| Chase | |
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| Directed by | Vilok Shetty |
| Produced by | Manohar Suvarana |
| Starring | Radhika Narayan Avinash S Divakar |
| Cinematography | Ananth Urs |
| Music by | Karthik Acharya |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Chase is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language crime drama film directed by Vilok Shetty. The film is a partial adaptation of the Korean film Blind . [1] The film stars Radhika Narayan and Avinash S Divakar. [2] [3] [4]
Radhika Narayan learnt Krav Maga for the role. [7] Actor Avinash Divakar also worked as an art director for the film. [2]
Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India wrote that "Chase is a good outing to the cinema hall, even though the film did take a while to hit the screens. It will definitely interest lovers of the thriller genre". [8] A. Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express opined that "Honestly, contrary to the title, this is not at all a film that needs to be chased and watched". [9] Y Mahesswara Reddy of Bangalore Mirror stated that "if you really want to watch this movie, make sure you are ready to cope with the post-intermission session, which can just end up testing your patience. [10]
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