Kabzaa
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Movie Details
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Period |
| Release date | 17 March 2023 |
| Running time | 2h 16m |
| Certificate | UA |
| Starring | Upendra, Kiccha Sudeepa, Shiva Rajkumar, Shriya Saran, Dev Gill, Sudha, Kabir Duhan Singh, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Suneel Puranik, Nawab Shah, Murali Sharma |
| Directed by | R. Chandru |
| Written by | R. Chandru |
| Produced by | Anand Pandit, R. Chandru, Alankar Pandian |
| Cinematography by | Arjun Shetty |
| Edited by | Mahesh S. Reddy |
| Music by | Ravi Basrur |
| Production Company | Anand Pandit Motion Pictures, Sri Siddheshwara Enterprises, Invenio Origin |
| Distributor | Sri Siddheshwara Enterprises (Kannada), Anand Pandit Motion Pictures (Hindi), Lyca Productions (Tamil), Ruchira Entertainments, N Cinemas (Telugu), E4 Entertainment (Malayalam) |
Cast & Characters
- Upendra as Arkeshwara, a former Air Force pilot-turned-gangster
- Kiccha Sudeepa as Bhargava Bakshi, a ruthless cop
- Shriya Saran as Madhumati Bahaddur, Arkeshwara’s wife and Veer Bahadur’s daughter
- Murali Sharma as CM Veer Bahaddur, Madhumati’s father and king of the Bahaddur dynasty during the British Raj.
- Nawab Shah as Bagheera, a coastal gangster who wears viking attire.
- Suneel Puranik as Sankeshwara, Arkeshwara’s brother and a courageous revolutionary opposed to Khaleed.
- John Kokken as Malik, a North Indian gangster
- Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Posani Krishna Murali
- Sudha as Tulasi Devi, Arkeshwara and Sankeshwara’s mother
- Dev Gill as DSP Vikram, a cop hired to by Bahaddur to kill Arkeshwara.
- M. Kamaraj as Khaleed, a bloodthirsty gangster stationed in Amarapuram
- Danish Akhtar Saifi as Bali, a superhuman hitman who works for Khaleed and is responsible for mass murder.
- Lakki Lakshman as CM Ghanshyam Pandey, a political opposer to Bahaddur.
- Pramod Shetty as a corrupt cop
- Taaha Shah as Saartaj, Khaleed’s son
- Avinash as a jailer
- Anoop Revanna as Fayaaz, also known as Target, a vigilante don who opposes Khaleed and sides with Arkeshwara.
- B Suresh as Varadharaj Mudaliar
- Prithviraj as Police Officer
- Dharma as Police officer
- Chiru as Young Arkeshwara
- Jnan as Young Sankeshwara
- Tanya Hope as a bar dancer in the song, “Chum Chum Chali Chali”
- Shiva Rajkumar in a cameo appearance
Storyline
Kabzaa movie is inspired from few incidents that occurred between 1945 to 1986. It is the saga of Amareshwara and his family which gets destroyed by the British atrocity and later gets into trouble, due to the rise of mafia.
About Kabzaa Movie
Kabzaa is a Kannada period action film written and directed by R. Chandru. The movie features an ensemble cast including Upendra, Shiva Rajkumar, Kiccha Sudeepa, Shriya Saran, Sudha, Murali Sharma, Nawab Sah, Suneel Puranik, John Kokken, Dev Gill, Kabir Duhan Singh, Danish Akhtar Saifi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, and Posani Krishna Murali.
The film’s production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic but resumed in March 2021. Asha Bhat joined the cast in 2022, while actor Nawab Shah joined in October 2021, and Sudeep appeared on set in December 2021. Kabzaa marks Murali Sharma’s Kannada film debut, and Shiva Rajkumar made a cameo appearance in the film.
The motion poster for the film was released on Upendra’s birthday, September 18, 2021, followed by the film’s teaser in September 2022.
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Budget & Box Office Collection
| Budget | ₹120 crore |
| Opening Day | ₹11.10 crore (India) |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹30–34.5 crore |
