Choo Mantar

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Choo Mantar
Choo Mantar.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNavneeth
Written byNavneeth
Story byNavneeth
Produced by Tarun Shivappa
Starring Sharan
Aditi Prabhudeva
Chikkanna
Meghana Gaonkar
Prabhu Mundkur
Rajani Bharadwaj
CinematographyAnup Kattukaran
Edited byVenki UDV
Music byTitle Track:
Chandan Shetty
Songs & Score:
Avinash R Basutkar
Production
company
Tharun Studios
Release date
  • 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Choo Mantar is an 2025 Indian Kannada-language Horror Comedy movie directed by Navaneeth and produced by Tarun Shivappa under Tarun Studios banner. The film features Sharan, Meghana Gaonkar, Aditi Prabhudeva, Prabhu Mundkur, Chikkanna, Rajani Bharadwaj and others. [1] The main plot of the film is said to be around exorcism. [2]

Contents

Choo Mantar was announced in June 2022. The film was initially set to be released on 5 April 2024 but was postponed owing to production delays [3] [4]

Plot

Gowtham, a paranormal expert, along with his teammates Akanksha, RJ and Nakul decide to explore the possibility of finding a treasure supposedly hidden beneath a dreaded and haunted place called MORGAN HOUSE. The four of them are oblivious to the history of the place they are about to set foot in.

Cast

Production

The film was announced and went on floors in June 2022. [5] Shooting took place in London, Sri Lanka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Mysuru and Bengaluru. [2] Shooting was completed in record time by December 2022. [6] Sharan was reported to play the role of an paranormal expert. [7] Actor was reported to play a cameo role in the film. [8] The team also confirmed that the film will have a grand 50 minutes of VFX. [1] The film is said to have a hyperlinked narrative of three stories with a common factor binding them. [9]

Marketing

The first look of the movie was released by Crazy Star V. Ravichandran on January 2, 2023. [10] [11] A special birthday teaser for the lead actor Sharan was released on 6 Feb 2023. [12]

Soundtrack

Choomantar
Soundtrack album by
Chandan Shetty & Avinash R Basuthkar
Released2024
Recorded2024
Genre Soundtrack
Length4:01
Label Anand Audio
Producer Chandan Shetty

The music is composed by Chandan Shetty and the background music is composed by Avinash R. Basuthkar. The first song titled "Choo Mantar" was released on 11 September 2023. [11] [13]

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Choo Mantar"Vijay Eshwar Chandan Shetty 4:01
2."The Greed Song"Vijay Eshwar, Avinash R. BasuthkarMadhuri Sheshadri, Avinash R. Basuthkar, Navneeth4:23

Release

The movie was initially set to be released on 5 April 2024 but was pushed further to May 10 and once again owing to production delays. However it was also reported that the makers were aiming for a pan Indian release. [14] [15] [16] [17]

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