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'''''Aa Karaala Ratri''''' (English: ''That Intense Dark Night'') is a 2018 [[Kannada language|Kannada]]-language [[suspense film|suspense]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Dayal Padmanabhan]] and produced under his own banner, ''D Pictures''.
'''''Aa Karaala Ratri''''' ({{translation|'That Intense Dark Night'}}) is a 2018 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[thriller film]] directed and produced by [[Dayal Padmanabhan]]. The film is based on a Kannada play by Mohan Habbu which was translated from the tragic English play ''Lithuania'' by [[Rupert Brooke]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/aa-karala-ratri-what-happened-when-bhagavan-proposed-the-film-to-legendary-filmmaker-rajkumar-40-years-ago/articleshow/65019169.cms|title= Aa Karala Ratri: What happened when Bhagavan proposed the film to legendary filmmaker Rajkumar 40 years ago|date=17 July 2018|website=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=17 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1274925632028172290|user=sssmoviereviews|title=From play to film to book! The film#AaKaralaRatri was based on a play translated from English to Kannada by Mohan…|date=22 June 2020}}</ref>


The movie is based on a Kannada play by Mohan Habbu which was translated from the tragic English play '' Lithuania'' by [[Rupert Brooke]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/aa-karala-ratri-what-happened-when-bhagavan-proposed-the-film-to-legendary-filmmaker-rajkumar-40-years-ago/articleshow/65019169.cms|title= Aa Karala Ratri: What happened when Bhagavan proposed the film to legendary filmmaker Rajkumar 40 years ago|date=17 July 2018|website=Bangalore Mirror|accessdate=17 November 2020}}</ref><ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/sssmoviereviews/status/1274925632028172290</ref> Karthik Jayaram was nominated for ''Best Actor in a Supporting Role'' at the [[8th South Indian International Movie Awards]]. The movie won the [[Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film]] (2018).
In September 2020, director Dayal announced that he will be directing the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] remake of the movie which would be produced by [[Allu Aravind]]. The Telugu remake titled ''[[Anaganaga O Athidhi]]'' was directly released on the [[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/telugu-review/anaganaga-o-athidhi-review-aha-there-is-no-fire-in-this-remake-of-kannada-thriller-aa-karaala-ratri-telugu-movies-payal-rajput|title = Review of Anaganaga O Athidhi on Aha: There's No Fire in This Remake of Kannada Thriller Aa Karaala Ratri|date = 21 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/seven-films-to-stream-on-ott-platforms-in-november-telugu-news-272934|title=SEVEN FILMS TO STREAM ON OTT PLATFORMS IN NOVEMBER!|website=India Glitz|date=30 October 2020}}</ref> He had also revealed that he would be directing the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] remake.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/director-dayal-padmanabhan-is-remaking-his-film-aa-karaala-ratri-in-telugu-and-tamil/articleshow/77973429.cms|title=Director Dayal Padmanabhan is remaking his film Aa Karaala Ratri, in Telugu and Tamil|website=Times Of India|date=7 September 2020|access-date=17 November 2020}}</ref> The Tamil version, titled ''[[Kondraal Paavam]],''  was released in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dayal Padmanabhan set to make his Kollywood debut |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/dayal-padmanabhan-set-to-make-his-kollywood-debut/articleshow/95193273.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-03-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The film was remade in Malayalam in 2023 as ''[[Pakalum Paathiravum]],''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Praveen |first=S. R. |date=2023-03-03 |title='Pakalum Pathiravum' movie review: Kunchacko Boban, Rajisha Vijayan's thriller is felled by mediocre filmmaking |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/pakalum-pathiravum-movie-review-kunchacko-boban-rajisha-vijayans-thriller-is-felled-by-mediocre-filmmaking/article66576036.ece |access-date=2024-03-05 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> making it the fifth Kannada film to be remade in three other South Indian languages after ''[[School Master (1958 film)|School Master]]'', ''[[Sampathige Savaal]]'', ''[[Devara Kannu]]'' and ''[[U Turn (2016 film)|U Turn]]''. Both the Tamil and Malayalam versions were released in March 2023 within one week of each other.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakalum Pathiravum Movie Review: A thriller that needed toning down |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/pakalum-pathiravum/amp_movie_review/98389210.cms |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


