Mysore Masala: The UFO Incident

Mysore Masala: The UFO Incident  is an original science fiction drama film directed by Ajay Sarpeshkar. . The film stars Anant Nag, Prakash Belawadi, Sharmiela Mandre, Samyukta Hornad, Kiran Srinivas with support from Sudha Belawadi, Dimpy Fadhya, Neenasam Ashwath, Mandeep Rai, Spoorthi Gumaste, Naresh Narasimhan, Kiran Naik and Samanvita Shetty. The film explores science fiction in an Indian context touching upon heritage and its conservation.

Production
The film, initially titled Namma UFO (Our UFO) as a working title and written by Ajay Sarpeshkar, was later renamed to Mysore Masala. Prakash Belawadi rewrote the screenplay based on the original script, to help localise the film to an Indian context and ethos. Anant Nag, the veteran actor of India known for his contributions to the Kannada film industry, was signed on to play a crucial role of an eccentric journalist. Prakash Belawadi plays the role of Dr. Satyaprakash, the head of a space research agency. Sharmiela Mandre, Samyukta Hornad and Kiran Srinivas play roles that are urban and savvy. The film was shot for a period of 21 days during July 2018. B-roll footages were shot subsequently in September of 2018. Production management was handled by Cinematrix, a Bangalore based company headed by Pradeep Belawadi.

Post-production
Post production efforts are underway in multiple cities. Mumbai for sound design by Nithin Lukose, Los Angeles for music by Jesse Clinton, Singapore for visual effects by Oliver Elvis, supported by CG artefact design by Manojna Bellur and editing by 24Post studio.

The film had a presence at the ComicCon 2018 event at Bengaluru.