# March 22 (film)

March 22 (World Water Day) is a 2017 Indian epic periodical Kannada-language film directed by Kodlu RamaKrishna and produced by NRI entrepreneur, managing director of Acme building materials Inc LLC, Dubai and singer Harish Sherigar under the banner of Acme Movies International. It stars Arya Vardan, Kiran Raj, Meghashree, and Deepthi Shetty in the lead roles and Anant nag, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sharath Lohitashwa, Ravi Kale, Jai Jagadish, Vinaya Prasad, Padmaja Rao, Sadhu Kokila, YuvaKishor, Srijan Rai, Shantha Acharya, Prashobitha Prabhakar, Chidanand Poojary, and Suvarna Sathish Poojary in the supporting roles. The film's music was created by N. J Ravishekar Mayavi and Manikanth Kadri, dialogue by Madhu B.A, cinematography by Mohan M.M, editing by Basavaraj Uras, and choreography by Madan Harini.
The movie carries a message regarding unity, living in communal harmony, and the awful use of religion by some people due to their "ego."

## Cast

* Kiran Raj as Rahul
* Aryavardhan as Salman
* Meghashree as Amrutha
* Deepthi Shetty as Rukshana
* Anant Nag as geologist
* Geetha
* Ashish Vidyarthi
* Sharath Lohitashwa as Basavanagowda Patil, a legislator
* Ravi Kale as Chikkmath
* Jai Jagadish as Sanganna
* Vinaya Prasad as Mumtaj
* Padmaja Rao as Ramakka
* Sadhu Kokila as geologist
* YuvaKishor as Siddarth
* Srijan Rai
* Shantha Acharya as Parvathi
* Prashobitha Prabhakar as Rahul's sister
* Chidanand Poojary as
* Suvarna Sathish Poojary as Shailaja
* Srinivasa Murthy as Mathadheeswara
* Ramesh Bhat
* Ravindranath
* Harish Sherigar as Chief Minister
* Sharmila Sherigar as minister

## Production

"March 22" was Kodlu Ramkrishna's very own dream script which he had been planning to do for a long time. He went to Harish Sherigar and narrated the story who agreed to produce after hearing the detailed script. Harish Sherigar corroborated this by saying that the faith he had in Kodlu Ramkrishna, the story and script of the film, and the opportunity of starting his own production company inspired him to produce March 22 Film. After so many preparations, the film was launched on 7 November at an 800-year-old heritage residential building located on the outskirts of Belagavi.

### Location, language and costume

One of the first members to join the production team was Subhas Kadakol, the art director, Mohan MM (DOP), Associate director K Jagadeesh Reddy with whom Kodlu Ramakrishna set out for extensive location hunt throughout North Karnataka, to find the setting for the fictional town in late 1980. After searching through the Bijapur, Bagalkot, Hubli, and Belgavi districts, they zeroed in on an ancient village near Chachadi located in Belgavi district, where the film was primarily shot.
The script demanded a dry location: an agricultural village where it had not rained in several years. To depict the 1980s, the crew also required a village which lacked electricity, communication, and automobiles.
North Kannada which is a dialect of Kannada Language, is primarily from a region in Karnataka. It was chosen to give the feel of the language spoken during that era. However, the language was diluted so that the modern viewers could understand it.
The costume designers spent a lot of time researching to lend authenticity to the characters.

## Soundtrack

N. J Ravishekar Rajamaga & Manikanth Kadri has composed the score and original soundtrack for the film. It was released by ZEE Music Co.
* "Ganesha Song"
* "Water Song"
* "Duet Song1"
* "Duet Song2"
* "Pathos Song"

## Reception

A critic from The News Minute wrote that "If you’re tired of the usual masala film that lurches between fights, punch dialogues and romantic songs and item numbers, you might find March 22 worth a watch." A critic from The Times of India rated the film three out of five stars.