In September 2020, director Dayal had announced that he will be directing the Telugu remake of the movie which would be produced by [[Allu Aravind]]. The Telugu remake titled ''Anaganaga O Athidhi'' was directly released on the ''[[Aha (streaming service)|Aha]]''.<ref>https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/telugu-review/anaganaga-o-athidhi-review-aha-there-is-no-fire-in-this-remake-of-kannada-thriller-aa-karaala-ratri-telugu-movies-payal-rajput/amp/</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/seven-films-to-stream-on-ott-platforms-in-november-telugu-news-272934|title=SEVEN FILMS TO STREAM ON OTT PLATFORMS IN NOVEMBER!|website=India Glitz|date=30 October 2020}}</ref> He had also revealed that he would be directing the Tamil remake after that.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/director-dayal-padmanabhan-is-remaking-his-film-aa-karaala-ratri-in-telugu-and-tamil/amp_articleshow/77973429.cms|title=Director Dayal Padmanabhan is remaking his film Aa Karaala Ratri, in Telugu and Tamil|website=Times Of India|date=7 September 2020|accessdate=17 November 2020}}</ref>
== Plot ==
In an interior village, deep in Karnataka, a fortune teller visits a poverty-stricken family and foretells that their fortunes will change overnight. A mysterious traveller (played by Jayaram Karthik) visits their home on the same day and requests to be allowed to stay overnight. What happens during that one intense night forms rest of the story.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Karthik Jayaram]] as Channa Keshava  
*[[Karthik Jayaram]] as Channa Keshava  
* [[Anupama Gowda]] as Mallika, referred to as Malli in the movie
* [[Anupama Gowda]] as Mallika 'Malli'
* [[Rangayana Raghu]] as Muthanna, aka onti Mane Muthanna  
* [[Rangayana Raghu]] as Muthanna 'Onti Mane Muthanna'
* [[Veena Sundar]] as Gowramma
* [[Veena Sundar]] as Gowramma
* [[Naveen Krishna]] in Cameo
* Jaya Srinivasan
* Jaya Srinivasan
*Ashitha chandrappa
* Ashitha Chandrappa
 
* [[Navarasan]] as Kannappa
==Story==
* [[Naveen Krishna]] in a cameo appearance
In an interior village, deep in Karnataka, a fortune teller visits a poverty-stricken family and foretells that their fortune will change overnight. A mysterious traveller (played by Jayaram Karthik) visits their home on the same day and requests to be allowed to stay overnight. What happens during that one intense night forms rest of the story.
 
The movie starts with a view of a burning house in a village and the narrator narrates that this is the end of the story not the beginning. The scene shifts to a God man preaching about human desires to the villagers and how it is common for all living beings to have desires. He advises, as humans one should be in control of their desires though it is natural for all to have desires. Among the God man's audience, are villagers Gowramma and her daughter Mallika, who questions the God man's preaching to her mother's annoyance. They decide to leave the session midway as Mallika's taunts were annoying the mother and also since it was getting late.
 
Farmer Onti Maney Muthanna, his wife Gowramma and daughter Mallika(Malli), all live in a remote village where the closest neighbor is 3 miles away. They had pawned 9 acres of their agricultural land to a loan shark when unforeseen medical expenses befell the family and were since living in poverty. Farmer Muthanna is an alcoholic who drinks every other night, Gowramma works in the farm and also helps as a midwife to village women, expertly delivering their children, the daughter Mallika is an ambitious woman who rues of her misfortunes, constantly craving to marry and start a family of her own. She is frustrated and keeps taunting her mother about this.
 
One day a wandering fortune teller visits their house and predicts that they are about to see a lot of money, however warns them that they should look beyond the money. But the family drives him away and as he walks away from the house, a tourist visits the house asking for some water to drink. The tourist introduces himself as Chenna Keshava a traveler and writer. He seeks permission to stay the night over at Muthanna's house as the next village was very far and would take him over a day to reach there. The family reluctantly agrees since there is an unmarried girl in the house and may lead villagers to talk ill about them if they got to know a stranger stayed overnight. The tourist is very polite and generous towards the family; offers money to buy tea dust when Muthanna expresses a desire to drink tea, while paying a little extra for Muthanna's troubles.
 
