As the Kannada Film Industry braces itself for an array of updates this Sankranti, here's a quick roundup of everything
With Sankranti came a slew of extraordinary announcements and the internet's abuzz currently with Sandalwood updates. From 'Salaar' to 'Hero', films of all scales and ranges have made news today and if you haven't caught with all of it, then this particular post will get you sorted. Here's a detailed roundup of everything that ensued in the Sandalwood town on the occasion of Sankranti (14th January, 2021).
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Kichcha Sudeep joins the cast of 'Kabzaa'
Granted that the anticipation surrounding this announcement was immense, one still needed the update to come from official sources. Earlier today, director R. Chandru and the makers of 'Kabzaa' took to Twitter to welcome Kichcha Sudeep on board and also expressed great delight in the opportunity to work with him. Alongside, they released the first-look poster of Sudeep's character Bhargav Bakshi and made Sankranti all-the-more special for fans all around. Actor Sudeep too shared the poster and conveyed his joy of collaborating with Upendra after 'Mukunda Murari'
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The much-awaited 'Salaar' gets a kick-off
This year's Sankranti continues to be extra special for the Kannada cinema fans. As a surprise present, the makers of 'Salaar' made a formal announcement earlier today to officially launch the film. The entire team will participate in a 'muhurtham' event starting at 11 a.m tomorrow in Hyderabad and launch the film on a grand scale. The expected guests at this event, including many others, are Rocking Star Yash, Baahubali filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli, and Karnataka's deputy CM Dr. Ashwath Narayan.
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Film 'Hero' Trailer Release
As promised, Rishab Shetty and the entire team of 'Hero' are here with the film's trailer. Though much smaller in terms of scale and reach compared to the other films in this list, 'Hero' has managed to make quite an impression with the trailer. Starring Rishab Shetty (also the producer), TV actor Ganavi Laxman, Pramod Shetty, and Manjunatha Gowda (of 'Ugramm'), 'Hero' is an action-comedy-thriller that promises to be a rollicking ride. Many have already applauded the team's efforts - especially Ajaneesh Loknath's moody background score and Arvind S Kashyap's stimulating visuals.
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First two posters of the anthology 'Pentagon' released
Guru Deshpande's anthology project 'Pentagon' has been in the news for the last couple of days. With Darling Krishna releasing the main poster of the film, actors Rachita Ram and Hariprriya did the honors of revealing the first two "theme" posters. For those who are uninitiated, 'Pentagon' is an anthology with five different filmmakers conceiving five individual stories as part of the collective. While Story #1 comes with the tagline 'One peg, one shot', the second story (unveiled only hours ago) bears the theme 'Intention is Perception'. The cast of the film and the directors involved are yet to be revealed.
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Prem's 'Ek Love Ya' to release in four different languages
As another major update, Director Prem's 'Ek Love Ya' will release in four different languages that include Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. Alongside, the makers announced that the first single from the film will release on the special occasion of Valentine's Day (14th of February). 'Ek Love Ya' star's Rakshitha Prem's younger brother Abhishek Rao (Raanna), Reeshma Nanaiah, and Rachita Ram.
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