''Hero'' is a 2021 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

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written and directed by debutant M. Bharath Raj. The film is produced by Rishab Shetty under the banner Rishab Shetty Films. It features

Rishab Shetty Prashant Shetty, known professionally as Rishab Shetty, is an Indian actor and film maker who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his critical and commercial blockbuster, '' Kantara'', for which he directed and acted as the main ...

and debutante Ganavi Laxman in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes Pramod Shetty and Ugram Manju.

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composed the music and the cinematography is by Arvind S. Kashyap. The film received good reviews from both critics and audience and was declared as a hit.

Plot

Rishab, an Arjun Reddy-styled

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is on a vengeful spree to kill Ganavi, who brokeup with him and married a crime boss named Pramod, who lives in Ashokavana estate. Ashokavana estate is filled with violence, gang-wars from Pramod's old rival Tiger Ponnappa, who is later killed by Pramod. Ganavi is unhappy with her marriage as Pramod is treating her like an animal. Rishab leaves for Ashokavana estate for Pramod's

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where he plans to have Pramod and Ganavi killed. However, Pramod is killed by a vengeful Ganavi where Rishab becomes the main witness. Rishab learns about Ganavi's ill-treatment and helps her escape. The gang members learn about the duo's involvement in Pramod's death. A chase ensues and are about to reach the exit, but are later captured by the gang and bring them to the house, intending to kill them. However, Tiger Ponnappa's son arrives and kills all the gang members and tries to kill Ganavi, but Rishab subdues and kills him. Rishab and Ganavi happily reunite and leave the estate.

Cast

''All character have no name and called by their profession''. *

as a

* Ganavi Laxman as the crime boss's wife *

Pramod Shetty Pramod shetty an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. Pramod started his carrier as a theater artist. He also appread in several kannada serial. Pramod made his film debut in 2010 with film '' Jugaari''. He got recognition for his ...

as a crime boss * Manjunath Gowda as Tiger Ponnappa's son * Pradeep Shetty * Anirudh Mahesh as a

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Production and Release

The entire film shot in Chikkamagaluru during

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. The film was announced with the title and first look on the 10 September 2020. The film was wrapped on 5 October 2020. The trailer of the film was released on 14 January 2021. The film was released on 5 March 2021 across Karnataka.

Soundtrack

The film's background score and the soundtracks are composed by

. The music rights were acquired by Rishab Shetty Films.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt13986904 2020s Kannada-language films 2021 black comedy films Indian black comedy films