Kannada Film Industry
The Kannada Film Industry is the most successful industry in terms of box office collection and content. 2023 appeared to be the year of Kannada cinema. Some well-made films, such as Daredevil Musthafa, Sapta Sagaradaache Ello (Side A and Side B), Aachar & Co, Hostel Hudugaru Bekkagiddare, and Swathi Muthina Male Haniye, made waves at the box office. Undoubtedly 2023 is the year of Kannada cinema.
It was in 1934, that the first Kannada talkie, Sati Sulochana, hit theatres. Just as the Kannada film industry turns a century old, it is seeing much-deserved love and appreciation for its cinema, especially its filmmakers and their cultural rootedness. With more young filmmakers entering the Kannada film industry, storytelling is no longer limited to specific genres or niche audiences.
In 2022, 777 Charlie, starring Kannada actor Rishab Shetty, received little attention, but when it was released, the Kannada tale about a man and his dog became a blockbuster. The film grossed over ₹100 crore in India and established Rishab Shetty as a well-known actor outside of Karnataka. Rakshit Shetty’s film Kantara was released without any expectation but became a Pan India blockbuster and eventually earned more than Rs 400 crores.
The Industry also attracted a large non-Kannada audience to the theatres. The Kannada film industry has experienced a seismic shift in terms of the types of films produced over the last five years. While the 2018 pan-Indian hit, KGF: Chapter 1, was made on a huge Rs 80 crore budget and earned more than Rs 250crore, these films have been made on much smaller budgets and still gone on to become superhits and win accolades from both the audience and critics.
These films reinvented the storytelling and the box office.
777 Charlie
Kantara
KGF- franchise films
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello (Side A and Side B)
Swathi Muthina Male Haniyeh
Daredevil Musthafa
Hostel Hudugaru Bekkagiddare
Aachar & Co
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