The loan shark, to whom the land and house is pawned, visits Muthanna's house one day and demands Muthanna to pay more attention to the farm and its produce as the land is now his and he needs to reap profit from it. When there, the loan shark also hints that if people accepted his ideas, things could get better; alluding his interest in Mallika. Muthanna and Gowramma are furious at this but are silent; however Mallika expresses her disgust indicating she is not interested in him. Meanwhile, the tourist, Chenna Keshava overhears all of this and offers to help the family. He shows the family some cash and jewels while subtly pointing that he can pay off the loan shark if they would allow him to. The family is surprised but they refuse to accept his offer since he is a stranger. In the evening, the tourist requests for some chicken curry to be prepared and again offer money for the necessary ingredients and again a little extra so that the entire family can enjoy a good meal.
 
The cash and jewelry sows seeds of greed in Mallika and secretly wishes to keep all the jewels for herself. Blinded by this greed, she convinces her mother and father to kill the tourist and rob him of his money. While Muthanna goes to the local arrack shop, Gowramma and Mallika prepare the chicken curry and decide to poison it. Just before dinner, two policemen arrive at their house enquiring if they have seen any stranger around since there was a robbery nearby. Both women deny seeing anybody. The policemen smell aroma of the chicken curry and request themselves to be invited for a meal. Gowramma topples the plate with poisoned meal and brings the policemen new plates, thus avoids poisoning the policemen. The policemen leave after a good meal praising Gowramma of her culinary skills. Sadly, the pet dog eats the toppled food and dies of poisoning.
 
Later, the tourist finishes his meal and goes to sleep a happy man. Mallika realizes that her mother did not lace the new plate with poison after the policemen left their house. Frustrated, Mallika decides to kill the tourist herself. She slits his throat while he is asleep and goes out to dig him a grave. Muthanna, meanwhile at the local arrack shop discovers from the waiter at the bar that many people there know about the visitor at his house. He runs home only to discover that the women have already killed the tourist.
 
He weeps his heart out upon this discovery and reveals the true identity of the traveler, which he learnt from the waiter at the local arrack shop. The tourist had visited the arrack shop before going to Muthanna's house and had revealed his identity to the people at the arrack shop. The tourist was the son of Muthanna who had run away a long time ago in fear of his mother's beating.


==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
The film is based on a Kannada play by Mohan Habbu which was based on the play ''Lithuania'' by [[Rupert Brooke]]. Director [[S. K. Bhagavan]] had revealed that during the making of 1978 Kannada film ''[[Shankar Guru (1978 film)|Shankar Guru]]'', he had narrated this story to actor [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]].The film was planned to be shot in [[Ladakh]] and some preparation was undertaken, but in the end Rajkumar backed out as he felt the story was too dark.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/aa-karala-ratri-what-happened-when-bhagavan-proposed-the-film-to-legendary-filmmaker-rajkumar-40-years-ago/articleshow/65019169.cms |title=Aa Karala Ratri: What happened when Bhagavan proposed the film to legendary filmmaker Rajkumar 40 years ago |publisher=Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com |date=17 July 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref>
The movie is based on a Kannada play by Mohan Habbu which was based on the Russian story titled ''The Return of the Soldier''. Senior director [[S. K. Bhagavan]] had revealed that during the making of 1978 Kannada movie ''[[Shankar Guru (1978 film)|Shankar Guru]]'', he had narrated this story to matinee idol [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]].The film was planned to be shot in Ladakh and some preparation was undertaken, but in the end Rajkumar backed out as he felt the story was too dark.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/aa-karala-ratri-what-happened-when-bhagavan-proposed-the-film-to-legendary-filmmaker-rajkumar-40-years-ago/articleshow/65019169.cms |title=Aa Karala Ratri: What happened when Bhagavan proposed the film to legendary filmmaker Rajkumar 40 years ago |publisher=Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com |date=17 July 2018 |accessdate=16 November 2018}}</ref>


