayor Muthanna'', Dwarakish gave a series of box office successes to Kannada cinema, one after the other for the next two decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1172774550548832256/photo/1|title=Kannadigas didn't recognize me - Dwarakish|work=Mid Day|date=July 10, 1983|access-date=16 July 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011135042/https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1172774550548832256/photo/1|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Director===
From the year 1985, Dwarakish started directing movies; his first movie as a director was ''[[Nee Bareda Kadambari]]''. He went on to direct movies for other producers. Behind the camera, Dwarakish was successful.<ref name = hin/> As a director, he created movies such as ''[[Dance Raja Dance]]'', ''[[Nee Bareda Kadambari]]'', ''Shruthi'', ''Shruthi Haakidha Hejje'', ''[[Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege]]'' and ''Kilaadigalu''{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}

Dwarakish Chitra faced problems after the failure of some movies. With huge losses from box office failures, Dwarakish was written off by his own colleagues and the entire film industry. Despite failures, Dwarakish did not despair. He continued to make movies introducing new faces to Kannada cinema.<ref name = hin/>

As a producer, he has brought many new people to the cinema. Not only actors and actresses—he has given opportunities to new directors and other technicians. They all consider him to be their "Godfather". The support of these people, and his unwavering dedication to cinema, gave Dwarakish his long-awaited moment of success. Dwarakish produced ''Apthamitra'' in the year 2004. Apthamitra was a magnificent success.<ref name = sify>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kannada/interview.php?id=13705151&cid=2404|title=Welcome to Sify.com|website=Sify.com|access-date=14 October 2017|archive-date=14 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014133906/http://www.sify.com/movies/kannada/interview.php?id=13705151&cid=2404|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Actor===
As an actor, he was often typecast as a comedian. But some of his movies were comic action movies, also starring the actor [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]. He is popularly called "Kulla" (meaning a short man) in Kannada. He was the first producer to shoot a Kannada film outside India. The film was ''Singapoorinalli Raja Kulla''. It was a milestone in the history of Kannada cinema. He has in total produced 50 Kannada films and acted in more than 300 films.

He was the first Kannada producer to bring Kishore Kumar to the Kannada film Industry and the song ''Aadu Aata Aadu'' became extremely popular.<ref name = hin/>

===Records and awards===
Produced First Kannada movie to be shot outside India.
''[[Apthamitra]]'' created records in Kannada Cinema. It was the first Kannada movie to celebrate screening for one year in two theatres, at Santosh in Bangalore and at Ranajith in [[Mysore]] and was the first Kannada movie to successfully complete one year of screening with four shows daily.<ref name = hin/>

==Filmography==

===As director and producer===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:35px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:200px;"| Film
! colspan="2" style="width:195px;"| Credited as
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:80px;"| Language
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:350px;" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
! style="width:65px;" | Director
! width=65 | Producer
|-
| 1966 || ''Mamatheya Bandhana'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Mayor Muthanna]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Kulla Agent 000]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] || Based on Danish movie ''Operation Love Birds (Slå først, Frede!)/(Strike First Freddy)''
|-
| 1973 || ''Cowboy Kulla'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Bhagyavantharu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Dheerga Sumangali]] - Tamil
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Kittu Puttu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Anubavi Raja Anubavi]] - Tamil
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Singaporenalli Raja Kulla]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Kadhalikka Neramillai]] - Tamil
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Kulla Kulli]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Manku Thimma]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Mastana (1970 film)|Mastana]] - Hindi
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Guru Shishyaru]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha]] - Telugu
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Mane Mane Kathe]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] || Remake - Ramayanamlo Pidakala Veta - Telugu
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Pedda Gedda]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1982 || ''Adrushtavantha'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] || Remake - Evariki Vaare Yamuna Theere - Telugu
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Nyaya Ellide]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981 film)|Sattam Oru Iruttarai]] - Tamil
|-
| 1983 || ''Gedda Maga'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}||[[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Moondru Mugam]] - Tamil
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Ananda Bhairavi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Adutha Varisu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Remake - Raja Jani - Hindi
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Prachanda Kulla]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1984 || ''Police Papanna'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}|| [[Kannada]] ||Remake - Police Papanna - Telugu
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Indina Ramayana]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Oorukku Upadesam]] - Tamil
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Gangvaa]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}||[[Hindi]] || Remake - [[Malaiyoor Mambattiyan]] - Tamil
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Nee Bareda Kadambari]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Pyaar Jhukta Nahin]] - Hindi
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Nee Thanda Kanike]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Sharaabi]] - Hindi
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Dowry Kalyanam]] - Tamil
|-
| 1985 || ''Brahma Gantu'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}||[[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Gopurangal Saivathillai]] - Tamil
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Naan Adimai Illai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Remake - [[Pyaar Jhukta Nahin]] - Hindi
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Africadalli Sheela]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Kizhakku Africavil Sheela]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Tamil || Remake - [[Africadalli Sheela]]
|-
| 1987 || ''Sheela'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Hindi || Remake - [[Africadalli Sheela]]
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Dance Raja Dance]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1987 || ''Onde Goodina Hakkigalu'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}||[[Kannada]] ||Remake - [[Samsaram Adhu Minsaram]] - Tamil
|-
| 1987 || ''Ravana Rajya'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}||[[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Ankush]] - Hindi
|-
| 1988 || ''Ganda Mane Makkalu'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}||[[Kannada]] ||Remake - [[Veedu Manaivi Makkal]] - Tamil
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Jai Karnataka]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] ||Remake - [[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]] - Hindi
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Krishna Nee Kunidaga]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Shruthi (film)|Shruthi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Pudhu Vasantham]] - Tamil
|-
| 1991 || ''Gowri Kalyana'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] ||Remake - [[Thooral Ninnu Pochu]] - Tamil
|-
| 1992 || ''Hosa Kalla Hale Kulla'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || [[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Chithram]] -Malayalam
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Rasika (film)|Rasika]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || [[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Senthamizh Paattu]] - Tamil
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Kiladigalu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1995 || ''Kidnap'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1995 || ''Giddu Dada'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || [[Kannada]] || Based on [[Victoria No. 203]]
|-
| 1996 || ''Hrudaya Kallaru'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 1997 || ''Shruthi Hakida Hejje'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| 2001 || ''Majanu'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Love Today (1997 film)|Love Today]] - Tamil
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Apthamitra]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] || Remake - [[Manichitrathazhu]] - Malayalam
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||[[Kannada]] || Reported to be based on ''[[Handphone (film)|Handphone]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/Bypassing-copycats-Sandalwood-style/articleshow/21434657.cms|title=Bypassing copycats, Sandalwood style - Bangalore Mirror -|website=Bangaloremirror.com|access-date=14 October 2017|archive-date=9 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009214014/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/Bypassing-copycats-Sandalwood-style/articleshow/21434657.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><br/> Remade in Bengali as ''[[Bachchan (2014 film)|Bachchan]]''
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Chaarulatha]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]], [ Telugu], [ Malayalam] ||Remake - Thai horror film - [[Alone (2007 film)|Alone]]
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Aatagara]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada language|Kannada]]|| Based on [[Agatha Christie]]'s mystery novel [[And Then There Were None]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Chowka]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada language|Kannada]]|| Nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada]] at the [[65th Filmfare Awards South]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Amma i love you|Amma I Love You]]'' || style="text-align:center;" |{{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada language|Kannada]]|| Remake - Tamil - ''[[Pichaikkaran]]''
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Ayushman Bhava (2019 film)|Aayushmanbhava]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||
|}

