Mumbai: The makers of upcoming Kannada film, Banaras, revealed the film’s release date on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The film will have a theatrical release on November 04, 2022.
According to director Jayathirtha Jayanna, Banaras is a love story that explores relationships against the backdrop of the infamous ghats of Kashi. Nearly 90 percent of the film was shot in Varanasi.
The director confessed to have fallen in love with the city during the shooting of film, Olave Mandara, and was quoted as saying that he ‘vowed to return sometime to make a film there.’
Though the film has been ready to launch for quite a while, the makers were searching for the perfect release window. The makers announced that the film will be released as a Pan-India project in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi languages.
The film will have a global release on November 04, 2022, thereby making the first Kannada film to release close to the Karnataka Rajyotsava.
The film will also mark actor Zaid Khan’s debut film after director Jayathirtha took the responsibility of launching the actor in films.
Directed by Jayathirtha Jayanna, produced by Tilakraj Ballal under the banner of NK Productions, Banaras features actors Zaid Khan, Sonal Monteiro, Sujay Shastry, Devaraj, Achyuth Kumar, Sapna Raj, and Barkath Ali, among others.
(Avya Mathur)