Natasaarvabhowma | |
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Directed by | Pavan Wadeyar |
Produced by | Rockline Venkatesh |
Starring | Puneeth Rajkumar Anupama Parameswaran Rachita Ram Chikkanna P. Ravi Shankar |
Cinematography | Vaidy S |
Edited by | Mahesh S. Reddy |
Music by | D. Imman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Rockline Entertainments Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Box office | ₹28 crore(1 week Karnataka gross) [1] |
Natasaarvabhowma (transl.Emperor of Actors) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language horror thriller film written and directed by Pavan Wadeyar and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. [2] The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar, Anupama Parameswaran, and Rachita Ram in lead roles. P. Ravi Shankar play the antagonist role, Chikkanna and Sadhu Kokila play supporting roles, whilst B. Saroja Devi makes a guest appearance.
The film marks the Kannada debut of Anupama Parameswaran and the second collaboration between Puneeth Rajkumar-Rachita Ram after Chakravyuha (2016). [3] Its score and soundtrack were composed by D. Imman, and the cinematography was handled by Vaidy S. The film had a record 1,394 shows on the first day in Karnataka. [4]
Central Minister Ghanshyam Yadav is intercepted by some goons. Gagan Dixit, who is a reporter returning from Kolkata, saves Yadav from them. Gagan later realizes that the fight was a staged act by Yadav in order to gain sympathy votes, and he reports to newspaper editor Avinash and publishes this story anonymously.
Gagan meets up with his old friend Keshav, and they decide to rent a haunted house owned by Namadev, despite Keshav's objections. Gagan convinces Keshav by saying that since he has a sacred thread on his right wrist, they will be fine. Gagan also unsuccessfully tries to call the phone number of someone he is trying to find. They go to a mobile network's office to obtain the location of that number. They meet with Sakshi, the manager who refuses to give it. After the story about the fake fight is published, Yadav becomes infuriated, and the newspaper loses many ads. Avinash sends Gagan to do a special write-up on Yadav by interviewing him in his private jet. After a fairly tense interview in the air, the jet lands in Bellary, and Yadav is ambushed as Gagan is leaving.
Gagan initially believes it to be another fake fight before realizing that Yadav is bleeding unlike in the last fight. Gagan then saves Yadav, putting himself in his good graces. Previously, Gagan had rescued Sakshi from goons in her office, so she had agreed to share the location. But when Gagan visits her, she refuses again since Namadev has told her that it was a setup by Gagan and Keshava to get the location. Gagan goes to Sakshi's office again but learns that her father suffered from a stroke. Gagan and Yadav manage to rescue her father just in time. Due to this, Sakshi falls in love with Gagan and agrees to give details about the phone number. After various paranormal activities in the house, Keshav quarrels with Namadev.
Gagan tries to break up the fight and consequently loses his sacred thread. He starts experiencing supernatural activities in the house later that night. The next day, Gagan finds some spectacles in a drawer and decides to wear them, and his behavior begins to change after he does. Gagan goes to interview the famous actress Saroja Devi at a country club, and he notices his vision blurring. He wears the spectacles to regain focus, and he completely shifts his focus to the man in the pool. Gagan relentlessly beats up a lawyer named Prabhakar Reddy and fights off any security who tries to hold him back, occasionally asking the man "Why did you kill me?" before Reddy escapes and Gagan loses consciousness. After regaining consciousness, Saroja Devi faints after witnessing the fight and gets a drip. Gagan asks for forgiveness. Saroja forgives him like a mother and the interview goes on.
Gagan and Keshav go to Yadav's birthday bash where they get drunk. Yadav embraces him, and Gagan wears the spectacles to regain focus. He proceeds to beat up Yadav mercilessly in a similar fashion. Yadav survives and Gagan wakes up in prison, with no idea of what happened at the party. Gagan gets bail on the case of mental illness, and the media quickly picks up Gagan's story, focusing that he lives in a supposedly haunted house. An observer explains the suicide of his niece Shruthi, which occurred in that house. Sakshi then reveals that the location of the number Gagan seeks is the same house. Gagan is shocked and reveals the person to be Shruthi.
Past: Shruthi was working under Reddy as a junior lawyer, who arrived in Kolkata and befriended Gagan after reading the article he wrote on the disabled. They both prepare articles to file a case against Yadav. Gagan proposed to her and asked her to call him after she reached Bengaluru for her answer, but he hadn't received a call from her due to which he flew to Bengaluru.