=== As actor ===
{{inc-film}}
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ''[[Veera Sankalpa]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Maduve Madi Nodu]]''(1965)
* ''[[Satya Harishchandra (1965 Kannada film)|Satya Harishchandra]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Sri Kanyaka Parameshwari Kathe]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Sri Purandara Dasaru]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Dhana Pishachi]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Lagna Pathrike]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Bhagyada Bagilu]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Adda Dari]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Manku Dinne]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Bedi Bandavalu]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Gandhinagara]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Jedara Bale]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Mayor Muthanna]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Mallammana Pavaada]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Arishina Kumkuma]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Baalu Belagithu]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Sidila Mari]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Sri Krishna Rukmini Satyabhama]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Bhale Adrushtavo Adrushta]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Thayi Devaru]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Nyayave Devaru]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Baala Bandana]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Nanda Gokula]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Janma Rahasya]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Kranti Veera]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Bangaarada Manushya]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Kulla Agent 000]]'' (1972)
* ''[[CID 72]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Devaru Kotta Thangi (1973 film)|Devaru Kotta Thangi]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Professor Huchuraya]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Mahadeshwara Pooja Phala]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Maga Mommaga]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Anna Attige]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Kalla Kulla]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Makkala Bhagya]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Devara Duddu]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Bahaddur Gandu]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Pavana Ganga]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Sose Tanda Soubhagya]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Kittu Puttu]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Dhanalakshmi]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Bhagyavantharu]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Galate Samsara]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Shrimanthana Magalu]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Singaporenalli Raja Kulla]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Bhale Huduga]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Maathu Tappada Maga]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Madhura Sangama]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Bengaluru Bootha]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Asadhya Aliya]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Naniruvude Ninagagi]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Mane Mane Kathe]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Haddina Kannu]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Auto Raja (1980 film)|Auto Raja]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Simhada Mari Sainya]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Kula Puthra]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Avala Hejje]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Guru Shishyaru]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Garjane]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Pedda Gedda]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Karmika Kallanalla]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Jimmy Gallu]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Prachanda Kulla]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Indina Ramayana]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Nee Bareda Kadambari]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Nee Thanda Kanike]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Africadalli Sheela]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Dance Raja Dance]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Hendthi Helidare Kelabeku]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Server Somanna]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Muddina Maava]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Mandyada Gandu]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Kiladigalu]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Rasika (film)|Rasika]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Khushi (2003 Kannada film)|Khushi]]'' (2003)
*''[[Shwetha Naagara]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Apthamitra]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Jothe Jotheyali]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Josh (2009 Kannada film)|Josh]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Maanikya]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Aatagara]]'' (2015)
{{div col end}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120925064229/http://www.dwarakishchitra.com/ Official site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930183625/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/interview.php?id=13705151&cid=2404 S]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930183625/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/interview.php?id=13705151&cid=2404 ify interview]
* {{IMDb name|id=1125787|name=Dwarakish}}

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