Katha Sangama (2019 film)

Katha Sangama
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Directed by	Kiranraj K. Chandrajith Belliappa Shashi Kumar P. Rahul P. K. Jamadagni Manoj Karan Ananth Jayshankar A.
Written by	Kiranraj K. Chandrajith Belliappa Jayanth Seege S. Rahul P. K. Jamadagni Manoj Karan Ananth Jayshankar A.
Produced by	H. K. Prakash Pradeep N. R. Rishab Shetty
Starring	Hariprriya Rishab Shetty Kishore Yagna Shetty Raj B. Shetty Balaji Manohar Pramod Shetty Avinash Hari Samasthi
Cinematography	Venkatesh Anguraj Arvind S. Kashyap Gomtesh Upadhye Sandeep P. S. Ranganath C. M. Deepak Yaragera Saurav Prateek Sanyal
Edited by	Bharath M. C. Rithwik Rao Arya Vinayak G. Chandan C. M. Abhishek
Music by	Nobin Paul Vasuki Vaibhav Gagan Baderiya Dossmode Agnata Girish Hothur Vasu Dixit
Production companies	Shree Devi Entertainers Rishab Shetty Films
Release date	6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)
Running time	156 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Katha Sangama (transl. Confluence of tales) is an Indian Kannada-language anthology film composed of seven short films directed by seven directors^[1] including Kiranraj K (of 777 Charlie fame),^[2][3] Chandrajith Belliappa,^[4] Shashi Kumar P, Rahul PK, Jamadagni Manoj, Karan Ananth, Jayashankar A.^[5] The team has seven cinematographers, musicians, and editors. This movie features Hariprriya, Rishab Shetty, Kishore, Raj B. Shetty,^[6] Yagna Shetty,^[7] Prakash Belawadi, Avinash, Balaji Manohar, Pramod Shetty, Hari Samasthi and others. This movie was conceptualised by Rishab Shetty as an ode to late Sri Puttanna Kanagal, director of the 1976 movie of the same name. This movie is jointly produced by H.K.Prakash, Pradeep N.R and Rishab Shetty^[8] films.^[9][10]

The story Paduvaarahalli (starring Avinash) was based on Hernando Téllez's short story Just lather, that's all.^[11] The third story Girgitle, directed by Shashi Kumar P starring Raj B. Shetty was inspired by Hollywood film Groundhog Day (1993).

Plot

Katha Sangama is a family drama anthology, with one of its story that revolves around a father's attempt to build a fantasy land. Kishore, who lives in Bengaluru with his wife Yagna Shetty uses Hindi as a code language to discuss sensitive topics in front of their daughter. The film is a tribute to film director Puttanna Kanagal.^[12]

This ensemble film features another intriguing short story titled as Sagara Sangama written by the 777 Charlie director, Kiranraj K.^[13][14] This 20 minute plot revolves around a solo woman traveler getting stuck in the middle of nowhere, only to find herself stuck with a shady looking beggar with a fierce dog, to seek help from. The 'Spotlight Documentary Film Awards' winning director^[15] has smartly conveyed the message of 'Don't judge a book by its cover' to this short story with an unexpected twist, that unfolds with a heart touching end.

The next story Sathya Katha Prasanga is described to be a trippy one, which revolves around the mundane life of a man stuck in a time wrap and how he unfolds the journey of sadness, frustration and confusion.

Girgitle starring Raj B. Shetty^[16] and Amrutha Naik is an introspective story about a man leading a simple lifestyle, and how it takes an unexpected plot twist with an offbeat end, shot on the coast of Kaapu beach.

Uttara is an intense two-character story, that grabs the viewers undivided attention into delving for the conclusion of the conversation between two people who are dealing with sensitive media frenzy issues.

Paduvarahalli is a story that has been set in the era of British rule in India. It narrates the dichotomy of minds that occurs when a Sepoy visits a barber shop, amidst the occurrence of British-India riots.

