| Utkarsha | |
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| Directed by | Sunil Kumar Desai |
| Written by | Sunil Kumar Desai |
| Produced by | Sunil Kumar Desai |
| Starring | Devraj Ambareesh Anjali Sudhakar Vanitha Vasu |
| Cinematography | P. Rajan |
| Edited by | R. Janardhan |
| Music by | Guna Singh |
Production company | Rachana |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Utkarsha is a 1990 Indian Kannada psychological crime thriller film by Sunil Kumar Desai, starring Devraj, Ambareesh and Vanitha Vasu in the lead roles. The film was the second directorial venture of Sunil Kumar Desai after the 1989 film Tarka retaining much of the cast especially Devaraj (who played the role of a psycho in both the films) and Vanitha Vasu. Just like Tarka, Utkarsha didn't have any songs and had a thriller theme.[1] The background music of the film was scored by Guna Singh. The film received critical appraisal for Devaraj's portrayal of the psychopathic Rajesh.[2]
The concept of the movie is based on Jack the Ripper. The 2008 South Korean movie The Chaser which was unofficially remade in Hindi in 2011 as Murder 2, [3] also had a similar plot line. The film was dubbed into Telugu under the same title.[4]
- ^ Shilpa Sebastian R (21 October 2019). "The long road before Tarka happened". thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Kodur, Swaroop (30 March 2021). "Valentine's Special: Kannada films that show the dark side of love". The Times of India.
- ^ "Murder 2 Plot Lifted from Korean flick?". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Uthkarsha Telugu Movie Ambarish Devaraj Vanitha Vasu". v9 Videos. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.