Pogaru

<p>A young Shiva loses his father, who was killed by JB, as his father became a witness to JB’s crimes. Shiva is unaware of his father’s death and learns about his mother Lakshmi’s second marriage with Executive Officer Ramakrishna from his dying grandmother, who makes Shiva promise that he will take care of Lakshmi. He agrees and asks Lakshmi to come with him without Ramakrishna and his daughter (Shiva’s sister). Lakshmi disagrees which leads Shiva to become a rogue. Years later, he becomes a notorious rogue, who hates Ramakrishna and his daughter for snatching Lakshmi away from him. Shiva meets a teacher named Geetha and falls for her good nature. JB decides to grab the colony but is opposed by Ramakrishna. JB’s son, Daali, takes Shiva’s help. Shiva agrees and gets Ramakrishna arrested. He also takes his sister to Daali’s hideout, but thrashes Daali and his henchmen as he realizes his sister’s affection. Shiva’s sister is injured in the fight and is taken to the hospital. Lakshmi berates Shiva and tells him to never show his face again. Shiva talks about his difficulties to , and Geetha also realizes her mistake and reconciles with Shiva. Daali goes into a coma which makes JB enraged and kidnaps the colony’s kids to burn them alive. Shiva saves them and defeats JB’s bodyguards and burns JB alive. Shiva reunites with his family and changes his ways. composed the songs for the movie, and the audio was released on 14 February 2021 in Davangere with ex-CM as Chief guest. The film was scheduled to be released on 24 March 2020, but was postponed amid the . It was released on 19 February 2021, in Kannada, along with dubbed versions in Telugu and Tamil(titled ). It was also dubbed in Hindi by RKD Studios on on 25 April 2021. Y. Maheshwara Reddy of gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote that the film is worth a watch for mass audiences and action-movie buffs. Sunayana Suresh of gave 3/5 stars and wrote ” is definitely a festival for Dhruva Sarja fans, and for those who like mass entertainers in the old-school style. This will be a good visit to the big screen giving you ample space to scream and shout.” A. Sharadhaa of gave 3/5 stars and wrote “Pogaru is a treat for Dhruva’s fans, who value his hard work and celebrate his onscreen presence.” The film collected in theatrical run at the box office .</p>