Chakravarthy (2017)

Interesting facts

Chakravarthy (transl. Emperor) is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action crime film written and directed by Chintan A.V. It stars Darshan, Deepa Sannidhi, besides Srujan Lokesh and Aditya, playing key supporting roles. The film's music score and soundtrack was composed by Arjun Janya, while cinematography and editing were handled by Chandrashekar K S and K. M. Prakash.

Production

The film has been under production development since early 2008. Script and dialogue writer Chintan who had finally succeeded by choosing his "mentor" Darshan as his lead actor for the project. Chintan had previously collaborated with Darshan as a writer for the films such as Saarathi and Ambareesha. For the financial aid, he chose Saarathi producer Sathyaprakash to invest in his new project.

In 2014, Chintan, along with producer Sathyaprakash, approached Darshan to star in the lead role for which he signed in and gave his dates only after completing his projects like Ambareesha and Jaggu Dada. Upon his availability in April 2016, the film crew went on with the process of casting. Actress Anjali was cast for the leading role in April 2016.

After the official launch of the film on 25 May 2016 at Mysuru, the filming began on 26 May with a huge set erected at the Premier studios. Darshan's first look of sporting a vintage 1980's looks was revealed soon after the shooting began. After wrapping the first schedule involving actors Deepa Sannidhi and Srujan Lokesh, the team released the first look of the film, with Deepa sporting a retro look, clad in a sari.

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