Abhinetri

Abhinetri (2015)

A young girl rises to stardom, facing sexual harassment and struggling to remain grounded as she does so.

Date of release
2015-01-30
Runtime
2h 33m
Genres
Drama
Director
Satish Pradhan

Casting

Interesting facts

Abhinetri – The Tragedy of a Legend is a 2015 Indian Kannada language film directed by Sathish Pradhan. It stars Pooja Gandhi in the lead role. The film is based on the life of actress Kalpana. The supporting cast features Makarand Deshpande, Srinagar Kitty, Atul Kulkarni, P. Ravi Shankar and Neethu. After much delay in the post production, the film opened on screens on 30 January 2015.

Production

It was revealed in July 2013 that Pooja Gandhi would produce and essay the lead role in the film, while Makarand Deshpande, who had appeared in a few Kannada films earlier, was confirmed with a part in the film. Srinagar Kitty's cameo role in the film was confirmed in April 2014.

Filming reportedly began in November 2013. Satish Pradhan, the director of the film, having denied initially that the film is based on the life of actress Kalpana, later revealed the fact, after the court ruling in their favor of a case filed by author Bhagya Krishnamurthy.

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