Kaatera
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTharun Sudhir
Written byTharun Sudhir
Jadesh Kumar Hampi
Produced byRockline Venkatesh
StarringDarshan
Aradhana Ram
Jagapathi Babu
CinematographySudhakar S. Raj
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Music byV. Harikrishna
Production
company
Release date
  • 29 December 2023 (2023-12-29)
Running time
183 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹45 crores[1][2]
Box officeest.₹55.58 (net) –104.58 crores (gross)[3][4] [note 1]

Kaatera is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Tharun Sudhir and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Darshan and Aradhana Ram, in her debut, in the lead roles along with Jagapathi Babu, Kumar Govind, Vinod Kumar Alwa, Danish Akhtar Saifi and Shruti in supporting roles. The music is composed by V. Harikrishna while the cinematography and editing are handled by Sudhakar. S. Raj and K. M. Prakash.[5]

The film's story is inspired by a real-life incident set in a 1970s village in Karnataka.[6]The principal photography of the film began on 5 August 2022 and the shooting took place in various locations of Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

Kaatera was released on 29 December 2023 to positive reviews from critics and became the highest-grossing Kannada film of 2023 and seventh highest-grossing Kannada film at the time of release.[7][8][9]

Premise

Kaatera, a blacksmith in Bheemanahalli, has to tackle multiple challenges to help the farmers of his village implement Land Reforms Act in order for the farmers to escape from the feudal landlords Devaraya and Kaalegowda.

Cast

Production

Development and casting

The initial announcement of the film was made on 16 February 2022 on occasion of Darshan's birthday by Tharun Sudhir without revealing much details.[11] The project was initially said to be produced by Umapathy Srinivas Gowda, which did not materialise.[12] Later, Rockline Venkatesh took over the project and the announcement was made on 16 February 2022 by releasing a poster. The poster featured a dog leading a band of sheep which created a lot of buzz around the film.[13]

Later, Jagapathi Babu was onboarded to play the antagonist role which was confirmed by the director.[14] The team roped in Debutant Aradhana Ram, who is the daughter of actress Malashri.[15] A year later on 26 February 2023, the makers announced the title and first look of the film, celebrating the actor's birthday. The project was titled "Kaatera", which is based on the goddess Kaateramma, famous in Karnataka.[16] The project is being co-written by Jagadeesh Kumar Hampi of Guru Shishyaru fame. Renowned dialogue writer Maasti was brought on board. Popular actor Kumar Govind was onboarded on 17 March 2023 on his birthday by releasing a poster.[17]

Filming

Principal photography began with a muhurta on 5 August 2022. The shooting took place in various locations of Bengaluru and Hyderabad.[18] The film organised a press meet on 12 September 2023 in Bangalore, where it was revealed that the major portions of the film had been shot and post production works would begin shortly thereafter.[19]

Music

V. Harikrishna, a long time and frequent collaborator of Darshan, composed the music.[20]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Pasandaagavne"Chethan KumarMangli3:47
2."Yaava Janumada Gelathi"V. Nagendra PrasadHemanth, Rakshita Suresh4:12
3."Kaatera Theme Song"Punith AryaAniruddha Sastry, Abishek M R, Madhwesh Bharadwaj, Vishak Nagalapura2:49
4."Anuraagava Kalisalu"Yogaraj BhatVani Harikrishna4:00

Release

Initially, the producer was aiming to release the film on occasion of Dasara, which did not happen due to production delays.[21][22] It is being speculated that the team are eyeing Sankranti or February 2024 release.[23] The makers announced that the film will be releasing on 29 December 2023, through a special video.[24]Post the film's positive reviews and collections, the makers announced that the production house is aiming for a grand overseas release, starting with Dubai. Additionally, the film is set to have theatrical run in around 9 countries including Germany, UK, the USA, Canada, and Ireland.[25]

Home media

ZEE5 and Zee Kannada bought the digital streaming and satellite rights of the film.[26]

Reception

Critical reception

A. Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express gave 4 out of 5 stars and expressed "Darshan wields his finest weapon yet and Director Tharun Sudhir realises his vision by proper utilisation of Darshan’s stardom albeit in a distinctly different way in a raw, and rustic narrative."[27] S. Sridevi of The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The movie drives home an important message while being a perfect star vehicle for Darshan. Now is a good time to say, ‘Welcome back, Darshan – the performer.’"[28] Bangalore mirror gave 4 out of 5 Stars and wrote "Wholesome Family Entertainer."

Swaroop Kadur of OTT Play gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Challenging Star Darshan is solid, effective in Tharun Sudhir's well-meaning film." Vivek M. V. of The Hindu gave a verdict "Despite celebrating Darshan’s ‘mass’ appeal, ‘Kaatera’ doesn’t lose sight of its subject, as it balances its message nearly with good dose of entertainment."[29]

Box office

From Day 1, there have been contrasting reports with respect to box office collections officially announced by the makers and the amount estimated by the industry trackers. While Vijaya Karnataka reported that the first day collections officially announced by the makers was ₹19.79 crores,[30] Hindustan Times cautioned that the actual figure might be only ₹9 crores as per trade.[31] Vijayavani reported the gross first day collection to be ₹14.79 crores which was ₹5 crore equidistant from both the trade figures and official figures.[32] OTT Play and Times of India reported the first day net collections to be ₹11 crores.[33][34]

Similar to Day 1, there were varying reports with respect to Day 2 collections – while the makers announced that the two day gross was ₹37.14 crores,[35] Deccan Chronicle pegged it at only ₹18.85 crores[36] and Jagran estimated an even lower figure of ₹17.75 crores.[37] The trade estimated the first weekend gross to be only ₹27.60 crore[38] to ₹35 crore [39] as against ₹58.08 crore declared by the makers.[40] Similarly, at the end of first Monday, the makers declared a gross of ₹76.34 crores[41] as against trade figure of ₹36.89 crores.[42] Continuing with the tradition, the difference between producer figure and trade figure continued to be more than 50% even after 5 day of release – with the trade estimating the gross collection to be around ₹ 41.40 crores [43] to ₹44 crores[44] as against the producer figure of ₹86.84 crores.[45] The total gross at the end of Day 6 was reported to be ₹95.36 crores.[46] The total first week gross collections were reported to be ₹104.58 crores by the makers[3] as against the trade estimate of only ₹45.50 crores[47] – further widening the gap between the two figures by a staggering 130%. The trade estimated the net collections to be ₹55.58 crores [4] which resulted in a whopping ₹49 crores difference between the gross figures declared and the net figures estimated. Hindustan Times noted the huge difference between the figures declared by the makers and the amount estimated by the trackers and speculated that the collections could have been inflated.[48]

Notes

  1. ↑ There is a varying degree of reporting of collections from first day itself. Refer "Box Office" section for details in difference between official figures announced and the trade estimates which showed discrepancies as high as 130% at the end of first week.

References

  1. ↑ "Kaatera: ಮೊದಲ ದಿನವೇ ʼಕಾಟೇರʼನಿಗೆ ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ ಬ್ಯುಸಿನೆಸ್; ಗಳಿಸಿದ್ದೆಷ್ಟು?". www.udayavani.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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