Dandupalya 3 (or simply III)[2] is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film directed by Srinivas Raju and produced by Ram Talluri.

[5] Much of the crew members have been retained for the film from the prequels apart from roping in Naveen Krishna, Tabla Nani, Ramesh and Gururaj Desai to pen the dialogues.

The film opened to mixed reviews from the audience and critics upon the release in both Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, but earned good collection report from the 'B' and 'C' centres with almost packed houses across the states and emerged as a sleeper hit at box office.

[9] After Abhivyakti "Abhi's" news creates a sensation, Inspector Chalapathi takes her to the gang and reprimands her.

The inspector explains the fake witnesses: when he meets a rape survivor, after initially declining the event, she breaks down and acknowledges.

P Ravi Shankar steals the show as the ghastly cop on a mission to make these heartless criminals confess to their crimes.

"[10] The writer of Chtraloka, rated 3.5/5 and stated "Terrifying account of Dandupalya crimeIII, part three of the film on the Dandupalya gang's crime is a terrifying account of the ways and Director Srinivas Raju has made a film that will shock and scare people about how this gang was captured and brought to book.

"[11] The writer of Cinema Express, rated 3/5 and stated that "Pooja Gandhi wins over the audience with her powerful performance, while Makarand Deshpande gets deep into the character's skin.

"[12] The writer of Telangana Today, called it 'A package of spine-chilling scenes' and stated that "Director Srinivasa Raju does well in his raw presentation of crimes committed by Dandupalyam gang and some of the spine-chilling scenarios are aptly supported with the background score of Arjun Janya.

On the acting front, Ravi Shankar as police officer Chalapathi wins accolades while other leads, Pooja Gandhi and Makarand Deshpande leave a positive mark.

"[14] The writer Sharadha of New Indian Express, rated 3/5 and stated that "Pooja Gandhi wins over the audience with her powerful performance, while Makarand Deshpande gets deep into the character's skin.