Kaatera
Theatrical Poster
Directed byTharun Sudhir
Written byTharun Sudhir
Jadesh Kumar Hampi
Produced byRockline Venkatesh
StarringDarshan
Aradhana Ram
Jagapathi Babu
CinematographySudhakar S Raj
Edited byK M Prakash
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Release date
  • 29 December 2023 (2023-12-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Kaatera is an upcoming Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Tharun Sudhir and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Darshan, Debutant Aradhana Ram and Jagapathi Babu. The music is composed by V. Harikrishna while the cinematography and editing are handled by Sudhakar. S. Raj and K. M. Prakash.[1]

Synopsis

Kaatera revolves around an agrarian issue set during 1970s in Hampi.

Cast

Production

Development and Casting

The initial announcement of the film was made on 16 February 2022 on occasion of Darshan's birthday by Tharun Sudhir without revealing much details.[3] The project was initially said to be produced by produced by Umapathy srinivas gowda which did not materialize.[4] Later Rockline venkatesh took over the project and the announcement was made on 16 February 2022 by releasing a poster. The Poster featured a dog leading a band of sheep which created a lot of buzz around the movie.[5] Later veteran actor Jagapathi Babu was onboarded to play the antagonist role which was confirmed by the director.[6] Th team roped in Debutant Aradhana Ram who is the daughter of Actress also fondly called 'Kanasina Rani' Malashree.[7] A year later on 26 February 2023, The makers announced the Title and First look of the film celebrating the actor Darshan's birthday. The project was named "Kaatera". The title is based on the goddess Kaateramma, famous in Karnataka.[8] The project is being co written by Jagadeesh Kumar Hampi of Guru Shishyaru (2022) fame. Renowned Dialogue writer Maasti was brought on board. Popular actor Kumar Govind was onboarded on 17 March 2023 on his birthday by releasing a poster.[9]

Filming

Principal photography began with a muhurta on 5 August 2022. The shooting took place in various locations of Bengaluru and Hyderabad.[10] The film organized a press meet on 12 September 2023 in Bengaluru where it was revealed that the major portions of the film had been shot and post production works would begin shortly thereafter.[11]

Music

V. Harikrishna a long time and frequent collaborator of Darshan has composed the Music and background score.[12]

Release

Initially the producer was aiming to release the movie on occasion of Dasara which did not happen due to production delays.[13][14] It is being speculated that the movie team are eyeing Sankranti or February 2024 release [15]

The Makers announced the release date of the movie through a special video. The film will now arrive on 29th December 2023.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Manjunath B Kotagunasi (16 February 2023). "Darshan's New Movie Title Revealed for Birthday; This 'Kaatera'is going to tell the story of the 1974 uprising". Hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ↑ M, Shashiprasad S. (12 September 2023). "Cinema is bigger than star actors and production houses: Kannada actor Darshan". The South First. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tharun Kishore Sudhir drops D56 theme poster with a bang". Bangalore Mirror. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ↑ indiascreens (16 February 2022). "Theme poster of 'D56' released on Darshan's birthday - Kannada Screens". Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tharun Kishore Sudhir unveils an intriguing poster for D56". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "'Jagapathi Babu does justice to any role'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ananya Ramu rechristened Radhana Ram for Darshan's D56". OTTPlay. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "The title of Darshan's 'D56' is 'Kaatera'". The Times of India. 16 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Darshan's Kaatera team welcomes 'brotherly soul' Kumar Govind to team". The Times of India. 17 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Darshan resumes shooting for Tharun Kishore Sudhir's 'D56'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Challenging Star Darshan: Kaatera is 95% done; will be in theatres shortly". OTTPlay. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Not Ajaneesh or Charanraj, Tharun falls back on Darshan's trusted companion V Harikrishna for Kaatera". OTTPlay. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "The much awaited movie 'Kaatera' is releasing during Dasara festival". Kannada Prabha. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. ↑ A Sharada (10 July 2023). "We aim to bring Kaatera to the screes during the Dasara festival". Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Challenging Star Darshan's Kaatera to be a 2024 Republic Day release? Here's what we know..." OTTPlay. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  16. ↑ B, Praveen Chandra. "Kaatera Release Date: ಚಾಲೆಂಜಿಂಗ್‌ ಸ್ಟಾರ್‌ ದರ್ಶನ್‌ ನಟನೆಯ ಕಾಟೇರ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ದಿನಾಂಕ ಪ್ರಕಟ, ಫ್ಯಾನ್ಸ್‌ಗೆ ಖುಷಿಯೋ ಖುಷಿ". Kannada Hindustan Times (in Kannada). Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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