Hide and Seek (2024 film)

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Hide and Seek
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byPunith Nagaraj
Produced by
  • Vasanth M. Rao Kulkarni
  • Punith Nagaraj
Starring
CinematographyRijo P. Jhon
Edited byMadhu Tumbakere
Music bySandy Addanki
Production
company
Suneri Art Creations
Release date
  • 15 March 2024 (2024-03-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Hide and Seek is a 2024 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film directed by Punith Nagaraj. [1] The film was bankrolled by Vasanth M. Rao Kulkarni and Punith Nagaraj under the banner of Suneri Art Creations. The film features Anup Revanna and Dhanya Ramkumar in lead roles, alongside Mythri Jaggi, Suraj, Bala Rajwadi, Krishna Hebbale, Rajesh Nataranga, and Aravind Rao in supporting roles. [2] [3]

Contents

Cast

Production

The director, Punith Nagaraj, took four years to develop the project. [4] [5] Dhanya Ramkumar signed the project because she wanted to be featured in a thriller film. [6] She plays Haasini, [7] a businessman's daughter who gets kidnapped [8] and subsequently falls in love with her captor, [7] played by Anup Revanna. [9] The film was shot over thirty days in and around Bangalore, Magadi, and Chikmagalur. [10] [11] The cinematography was by Rijo P. Jhon, while the editing was handled by Madhu Tumbakere. [12]

Soundtrack

Hide and Seek
Soundtrack album by
Sandy Addanki
Released2024
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length3:18
LanguageKannada
Label A2 Music
External audio
Kaduve Nee Yeke (From "Hide & Seek") on YouTube

The soundtrack was composed by Sandy Addanki. [13]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kaduve Nee Yeke"Pramod MaravantheSangeetha Ravindranath3:18
Total length:3:18

Release

Hide and Seek was released theatrically on 15 March 2024. [14]

Reception

Vinay Lokesh of The Times of India rated the film three out of five stars and wrote that "The narrative could have had more meat in the first half - this would have made it more interesting. The latter half of the story has enough twists and turns to keep the audience hooked." [15] Shashiprasad SM of Times Now gave it two out of five stars and wrote that "Hide and Seek comes across as an ordinary film that does not have much to offer in terms of thrills." [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hide and Seek is an edge-of-the-seat thriller, says director Punith". The Times of India. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Sharadhaa, A. (10 March 2024). "My role in Hide & Seek is atypical: Anoop Revanna". Cinema Express.
  3. ↑ "Puneeth Nagaraj's 'Hide & Seek' locks release date". The New Indian Express. 8 February 2024. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "My role in Hide & Seek is atypical: Anoop Revanna". The New Indian Express. 12 March 2024.
  5. ↑ GN, Ramyashree (1 March 2024). "ಹೈಡ್ & ಸೀಕ್ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿನ ನನ್ನ ಪಾತ್ರ ವಿಭಿನ್ನ: ನಟ ಅನೂಪ್ ರೇವಣ್ಣ". Kannada Prabha (in Kannada).
  6. ↑ "Exclusive: I have always wanted to do something in the thriller & mystery genre: Dhanya Ramkumar". The Times of India. 14 July 2022.
  7. 1 2 "'Hide & Seek' actor Dhanya Ramkumar: The concept of one hero or heroine does not exist in mystery thrillers". The New Indian Express. 11 March 2024. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Suspense thriller - Bangalore Mirror". Bangalore Mirror . 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Complex characters make narratives interesting: Anoop". The Times of India. 10 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "ಅನೂಪ್ ರೇವಣ್ಣ ಜತೆ 'ಹೈಡ್ & ಸೀಕ್' ಆಡಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ ನಟಿ ಧನ್ಯಾ ರಾಮ್‌ಕುಮಾರ್". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವ ಎಚ್ ಎಂ ರೇವಣ್ಣ ಪುತ್ರನ ಸಿನಿಮಾಕ್ಕೆ ಧನ್ಯಾ ರಾಮ್‌ಕುಮಾರ್ ನಾಯಕಿ". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). 28 February 2024. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  12. ↑ GN, Ramyashree (10 February 2024). "ಅನೂಪ್ ರೇವಣ್ಣ, ಧನ್ಯಾ ರಾಮ್‌ಕುಮಾರ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ 'ಹೈಡ್ & ಸೀಕ್' ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ದಿನಾಂಕ ಘೋಷಣೆ". Kannada Prabha (in Kannada).
  13. ↑ "Kaduve Nee Yeke (From "Hide & Seek") Song by Sandy Addanki". Gaana . Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  14. ↑ Sharadhaa, A. (10 February 2024). "Hide & Seek locks release date". Cinema Express.
  15. ↑ "Hide And Seek Movie Review : Hide and Seek review: An engrossing crime thriller". The Times of India. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "Hide and Seek Review: Nothing To Seek In This Ordinary Crime Thriller". Times Now. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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