''Kalpana 2'' is a 2016

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-language

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film directed by R. Anantha Raju and produced by Dr. Rajendra, Shilpa Srinivas and Swamee. It is the second installment after '' Kalpana'' and is a remake of the

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film ''

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''. The film features

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and

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in the lead roles. The film's musical score is by

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Plot

Cinematographer Raghav (

) who is scared of ghosts and darkness ends up accompanying Nandini (

), the girl he fancies, to shoot a reality show about a fake haunted house. As luck would have it, the house ends up being actually haunted and there's more than just adventure that awaits them.

Cast

as Raghav and JadeShiva (double role) *

as Kalpana *

as Nandini * Prakash Heggodu * Victory Vasu *

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* Muni * Petrol Prasanna * Kuri Pratap * Kuri Rangateja * Gym Ravi *

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* Mohan Juneja * R. Anantharaju * K. M. Rajendra as Special Appearance * Kaddipudi Chandru * Ramesh Babu * B. Jaya * Kote Prabhakar * Joe Simon * Ramesh Pandith * Jyothi Muroor * Anusha Sriharsha * Chirashree Anchan

Production

In August 2015, following the success of Upendra's venture ''

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'', he signed to appear in ''Kalpana 2'' with Naganna directing and Shilpa Srinivas producing. The film was initially planned to start production in September 2015. However the director walked out and R. Anantha Raju replaced him with Dr. Rajendra of ''Kalla Police'' fame agreeing to join the production team. The film officially began in November 2015 at the Bull Temple in Bangalore. Actress

played the role essayed by

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in the original version.

of '' Rangi Taranga'' fame got her second assignment from Upendra to reprise the role originally played by

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in the Tamil film. During a shoot of a

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match for the film, Upendra sprained his ankle.

Release

The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Kalpana 3'' (2017).

Soundtrack

The film's score and soundtrack is composed by

. In April 2016, it was reported that actor

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had lent his voice for a patriotic song penned by

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and that would be the introductory song.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 5887838
Kalpana 2 at Filmibeat
Indian comedy horror films Kannada remakes of Tamil films 2016 comedy horror films 2010s Kannada-language films Indian sequel films Films scored by Arjun Janya Indian horror film remakes 2016 comedy films