Dweepa

Dweepa Kannada , English The Island is a 2002 Indian Kannada language film by Girish Kasaravalli, based on the novel of the same name by Na DSouza, and starring Soundarya and Avinash in lead roles. Dweepa deals with the raging issue of building dams and the displacement of natives.

As in all of Girish Kasaravallis 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.VasudevaRao 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.

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