''Powder'' is a 2024 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

-language youthful dark comedy film, directed by

Janardhan Chikkanna Janardhan Chikkanna is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He rose to fame following the success of his directorial debut ''Gultoo.'' Gultoo — produced by Prashanth Reddy and Devaraj Ramanna under the Vivid Film ...

and produced by

KRG Studios KRG Studios is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Bengaluru, India. It primarily deals with the production and distribution of Kannada-language and non-Kannada films across Karnataka. Background KRG Studios established ...

in collaboration with TVF Motion Pictures. The story and screenplay is written by Deepak Venkateshan. The film features Diganth Manchale,

Dhanya Ramkumar Dhanya Ramkumar is an Indian actress and model who works in Kannada films. She started her career as an employee at PR firm in Bangalore and as a fashion model. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for her role in '' Ninna ...

Sharmiela Mandre Sharmiela Mandre (born 28 October 1987) is an Indian actress and producer who primarily works in Kannada films. She made her acting debut with '' Sajni'' (2007) and then received success with ''Krishna'', the same year. Mandre turned producer w ...

, Anirudh Acharya,

Rangayana Raghu Koththuru Chikkarangappa Raghunath (born 17 April 1965), known by his screen name Rangayana Raghu, is an Indian film and stage actor, known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is a recipient of multiple Filmfare Awards South, SIIMA Awards, an ...

Ravishankar Gowda Ravishankar Gowda (born 26 August 1973) is an Indian actor who works in the Kannada film industry. He is known mostly for his comic roles in television and films. He acted as Dr. Vittal Rao, in the sitcom ''Silli Lalli'' which aired on ETV Kann ...

, Gopal Krishna Deshpande and others. The film was initially schedule to release on 12 July 2024, but the film was released theatrically on 23 August 2024.

Plot

''Powder'' is a

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about get-rich-quick plans, the goons who are in desperate search for their missing consignment and the mastermind who wants to stamp their authority and restore order, all resulting in a

comedy of errors ''The Comedy of Errors'' is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farce, farcical Shakespearean comedy, comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addit ...

Cast

Production

The

muhurtha Muhūrta () is a Hindu unit of time along with ''nimiṣa'', ''kāṣṭhā'', and ''kalā'' in the Hindu calendar. In the ''Brāhmaṇas'', ''muhūrta'' denotes a division of time: 1/30 of a day, or a period of 48 minutes. An alternative meanin ...

of the film took place in

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on 6 September 2023. The shooting commenced in

Mysuru Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...

on 30 October 2023 and wrapped up the first schedule within 30 days. The second and final schedule of the film was wrapped up at

on 14 March 2024.

Music

The first single "Mission Gama Gama" was released on 5 July 2024. Vasuki Vaibhav has composed and sung the song, collaborating with MC Bijju who has rapped and penned the rap portion. The second song was released on 26 July 2024.

Release

The film was originally scheduled for release on 5 April 2024. However, due to production delays the theatrical release has been postponsed to 15 August 2024. Later, the production company announced that the release date is postponed to 23 August 2024.

Reception

Shashiprasad SM of the ''

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'' rated the film three out of five stars and wrote, "''Powder'' has enough to spread the fragrance of madness mixed with pure fun and entertainment. However, It only works for those who occasionally enjoy a bit of silliness and mindless comedy with logic taking a back seat." Jagadish Angadi of ''

Deccan Herald ''Deccan Herald'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka. It was founded by businessman K. N. Guruswamy and launched on 17 June 1948. It is published by The Printers Mysore, a privately hel ...

'' gave it three out of five stars and wrote, "Although the film defies logic and reasoning, it is certainly a delightful weekend family entertainer." Vivek M.V. of ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...

'' wrote that "''Powder'' starring Diganth in the lead and directed by Janardhan Chikkanna, is helped by its eccentric characters even if the story isn’t remarkable". Y. Maheswara Reddy 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 ...

'' wrote that "The movie would have been better had the director reduced the runtime by 10 or 15 minutes."

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 28792979 2024 films 2020s Kannada-language films Indian comedy films