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Roopanthara (2024)

Roopanthara poster
Directed by
Mithilesh Edavalath
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 32m
Rated
UA
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An anthology film with four stories about personal change. All the stories are told by a storyteller in a dystopian future.

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What happens

Roopanthara (transl. Metamorphosis) is a 2024 Indian Kannada-language anthology drama film produced by Suhan Prasad and Parth Jani under the banners of Mango Pickle Entertainment and Jani Entertainment. Written and directed by Mithilesh Edavalath in his directorial debut, the film stars an ensemble cast of Raj B. Shetty, Hanumakka, Somshekhar Bolegaon, Lekha Naidu, Bharat GB, Anjan Bharadwaj, and Salmin Sheriff. Apart from acting, Raj B. Shetty wrote the dialogues and provided additional screenplay. The anthology consists of four stories focusing on self-transformation in humans, and the stories are set in different backdrops. The film follows a hyperlink narrative by making all the stories recalled by a storyteller in a dystopian future. Roopanthara was released on 26 July 2024. It received positive reviews from critics praising the performances of the cast and calling it a confident debut of the director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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