This anthology ends with a drama genre tale, Lachhavva, that narrates a story of an innocent Hubli woman lost in the busy city of Bengaluru, and her journey of helplessness in finding her way back home. There is a fortunate instance of serendipity in the end to her tale.

Cast

Ranibowland by Chandrajith Belliappa (20 minutes)	Sathya Katha Prasanga by Karan Ananth (21 minutes)	Girgitle by Shashi Kumar P (23 minutes)
Kishore as a father Yagna Shetty as a mother Mridinika as Ria	Prakash Belawadi as Sathya Murthy Sowmya Jaganmurthy as a tattoo artiste	Raj B. Shetty as Vini Amrutha Naik as Vini's girlfriend
Sagara Sangama by Kiranraj K (16 minutes)	Utthara by Rahul PK (26 minutes)	Padavarahalli by Jamadagni Manoj (14 minutes)
Hariprriya as Radha Rishab Shetty as a beggar Dog as Rumy	Pramod Shetty as Jacob Balaji Manohar as Paramesh Rangaswamy
Lacchavva by Jaishankar (25 minutes)
Paravva as Lachhavva Beera as Beera

• Avinash
• Hari Samasthi
• Manasi Sudhir
• Suhan Shetty
• Heroor Dayanand Shetty
• Pratham Hosakoti
• Vasu Dixit
• Beeresh
• Raghavendra
• Nidhi Hegde

Soundtrack

The movie consists of 7 music composers for 7 stories. This includes Nobin Paul, Vasuki Vaibhav, Gagan Baderiya, Dossmode, Agnata, Girish Hothur, Vasu Dixit.^[1]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Manasina Olage"	Mayasandra Krishna Prasad	Agnata	Aditi Sagar
2.	"Arivu Beku" (Translation by Ranjana Bhatt)	Kabir Das	Vasu Dixit	Vasu Dixit
3.	"Life Untu"	Raj B. Shetty	Dossmode	Raj B. Shetty, Dossmode
4.	"Mamavathu Sri Saraswathi"	Mysore Vasudevacharya	Nobin Paul	Sruthy Sasidharan, Midhun Dev
5.	"Naa Ninnaya"	Chandrajith Belliappa	Gagan Baderiya	Madhuri Seshadri
6.	"Oorendar Enu"	Jayalakshmi Patil	Vasuki Vaibhav	Sangeetha Katti
7.	"Irula Chandiranu"	Chandrajith Belliappa	Gagan Baderiya	Siddartha Belmannu

References

1. "Katha Sangama is a story by seven directors". The Times of India. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
2. "Rishab Shettys gritty makeover for his next film". The Times of India. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
3. "From a waiter, to salesman to director: Kiranraj K finally realises his dream". The Times of India. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
4. "chandrajith Belliappas debut in rishab shettys Katha Sangama". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
5. "Katha Sangamas last episode to star non actors in the lead". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
6. "Raj B Shetty tackles supernatural time travel in his next". The Times of India. February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
7. "biopic proportions for yajna shetty". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
8. "Rishab Shetty on 7 stories unique step in career". www.indiaglitz.com. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
9. "Here is the first director of katha sangama KiranRaj K". www.Creativeguyz.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
10. "Lakshmi puttanna kanagal to unveil katha sangama trailer on november 4". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
11. http://leabenglish9.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/68778390/Lather%20and%20Nothing%20Else.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
12. "Katha Sangama movie review: A satisfying watch". The Indian Express. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
13. "K Kiranraj on his feature debut 777 Charlie, working with Rakshit Shetty and more". Firstpost. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
14. "Making of 'Katha Sangama': 7 directors on how Kannada anthology film was conceptualised". The News Minute. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
15. "2017 Spotlight Documentary Film Award Winning Filmmakers".
16. "'Katha Sangama' review: A perfect ode to Puttanna Kanagal". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

External links

• Katha Sangama at IMDb