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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Hosa Theerpu<br />
| image = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Shankar Nag]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = Shankar Nag<br />Virendra Sinha<br />
| story = Virendra Sinha<br />
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --><br />
| producer = N. V. Ramaswamy<br />
| starring = [[Ambareesh]]<br />
| cinematography = V. Ranga<br />
| editing = Devan<br />
| music = [[G. K. Venkatesh]]<br />
| studio = NVR Pictures<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1983|5|19}}<br />
| runtime = 132 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Hosa Theerpu''''' ({{Translation|Novel Judgement}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Kannada]]-language directed by [[Shankar Nag]], and is a remake of the [[Hindi]]-language film ''[[Dushmun]]'' (1972), written by Virendra Sinha.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Sunil |date=12 February 2022 |title=ACN Film Review: Under the Open Sky, a poignant depiction of Ex-con’s struggle to return to Japanese society |url=https://www.asiancommunitynews.com/acn-film-review-under-the-open-sky-a-poignant-depiction-of-ex-cons-struggle-to-return-to-japanese-society |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905092917/https://www.asiancommunitynews.com/acn-film-review-under-the-open-sky-a-poignant-depiction-of-ex-cons-struggle-to-return-to-japanese-society |archive-date=5 September 2023 |access-date=5 September 2023 |website=Asian Community News}}</ref> It stars [[Ambareesh]] as Raja, a reckless truck driver who runs over a farmer, and is sentenced to two years of [[Restorative justice|supporting the deceased's family]] as punishment for his crime.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2014 |title=Movie review 'Preethi Geethi Ityaadi': Accident, love and et cetera |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140613/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-preethi-geethi-ityaadi-accident-love-and-et |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905063354/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140613/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-preethi-geethi-ityaadi-accident-love-and-et |archive-date=5 September 2023 |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], [[Jayamala]], [[Musuri Krishnamurthy]], [[Dheerendra Gopal]] and [[Sadashiva Brahmavar]] feature in supporting roles.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Raja is a rash truck driver often driving in an inebriated state. After spending a night in a brothel, he rushes for work early next morning, and ends up running over a farmer Ramu while driving at breakneck-speed through thick fog. He turns himself in, and is brought before the court. Instead of sending him to prison for the crime, [[Magistrate#India|magistrate]] Gopal Rao resolves to try a novel experiment of forcing him to live with the family of the deceased Ramu, and look after their financial needs for two years. The magistrate has an inherent belief that imprisonment does not serve the good for victim or the perpetrator, and is successful in convincing the [[Bench (law)|bench]] of his experiment.<br />
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Ramu's family include his widow Seetha; crippled father Ramappa and blind mother Shantha; sons Krishna and Seenu; and sister Kamala. A reluctant Raja is transported to Ramu's village under police protection, where he is met by hostile villagers. The family detests his presence; he attempts to escape on the first night, but is apprehended and brought back to serve his time. Raja gradually comes to terms with the twist of fate that has forced him to become a farmer for subsistence and live under the ever unforgiving eyes of Ramu's family. Over time, he starts sincerely working for their interests. He meets Radha, a happy-go-lucky girl who operates a small [[Bioscope show|bioscope]] machine to entertain the village kids. They take an instant liking to each other, which blossoms into love. He also finds friends amongst the previously hostile villagers. He works hard on the family plot while also protecting it from the clutches of a local landlord, who has ill-intentioned designs on the land and also on Kamala. Surmounting many obstacles, Raja is able to arrange the marriage of Kamala with her childhood sweetheart Mohan. With the help of a benevolent police force and the magistrate, he is also able to thwart the many attempts of the landlord to seize the family's land, and that of other villagers who have mortgaged their land with the same landlord. Seetha however, is unable to forgive him for having killed her husband.<br />
