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Agnyathavasi

A Moody Murder Mystery

A Ruskin Bond-meets-Agatha Christie world awaits us in this moody mystery

Janardhan Chikkanna of Gultoo fame is back with his second directorial which is an alluring mystery thriller that is nestled in the heart of the western ghats of Karnataka. 

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Titled Agnyathavasi, the film is set in the 1990s and has the very talented Rangayana Raghu leading the film with Paavana Gowda, Siddu Moolimani, Sharath Lohithashwa, Ravishankar Gowda and others as part of the central cast.

Agnyathavasi

The Team

Janardhan Chikkanna

Janardhan Chikkana

Janardhan Chikkanna is a film director in the Kannada Film Industry. He graduated from the MGR Film Institute, Chennai and made his feature film debut with 'Gultoo' in Kannada. The film explored the dark side of the internet. Being the first cyber security thriller in the Kannada film industry, the film turned out to be a hit garnering accolades for its novel thought & execution.

Advaitha Gurumurthy

Advaith 
Gurumurthy

Advaith began his career in cinematography assisting Madhu Ambat. He worked as the operative cameraman for the film Adaminte Makan Abu (Indian’s official entry for Oscars). An alumnus of L V Prasad Academy, his work in commercials flicks include South Indian projects like – ‘Kavaludaari’, ‘U-Turn’, ‘Kirrak Party’ and ‘Kudi Yedamaithe’.

Charanraj Music Producer

Charan
Raj 

A new age genius musician known for his niche music in ‘Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu’, ‘Pushpaka Vimana’, ‘Tagaru’ and ‘Kavaludaari’ and now films like  ‘Avane Srimannarayana’ , ‘Popcorn Monkey Tiger’ and ‘Salaga’. Charan Raj has won a State award for his collaboration with  director Karthik Sargur for the film ‘Jeerjimbe’

The Actors

Rangayana Raghu

Rangayana 
Raghu

Sharath Lohithaswa

Sharath Lohithaswa

Pavana Gowda

Pavana
Gowda

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