Katha Sangama (transl. Confluence of tales) is an Indian Kannada-language anthology film composed of seven short films directed by seven directors[1] includes Kiranraj K.,[2] Chandrajith Belliappa,[3] Shashi Kumar P, Rahul PK, Jamadagni Manoj, Karan Ananth, Jayashankar A.[4] The team has seven cinematographers, musicians, and editors. This movie features Hariprriya, Rishab Shetty, Kishore, Raj B. Shetty,[5] Yagna Shetty,[6] Prakash Belawadi, Avinash, Balaji Manohar, Pramod Shetty, Hari Samasthi and others. This movie was conceptualised by Rishab Shetty as an ode to late Sri Puttanna Kanagal, director of the 1976 movie of the same name. This movie is jointly produced by H.K.Prakash, Pradeep N.R and Rishab Shetty[7] films.[8][9]
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Directed by | Kiranraj K. Chandrajith Belliappa Shashi Kumar P. Rahul P. K. Jamadagni Manoj Karan Ananth Jayshankar A. |
Written by | Kiranraj K. Chandrajith Belliappa Jayanth Seege S. Rahul P. K. Jamadagni Manoj Karan Ananth Jayshankar A. |
Produced by | H. K. Prakash Pradeep N. R. Rishab Shetty |
Starring | Hariprriya Rishab Shetty Kishore Yagna Shetty Raj B. Shetty Balaji Manohar Pramod Shetty Avinash Hari Samasthi |
Cinematography | Venkatesh Anguraj Arvind S. Kashyap Gomtesh Upadhye Sandeep P. S. Ranganath C. M. Deepak Yeragara Saurav Prateek Sanyal |
Edited by | Bharath M. C. Rithwik Rao Arya Vinayak G. Chandan C. M. Abhishek |
Music by | Nobin Paul Vasuki Vaibhav Gagan Baderiya Dossmode Agnata Girish Hothur Vasu Dixit |
Production companies | Shree Devi Entertainers Rishab Shetty Films |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
The story Paduvaarahalli (starring Avinash) was based on Hernando Téllez's short story Just lather, that's all.[10] The third story Girgitle, directed by Shashi Kumar P starring Raj B. Shetty was inspired by Hollywood film Groundhog Day (1993).
Katha Sangama is a family drama anthology that revolves around a father's attempt to build a fantasy land. Kishore, who lives in Bengaluru with his wife Yagna Shetty uses Hindi as a code language to discuss sensitive topics in front of their daughter. The film is a tribute to film director Puttanna Kanagal.[11]
Ranibowland by Chandrajith Belliappa (20 minutes) | Sathya Katha Prasanga by Karan Ananth (21 minutes) | Girgitle by Shashi Kumar P (23 minutes) |
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Sagara Sangama by Kiranraj K (16 minutes) | Utthara by Rahul PK (26 minutes) | Padavarahalli by Jamadagni Manoj (14 minutes) |
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Lacchavva by Jaishankar (25 minutes) | ||
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The movie consists of 7 music composers for 7 stories. This includes Nobin Paul, Vasuki Vaibhav, Gagan Baderiya, Dossmode, Agnata, Girish Hothur, Vasu Dixit.[1]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Manasina Olage" | Mayasandra Krishna Prasad | Agnata | Aditi Sagar | |
2. | "Arivu Beku" (Translation by Ranjana Bhatt) | Kabir Das | Vasu Dixit | Vasu Dixit | |
3. | "Life Untu" | Raj B. Shetty | Dossmode | Raj B. Shetty, Dossmode | |
4. | "Mamavathu Sri Saraswathi" | Mysore Vasudevacharya | Nobin Paul | Sruthy Sasidharan, Midhun Dev | |
5. | "Naa Ninnaya" | Chandrajith Belliappa | Gagan Baderiya | Madhuri Seshadri | |
6. | "Oorendar Enu" | Jayalakshmi Patil | Vasuki Vaibhav | Sangeetha Katti | |
7. | "Irula Chandiranu" | Chandrajith Belliappa | Gagan Baderiya | Siddartha Belmannu |
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