Avatara Purusha (2021 film)

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Avatara Purusha
Directed bySuni
Story bySuni
Sheelam Kiran
Produced byPushkara Mallikarjunaiah
StarringSharan
Ashika Ranganath
CinematographyWilliam David
Music byArjun Janya
Production
company
Pushkar Films
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Avatara Purusha is an upcoming Indian Kannada-language supernatural comedy-drama film written and directed by Suni. The film is produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah under his studio Pushkar Films. Sheelam Kiran co-wrote the story.[1] It stars Sharan and Ashika Ranganath in the lead roles. P. Sai Kumar, Sudha Rani, Bhavya, Srinagar Kitty, Balaji Manohar and Sadhu Kokila feature in supporting roles.[2][3]

The film was conceived as the first of a two-instalment series and was given the tagline "Ashta Digbandana Mandalaka", and "will bring Sharan's popular characterisation blended with humour."[4] Music for the film was scored by Arjun Janya and William David served as the cinematographer. The film was scheduled for theatrical release on 10 December 2021.

Cast[]

Production[]

Development[]

Director Suni stated that he was "intrigued by the subject of black magic". He said he took "took inspiration from a bunch of novels" including Tulasi Dalam. He used black magic as the theme and wrote a story to be adapted into a web series, but eventually decided against it as he was unsure as to how "OTT would work with Kannada audiences".[5] The film was titled after a 1988 film of the same starring Ambareesh, "because the makers felt the title was apt for the story". Producer added that the film takes a leaf from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Suni stated that lead actor Sharan would play a "junior artiste" in the film and "will be one among the crowd. He has many roles to play, and will be seen in many get ups. The different shades of him also relates to his own life. The title Avatar Purusha blends with the story." He said that "[e]xtensive research has gone into the film. Avatar Purusha will see an element of Trishanku and the slogan Aswathama Hatha Kunjaraha..., which adds a valuable point in our film".[6] Suni added that the film explored the practice of black magic in Karnataka. To study more about it, he travelled to Kerala, Kollegal and Rajasthan "where they practice black magic. We got to experience the vibrations and more." He stated that the Hindu mythological King Trishanku's desire to remain immortal and sage Vishwamitra's creation of a loka for him, before the former backed out after learning that he has to hang upside down there, served as the base for the film because, "when Trishnanku's world became empty, there were people who wanted to find that world." Special sets to depict the loka and an animated story that shows narrating Trishnanku's tale were created.[7]

Casting[]

Sharan and Ashika Ranganath, who worked together previously in Raambo 2 (2018), were cast as the leading pair.[8] Ashika stated that she would play "a bold girl" in the film,[9] a non-resident Indian named Siri.[10] Srinagar Kitty was cast to play a practitioner of black magic from Odisha named Kumara, one of the avatars of Sharan's character.[11][12] It was reported that Charan Raj would score music for the film, while William David would serve as the cinematographer. Suni further added that filming was to begin on 11 February 2019, and that a major part would be shot in Chikmagalur, Karnataka.[6] That Ashutosh Rana would be a part of the film, his return to acting in Kannada films after 13 years, was revealed in January 2021. Suni added that Rana that he would be a part of the second instalment of the two-part series.[13] The supporting cast on the film included Balaji Manohar (to play a character named Hinnudi), P. Sai Kumar, Sudha Rani, Bhavya and Sadhu Kokila.[14][15]

Filming[]

Filming began on 17 February 2019.[8] In November that year, it was reported that Arjun Janya was signed in to score for the film. It was Suni's first collaboration with Janya. He stated that since he was making a "humourous [sic] film that also deals with black magic", it gave the makers "a lot of scope to work with the music theme, as well as the background scores and re-recording." He added, "Each character has a different music theme and we are experimenting with different genres for the same. There's everything from jazz to death metal."[16] The News Minute reported in April 2020 that a major portion of filming was completed "with just a song and fight sequences to be canned".[17] Lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant filming was stalled for a while. It was resumed in September 2020.[18] It completed on 21 September.[19]

Release and marketing[]

The first teaser of the film was released in February 2020.[5] To mark Sharan's 49th birthday, another teaser was released on 6 February 2021 and it was announced that film would be released theatrically on 28 May.[20] After remaining portions of filming was completed in September 2021 following the lockdown, the makers announced that the film would be released on 10 December that year but was postponed.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ Sharadhaa, A. (31 March 2021). "Avatar Purusha's first single brings in IPL flavour". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Part-1 of 'Avatara Purusha' to release in theatres on May 28th". The Times of India. 7 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ "'Avatara Purusha' shoot successfully wrapped up". The Times of India. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Sharan's Avatar Purusha to be out in two parts". The New Indian Express. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Yerasala, Ikyatha (21 February 2020). "Sandalwood must value its writers: Simple Suni". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Sharan's connection with 'Avatar' in 'Avatar Purusha'". The New Indian Express. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. ^ Suresh, Sunayana (19 November 2021). "Avatara Purusha dabbles in black magic". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Sharan and Ashika Ranganath's Avatara Purusha takes off". The Times of India. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Ashika Ranganath and Sharan to team up again for 'Avatara Purusha'". The Times of India. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Ashika Ranganath plays an NRI in Sharan-starrer Avatar Purusha". The New Indian Express. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  11. ^ P. S., Tanvi (8 July 2019). "Srinagar Kitty to play a black magician in Avatara Purusha". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Srinagar Kitty to appear in a cameo in Sharan's Avatar Purusha". The New Indian Express. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  13. ^ Lokesh, Vinay (20 January 2021). "Ashutosh Rana returns to Sandalwood as villain in Sharan's next". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Part-1 of 'Avatara Purusha' to release in theatres on May 28th - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  15. ^ "ಭವ್ಯ ಸುಶೀಲಾವತಾರ - chitraloka.com". Chitraloka.com. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  16. ^ Suresh, Sunayana (1 November 2019). "Suni gets Arjun Janya onboard for his film Avatara Purusha". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Director Suni reveals he's working on two scripts simultaneously". The News Minute. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Sharan and Ashika Ranganath to resume shoot for Avatar Purusha from September 14". The Times of India. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  19. ^ "'Avatara Purusha' shoot successfully wrapped up". The Times of India. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Part-1 of 'Avatara Purusha' to release in theatres on May 28th". The Times of India. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Sharan-Suni's Avatara Purusha release date announced". The New Indian Express. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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