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| Directed by | R. S. Vimal |
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| Written by | Template:Unbulleted list |
| Produced by | Vashu Bhagnani Jackky Bhagnani Deepshikha Deshmukh [1] |
| Starring | Vikram Suresh Gopi |
| Cinematography | K. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | KP
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi Tamil Telegu Kannada Malaylam |
| Budget | ₹300 crore[2][3]
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Suryaputra Mahavir Karna (Template:Trans) is an upcoming Indian Tamil epic historical drama film written and directed by R. S. Vimal, starring Vikram and Suresh Gopi. The film is based on the character Karna from the Indian epic Mahabharata. Initially it was intended that the film would be made in Tamil and Hindi only,[4][5] but subsequently RS Vimal announced that it would be made in Telugu and Malayalam too.[6][7]
Cast
Production
Development
On 15 January 2016, a mythological film titled Karnan was announced by R. S. Vimal, along with actor Prithviraj Sukumaran (who was cast in the title role) and debutant producer Venu Kunnappilly, at a function held at Burj Al Arab, Dubai. The film was based on Karna, a mythological character in the Indian epic Mahabharata. The official launch of Kunnappilly's production company Kavya Films was held at the function and a motion poster featuring Prithviraj was released. It was announced that the film would be a bilingual made in Malayalam and Tamil languages with dubbed versions in other Indian languages and it would be the most-expensive Malayalam film made until then. K. K. Senthil Kumar was announced as the cinematographer. The film was on the process of scripting at the time, written by Vimal himself, who was making his second directorial after Prithviraj-starring Ennu Ninte Moideen.[10][11] However, the project was shelved when Kunnappilly backed out, citing that the budget exceeded Template:INR60 crore and the final estimated budget was much higher than he could fund. Vimal revealed the updated budget to be Template:INR300 crore.[12]
Mahavir Karna was announced in January 2018 by Vimal and Vikram who was cast in the title role, produced by New York-based company United Film Kingdom, on a budget of Template:INR300 crore.[13] Vimal originally wrote the script in English and Malayalam. The script's Tamil translation was done by B. Jeyamohan, while Suresh Nair translated it into Hindi.[14] According to Vimal, the film is made in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam languages, with dubbed versions in other languages.
Filming
Principal photography began on 8 February 2019.[15][16]
References
- ↑ Suryaputra Mahavir Karna: Vashu Bhagnani's Pooja Entertainment unveils the title logo of their magnum opus.
- ↑ Vikram starts shooting for his multilingual mega epic from today – Tamil Movie News. IndiaGlitz.com(8 February 2019). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ Vikram to commence work on 'Mahavir Karna' soon. www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ 'Mahavir Karna' production delayed: Vikram focuses on releasing son's 'Adithya Varma' first?. www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ↑ Vikram's Karna begins with Kurukshetra war sequence. The Times of India(10 February 2019). Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ↑ Vikram confirms doing a Rs 300 cr multilingual titled Mahavir Karna; film will release on Christmas 2019 - Entertainment News , Firstpost. Firstpost(2018-01-08). Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ Vikram's Mahavir Karna on hold, not dropped, 100010509524078. dtNext.in(2020-07-18). Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vikram-s-mahavir-karna-not-shelved-director-rs-vimal-104707
- ↑ https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/suresh-gopi-pivotal-role-mahavir-karna-93649
- ↑ Prithviraj Announces Biggest, Most Expensive Malayalam Film. The Quint(18 January 2016).
- ↑ Karnan: Biggest, most expensive Malayalam film. Khaleej Times(17 January 2016).
- ↑ Vikram confirms doing a Rs 300 cr multilingual titled Mahavir Karna; film will release on Christmas 2019. Firstpost(8 January 2018).
- ↑ Vikram to commence work on 'Mahavir Karna' soon. www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ Mahaveer Karna Begins. Reporter TV(5 April 2018).
- ↑ Filming begins for Vikram's Mahavir Karna. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ Vikram starts shooting for his multilingual mega epic from today – Tamil Movie News. IndiaGlitz.com(8 February 2019). Retrieved 10 February 2019.