''Katha Sangama'' () is an 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 ...

-language anthology film composed of seven short films directed by seven directors includes Kiranraj K., Chandrajith Belliappa, Shashi Kumar P, Rahul PK, Jamadagni Manoj, Karan Ananth, Jayashankar A. The team has seven cinematographers, musicians, and editors. This movie features

Hariprriya Shruthi Chandrasena, known professionally as Haripriya, is an Indian actress and model who chiefly works in Kannada films, in addition to a few Tamil and Telugu films. Haripriya is currently engaged to Kannada actor Vasista.N. Simha. Early li ...

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 ...

, Kishore,

Raj B. Shetty Raj B. Shetty is an Indian actor, Film Director, director, and screenwriter who works in Kannada film industry. He gained recognition through his directorial debut, ''Ondu Motteya Kathe'' (2017), which was a huge commercial success. He furthe ...

, Yagna Shetty,

Prakash Belawadi Prakash Belawadi is an Indian theatre artist, film director, television and media personality, who's also a teacher, activist and a journalist. He hails from Bangalore. He has participated in many seminars, conferences and festivals in India an ...

, Avinash, Balaji Manohar, Pramod Shetty, Hari Samasthi and others. This movie was conceptualised by

as an ode to late Sri

Puttanna Kanagal Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma (1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered one of Kannada cinema's most influent ...

, director of the 1976 movie of the same name. This movie is jointly produced by H.K.Prakash, Pradeep N.R and

films. The story Paduvaarahalli (starring Avinash) was based on

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's short story ''Just lather, that's all''. The third story Girgitle, directed by Shashi Kumar P starring

was inspired by Hollywood film Groundhog Day (1993).

Plot

Katha Sangama is a family drama anthology 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

Cast

* 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 Swarathma (Kannada:) is a Bangalore (India)-based Indian Folk/fusion band. The current line-up features Vasu Dixit (vocals and rhythm guitar), K J Pavan (percussion and vocals), Varun Murali (guitar and vocals), Sanjeev Nayak (violin and vocals ...

References

External links

* 2019 films Indian anthology films 2010s Kannada-language films {{2010s-Kannada-film-stub