Bannerghatta (film)

Bannerghatta
Movie poster
Directed byVishnu Narayanan
Written byArjun Prabhakaran and Gokul Ramakrishnan
Produced byCopyright Pictures
StarringKarthik Ramakrishnan
CinematographyBinu
Edited byPareekshith
Music byReejo Chakalakkal
Production
company
Copyright Pictures
Distributed byPrime Video
Release dates
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Bannerghatta is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language Mystery thriller film directed by debutant director Vishnu Narayanan and written by Arjun Prabhakaran and Gokul Ramakrishnan.[1] The film stars Karthik Ramakrishnan.[2] Movie had a worldwide premier release through Amazon Prime.[3] And it was among Malayalam today official selection at 26th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).[4]

Premise

Ashiq an acting driver - Protagonist of the movie gets a call from his sister, from Bangalore where she went to attend an interview. From the call, Ashiq came to know that she is being chased by a group of persons from the nearby suburbs. Story rolls by the acts of Ashiq to save his sister from those people, being in a distance of 400 km (250 mi) or more.[5]

Cast

  • Karthik as Ashiq[3]
  • Asha Menon
  • Anoop as Police constable
  • Sunil as SI
  • Vinod as Police constable
  • Anoop as Driver

Production

After starring in Shibu, Karthik Ramakrishnan was cast in the film, directed by debutant Vishnu Narayanan, written by Arjun and Gokul.[6] Bannerghatta is actually a place near Banglore. Major incident in the film is happening in the surroundings of Bannerghatta National Park.

Release

Bannerghatta was released on Amazon Prime Video on 25 July 2021.[7][8] In March 2022 the movie was screened at the 26th IFFK.[9]

Reception

Critical reception

Times of India says "Making a story set in a moving vehicle a compelling watch is hardly easy. Director Vishnu Narayanan’s film Banerghatta gets unfurled mostly in its protagonist’s journey in the night, as constant phone calls and other interruptions disrupt things for him, The movie might excite those who like to give unconventional story-telling a try".[10] Subash K Jha of Spotboye says "This Kartik Ramakrishnan Starrer Is A Wild Untameable Beast Of A Film" and gave 3 out of 5 stars.[11]

References

  1. ^ "നാലു ഭാഷകളില്‍ 'ബനേര്‍ഘട്ട'; ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റര്‍ പുറത്ത്". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ "കാർത്തിക് രാമകൃഷ്ണൻ നായകനാകുന്ന 'ബനേർഘട്ട' ; ആശംസ നേർന്ന് സിനിമാലോകം!". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "ത്രില്ലിങ്ങ് രംഗങ്ങളുമായി ബനേർഘട്ട; ട്രെയ്‌ലർ പങ്കുവെച്ച് താരങ്ങൾ". Reporter Live (in Malayalam). 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. ^ "ബാനേർഘട്ട - ഒരു വൺ മാൻ ത്രില്ലർ| Bannerghatta Review". Mathrubhumi. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ^ "ബനേര്‍ഘട്ട ആമസോണ്‍ പ്രൈമില്‍ ജൂലൈ 25 ന് റിലീസിനെത്തുന്നു". Mathrubhumi. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "'ബനേർഘട്ട' എത്തുന്നത് ആമസോണിലൂടെ, ജനുവരിയോടെ റിലീസ്; ഷൂട്ടിങ് വിശേഷങ്ങളുമായി കാർത്തിക്ക്!". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  7. ^ "ബനേര്‍ഘട്ട ആമസോണ്‍ പ്രൈമില്‍ ജൂലൈ 25 ന് റിലീസിനെത്തുന്നു". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Bannerghatta Review: A Night Gone Awry". Times of India. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  9. ^ Staff Reporter (3 November 2021). "IFFK 2021 to feature 14 Malayalam films". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Bannerghatta Review: A night gone awry", The Times of India, retrieved 1 August 2021
  11. ^ "Bannerghatta Review: This Kartik Ramakrishnan Starrer Is A Wild Untameable Beast Of A Film". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.