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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{More footnotes|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = March 22
| image = March 22 (film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Kodlu Ramakrishna]]
| producer = Harish Sherigar<br/>Sharmila Sherigar
| writer = Kodlu Ramakrishna
| screenplay = Madhu B. A.
| story = Kodlu Ramakrishna
| starring = {{Plainlist|

*Aryavardhan
*[[Kiran Raj]]
*[[Meghashree]]
*Deepthi Shetty
}}
| music = N. J Ravishekar Mayavi<br/>[[Manikanth Kadri]]
| cinematography = Mohan M. M.
| editing = Basavaraj Uras
| studio = Acme Movies International
| released = {{film date|2017|8|25|df=yes}}
| country = India
| language = Kannada
}}
'''''March 22''''' (World Water Day) is a 2017 Indian [[Epic film|epic periodical]] Kannada-language film directed by [[Kodlu Ramakrishna|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]] in a supporting role. 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|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==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* Aryavardhan as Salman
* [[Kiran Raj]] as Rahul
* [[Meghashree]] as Amrutha
* Deepthi Shetty as Rukshana
* [[Anant Nag]] as geologist
* [[Geetha (actress)|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
* Suvarna Sathish Poojary as Shailaja
* [[Srinivasa Murthy]] as Mathadheeswara
* [[Ramesh Bhat]]
* Ravindranath
* Harish Sherigar as Chief Minister
* Sharmila Sherigar as minister
{{div col end}}

==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 Song 1"
*"Duet Song 2"
*"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."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mehar |first1=Rakesh |title=‘March 22’ review: The film offers an old fashioned secular message, with troubling overtones |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/march-22-review-film-offers-old-fashioned-secular-message-troubling-overtones-67378 |work=The News Minute |date=25 August 2017 |language=en |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228153812/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/march-22-review-film-offers-old-fashioned-secular-message-troubling-overtones-67378 |url-status=live }}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film three out of five stars.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/march-22/movie-review/60222553.cms | title=March 22 Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of March 22 by Times of India | work=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=468616</ref>

==References==
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kannadigaworld.com/kannada/karavali-kn/291237.html |title=ಖ್ಯಾತ ಉದ್ಯಮಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರೀಶ್ ಶೇರಿಗಾರ್ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದ ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಶೈಲಿಯ ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರ "ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 22"ಕ್ಕೆ 800 ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಪುರಾತನ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಹೂರ್ತ |publisher=Kannadiga World |date=2016-11-09 |accessdate=2017-04-10}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.udayavani.com/kannada/news/balcony-sandalwood-news/178369/bandru-again-kodlu-ramakrishna |title=ಮತ್ತೆ ಬಂದ್ರು ಕೂಡ್ಲು ರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ {{pipe}} Udayavani - ಉದಯವಾಣಿ |website=Udayavani |date=2016-11-12 |accessdate=2017-04-10 |archive-date=15 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115200522/http://www.udayavani.com/kannada/news/balcony-sandalwood-news/178369/bandru-again-kodlu-ramakrishna |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=422638 |title=Dubai: 'March 22' a unique Kannada movie by Harish Sherigar, Muhurat held |website=Daijiworld.com |date=2016-11-10 |accessdate=2017-04-10 |archive-date=16 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116015108/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=422638 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|12920940}}

[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:2017 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna]]

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