Dubai: Sandhya Creations’ second super hit venture “DHAND” re-launch, witnessed a house full show on Friday, August 3 at 4 pm at the Galleria Cinemas, Hyatt Regency, Deira-Dubai. This show was arranged due to the massive public demand in Dubai. Shows in Abu Dhabi and in the USA are awaiting finalization.

Tulu film lovers flocked to the theatre which got fully occupied soon, with people waiting inside and outside to watch the movie. Many non-Tuluvas also witnessed the movie as they could watch it with English sub-titles comfortably.

Producer, Shodhan Prasad welcomed the audience and thanked them for being a part of the show in support of the Tulu language. He then invited Fr. Franklin D’Souza, National Youth Director of ICYM – India and welcomed him with a rose. He also welcomed Praveen Shetty, President of KNRI Forum Dubai/owner of Fortune Group of Hotels, veteran Mangalurean entrepreneur, film producer and philanthropist Frank Fernandes owner of Mosaco Shipping Company, entrepreneur, singer, actor and philanthropist Joseph Mathias of Merit Freight Shipping, Entrepreneur Gunsheel Shetty of Ace Cranes, Anil Kapadia stalwart in Insurance Industry Dubai and Actor Deepak Paladka of Tulu, Kannada and Konkani films who were all greeted with a rose by Shravya Prasad and Nindiya Prasad. Sandhya Prasad of Sandhya Creations was also the main person behind the special show. Lyricist of “Dhand” Rajneesh Amin, along with his family, was also part of the show at the Galleria.

Fr. Franklin led the gathering into prayer before the start of the show and thanked the producer for his love and friendship. He expressed his happiness to be a part of the movie as a viewer and said that the movie industry is yet another media to communicate a social message through entertainment. It is a great job to take courage and speak the truth, to resist crime and contribute to the society which should be built on justice and peace, he added on the subject of the movie.

“Dhand” gained appreciation wherever it was released in India and abroad for its quality when compared to the standards of Hindi movies and other mass entertainers. “Dhand” also has the credit of being the first Tulu movie to be released in Australia with two successful shows in Melbourne and Perth. It has also screened shows in London, Canada, Israel, Muscat and other countries successfully. “Dhand” was also screened successfully in various parts of Mumbai, Nasik, Dahanu and other places with houseful shows. There were also requests from Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, USA, Baroda, Delhi, Pune, Chennai and Bengaluru for special shows but, due to logistical reasons the movie could not be screened in these places. “Dhand” is one such Tulu movie which, otherwise, has been screened in the maximum theatres across the world.

“Dhand” has been carefully and beautifully created without compromising on the quality, line and length, with a mass social message to women folk on drug awareness.

The story, script and direction is by “Nirel” fame Ranjith Bajpe. The movie has soulful background music and songs composed by music director Abhishek S.N., with lyrics by Loku Kudla, Rajneesh Amin and U.Y. Ravichandran Sonandoor. Well-known playback singer from the Hindi film industry, Sonu Nigam & Anoop Shanker have lent their voices for some of the songs. Abhishek, Pushpanjali Suchi and Akanksha Badami are other singers who have lent their voices to the movie. Edited by Sujith Nayak and D.O.P by Karthik Mallur, the movie has stunts by Ultimate Shivu.

Starring Arjun Kapikad, Sandeep Shetty and Anoop Sagar along with Deepak Paladka, Shilpa Suvarna, Nidhi Maroli and Anvitha Sagar in the lead, they are supported by Gopinath Bhat, Pradeepchandra, Umesh Mijar, Ranjan Boloor and Sudhakar Kudroli, who is also the Executive Producer of the film.

Soon after the show was over, the audience expressed their happiness to have watched a very good standard Tulu movie with a social message which they weren’t able to watch when it was initially released 3 years ago. Some of them watched it for the second time and said it was worth watching over and over again. The event was captured on video by Sonu Bantwal who also captured priceless moments on photograph.