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'''''Topiwala''''' is a 2013 [[Kannada film|Kannada]] [[political satire]] film starring [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] and [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]] in the lead roles. The film was written by Upendra and directed by [[M. G. Srinivas]]. Kanakapura Sreenivas and K. P. Srikanth jointly produced this venture under R.S. Productions banner. [[V. Harikrishna]] composed the music. The film was released on 15 March 2013 in 150 theaters. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/upendras-topiwala-has-got-a-poster-strategy/articleshow/18928550.cms|title=Upendra’sUpendra's Topiwala has got a poster strategy|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 March 2013|url-status=live|access-date=30 September 2022|archive-date=21 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921183326/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/upendras-topiwala-has-got-a-poster-strategy/articleshow/18928550.cms?from=mdr}}</ref>

''Topiwala'' went on floors in 14 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/topiwala-gets-rolling/articleshow/12259911.cms|title=Topiwala gets rolling|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 March 2012|url-status=live|access-date=30 September 2022|archive-date=30 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930132149/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/topiwala-gets-rolling/articleshow/12259911.cms}}</ref> The script and screenplay of the film were written by [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] and radio jockey M. G. Srinivas was selected to direct the film. Actress [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]] of ''[[Jackie (2010 film)|Jackie]]'' fame was cast in the female lead. The film was produced by Kanakapura Sreenivas, who produced Upendra's ''[[Omkara (2004 film)|Omkara]]'' in 2004. The film also stars debutante actress Maithreyi, [[Rangayana Raghu]], and Raju Talikote in supporting roles while Ravishankar plays the antagonist. [[Vijanath Biradar]] has a surprise cameo. [[Mukti Mohan]], a participant of Star One's dance reality show, ''[[Zara Nachke Dikha]]'', was brought in for an [[item number|item song]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/mukti-to-shake-her-leg-in-an-item-number/amp_articleshowarticleshow/16294545.cms|title=Mukti to shake her leg in an item number|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 September 2012|url-status=live|access-date=30 September 2022|archive-date=21 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921183327/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/mukti-to-shake-her-leg-in-an-item-number/articleshow/16294545.cms}}</ref> The film was successfully wrapped on 20 December 2012. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/topiwala-completes-shoot-news-kannada-mmurNUdhgbc.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231225949/http://www.sify.com/movies/topiwala-completes-shoot-news-kannada-mmurNUdhgbc.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-31 |title=Topiwala completes shoot |website=[[Sify]] }}</ref>

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Srikanth Srinivasa from [[Rediff.com]] wrote "The title credits are quite imaginatively done and the thoughts in the film are also ingenious but the execution could have been a lot better. Topiwaala is worth a one-time watch only for Upendra’s fans. Others may be taking a risk watching it".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-review-topiwaala-is-for-upendras-fans-only/20130318.htm|title=Review: Topiwaala is for Upendra's fans only|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=18 March 2013|url-status=live|archive-date=21 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321073412/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-review-topiwaala-is-for-upendras-fans-only/20130318.htm}}</ref> A critic from [[The Times of India]] scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "While Upendra manages to do justice to his role, Bhavana is not at all impressive. Raju Talikote bores you with his monotonous dialogues. Mythreyi playing the role of Malashri shines. Except for one song ‘Malli malli’, the music by V Harikrishna has nothing much to offer."<ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/topiwaala/movie-review/19001331.cms?from=mdr|title=TOPIWAALA MOVIE REVIEW|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=14 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-date=20 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620102440/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/topiwaala/movie-review/19001331.cms?from=mdr}}</ref> A critic from [[Bangalore Mirror]] wrote  "The first-half is jam-packed, but quite a few scenes don’t make any impact.If this is a method employed to make the audience watch the film twice over, it surely doesn’t work. The second half of the film is better in comparison. Though the film picks up steam towards the end, it is too late to do any damage control.The premise had potential, but the execution is poor".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/topiwala-the-hat-comes-off/articleshow/21217385.cms|title=Topiwala: The hat comes off|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|date=16 March 2013|url-status=live|access-date=30 September 2022|archive-date=30 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930134100/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/topiwala-the-hat-comes-off/articleshow/21217385.cms}}</ref>