KA (film)

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KA
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Directed bySujith & Sandeep
Written bySujith & Sandeep
Produced byChinta Gopalakrishna Reddy
Chinta Vineesha Reddy
Chinta Rajashekar Reddy
Starring Kiran Abbavaram
Nayan Sarika
Tanvi Ram
CinematographyViswas Daniel
Sateesh Reddy Masam
Edited bySree Varaprasad
Music by Sam C. S.
Production
companies
Srichakraas Entertainments
KA Productions [1]
Release date
  • 31 October 2024 (2024-10-31)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box office₹53 crore [2]

KA is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language fantasy thriller film directed by the brothers Sujith and Sandeep.[ citation needed ] The film features Kiran Abbavaram, Nayan Sarika, and Tanvi Ram in lead roles. [3] [4]

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KA was theatrically released on October 31, 2024 to positive reviews from critics and became a major commercial success grossing over ₹53 crore worldwide [5] . It is also the highest grossing film in Abbavaram's career surpassing SR Kalyanamandapam.

Plot

One night, somewhere unknown, a masked man gives an assignment to his men to bring him two people named Abhinaya Vasudev and Radha. A fight subsequently ensures, where after some struggle, the men bring Vasudev to their boss in a unconscious state. After a while, Vasudev awakens and find himself in a dark room where he finds a table, on top of which is a mysterious clock, which he finds both eerie and somewhat interesting due to the symbols etched on it. After some time, the boss (a masked man) enters the room and starts interrogating Vasudev about some letter that he read which was directed to someone named Abead Shaik, but Vasudev denies any knowledge of the said so and the boss reassures Vasudev that the clock will make him talk as it is a hypnotic device. The device starts its work, prompting Vasudev to dwell into his past.

The story goes up and down, showcasing Vasudev's childhood in a orphanage and growth, which makes him interested in reading others' letters in order to find affections of different relations. Due to his quirk, he decides to go to a village named Krishnagiri to become a postman and live among his favorite letters. Krishnagiri is a village which is situated in between large mountains, due to which the village is covered in shadows at 3:00 PM, which Vasudev finds amusing. He also falls in love with his employer's daughter Satyabhama and develops a romantic bond with her. Everything seems to be fine until Vasudev learns of girls disappearing in the village, but he does not mind until Satya herself is attempted. Vasudev saves Satya in time and starts investigating to find some clues but hesitates to tell them to the police unless he tells about himself first. The boss, impressed by Vasudev's spontaneity and quick analysis, reveals his face to him, only to make Vasudev more shocked as the boss is a doppelganger of Vasudev.

In another side, an orphanage caretaker adopts another girl after his daughter's death. His adopted daughter is now pregnant and has come to her village. Post investigations, Vasudev is able to crack the mystery behind the kidnappings and is able to save all the girls who were kidnapped. In the process, however, he is shot by the kidnapping racket leader and succumbs to his wounds. Another girl also dies during this rescue. Both of them are reborn to the caretaker's daughter as siblings.

Cast

Music

The soundtrack and background score of the film were composed by Sam C. S. The audio rights were acquired by Saregama.

All lyrics are written by Sanapati Bharadwaj Patrudu

Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."World of Vasudev" Kapil Kapilan 3:58
2."Ka Mass Jathara" Diwakar, Sam C. S. 2:52
3."Bujjamma"Sarath Santhosh3:35

Release

KA was theatrically released on 31 October 2024 coinciding with Deepawali. [6] The theatrical rights of the film were sold at a cost of ₹10 crore. [7] Dulquer Salmaan's Wayfarer Films acquired the dubbed Malayalam rights of KA. [8] Due to multiple language film releases during the Deepawali weekend, release of KA's other language versions were ultimately delayed and are scheduled to release later. The Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil versions is scheduled to release on 22 November 2024. [9]

Box Office

The film grossed more than 50 crores [10] in its theatrical run, hence emerging as one of the highest grossing Telugu movies of 2024.

Home Media

The film's Telugu version began streaming on ETV Win on 28 November 2024. [11] The dubbed versions will soon be available to stream once it has completed its theatrical run. [12]

Reception

Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu wrote that "KA is not without its shortcomings, though they pale in comparison with the ambition in the writing and technical finesse. It is a thriller with a difference". [13] Sashidhar Adivi of Times Now rated it three out of five and wrote that "KA is an interesting take on the thriller genre, blending suspense and philosophical ideas in an engaging way. Though it has a few shifts in tone and issues with writing, the story doesn’t deviate from its purpose of establishing how the ‘concept of life’ eventually catches up with you". [14]

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