Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage ( ) is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by Puttanna Kanagal, starring Srinath, Jai Jagadish, Vijayalakshmi Singh, Cudavalli Chandrashekar, Padma Vasanthi, Rekha Rao and T. N. Seetharam.
Manohar Nayak, Palegar, and B. L. Dalavayi are wealthy young men who spend their days harassing women and squandering money. After insulting and beating a friend, they provoke a strong-willed woman named Neela, who forces them to live and work on a dam project with only minimal cash. Initially resentful, the three adapt to their hard new life, form genuine bonds with their fellow workers, and regret their old ways.
Their past catches up with them when Purushottham, a former victim, arrives as the project engineer and exposes their misdeeds. Tensions escalateâÂÂDalavayiâÂÂs wealthy parents reject his new love, Roopli, and Palegar deceives a blind woman, Belli. Reconciliation begins as each man vows to do right by the women theyâÂÂve wronged. But returning home brings more tragedy: Dalavayi kills his parents in a rage, and Palegar dies in an accident, leaving Nayak to think about cruel realities of society.
The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar, with lyrics by Vijayanarasimha and Siddalingaiah.