Avatara Purusha 2

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Avatara Purusha
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Suni
Written bySuni
Sheelam M Swamy
Kiran
Arjun
Story bySuni
Produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah
Starring Sharan
Ashika Ranganath
Cinematography William David
Edited byManu Shedgar
Music byAbhinandan Kashyap
Production
company
Pushkar Films
Distributed byPushkar Films
Mohan Films
Release date
  • 5 April 2024 (2024-04-05)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Avatara Purusha Part 2: Trishankupayanam is a 2024 Indian Kannada-language supernatural comedy thriller film written and directed by Suni and produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah under his banner Pushkar Films. It stars Sharan and Ashika Ranganath in the lead roles. P. Sai Kumar, Bhavya, Balaji Manohar, and Srinagar Kitty feature in supporting roles. Abhinandan Kashyap composed the music while William David served as the cinematographer.

Contents

This film is the follow-up to Avatara Purusha Part 1: Astadigbandanamadalakam , serving as both a sequel and a prequel. [1] The film was released after a long wait on 5 April 2024. [2]

Plot

The story continues from Part 1, later revealing details of Anil's past connection with Bistha and how he decides to change his life. Full details are not revealed but the movie ends with a twist to set the story for part 3. Whether Anil is real Karna or who he really is, will the real Karna come back?

Cast

Production

Development

Director Suni stated that he was "intrigued by the subject of black magic". He said he "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". [3] 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 Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah 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". [4] 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.

Soundtrack

Avatara Purusha 
Soundtrack album by
Abhinandan Kashyap
Released2024
Recorded2023
StudioPushkar Films
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length3:25
LanguageKannada
Producer Abhinandan Kashyap

The music and background score of the film is composed by Abhinandan Kashyap who also composed the first installment of the series.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ivane Avatar Purusha"MC BijjuMC Bijju, Auraa, Abhinandan Kashyap3:25
Total length:3:25

Release

The film was set to be released on 22 March 2024 after a long wait due to delays in post production works, however, it was later released on 5 April 2024. [5] [6]

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