Impressed by Mohan Habbu's<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newskarnataka.com/sandalwood/dayal-padmanabhans-next-to-have-bigg-boss-5-contestants|title=Dayal Padmanabhan's next to have "Bigg Boss 5" contestants|date=8 December 2017}}</ref> story, Dayal decided to acquire the rights and make it into a full-length feature film. When Dayal entered the [[Bigg Boss]] house as a contestant his idea was strengthened when his fellow contestants JK & [[Anupama Gowda]] agreed to be a part of the film if it was made. Once out of Big Boss{{clarify|date=February 2018}} Dayal sprung into action and completed the entire script, along with co-dialogue writer Naveen Krishna, and narrated the full script to JK and Anupama once they were out of the Big Boss game.<ref>{{ Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/jk-and-anupama-in-dayal-padmanabhans-next-film/articleshow/62777432.cms|title=JK and Anupama in Dayal Padmanabhan's next film|date=5 February 2018}}</ref>
Impressed by Mohan Habbu's story, Dayal decided to acquire the rights and make it into a full-length feature film.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 December 2017 |title=Dayal Padmanabhan's next to have "Bigg Boss 5" contestants |url=https://www.newskarnataka.com/sandalwood/dayal-padmanabhans-next-to-have-bigg-boss-5-contestants}}</ref> When Dayal entered the [[Bigg Boss Kannada|''Bigg Boss'']] house as a contestant his idea was strengthened when his fellow contestants JK and [[Anupama Gowda]] agreed to be a part of the film if it was made. Dayal then completed the entire script, along with co-dialogue writer Naveen Krishna, and narrated the full script to JK and Anupama.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/jk-and-anupama-in-dayal-padmanabhans-next-film/articleshow/62777432.cms|title=JK and Anupama in Dayal Padmanabhan's next film|date=5 February 2018}}</ref>


===Casting===
Once the lead pair was fixed, Dayal zeroed in on [[Rangayana Raghu]] and [[Veena Sundar]] for other pivotal roles. Many of Dayal's contestant friends from ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada]]'' like Jaya Srinivasan, Ashitha and Diwakar appeared in the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/former-bigg-boss-contestant-anupama-gowda-to-make-her-kollywood-debut/articleshow/62831903.cms|title=Former Bigg Boss contestant Anupama Gowda to make her Kollywood debut?|date=8 February 2018}}</ref>
Once the lead pair was fixed, Dayal zeroed in on Rangayana Raghu and Veena Sundar for other pivotal roles. Many of Dayal's contestant friends from Bigg Boss like Jaya Srinivasan, Ashitha and Diwakar are making character appearances in the movie. This film will be Jayaram Karthik's first release since his Bigg Boss stint<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/j-karthik-gets-busy-with-films-again/articleshow/62769008.cms|title=J Karthik gets busy with films again|date=3 February 2018}}</ref> as a lead and is going to be the second movie as a leading lady for popular tele-actress Anupama Gowda. Experienced Cinematographer P.K.H. Das is helming the camera. Sri (CrazyMindz) is the movie's editor. Ganesh Narayan is composing the music for the film.
<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/former-bigg-boss-contestant-anupama-gowda-to-make-her-kollywood-debut/articleshow/62831903.cms|title=Former Bigg Boss contestant Anupama Gowda to make her Kollywood debut?|date=8 February 2018}}</ref>
 
===Filming===
The [[Muhurta|muhurat]] for the movie is happened on 19 February in Oni Anjaneyaswamy Temple, Bangalore. Simultaneously Dayal's other movie PUTA 109, again starring Jayaram Karthik, is also being launched on the same day. The movie's shoot is to take place over 25 days in Balur, Chikmagalur Taluk.


==Reception==
==Reception==
The movie got 4/5 stars in TOI reviews. The Bangalore mirror rated the movie as one of the best movies of the year. Kannada Actor Sudeep said the movie was "gripping".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65322123.cms |title=Sudeep: Read Sudeep's review of Aa Karaala Ratri yet? &#124; Kannada Movie News|work=The Times of India|date=8 August 2018 |accessdate=16 November 2018}}</ref>
''[[The News Minute]]'' mentions that "seasoned" actors and "clever" director came together hand-in-hand to make an interesting suspense thriller flick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aa-karaala-ratri-review-dayal-padmanabhan-delivers-interesting-suspense-flick-84695 |title='Aa Karaala Ratri' review: Dayal Padmanabhan delivers an interesting suspense flick |publisher=The News Minute |date=13 July 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> Shyam Prasad S of ''[[Bangalore Mirror]]'' said the film is one of the best movies of the year and credited the convincing performances and brilliant technical execution for the success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/aa-karala-ratri-movie-review-one-of-the-best-films-this-year/articleshow/64952315.cms |title=Aa Karala Ratri movie review: One of the best films this year – Bangalore Mirror |publisher=Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com |date=13 July 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref>
 
