''Man of the Match'' is a 2022 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 D. Satya Prakash. Movie produced under

PRK Productions PRK Productions is an Indian film production company founded by Puneeth Rajkumar and managed by his wife, Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar. History PRK Productions was founded on 20 July 2017. The production house made its feature film debut with '' ...

banner. The film stars Nataraj S. Bhat, Dharmanna Kadooru. Satya Prakash uses a

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narrative where the main actors play fictionalised versions of themselves. Nataraj decides to produce a film, after frustrated with his acting career not taking off anywhere, with his actor friend Dharmanna. The day of auditions in a huge studio provides more drama and surprises than expected, as Nataraj has something different on his mind.

Cast

* Nataraj S. Bhat as himself, director of the film * Dharmanna Kadooru as himself, producer of the film * Sunder as himself * Veena Sunder as herself *

Vasuki Vaibhav Vasuki Vaibhav is an Indian composer and singer, music director, Actor known for his work in Kannada-language films. Vaibhav gained recognition after appearing in ''Rama Rama Re'' (2016). He was the second runner-up of '' Big Boss Kannada Season ...

as himself, Cameo appearance * Manjunath D as Swamy, supporting actor * Atharva Prakash as cutout Hero * Mayuri Nataraj * Brunda Vikram as Bhavana, Bhushan fiancee * Sridatta as Bhushan as Software Engineer * Sridhar Ram as Shridhar * Santosh Hasan * Chandrashekar Madhabhavi as Assistant director Gandhi * BS Kempraju as himself, Editor

Production

D. Satya Prakash wanted to direct a film for

Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajk ...

in a lead but busy schedule of latter's, director decides to make another film with

. Director Satya Prakash wrote a story decade ago but unable to picturisation. During first lockdown share online story with Puneeth Rajkumar, who agreed to produce the film. Entire film shoot in

Kanteerava Studios Kanteerava Studios which was planned and allotted for the development of Kannada Films providing world class facilities. Rajkumar and his son Puneeth Rajkumar, popular actors in Kannada cinema, are buried within the studio grounds. History In 1 ...

. Satya Prakash cast Nataraj S Bhat and Dharmanna Kadur as themselves in the roles of a director and a producer respectively. Director worked with them in his debut film. Newcomer Atharva Prakash joined main cast, initially selected for extra role in movie.

Soundtrack

working with D. Satya Prakash 4th time as music director.

sung the song in the film.

Release

Movie released on 5 May 2022 in

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References

External links

* {{PRK Productions Indian comedy-drama films Amazon Prime Video original films Indian black comedy films Indian direct-to-video films 2022 films 2022 comedy films 2020s Kannada-language films