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Karm Chawla | |
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| Born | Karm Chawla 13 October 1985 |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
Karm Chawla is an Indian cinematographer and director known for his works on the Kannada Blockbuster Hit Kirik Party and the Kannada cult-classic Ulidavaru Kandanthe. [1] He also directed the Kannada Sports Drama titled 10 (2022 film) with actor Vinay Rajkumar. [2]
Karm received his early education at St. George's College, Mussoorie. At Hansraj College, Delhi University, he pursued B.A. English Honours. He is also an alumni of the esteemed L.V. Prasad Film & Television Academy. [3]
Karm's first Kannada film was cult-classic Ulidavaru Kandanthe starring Rakshit Shetty. [4] He then worked on Vascodigama and Run Anthony.
Karm's next Kannada film was Kirik Party, a blockbuster hit. [5] His work for Rakshit Shetty's most big scale ambitious project "Avane Srimannarayana", although not as successful as Kirik Party at the box-office, received positive reception for its cinematography. [6] He debuted as a director with 10 (2022 film). [7] He has also worked on Telugu films such as Chaavu Kaburu Challaga, Pakka Commercial, Ravi Teja's Eagle (2024 film).
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As Cinematographer
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Cinematographer | Writer | Language | Notes |
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| 2014 | Ulidavaru Kandanthe | Yes | Kannada | ||||
| 2015 | Vascodigama | Yes | Kannada | ||||
| 2016 | Run Anthony | Yes | Kannada | ||||
| Kirik Party | Yes | Kannada | |||||
| 2018 | Humble Politician Nograj | Yes | Kannada | ||||
| 2019 | Yaana | Yes | Kannada | ||||
| 2019 | Avane Srimannarayana | Yes | Kannada | ||||
| 2021 | Chaavu Kaburu Challaga | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| Sakutumba Sametha | Yes | Kannada | |||||
| 2022 | Pakka Commercial | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| 10 (2022 film) | Yes | Yes | Kannada | Debut film as Director | |||
| 2024 | Eagle (2024 film) | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| 2025 | Richard Antony: Lord of the Sea† | Yes | Kannada | ||||
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Rakshit Shetty is an Indian actor and filmmaker working predominantly in Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of one National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards South, two Karnataka State Film Awards and five SIIMA Awards. He debuted with the film Namm Areal Ond Dina (2010) and got his breakthrough with Simple Agi Ondh Love Story and further shot to fame with the cult Blockbuster Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014) and further established himself as a lead actor in Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2015), Kirik Party (2016), Avane Srimannarayana (2019), 777 Charlie (2022), and Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A (2023), with 777 Charlie becoming the highest-grossing film of his career.
Ulidavaru Kandante is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language neo-noir gangster film written and directed by debutant Rakshit Shetty. Shetty appears in the lead role, along with Kishore, Tara, Achyuth Kumar, Rishab Shetty, and Yagna Shetty playing supporting roles. The film revolves around five stories connected to an incident of a person's murder, with each character narrating it in his own perspective.
Ricky is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language crime thriller film written and directed by Rishab Shetty in his directorial debut, and produced by S. V. Babu. It stars Rakshit Shetty and Haripriya in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Achyuth Kumar and Ravi Kale. The film deals with the prevalence of naxalism in India, with a love story in the backdrop.
B. Ajaneesh Loknath is an Indian music composer who works predominantly in Kannada and Tamil films besides few Telugu films. His film music career began with the 2009 Kannada film Shishira. He rose to fame with the film Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2015) for which he received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director. He is known for his works in films such as Kirik Party (2017), Kurangu Bommai (2017), Avane Srimannarayana (2019), Dia (2020), Vikrant Rona (2022) and Kantara (2022). He is noted for his frequent collaborations with filmmakers Rakshit Shetty, Rishab Shetty and Anup Bhandari.
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Kirik Party is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy drama directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by G. S. Guptha and Rakshit Shetty. It stars Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, Achyuth Kumar, Aravinnd Iyer, Dhananjay Ranjan, Chandan Achar and Pramod Shetty play prominent roles. Rakshit Shetty wrote the story and co-wrote the script with a team called "The Seven Odds", which consisted of Rakshit Shetty, Rishab Shetty, Abhijith Mahesh, Dhananjay Ranjan, Kiranraj K, Chandrajith Belliappa. The film marks the acting debut of Rashmika Mandanna and Samyuktha Hegde.
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Avane Srimannarayana is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language western fantasy adventure comedy film directed and edited by Sachin B. Ravi in his directorial debut. Jointly produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah and H.K.Prakash, the film features Rakshit Shetty and Shanvi Srivastava in lead roles. B. Ajaneesh Loknath and Charan Raj composed the soundtrack, with the former composing the score, whereas Karm Chawla handled the cinematography. Described by Shetty as "Southern Odd Fiction", the film follows a corrupt police officer who takes on a bandit chief in order to recover a missing treasure in the 1980s.
Kirik Party is the soundtrack album composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, for the 2016 Kannada film of the same name. The film has ten tracks, out of which only six were included in the soundtrack album which initially released on 26 November 2016. The makers later released the remaining tracks as an extended album on 24 December 2016. The soundtrack had lyrics written by Rakshit Shetty, Dhananjay Ranjan, Kiran Kaverappa and Veeresh Shivamurthy. Deciding to not tie up with any music label, the producers released the album online under their own banner Paramvah Music, a subsidiary of Paramvah Studios and the digital partner Divo. The tracks received viral response from audiences.
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