Gurudev Hoysala is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Vijay Naagendra, and produced by Karthik Gowda and Yogi.

It stars Dhananjaya, Amrutha Iyengar, B. S. Avinash, Achyuth Kumar, Naveen Shankar, Anirudh Bhat, Mayuri Nataraj and Rajesh Nataranga.

[1] The film opened to positive reviews from critics Inspector Gurudev Hoysala is transferred to Athani, Belagavi, where he is assigned by his superiors to find SI Bhargav, who was investigating about the sand mafia.

Despite this, Hoysala forms a plan to finish Dada, where he creates communal riots outside the court premises and finally kills Daada and knocks out Bali, thus providing justice to Ravi's death.

[5] Sridevi S of The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Hoysala is a worthy addition to the cop genre movies of Sandalwood and can be enjoyed with some popcorn in theatres, more than once.

All in all, this Dhananjaya film is a good weekend watch that brings the cop action flick back into the limelight in Kannada cinema.

"[8] Shuklaji of The News Minute gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "As a big screen experience, Gurudev Hoysala boasts many exciting and intriguing moments that make the visit to a cinema hall a worthwhile one.

"[9] A. Sharaadha of Cinema Express gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vijay N, who last directed the romantic drama Geetha, takes up a hard-hitting subject that raises some important issues.