The shooting of Kurukshetra was completed several months ago and it is currently in the post-production mode. For the past few months, there have been varied reports about the film’s audio launch and release date, but till now there is no official word. Kurukshetra is one of the most expensive films ever to be made in Sandalwood. It may be noted here that the mythological is being made in two formats – 2D and 3D – and the former version has already gone through the censor process and has been given a UA certification. Now, the 3D version needs to be certified and it will be done once the post-production is completed, we hear.
Kurukshetra, which is directed by Naganna, was initially planned as Darshan’s 50th film, but it was delayed for various reasons. The film is based on the epic Mahabharata with Darshan playing Duryodhana and the story is told from his perspective. Made on a budget of Rs 150 crore, Kurukshetra is bankrolled by Muniratna under his banner KCN Movies. The film has a bevy of stars in the cast including Darshan, Ambareesh, V Ravichandran, Arjun Sarja, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Sneha, Meghana Raj, P Ravi Shankar, Sonu Sood, Nikhil Gowda, Aditi Arya and Shashi Kumar.
The film’s technical crew includes V Harikrishna for music, Jayanan Vincent for camera work and Jo Ni Harsha for editing. Being a big budget film and a mythological, the filmmakers are reportedly planning to release it in various languages, including Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and others.
The shooting for Kurukshetra commenced last year on sets specially erected for the purpose at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. Most parts of the film were shot on this set, which was rumoured to be built on a budget of several crores of rupees.
With crores of rupees going into the making of this mythological, fans are eagerly waiting to catch it on the silver screens.
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