''Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna'' ( Story, screenplay, direction Puttanna) is a 2016

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film directed by

Srinivas Raju Srinivas Raju is an Indian film director who works in Kannada and Telugu-language cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2010 Kannada film, '' Nannavanu''. He then followed it up with the ''Dandupalya'' franchise, consisting of: '' D ...

. It is a remake of the 2014 Telugu horror comedy, '' Geethanjali''. It stars

Komal Kumar Komal Kumar (born 4 July 1973), known mononymously as Komal, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut with ''Super Nan Maga'' in 1992. Since his debut, Komal has acted in over 100 films ...

and

Priyamani Priya Mani Raj (née Iyer; born 4 June 1984 ), known professionally as Priyamani, is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi films. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards Sout ...

in the lead roles whilst

Pooja Gandhi Pooja Gandhi is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in Kannada-language films. After starring in the commercially successful 2006 film ''Mungaru Male'', Gandhi became one of the most-popular and highest-paid actresses in Kannada-lang ...

also features in a pivotal role.

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian film score soundtrack composer, singer and director. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film ''Autograph Please''. Arjun Janya won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for ...

composed the soundtrack and background score for the film.

Plot

P. Ravi Shankar Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar (born 28 November 1966), also known as Sai Ravi, is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, director and a writer. As an actor, he predominantly appears in Kannada films, in addition to Telugu and Tamil films. As a dubbing a ...

, a businessman, rapes and kills Anjali, a Bharatanatyam dancer, after she slaps him when he asked her for one night sex and also rejects his marriage proposal before this. Using his influence he modified and make others believe that she committed suicide due to his boyfriend's sex torture. Priyamani returns as ghost to avenge her death. Parallel to this, her twin sister tries to make Ravi Shankar a lunatic (mental patient) for the same reason to avenge her sister's death. What will happen to Ravi Shankar in climax? forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Controversies

Since the title included the name "Puttanna", it was strongly referenced to the veteran film maker

Puttanna Kanagal Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma (1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered one of Indian cinema's most influent ...

. However, the director Srinivasa Raju denied the reports which suspected the story line linked to the legendary director. Kanagal's wife Nagalakshmi raised an objection to the release of the film. She asked the director to show the film to her prior to its release to which the team agreed. Apart from the title, the film's first trailer also kicked up controversy with Komal's character mocking several Kannada film stars and directors. To this Komal denied any involvement in such activities.

Music

has composed 2 songs and the audio is released under Ashwini Media Networks banner.

Reception

Critical response

Sunayana Suresh of

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...

scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says ". P Ravi Shankar has an interesting role unlike his usual loud villainous characters and his scenes with Komal are a treat, for it is a battle of two good talents trying to outdo each other. However, it is Priya Mani who takes the cake, with an author-backed role." Shyam Prasad S of

Bangalore Mirror ''Bangalore Mirror'' is an English-language daily published by The Times Group in Bangalore, India, as a compact newspaper. It is a deputed newspaper and is the second-largest circulating English daily in the city. In 2020, as part of its COVID ...

scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says "Komal gives his best as if his life depended on this film. He is ably supported by the other cast. The real highlight is Priyamani in an uncommon role. If you are looking for fun, KCNP is the place to be."

Vijaya Karnataka ''Vijaya Karnataka'' is a Kannada newspaper published from a number of cities in Karnataka. The newspaper is published from Bengaluru, Hubballi, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Kalaburagi, Gangavathi, Belagavi, Davanagere, Hassan, Chitradurga. It was ...

scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says "The cinematography and background music for the horror scenes is the Sakhat mix. Thus, those who have a hardened heart should watch movies. Komal stands by his cinema again. The cinema can be seen as a thrill experience with comedy."

Box office

Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna has completed 50 days of successful run at the box-office. Puttanna was the first Kannada film to complete 50 days run at the box-office in 2016. And became commercially successful at the box office.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna 2016 films 2010s Kannada-language films Indian comedy horror films Kannada remakes of Telugu films Films scored by Arjun Janya