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Things take a dramatic turn for the worse when Raja is framed and arrested over the accidental death of Radha's drunk grandfather. At the same time, the landlord covertly sets the harvest, produced by him, on fire. He then has Radha kidnapped, primarily to punish Raja. Seetha, who has been working in one of the landlord's mills thinking he is an honourable man, witnesses his misdeeds, and finally realises her mistake. She is able to rescue Radha, but gets trapped by the landlord instead, who attempts to rape her. Meanwhile, Raja stages an escape from his holding cell and with the help of Radha, is able to come to Seetha's rescue in the nick of time. He confronts the landlord and violently assaults him as payback. The police show up and arrest the landlord for his role in defrauding the villagers and destroying their harvest. Ramu's family finally accept Raja as one of their own, and arrange his marriage to Radha. However, his two-year term has now completed and the police arrive to escort him back to town. Raja pleads with the magistrate to let him serve a life sentence, who smiles, vindicated that his experiment has been successful. Raja's return to the village is greeted by jubilant villagers.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
* [[Ambareesh]] as Raja<br />
* [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] as Seetha<br />
* [[Jayamala]] as Radha<br />
* [[T. N. Balakrishna]] as Radha's grandfather<br />
* [[Shivaram]] as Govindayya<br />
* [[Musuri Krishnamurthy]] as Hanumappa<br />
* [[Dheerendra Gopal]] as landlord<br />
* [[Sadashiva Brahmavar]] as Rangappa<br />
* [[Rajanand]] as sub-inspector<br />
* [[Chethan Ramarao]]<br />
* [[Ramesh Bhat]] as Mohan<br />
* [[Mandeep Roy]] as head [[constable]] Mootayya<br />
* Sunanda as Kamala<br />
* [[Shanthamma]] as Shantha<br />
* [[Master Manjunath]] as Seenu<br />
* Srinivasa Raghavan as Krishna<br />
* [[Charan Raj]]<br />
* Lakshman<br />
* Jr Narasimharaju as Raja's friend<br />
* Ranadheer<br />
* K. S. Narayana<br />
* N. K. Narasimhaiah<br />
* [[Mysore Lokesh]] as [[prosecutor]]<br />
* Y. R. Ashwath Narayan<br />
* [[Kunigal Ramanath]]<br />
* [[Anant Nag]] in a cameo as [[Magistrate#India|Magistrate]] Gopal Rao<br />
* [[Manjula (Kannada actress)|Manjula]] in a cameo as dancer<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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| name = Hosa Theerpu<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[G. K. Venkatesh]]<br />
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| length = {{Duration|m=17|s=44}}<br />
| label = INRECO Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.<br />
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The film's soundtrack and background score was composed by [[G. K. Venkatesh]]. The soundtrack album consists of four tracks,<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 1983 |title=Hosa Theerppu |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/hosa-theerppu/1531196942 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905115731/https://music.apple.com/in/album/hosa-theerppu/1531196942 |archive-date=5 September 2023 |access-date=5 September 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> lyrics for which were penned by [[Chi. Udayashankar]] and [[R. N. Jayagopal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hosa Theerpu Kannada Film EP Vinyl Record by GK Venkatesh |url=https://mossymart.com/product/hosa-theerpu-kannada-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-gk-venkatesh/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024164733/https://mossymart.com/product/hosa-theerpu-kannada-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-gk-venkatesh/ |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><br />
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{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 17:44<br />
| title1 = Baarae Hudugi<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Chi. Udayashankar]]<br />
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]<br />
| length1 = 4:33<br />
| title2 = Sanjayelli Ee Henna<br />
| lyrics2 = [[R. N. Jayagopal]]<br />
| extra2 = [[S. Janaki]]<br />
| length2 = 4:49<br />
| title3 = Hatthe Paisakke<br />
| lyrics3 = Chi. Udayashankar<br />
| extra3 = P. Susheela<br />
| length3 = 3:31<br />
| title4 = Ee Namma Gandu<br />
| lyrics4 = Chi. Udayashankar<br />
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela<br />
| length4 = 4:51<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt0245156}}<br />
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[[Category:1980s Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1983 films]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of police departments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Films about landlords]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh]]<br />
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