The movie has an 80% rating on BookMyShow. TheNewsMinute mentions that "seasoned" actors and "clever" director came together hand-in-hand to make an interesting suspense thriller flick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aa-karaala-ratri-review-dayal-padmanabhan-delivers-interesting-suspense-flick-84695 |title='Aa Karaala Ratri' review: Dayal Padmanabhan delivers an interesting suspense flick |publisher=The News Minute |date=13 July 2018 |accessdate=16 November 2018}}</ref>
Shyam Prasad S from Bangalore mirror said the movie is one of the best movies of the year and credited the convincing performances and brilliant technical execution for the success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/aa-karala-ratri-movie-review-one-of-the-best-films-this-year/amp_articleshow/64952315.cms |title=Aa Karala Ratri movie review: One of the best films this year – Bangalore Mirror |publisher=Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com |date=13 July 2018 |accessdate=16 November 2018}}</ref>
Cineloka credits the director's smart moves and decision to make a good movie after his recent failures to prove his mettle. Actors' performances and PKH Das' cinematography was praised too.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sunil HC Gowda |url=https://www.cineloka.co.in/index.php/2017-04-23-04-49-47/movie-reviews/663-aa-karaala-ratri-movie-review-by-cineloka |title="Aa Karaala Ratri" – Movie Review |publisher=Cineloka.co.in |date=12 July 2018 |accessdate=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114010805/https://www.cineloka.co.in/index.php/2017-04-23-04-49-47/movie-reviews/663-aa-karaala-ratri-movie-review-by-cineloka |archive-date=14 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards and nominations==
* Movie won [[2018 Karnataka State Film Awards]] for [[Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film|First Best Film]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/karnataka-state-film-awards-2018-raghavendra-rajkumar-and-meghana-raj-bag-top-honours-check-out-all-winners/articleshow/73186197.cms|title=KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018: RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS; CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS|date=10 January 2020|accessdate=21 January 2020|website=bangalore mirror}}</ref>
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* Director Dayal Padmanabhan won the [[Karnataka State Film Award]] for Best Director.
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* [[Veena Sundar]] won the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
! scope="col" | Award{{efn|Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.}}
* Karthik Jayaram Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in [[8th South Indian International Movie Awards]].
! scope="col" | Date of ceremony{{efn|Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
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! rowspan="3" scope="row" |[[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
| rowspan="3" |[[2018 Karnataka State Film Awards|10 January 2020]]
|[[Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film|First Best Film]]
|[[Dayal Padmanabhan]]
|{{won}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=10 January 2020 |title=KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018: RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS; CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/karnataka-state-film-awards-2018-raghavendra-rajkumar-and-meghana-raj-bag-top-honours-check-out-all-winners/articleshow/73186197.cms |access-date=21 January 2020 |website=bangalore mirror}}</ref>
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|[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|Dayal Padmanabhan
|{{won}}
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|[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Veena Sundar]]
|{{won}}
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! scope="row" |[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|[[8th South Indian International Movie Awards|15 August 2019]]
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Karthik Jayaram]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2019 |title=SIIMA Awards 2019: Here's a complete list of nominees |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/siima-awards-2019-heres-a-complete-list-of-nominees/articleshow/70287216.cms |access-date=19 January 2020 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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== Notes ==
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Aa Karaala Ratri
Directed byDayal Padmanabhan
Produced byD Pictures
Written byMohan Habbu
Screenplay byDayal Padmanabhan
Dialogues by
Starring
Music byR. S. Ganesh Narayanan
CinematographyP. K. H. Das
Edited bySri CrazyMindzz
Production
company
D Pictures
Distributed byD Distributors
Release date
  • 13 July 2018 (2018-07-13)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Aa Karaala Ratri (transl. 'That Intense Dark Night') is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language thriller film directed and produced by Dayal Padmanabhan. The film is based on a Kannada play by Mohan Habbu which was translated from the tragic English play Lithuania by Rupert Brooke.[2][3]

