Katha Sangama (2019 film)

Katha Sangama (transl. Confluence of tales) is an Indian Kannada-language anthology film composed of seven short films directed by seven directors[1] includes the 777 Charlie fame Kiranraj K,[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]

Katha Sangama
Poster
Directed byKiranraj K.
Chandrajith Belliappa
Shashi Kumar P.
Rahul P. K.
Jamadagni Manoj
Karan Ananth
Jayshankar A.
Written byKiranraj K.
Chandrajith Belliappa
Jayanth Seege S.
Rahul P. K.
Jamadagni Manoj
Karan Ananth
Jayshankar A.
Produced byH. K. Prakash
Pradeep N. R.
Rishab Shetty
StarringHariprriya
Rishab Shetty
Kishore
Yagna Shetty
Raj B. Shetty
Balaji Manohar
Pramod Shetty
Avinash
Hari Samasthi
CinematographyVenkatesh Anguraj
Arvind S. Kashyap
Gomtesh Upadhye
Sandeep P. S.
Ranganath C. M.
Deepak Yeragara
Saurav Prateek Sanyal
Edited byBharath M. C.
Rithwik Rao
Arya
Vinayak G.
Chandan C. M.
Abhishek
Music byNobin 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
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

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)
Sagara Sangama by Kiranraj K (16 minutes) Utthara by Rahul PK (26 minutes) Padavarahalli by Jamadagni Manoj (14 minutes)
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.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Manasina Olage"Mayasandra Krishna PrasadAgnataAditi Sagar 
2."Arivu Beku" (Translation by Ranjana Bhatt)Kabir DasVasu DixitVasu Dixit 
3."Life Untu"Raj B. ShettyDossmodeRaj B. Shetty, Dossmode 
4."Mamavathu Sri Saraswathi"Mysore VasudevacharyaNobin PaulSruthy Sasidharan, Midhun Dev 
5."Naa Ninnaya"Chandrajith BelliappaGagan BaderiyaMadhuri Seshadri 
6."Oorendar Enu"Jayalakshmi PatilVasuki VaibhavSangeetha Katti 
7."Irula Chandiranu"Chandrajith BelliappaGagan BaderiyaSiddartha Belmannu 

References
  1. "Katha Sangama is a story by seven directors". www.Timesofindia.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. "Rishab Shettys gritty makeover for his next film". www.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. "From a waiter, to salesman to director: Kiranraj K finally realises his dream". www.timesofindia.com. 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". www.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. "biopic proportions for yajna shetty". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  8. "Rishab Shetty on 7 stories unique step in career". www.indiaglitz.com. 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
  12. "Katha Sangama movie review: A satisfying watch". The Indian Express. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "K Kiranraj on his feature debut 777 Charlie, working with Rakshit Shetty and more". Firstpost. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  14. "Making of 'Katha Sangama': 7 directors on how Kannada anthology film was conceptualised". The News Minute. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  15. http://www.spotlightdocawards.com/2017filmmakers1.html
  16. "'Katha Sangama' review: A perfect ode to Puttanna Kanagal". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 December 2019.


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