Present: Gagan is then taken to Guruji's ashram instead of a mental hospital, where a puja is being performed to get rid of the spirit that has invaded Gagan. Gagan wears the spectacles again, which is revealed to be the same spectacles that Shruthi wore. He violently kills Reddy, before moving to Yadav. Yadav holds Shruthi's uncle as a hostage before someone delivers a final blow. In the court, Guruji reveals that he has seen the violent nature of the spirit while the doctors divulges that he has multiple personality disorder. The court orders Gagan to be sent to a mental hospital.
Flashback: Gagan stabs Shruthi's uncle before violently killing Yadav. Gagan reveals to Guruji that he was never possessed by anyone. Gagan had a video chat with Shruthi after she had gone home, but he witnesses Yadav, Reddy and her uncle murdering her. Gagan said it was revenge in his mind, not any spirit. He explains that he will be proven both spiritually and scientifically innocent by the court of law and forces Guruji to lie in front of media.
Present: Back in court, Gagan is in a mental hospital van and sees Guruji in a car who without blinking eyes, looks at him. As Guruji's car leaves, he smiles indicating that he has completed his vengeance and the title Natasaarvabhowma has gained its meaning.
The main scenes between Puneeth Rajkumar and Anupama Parameshwaran were shot in Kolkata, along with one romantic song. [5] The Kolkata shooting schedule wrapped up in September 2018. [6]
The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman. Following Puneeth Rajkumar's death in 2021, a tribute track penned by Pawan Wadeyar, which was the original concept for the introduction song for Natasaarvabhowma, was added to the soundtrack on March 17, 2022. [9]
Natasaarvabhowma | |||||
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Soundtrack album by | |||||
Released | 9 January 2019 | ||||
Genre | Soundtrack | ||||
Length | 27:35 | ||||
Language | Kannada | ||||
Label | Lahari Music | ||||
Producer | D. Imman | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Open The Bottle" | Yograj Bhat | Vijay Prakash | 05:15 |
2. | "Nata Sarvabhouma Title Song / Dance With Appu" | Pawan Wadeyar | Sanjith Hegde, Anthony Daasan, Jithin Raj | 04:45 |
3. | "Yaaro Naanu" | Kaviraj | Shreya Ghoshal Sonu Nigam | 04:25 |
4. | "Tajaa Samachara – Male Medley" | Jayanth Kaykini | Jithin Raj | 04:50 |
5. | "Tajaa Samachara – Female Medley" | Jayanth Kaykini | Vandana Srinivasan | 04:50 |
6. | "Panoramal Action – Theme Music" | Instrumental | 02:35 | |
7. | "Power Play – Theme Music" | Instrumental | 00:55 | |
8. | "Open the Bottle - Karoake" | Instrumental | 05:15 | |
9. | "Natasaarvabhowma Title Track - Karoake" | Instrumental | 04:45 | |
10. | "Yaaro Naanu - Karaoke" | Instrumental | 04:25 | |
11. | "Taaja Samachara - Karaoke" | Instrumental | 04:50 | |
12. | "Dance With Appu - A Tribute to Puneeth Rajkumar" | Pawan Wadeyar | Jithin Raj, Shree Harsha | 05:05 |
The film was released on 7 February 2019. [10] [ better source needed ]
The film was released to positive reviews. [11] Sunayana Suresh of The Times of India gave the film 3/5, saying that "the film has the commercial elements in place, but also has a little twist". [12] A. Sharaadha of Cinema Express criticized the pacing and the writing, but commended Puneeth's performance and the roles of the supporting characters. [13] The New Indian Express noted that the movie takes its basic premise and a pivotal event which takes place in the villain's birthday party from the movie Moondru Mugam . [14]
Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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9th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Film | Rockline Productions | Nominated | [15] [16] |
Best Director | Pavan Wadeyar | Nominated | ||
Best Actor | Puneeth Rajkumar | Nominated | ||
Best Actress | Anupama Parameswaran | Nominated | ||
Best Actor in Negative Role | P. Ravi Shankar | Nominated | ||
Best Comedian | Chikkanna | Nominated | ||
Best Music Director | D. Imman | Nominated | ||
Best Lyrics | Pavan Wadeyar "Natasaarvabhowma Title Song" | Won | ||
Best Male Playback Singer | Pending | |||
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