In September 2020, director Dayal announced that he will be directing the Telugu remake of the movie which would be produced by Allu Aravind. The Telugu remake titled Anaganaga O Athidhi was directly released on the Aha.[4][5] He had also revealed that he would be directing the Tamil remake.[6] The Tamil version, titled Kondraal Paavam, was released in 2023.[7] The film was remade in Malayalam in 2023 as Pakalum Paathiravum,[8] making it the fifth Kannada film to be remade in three other South Indian languages after School Master, Sampathige Savaal, Devara Kannu and U Turn. Both the Tamil and Malayalam versions were released in March 2023 within one week of each other.[9]

Plot[edit | edit source]

In an interior village, deep in Karnataka, a fortune teller visits a poverty-stricken family and foretells that their fortunes will change overnight. A mysterious traveller (played by Jayaram Karthik) visits their home on the same day and requests to be allowed to stay overnight. What happens during that one intense night forms rest of the story.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film is based on a Kannada play by Mohan Habbu which was based on the play Lithuania by Rupert Brooke. Director S. K. Bhagavan had revealed that during the making of 1978 Kannada film Shankar Guru, he had narrated this story to actor Rajkumar.The film was planned to be shot in Ladakh and some preparation was undertaken, but in the end Rajkumar backed out as he felt the story was too dark.[10]

Impressed by Mohan Habbu's story, Dayal decided to acquire the rights and make it into a full-length feature film.[11] When Dayal entered the Bigg Boss house as a contestant his idea was strengthened when his fellow contestants JK and Anupama Gowda agreed to be a part of the film if it was made. Dayal then completed the entire script, along with co-dialogue writer Naveen Krishna, and narrated the full script to JK and Anupama.[12]

Once the lead pair was fixed, Dayal zeroed in on Rangayana Raghu and Veena Sundar for other pivotal roles. Many of Dayal's contestant friends from Bigg Boss Kannada like Jaya Srinivasan, Ashitha and Diwakar appeared in the film.[13]

Reception[edit | edit source]

The News Minute mentions that "seasoned" actors and "clever" director came together hand-in-hand to make an interesting suspense thriller flick.[14] Shyam Prasad S of Bangalore Mirror said the film is one of the best movies of the year and credited the convincing performances and brilliant technical execution for the success.[15]

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Award[lower-alpha 1] Date of ceremony[lower-alpha 2] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Karnataka State Film Awards 10 January 2020 First Best Film Dayal Padmanabhan Won [16]
Best Director Dayal Padmanabhan Won
Best Supporting Actress Veena Sundar Won
South Indian International Movie Awards 15 August 2019 Best Supporting Actor Karthik Jayaram Nominated [17]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
  2. ↑ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Aa Karaala Ratri movie review: Celebs, critics give a thumbs-up for Dayal Padmanabhan's creation". IBTimes. 11 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Aa Karala Ratri: What happened when Bhagavan proposed the film to legendary filmmaker Rajkumar 40 years ago". Bangalore Mirror. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ↑ @sssmoviereviews (22 June 2020). "From play to film to book! The film#AaKaralaRatri was based on a play translated from English to Kannada by Mohan…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Review of Anaganaga O Athidhi on Aha: There's No Fire in This Remake of Kannada Thriller Aa Karaala Ratri". 21 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "SEVEN FILMS TO STREAM ON OTT PLATFORMS IN NOVEMBER!". India Glitz. 30 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Director Dayal Padmanabhan is remaking his film Aa Karaala Ratri, in Telugu and Tamil". Times Of India. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Dayal Padmanabhan set to make his Kollywood debut". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Praveen, S. R. (3 March 2023). "'Pakalum Pathiravum' movie review: Kunchacko Boban, Rajisha Vijayan's thriller is felled by mediocre filmmaking". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Pakalum Pathiravum Movie Review: A thriller that needed toning down". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Aa Karala Ratri: What happened when Bhagavan proposed the film to legendary filmmaker Rajkumar 40 years ago". Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Dayal Padmanabhan's next to have "Bigg Boss 5" contestants". 8 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "JK and Anupama in Dayal Padmanabhan's next film". 5 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Former Bigg Boss contestant Anupama Gowda to make her Kollywood debut?". 8 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "'Aa Karaala Ratri' review: Dayal Padmanabhan delivers an interesting suspense flick". The News Minute. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  15. ↑ "Aa Karala Ratri movie review: One of the best films this year – Bangalore Mirror". Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018: RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS; CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS". bangalore mirror. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "SIIMA Awards 2019: Here's a complete list of nominees". The Times of India. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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