Kenda (film)

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Kenda
Directed bySahadev Kelvadi
Written bySahadev Kelvadi
Produced bySahadev Kelvadi
Roopa Rao
StarringB V Bharath
Pranav Sridhar
Vinod Susheela
Satish Kumar
Gopalkrishna Deshpande
Production
company
Ameyukti Studios
Release date
  • July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26)
CountryIndia
Language Kannada

Kenda is a 2024 Indian Kannada language crime, thriller film, written and directed by Sahadev Kelvadi. It is produced by Sahadev Kelvadi and Roopa Rao. Also co-produced by KillJoy films, an Indo-German co production. [1]

Contents

The film starring BV Bharath, Pranav Sridhar, Vinod Susheela, Satish Kumar, Gopalkrishna Deshpande, Sachin Sreenath, Bindu Raxidi and Sharath Gowda are in the main cast. [2] [3]

Plot

Kenda is an absurdist crime and political satire about the disenchanted youth of Bengaluru. Kenda centers on a young man who works in a foundry in a busy metropolis. It unflinchingly portrays how the degradation of state machinery threatens social stability and harmony. The movie explores disorganised crime through the eyes of lower echelon gangsters with big dreams. The protagonist takes us through a web of crime and politics while he struggles to come to terms with his own deep and dark desires. [4]

Cast

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References

  1. "Gantumoote DOP Sahadev Kelvadi turns director with Kenda". The New Indian Express. 3 October 2023.
  2. "Movie Teaser: ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಕೆಂಡ ಟೀಸರ್‌ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ; ಗಂಟುಮೂಟೆ ತಂಡದ ಹೊಸ ಚಿತ್ರ". Kannada Hindustan Times (in Kannada).
  3. "ಟೀಸರ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಕೌತುಕದ ಕಿಡಿ ಹೊತ್ತಿಸಿದ ʻಕೆಂಡʼ". Zee News Kannada (in Kannada). 4 December 2023.
  4. Kotagunasi, Manjunath B. "Kenda: ಕೆಂಡ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಮೂಲಕ ಕಂಬ್ಯಾಕ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ಗಂಟುಮೂಟೆ ತಂಡ; ಆಸ್ಕರ್‌ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪಡೆದ ಸಾಕ್ಷ್ಯಚಿತ್ರದ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞನೂ ಈ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲೊಬ್ಬರು". Kannada Hindustan Times (in Kannada).