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TheatreWritten and directed by Chandoo Mondeti, Karthikeya 2 is an Indian mystery action-adventure film set in Telugu in 2022. The film, which stars Nikhil Siddhartha, Anupama Parameswaran, and Anupam Kher, is a follow-up to the 2014 motion picture Karthikeya. T. G. Viswa Prasad and Abhishek Agarwal are the producers. The story revolves around Dr. Karthikeya’s search for Lord Krishna’s misplaced anklet.
The formal release of the movie came in March 2020. February 2021 saw the start of principal photography, which ran until March 2022 with delays brought on by the COVID-19 epidemic. In addition to Europe’s Spain, Portugal, and Greece, filming was done in India, mostly in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
In addition to being an actor in the Kannada cinema industry, Sridhar is a Bharatanatyam-trained dance scholar, performer, and choreographer. In addition, he has an engineering degree. Anuradha, a Bharatanatyam dancer, and Sridhar are married; together, they have participated in numerous dance shows.
In Puttanna Kanagal’s film Amrutha Ghalige, he made his hero debut in Kannada cinema. He has since acted in over 60 movies and received numerous accolades for his work. In addition to Hindi, he has acted in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil.
Ranganath Rao, an archaeologist and professor visits a library in Greece and through a book, written by Ptolemy, he discovers that Shri Krishna, before the end of Dvapara Yuga, entrusted his friend and counceller Uddhava with his anklet, which is equipped with all the solutions for deadly problems, humans are going in face in the succeeding Kali Yuga.
In Hyderabad, Karthikeya “Karthik”, now a doctor who believes in science and logic is suspended for slapping a Mayor, who had attempted to perform a Yagna in the ICU for his son. At the same time, his father fractures his leg and an ox hits the plant of Tulasi in front of their house. Considering all the inauspicious occurrences, Karthik’s mother believes that her family is being punished for not being able to fulfil a vow made to Shri Krishna, a few years ago. Therefore, Karthik takes her to Dwarka where his uncle Sadananda, an ardent devotee of Shri Krishna, lives. One night, Karthik crosses paths with a mortally wounded Ranganath Rao, who tries to tell something to him. When Karthik leaves to fetch an auto rikshaw for taking him to hospital and returns, he fails to find Rao. The following day, Karthik’s mother goes missing and he searches for her with his uncle. He is arrested by the Police, who accuse him of murder and ask him what Rao had told him. When Karthik tells them that he was not able to interpret his words, the Police refuse to believe him. A girl, Mugdha, revealed to be Rao’s granddaughter rescues Karthik from Police custody. A mysterious man attacks Karthik but stops when he sees the idol of Shri Krishna.
Director | Chandoo Mondeti |
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Story | Chandoo Mondeti |
Screenplay | Manibabu Karanam |
Dialogues | Manibabu Karanam |
Cinematography | Karthik Gattamneni |
Editor | Karthik Gattamneni |
Music | Kaala Bhairava |
Producer | Abhishek Agarwal |
Cast | Nikhil Siddhartha Anupama Parameswaran Anupam KherVenkatesh MummidiMeena VasuDarbha Appaji AmbarishaJayasri RachakondaSatya AkkalaTulasi ShivamaniSrinivasa ReddyAdithya MenonVajja Venkata Giridhar PraveenK S Sridhar |
Release Type | Theatre |
Language | Telugu |
Production | Abhishek Agarwal Arts People Media Factory |
Budget | 15 - 30 crores |
Box Office | 121.50 crores |
OTT Platform | Zee5 |
OTT Release Date | October 4, 2022 |