Forest (2025 film)
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| Directed by | Chandra Mohan |
| Written by | Satya Shaurya Sagar |
| Screenplay by | Chandra Mohan Satya Shaurya Sagar |
| Story by | Chandra Mohan Satya Shaurya Sagar |
| Produced by | N M Kantharaj |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | V. Ravikumar |
| Edited by | Arjun Kittu |
| Music by | Dharma Vish Veer Samarth |
Production company | NMK Cinemas |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Forest is a 2025 Indian Kannada-language comedy thriller film directed and co-written by Chandra Mohan.[1] It is produced by N. M. Kantharaj under his NMK Cinemas banner and features an ensemble cast of Chikkanna, Anish Tejeshwar, Gurunandan, Rangayana Raghu, Sooraj Pops, Sharanya Shetty and Archana Kottige.[2]
Principal photography commenced in April 2023 and continued till January 2025 where most of the film being shot in the forest regions of Madikere, Chikmagalur, MM Hills and few portions being canned in Bengaluru.[3] The film's cinematography was handled by V. Ravikumar and edited by Arjun Kittu. The music is composed by Veer Samarth and Dharma Vish.[4]
Forest is set to release on 24th January 2025.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Chikkanna as Buddy Kumara[6]
- Anish Tejeshwar as Sathisha
- Gurunandan as Sunil
- Rangayana Raghu as Maakalpatti Gopalswamy
- Sooraj Pops
- Sharanya Shetty as Sandhya
- Archana Kottige as Meenakshi
- Prakash Thuminad
- Deepak Rai Panaje
- Avinash
Production
[edit]Chandra Mohan, who previously directed Double Engine (2018) and Brahmachari (2019), announced his third film in April 2023. He roped in Chikkanna as one of the leads, with whom he worked in Double Engine previously. Rest of the cast was subsequently signed in. About 80% of the filming commenced in the forests of several districts in Karnataka.[7]
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack consists of songs composed by Dharma Vish to the lyrics by Chetan Kumar and Puneeth Arya.[8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Odo Odo Odo" | Puneeth Arya | Kailash Kher, Harsha Uppar | 2:22 |
| 2. | "Paisa Paisa" | Chetan Kumar | Chandan Shetty | 3:28 |
| Total length: | 6:20 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Chandramohan's multistarrer titled 'Forest'". Newindianexpress.com. 17 April 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Anish, Gurunandan, and Chikkanna unite for a comedy thriller". Thenewindianexpress.com. 7 June 2023.
- ^ "chandramohan-directional-movie-forest-shooting-to-start-soon-in-forest-locations". AsianetNews.com. 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Into the Jungle". BangaloreMirror.com. 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Multistarrer Forest sets January 2025 release date". Cinemaexpress.com. 4 December 2024. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "A diverse ensemble carries this story of a heist gone wrong in the wilderness". TheTimesofIndia.com. 20 January 2025. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Chandramohan's multistarrer titled Forest". Cinemaexpress.com. 17 April 2024.
- ^ "First Song Released from Chikkanna, Rangayana Raghu's Forest". timesnownews.com. 8 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.