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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dweepa<br />
| image = Dweepa (film) poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| native_name = <br />
| director = [[Girish Kasaravalli]]<br />
| producer = [[Soundarya]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = Nagendra Rao R Mane (Vishnu)<br />
| story = [[Na D'Souza]]<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''Dweepa''|Na D'Souza}}<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Soundarya]]<br />[[Avinash]]<br />[[M. V. Vasudeva Rao]]<br />[[Harish Raj]]<br />
| music = [[Isaac Thomas Kottukapally]]<br />
| cinematography = H. M. Ramachandra Halkere<br />
| editing = M. N. Swamy<br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2002|9|26|}}<br />
| runtime = 134 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Dweepa''''' ({{trans|The Island}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film by [[Girish Kasaravalli]], based on the novel of the same name by [[Na D'Souza]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vishwanatha |first=Vanamala |date=31 May 2014 |title=The region writes back |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/the-region-writes-back/article6069744.ece |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> and starring [[Soundarya]] and [[Avinash]]. ''Dweepa'' deals with the raging issue of building dams and the displacement of natives. It won two [[National Film Awards]],<ref>{{Cite press release |title=49TH National Film Award |date=26 July 2002 |publisher=[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information & Broadcasting]] |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2002/rjul2002/26072002/r2607200224a.html |access-date=20 March 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/9a0pW |archive-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> four [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] and three [[Filmfare Awards South]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 May 2003 |title=Dweepa is showered with accolades |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/hyderabad-times/dweepa-is-showered-with-accolades/articleshow/47530240.cms |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Located in the backwaters of a dam, Sita Parvata is an island slowly submerging due to the rains. The government succeeds in evacuating the residents by giving them compensation for the properties they own. The village temple priest Duggajja, his son Ganapa, and his daughter-in-law Nagi find it impossible to leave their homeland and make a living with the meagre compensation given by the government. They have but a small hut, which earns them a compensation of {{INR}}25,000. In Ganapa's own words, the compensation can give them food and shelter, but cannot compensate for the love and respect of their people. On the island, they are important people, but outside, they would be one among hundreds of families struggling to make a living. Centered on this complex theme, the film narrates the struggles of the family and how ultimately in the end they manage to continue life on the island.<br />
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==The 'inner' theme==<br />
As in all of [[Girish Kasaravalli]]'s films, Dweepa deals with an 'inner' theme: that of human minds that isolate themselves due to former beliefs and convictions. Each character emerges as a representation of different viewpoints. The protagonist Nagi ([[Soundarya]]) is portrayed as an optimistic character whose support is hope and only that. The character finally emerges as a symbol of positive thinking and optimism. Ganapa (Avinash), on the contrary, is resigned to his fate and finally, when they narrowly escape submersion, he fails to see that his wife has achieved the impossible. Duggajja (M. V. Vasudeva Rao) withdraws from the catastrophe rather than face it. He is devastated to see his convictions and beliefs crumble before his eyes and, in the end, he clings to his beliefs in desperation. Krishna (Harish Raju) portrays a typical dreamer, who can mesmerize the village folk with fairy tales about the world beyond the isolated island. In short, he encapsulates the fantasy world we tend to dream about.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Soundarya]] as Nagi<br />
* [[Avinash]] as Ganapa<br />
* [[M. V. Vasudeva Rao]] as Duggajja<br />
* [[Harish Raj]] as Krishna<br />
* Purushottama Talavata<br />
* Siddaraj Kalyankar<br />
* Malati<br />
* Vijayasarathy<br />
* Radha Ramachandra<br />
* Sringeri Ramanna<br />
* Sawant<br />
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==Awards and screenings==<br />
;[[49th National Film Awards]]<br />
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] – [[Soundarya]]<br />
* [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] – H. M. Ramachandra Halkere<br />
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;[[2001–02 Karnataka State Film Awards]]<br />
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film|Best Film]] – Soundarya<br />
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director|Best Direction]] – [[Girish Kasaravalli]]<br />
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress in a lead role]] – Soundarya<br />
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematography]] – H. M. Ramachandra Halkere<br />
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;[[50th Filmfare Awards South]]<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada|Best Film]] – Soundarya<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Direction]] – Girish Kasaravalli<br />
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Best Actress in a Lead Role]] – Soundarya<br />
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;Screenings<br />
* Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, New York<br />
* [[33rd International Film Festival of India]]<br />
* Fukuoka Film Festival, Japan<br />
* Durban International Film Festival<br />
* International Film Festival of Rotterdam<br />
* Cinema Vintage Programme, IsolaCinema, KinoOtok<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Unlike earlier Kasaravalli films, ''Dweepa'' had music by Thomas Isaac Kottukapally used throughout.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0330241|Dweepa}}<br />
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