Kalpana 2

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Kalpana 2
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Poster
Directed byR. Anantha Raju
Story by Raghava Lawrence
Based on Kanchana 2 by Raghava Lawrence
Produced byDr. Rajendra K. M.
Shilpa Srinivas
Swamee
Starring Upendra
Priyamani
Avantika Shetty
CinematographyM. R. Seenu
Edited byJohny Harsha
Music by Arjun Janya
Production
company
Rajendra Movies
Release date
  • 15 July 2016 (2016-07-15)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Box office₹15 crore [1]

Kalpana 2 is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language horror comedy film directed by R. Anantha Raju and produced by Dr. Rajendra, Shilpa Srinivas and Swamee. [2] It is the second installment after Kalpana and is a remake of the Tamil film Kanchana 2 . [3] The film features Upendra, Priyamani and Avantika Shetty in the lead roles. [4] The film's musical score is by Arjun Janya. [5]

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Plot

Cinematographer Raghav (Upendra) who is scared of ghosts and darkness ends up accompanying Nandini (Avantika Shetty), the girl he fancies, to shoot a reality show about a fake haunted house. As luck would have it, the house ends up being actually haunted and there's more than just adventure that awaits them.

Cast

Production

In August 2015, following the success of Upendra's venture Uppi 2 , he signed to appear in Kalpana 2 with Naganna directing and Shilpa Srinivas producing. [6] The film was initially planned to start production in September 2015. However the director walked out and R. Anantha Raju replaced him with Dr. Rajendra of Kalla Police fame agreeing to join the production team. The film officially began in November 2015 at the Bull Temple in Bangalore. [7] Actress Priyamani played the role essayed by Nithya Menen in the original version. Avantika Shetty of Rangi Taranga fame got her second assignment from Upendra to reprise the role originally played by Taapsee Pannu in the Tamil film. [8] During a shoot of a Kabbadi match for the film, Upendra sprained his ankle. [9]

Release

The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Kalpana 3 (2017). [10]

Soundtrack

The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Arjun Janya. In April 2016, it was reported that actor Puneeth Rajkumar had lent his voice for a patriotic song penned by V. Nagendra Prasad and that would be the introductory song. [11]

No.TitleLyricsSingersLength
1."Nan Sigdhakadru Kannada" Kaviraj Puneeth Rajkumar  
2."Lightaagi" K. Kalyan Vijay Prakash, Indu Nagaraj  
3."H2O Kudidivni Baare"Kaviraj Upendra, Aishwarya Rangarajan 
4."Muneshwara" V. Nagendra Prasad Shankar Mahadevan, Arjun Janya  

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