Panchatantra (film)

Panchatantra is a 2019 Indian Kannada romantic drama film written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat and produced by Yogaraj Cinemas in association with JASP Productions and Purple Patch. The film stars Vihan Gowda, Akshara Gowda and Sonal Monteiro in the lead roles. The score and soundtrack for the film is composed by V. Harikrishna and the cinematography is by Sugnan.

The film reportedly is targeted at the youth section of the country and features an exclusive Car rally race which was shot between Bangalore and Mysore. The teaser of the film was released on 15 October 2018 and received mixed reviews. The film is set to be remade in Telugu and Hindi languages with Bhat reprising the director's role.

The movie was reported to have striking resemblance of the pivotal plot twist in the climax with that of the 2006 animated movie Cars.

Cast

 * Vihan Gowda as Karthik
 * Akshara Gowda as Artha
 * Sonal Monteiro as Sahitya
 * Rangayana Raghu as Ranganna
 * Deepak Shetty
 * Raja Balawadi
 * Ramamurthy as Artha's father

Soundtrack
V. Harikrishna has scored the soundtrack and score for the film making his 7th collaboration with director Yogaraj Bhat. To promote voting in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election held in May 2018, the Election commission roped in the film's team to create an anthem and spread awareness among the Youth section. Yogaraj Bhat wrote the lyrics with Harikrishna's music and Vijay Prakash vocals.

The first single track of the film "Shrungarada Honge Mara" was released on 25 December 2018 and was widely appreciated for its lyrical content by Bhat and choreography by Imran Sardhariya.