Mahira (film)

Mahira
Directed by Mahesh Gowda
Produced by Vivek Kodappa & Friends
Written by Prashanth P M & Mahesh Gowda
Screenplay by Prashanth P M & Mahesh Gowda
Story by Mahesh Gowda
Starring Virginia Rodrigues, Raj B Shetty, Chaitra Achar, Balaji Manohar, Gopal Krishna Deshpande, K P Sridhar, Babu Hirannaiah, Apoorva Som, Shaukat Ali
Music by Nilima Rao & Rakesh U P
Cinematography Keertan Poojary
Edited by Ashik Koosugotti
Production
company
The Jackfruit Productions
Country India
United Kingdom
Language Kannada

Mahira (2018) is an Indian Kannada language suspense action thriller directed by Mahesh Gowda (L F A). The film is produced by Vivek Kodappa & friends under the banner of The Jackfruit Productions. Virginia Rodrigues plays role of lead protagonist trying to protect her daughter, played by Chaitra Achar, whilst Raj B Shetty as Chief Investigator tries to join missing pieces to reveal the truth. Balaji Manohar, Gopal Krishna Deshpande, K P Sridhar, Babu Hirannaiah, Apoorva Som and Shaukat Ali support the narrative with their enganging performances.

Mahira plot conceptualised by Mahesh Gowda, evolved into a screenplay with assistance from Prashanth P M. Script is brought to life with a mesmerising background music by Midhun Mukundan and songs by Nilima Rao & Rakesh U P. Cinematographer Keerthan Poojary helms the camera, while Ashik Koosugotti stitched together raw footage into a concise, coherent and captivating storyline with his editing skills. Of course soul of film is dialogues - Razak, Sandeep Sunkada & Mahesh Gowda gave voice to the story in the form of dialogues. Stunts in this action packed movie is brilliantly choreographed by Chethan Ramshi D'souza.

Plot

A suspense action thriller revolving around a mother and daughter narrated in a fast-paced style akin to the likes of The Bourne series with never seen before action setting for a lady protagonist in Indian Cinema. The ripple created by a sudden revelation becomes a wave in the peaceful life of a mother and daughter. Faced with multiple threats, a mother’s war to protect her own emerges as the core theme. The Director aspires to take the audience through the whirlpool of twists and turns of duo’s fight for survival with surprises and unpredictable storylines keeping the spectator guessing each step throughout the movie while raising many questions all along.

Strong characters, brilliant narrative and innovative conceptualisation makes the movie interesting and keeps the audience at the edge of their seats. It's a story of our remarkable determination to defend our own, the confidence, courage and strength such spirit brings. The movie is strong on emotions, relationships, and suspense in every Act / Frame. Packed with unique action sequences and powerful, intense & thrilling scenes, the director and team create an audio-visual treat. A movie that everyone in the family can watch and enjoy.

Cast

Director: Mahesh Gowda (L.F.A.)

Producer(s): Vivek Kodappa & Friends

Screen Play: Prashanth P M and Mahesh Gowda

Associate Directors: Sandeep Sunkada and Prashanth P M

Assistant Directors: Vipin Shetty, Vijay Monteiro

Stunts: Chethan D'Souza

Starring:

Female Lead: Virginia Rodrigues

Male Lead: Raj B Shetty

Supporting: Chaitra Achar, Balaji Manohar, Gopal Krishna Deshpande, K P Sridhar, Babu Hirannaiah, Apoorva Som, Shaukat Ali

Music: Nilima Rao & Rakesh U P

Background Music: Midhun Mukundan

Cinematography: Keerthan Poojary

Editing: Ashik Koosugotti

Dialogues: Razak, Sandeep Sunkada & Mahesh Gowda

Production Company: The Jackfruit Productions[1]

Language: Kannada

Press Release

Official Press Release was held in Bengaluru on 03-Sep-2018.[2][3]

Producers

Mahira is first movie to be released in Sandalwood funded entirely by investors outside India. Lead producer Vivek Kodappa along with Director Mahesh Gowda pitched for funding in October 2016 at their house and were able to pull-in investment from investors of various backgrounds. Investors list include, Chandana Vivek, Srinivasa Mahendrakar, Kasturi Bongale, Shino Abraham, Maria Abraham, Naveen Nagaraj, Hemalatha Naveen, Sridhar Javagal, Nagashree Javagal, Ganesh Mallya, Ramya Mallya, Prabhu Siddaiah, Namitha Prabhu, Sudhakar Balaraman, Saravana Kumar, Badarinatha Nagaraja, Umashree Badrinath, Srikanth Dwarakanath, Sanjay Dwarakanath, PD Srinivas, Shivakumar Gurubasappa, Lasya Basavarajappa , Vivek Ashwathnarayan, Kanupriya Vivek, Bala Telikepalli, SriTeja Telikepalli, Vimal Kumar, Pavan Kumar Polavaram, Gayathri Pavan, Sidhartha Gadkar, Vineeth Advai, Jyothi Hegde, Anil Puttabuddhi, Neeta Teggi

References

  1. "Mahira - She is predictable in her own unpredicatability". www.thejackfruitproductions.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  2. "Kannada Movie/Cinema News - MAHIRA � MOTHER-DAUGHTER ROCK - Chitratara.com". chitratara.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07. replacement character in |title= at position 36 (help)
  3. Raj Musix Kannada (2018-09-05), Mahira Teaser Released | Gandhi Nagar News, retrieved 2018-09-07
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