Kataka (film)

Kataka (transl. Crab or Cancer zodiac sign) is a 2017 Indian Kannada horror suspense thriller film written and directed by Ravi Basrur,[2] marking his Kannada-language debut. Kataka has been dubbed into 15 languages, and it is the first Kannada film dubbed into English.[3] The film is based on various true incidents in the coastal region of Karnataka.[4]

Kataka
Film poster
Directed byRavi Basrur
Produced byN. S. Rajkumar
Written byRavi Basrur
Starring
  • Ashok Raj
  • Spandana Prasad
  • Shlaga Saligrama
Music byRavi Basrur
CinematographySachin Basrur
Edited byRavi Basrur
Production
company
Omkar Movies
Distributed byKRG Studios
Release date
  • 13 October 2017 (2017-10-13)
Running time
107 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

Kumar, tired of the hustle and bustle of city life, returns to his native village along with his wife Vandhana and four-year-old daughter Kavya. With the help of his uncle and a childhood friend, he plans to start a school in the village. However, an ancient black magic curse is placed on his family after his daughter unwittingly touches an enchanted item.[4]

Cast
  • Ashok Raj as Kumar
  • Spandana Prasad as Vandhana
  • Shlagha Saligrama as Kavya
  • Madhav Karkada as Appu a.k.a. Subraaya
  • Ugramm Manju as Prabhakara Nambudiri[2]
  • Om Guru as Guru
  • Vijay Basrur as Neelakanta Karaba

Soundtrack
Kataka
Soundtrack album by
Ravi Basrur
Released29 July 2017
Recorded2017
StudioOmkar Movies
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length4:33
LabelRavi Basrur Music
ProducerRavi Basrur
Ravi Basrur chronology
Bilinder
(2016)		 Kataka
(2017)		 K.G.F: Chapter 1
(2018)

Track list

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kataka Title Track"Ravi BasrurArjun Janya, BJ Bharat, Chandan Shetty, V. Sridhar, Charan Raj, Veer Samarth2:06
2."Yake Kannu Eege"Ravi BasrurAnuradha Bhat,Supriya Lohith, Manasa Holla, Ananya Bhat2:27

Release

The film was released on 13 October, 2017 in 13 languages, including Kannada, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Tulu,Kodava, Hindi, Punjabi, Beary, Assamese, Konkani, and Marathi.[5][6]

Reception

The film had a limited release and received positive reviews from critics and audiences. Shlagha Saligrama's notable performance was praised along with the direction of Ravi Basrur.[7]

Awards

Shlagha Saligrama won the 2017 Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female) and the SIIMA Special Award for Best Child Artist.[8][9] Ravi Basrur was nominated for the SIIMA Award for Best Director in the Kannada category,[10][11] but lost to Tharun Sudhir for his work in chowka.[12]

Sequel

Ravi Basrur has announced plans to make a sequel with the new actors and most of his original technical team, but the plot will not be a direct continuation of the first film.[13]

References
  1. "KATAKA MOVIE REVIEW". Times Of India movie date. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. "Kataka: Gripping horror with dramatic twists". New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. "Direction is now my hobby: Ravi Basrur". New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. "Animated crab is villain in Ravi Basrur's Kataka". New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. "Direction is now my hobby: Ravi Basrur". New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. "PUNEETH RELEASE KATAKA TRAILER, 13 LANGUAGES TRAILER". indiaglitz. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  7. Prasad S, Shyam (13 October 2017). "Kataka movie review: Intelligent and original". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. Karnataka State Film Awards 2017 Announced
  9. "SIIMA Awards 2018 Telugu Kannada winners list". International Business Times. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  10. "Nominations list for the SIIMA 2017 announced!". Sify.com.
  11. "SIIMA Awards 2018 - Telugu, Kannada nomination list out". International Business Times. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  12. "SIIMA Awards 2018 Telugu Kannada winners list". International Business Times. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  13. Prasad S, Shyam (18 January 2018). "'Kataka 2' to start soon". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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