Dandam Dashagunam is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film starring Chiranjeevi Sarja and Ramya.

[2] The film starts with Surya in Pondicherry Government hospital, recalling the accident that changed his life forever.

Surya and his IPS friends Srikanth, Arun, and Bharath are recruited for part of a special unit of police officers who are battling organised crime in Bangalore.

One day a school teacher named Maya rebuffs Surya's routine questions regarding safety, not knowing that he is a police officer.

He meets his estranged brother Tamte Shiva, who returns to Bangalore after 14 years of crime life in Maharashtra.

Manja's gang, aided by Shiva's planning, commit major kidnappings in the city and become very powerful in 6 months.

Srikanth and Surya are distraught, with the former being hysterical upon seeing Swathi's head, and in an agony of grief and guilt at being responsible, he shoots himself dead.

In mid-credits scene, One month later, Surya continues his job in the Crime Branch and also lives happily with Maya.

A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Chiranjivi Sarja's performance is that of a matured artiste.

[4] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "Overall, the actors’ lack of belief in their roles takes away viewing pleasure.

[5] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "Among the newcomers in the film who play cameo roles, Umesh Banakar shows promise while Ganesh does not.